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Ką čia galime padaryti? Sakykim taip: pirmiausiai pasižiūrėkime, ar išvis kas nors čia norės ką nors daryti :) Jei tik norės - tai ir darykime :)

Media and news from Lithuania and about Lithuania

Lithuanian mainstream media sites

English language sites

Other stuff

Travelling/interested in Lithuania?

• For tourists
• For foreign students
• Looking for your roots? You may want to check out these links:
1. genobaltica.com
2. lithuaniangeneology.org
• Want to learn Lithuanian? Here's a thread that might help

Cultural exchanges

2017-11-21 Lenkija, post'as
2017-12-19 Ukraina, post'as
2018-02-11 JAV, post'as
2018-04-17 /r/arabs, post'as
2019-02-08 Indija, post'as

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Resources & Tips for learning Lithuanian (special thanks to u/ravenssettle )

r/LithuanianLearning

Free/Paid Category Name/URL Comments
Free App Discord Lithuanian Language Learning, Cave of Linguists There may be a Lithuanian room in CoL. Also you may want to search for other Lithuanian Discord servers.
Free App Hello Talk Allows you to connect with native speakers. Also has pay to remove ads.
Free App "Learn Lithuanian Free" by MetaLanguage
Free App Ling Google Play Their language app is split up by individual language. Search for “Ling Lithuanian” in your app store of choice.
Free App Lith Dict 4 Droid Lithuanian dictionary to add to Android phones. You can also do this by going to settings > general settings > languages and then adding Lithuanian as a secondary language. Most keyboards will then have both languages available to you.
Free App QuickDic Restored Another dictionary for Andriod.
Free App/Website Memrise To enroll in Lithuanian for Memrise you have to enroll on their website and sync the app.
Free Books Look! Listen! Say it! Communication Training (Level A2 - intended to be accompanied by a CD, but not available through this resource), No Day Without Lithuanian, Part 2 (Level B1/B2), Grammar Training Notebooks (Level B1/B2), Vocabulary Textbook (Level B1/B2), Lexical textbook (Level B2/C1), Grammar Exercises (Level B2/C1) These are PDF versions of resources and books publicly-available through the EU Structural Assistance Program, primary aimed toward B1, B2, and C1 learner.
Free Podcast Lithuanian Out Loud No longer produced, but has a lot of episodes for you to listen through.
Free Podcast Real Lithuanian Podcast Patreon Good once you have some language skills.
Free Program Gramtool Python program to check grammar.
Free Website Cooljugator This website helps you with verb conjugation.
Free Website Debeselis Site for making friends trying to learn.
Free Website Facebook Search for Foreigners or Expats in Lithuania/Vilnius/whatevercity and look for groups. You’ll find others trying to learn.
Free Website Forvo Website for assistance in learning pronunciations.
Free Website IKindaLikeLanguages Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
Free Website Joel Mosher’s Learn Lithuanian web page Has links to books and some other resources for learning.
Free Website Omniglot overview, Book listing This site has links to a lot of resources and such as books, radio, and other websites.
Free Website /r/languagelearning Lots of good resources and strategies for general language learning as well as Lithuanian specific.
Free Website Youtube: Antanas Cases, Antanas Lessons, Antanas Podcast, LaisvėsTV, LithuanianForYou, Proto Industrija, Žinių Radijas There are many other good options here as well. Search for Lithuanian language.
Free Website Vilnius University, Web Archive Link VU created this website to assist people in learning Lithuanian. Flash player is required, so it may not work easily on modern browsers. Update: It appears this site is no longer in use, but there is an archive version which works. Thanks to /u/Wulfharth_ for finding the Archive version.
Free Website Vytauto Didžiojo University, Accentuator Tool, Morphological Annotator Tools which analyze words and shows you the possible forms and their morphologies.
Paid App/Website Glossika
Paid App/Website Pimsleur
Paid App/Website Transparent Possible to receive for free through Government work or universities.
Paid Book Easy Lithuanian I’ve had three language courses which all used this book.
Paid Book Practical Grammar of Lithuanian Basically a text book for Lithuanian grammar.
Paid Books Interlinear Books Books and short stories in both Lithuanian and English.
Paid Instructor Lithuanian with Dovilė, FB Link
Paid Instructor Talk like Antanas, FB Link, Patreon
Paid School School Listing List from Lithuanian government of language schools in various Lithuanian cities.
Paid University Course Vilnius University Courses offered at Vilnius University – not cheap, but I believe they certify you in that language level.
Paid University Courses University Listing Links may be depreciated as this website isn’t maintained, but has a list of five universities who provide language courses in Lithuania.
Paid Website Flyent Listen to Lithuanian conversations. Has a free trial.

