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Computer geek from Riga, Latvia. I was born here and grew up (mostly) here. I spend most of my time working with technology that handles ones and zeros. I really like to find out how stuff works - what happens inside of a machinery, how people communicate, how can different things be expressed and so on. That's why I'm here to learn languges. :)
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Lithuanian
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Rimgaile
Lithuanian
Jun 13, 2018
Great first lesson with the advance understanding of Lithuanian language. Student was engaged in the topics discussed and made notes for the unfamiliar words. Looking forward for the next lessons!
Margaret
Lithuanian
Jul 14, 2015
Thank you for your interest in Lithuanian and hope to see you soon, Maris :)
Solveiga
Lithuanian
May 29, 2015
Thank you Maris for a very nice feedback :)! I'm very happy to help you with your Lithuanian and I'm still very impressed how good you are at this :)
Solveiga
Lithuanian
May 11, 2015
In this session we spent time talking about the past tense and putting it to practise, I am so impressed with how well you managed! With more practise and speaking you will get the hang of it in now time :) Thanks for all your hard work I enjoy our sessions together. :)
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  • Answered
    I kind of stumbled upon this question and thought I answer even as late as it is. The level of formality is pretty hard to determine and is very subjective so this is my own opinion. Very informal, somewhat formal and formal - accordingly. Hi / Hello - Čau! / Sveiki! / Sveicināti! How are you? - Kā iet? / Kā klājas? / Kā jums iet? I'm good - I'd say that everyone would just answer "Labi" in either situation. What about you? - Kā tev? / Un kā jums? (the second one is for both formal versions) Thanks - Paldies! / Liels paldies! (actually depends more on level of gratefulness than formality) You're welcome - Lūdzu! (when you think you deserve thanks) / Nav par ko! (when you think you don't) - applies in either situation. Bye - Čau! / Atā! / Visu labu! Take care / Have a good one / Good luck - well there's no equivalent in Latvian I can think of, except for last one - Veiksmi! or Lai veicas! Can be used in either situation. What is it? / What? / Why? - Ko? / Kā lūdzu? (the second one is for both formal versions) "Liels paldies" parašei teisingai :) Kadangi klausimą parašei angliškai, taip pat ir atsakiau. Nors galėčiau ir lietuviškai. Keista, kad iki šol niekas neatsakė... Sėkmės!
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    June 6, 2018
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  • Answered
    Negribu tā uzreiz apgalvot, ka dotie piemēri ir nepareizi, bet nezinot kontekstu tā tiešām izskatās. Pareizi vajadzētu būt "nav Lindas" un "nav ziepju". Bet jāatzīst, ka latvieši gana daudz grēko ar savas valodas gramatiku. Tāpēc šādas kļūdas nebūtu nekāds brīnums.
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    June 6, 2018
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  • Posted
    Kodėl aš mokausi lietuvių kalbą. Žmonės man dažnai klausia kodėl aš noriu išmokti lietuvių kalbą, nes lietuviai paprasti kalba arba angliškai, arba rusiškai ir galime susižinoti be problemų ir taip pat. Prieš vieneri metai aš su draugiams sugalvojame gruodžyje nuvažiuoti į Lietuvą ir nupirkti naujos eurų monetos. Tada ir prasidėjau galvoti, kad būtų neblogai, jei aš kažką žinočiau lietuviškai ir prasidėjau mokytis. Vėliau prasidėjau galvoti, kad būtų puikiai apskritai žinoti daugiau kalbos ir tęsiau mokytis. Aš nemanau, kad užtenka su anglų ar rusų kalboms ir noriu su lietuviams kalbėti latviškai ar lietuviškai. Manau, kad yra labai kvalai su kaimyniams (ar broliams) kalbėti kokių trečių kalbų.
    July 17, 2015
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  • Commented

    I don't think there are any lithuanian specific tips. Just look up any tips for learning a language in general.

    For me it's 2 things - immersion and repetition. Do enough of both and you'll make progress.

     

    However to get you started on lithuanian I'd suggest to do some courses on memrise (there are quite a few to try) and also Tim and Solveiga has done some great work with podcasts at saylabas.com.

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    April 26, 2015
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  • Commented

    Izklausās pareizi. Vienīgi varētu piebilst, ka angļu valodai ir viena riebīga īpatnība - iemācīties slikti runāt ir relatīvi viegli. Ja grib tikt kaut vai līdz B līmenim - tās jau ir pamatīgas galvassāpes. Pieļauju, ka tas arī spēlē palielu lomu angļu valodas dominēšanā.

     

    Ja par konstruētajām valodām - mans favorīts būtu interlingua. Bet tas laikam ir vairāk gaumes jautājums.

    Tāpat arī rakstībā - lai būtu "godīgi" (pēc esperanto principa), latīņu burtus daudzās valodās (tai skaitā konstruētajās) varētu aizstāt ar kaut ko neitrālu, piem. UPA - http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/upa.htm

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    April 2, 2015
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