Lithuanian Out Loud

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language. Did you know Lithuania once had a dictator?  At the end of World War One Lithuania was occupied by German soldiers.  Lithuania declared its independence in 1918 and they left.  In 1926 Antanas Smetona was one of the leaders of a military coup d'état.  Lithuanian soldiers removed the democratically elected government, put the most conservative Lithuanian party in power, placed Antanas Smetona in the president’s chair and he ruled Lithuania until it was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1940. The dictatorship lasted for 14 years and all other political parties were outlawed.  When the Soviet Union invaded in 1940 at the beginning of World War II they claimed they were doing Lithuanians a favor by defeating fascism. pradėkime, let’s get started Back in episode 0047 we learned two commands.  Kiss me! Pabučiuok mane!  Hug me!  Apkabink mane! Today we’ll go over the imperative.  We use the imper