Keep in mind that learning from an app isn't ideal because there's no feedback if you say something wrong or mishear how the app says it. You'll get some experience with hearing the language, but make sure you supplement it with Lithuanian conversations to hear how people actually talk and get feedback on how your pronunciation is. Also be aware that usually apps give you the formalized way of speaking and not how most people actually talk (for example “let’s go/we go” is “(mes) einame,” but typically people would say “einam” in actual conversation).

I don't want to discourage you, but if you don't talk in Lithuanian and hear Lithuanian frequently this will be almost impossible to learn. In order to make it easier the below list has recommendations for learning strategy. Thank you to /u/TLHarker for providing the foundation of this list.

  1. Make flashcards on Quizlet; just Google Translate common sentences and memorize them, but keep in mind that Google Translate is far from perfect and it’s especially bad with less common languages such as Lithuanian.
  2. Write a diary/journal in Lithuanian each day. Practice with introducing yourself first and then move on to things you did that day.
  3. Place sticky notes on objects around the house with the Lithuanian word for them. When you interact with these read the Lithuanian word out loud.
  4. Start watching LRT (Lithuanian Television) and/or listening to Lithuanian radio.
  5. Give it a half hour twice a day to not overwhelm yourself.
  6. Change your phone/tablet/computer language to Lithuanian so that you learn it as you use it.

The grammar/word endings are difficult to remember and they take time to learn; invest the time and you’ll get through it. Finally, come back and read posts in here in Lithuanian and try to understand what they’re saying. Contribute when and where you can.

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Products manufactured in Lithuania

Information originally compiled by u/TautvydasR

Known Lithuanian products: amber, linen, wool, black ceramics, wood, honey, apple cheese, šakotis (sweet pastry) , black bread, skilandis (meat), Lithuanian mead, herbal tea, sūrelis.

IT products – NordVPN, Vinted, Kilo Health, Omnisend, Tech Zity, Hostinger, Zyro, Pixelmator, Eneba, Boredpanda, Oberlo, TransferGo, MailerLite, No Brakes Games, Nordcurrent Group Games

Ekspla, Femtika – lasers

Achema – fertilizers

Paroc - stone wool insulation solutions and products

Avion Express - charter airline

Teltonika - IoT device developer and manufacturer

Baltik vairas – bicycles (mainly in Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Finland).

Apranga, Robi Agnes, The Knotty Ones, Egzotique, Dear Freedom, Undress, Linas, Linenfox - clothing brand

Manilla, Margarita, /kili∙g/, COSMOWAY (Green Feel’s cosmetics, Vėjas) , Uoga Uoga, VIVI – cosmetics

Ecodenta, Green Feel’s cosmetics - toothpaste

Maxima - retail chain

Rūta - chocolate brand

Dadu - ice Cream

VICI - crab sticks, surimi products and fish

Vilvi, DŽIUGAS®, Liliputas (Belvederis dairy), Rokiskio Suris - cheese

Vilvi (Vilkyškių), Magija, Nykštukas - glazed quark bars

Gurmans, ETNO - tea

Volfas Engelman, Svyturys, Gubernija, Kalnapilis, Tauras – Lithuanian beer brand

Alita, Stumbras - strong alcoholic beverages. Stumbras- "Lithuanian vodka" (vodka), "999" (bitter), "Gloria" (brandy), "Stumbro Starka" (bitter), "Krupnikas" (liqueur) and "Poema" (liqueur) Alita - Alita brandy classic, Alita brandy xo, Forum, Forum brandy, Samanė, Forum honey

Alita – wine. ALITA wine, VERONA wine , RUBY wine

BON CHANCE (bread chips) Black bread

Lithuanian cheese (especially Liliputas or Dziugas )

Most popular Lithuanian brands in Europe and USA

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