introduction❞
hello, today i'll be presenting my first language club blog. i'm lithuanian (baltic family) and i tried translating surf lyrics into my language. i also tried to explain a few grammar rules along the way. sorry if some of the translated words will be incorrect. #languageclub
lyrics❞
my heart isn’t working like i want it to
like it’s fallen into the sea.
mano širdis neveikia kaip aš noriu
tarsi ji yra įkritusi į jūrą
what each word means❞
mano [my] širdis [heart] neveikia [isn't working] kaip [like] aš [i] noriu [want]
tarsi [like] ji [she] yra [is] įkritusi [fallen] į [into] jūrą [sea]
short explanation about times❞
neveikia [isnt working]
in our language we have four times to describe when veiksmas [action] happenes. in this example we used esamasis laikas [present tense - what is happening]. we also have būtasis kartinis [the former cardinal - what happened], būtasis dažninis [default frequency - what used to happen], būsimasis [future tense - what will happen].
lyrics❞
my feelings go up and down, riding the waves every time.
mano jausmai aukštėja ir žemėja, važiuoja bangomis kiekvieną kartą.
what each word means❞
mano [my] jausmai [feelings] aukštėja [go up] ir [and] žemėja [go down], važiuoja [riding] bangomis [the waves] kiekvieną [every] kartą [time]
short explanation about tendencies❞
jausmai [feelings]
what is interesting about our language is that we have seven linksniai [tendencies] to connect the noun with other words. in english every daiktavardis [noun] answers to only question 'what'. but our nouns answer to different questions depending on veiksmžodžiai [action words]. jausmai [feelings] answer to question 'what', it's called vardininkas [nominative], but jausmus [feelings] answers to a different question which i can't describe in english, it's called galininkas [accusative].
lyrics❞
since it's obvious i've fallen, i won't worry now and just go to you.
kadangi tai yra aišku aš įsimylėjau, aš nesijaudinsiu dabar ir tik eisiu pas tave.
what each word means❞
kadangi [since] tai [it] yra [is] aišku [obvious] aš [i] įsimylėjau [have fallen], aš [i] nesijaudinsiu [won't worry] dabar [now] ir [and] tik [just] eisiu [go] pas [to] tave [you]
short explanation about vowels❞
įsimylėjau [have fallen]
how do you pronounce longer balsiai [vowels] like ą, ę, į, ų? longer vowels play a big part in our grammar, they help to form linksniai [tendencies] and many more things. a (aaaaa or ah like shouting, not ey.), e (eeeee or eh), i (when you say b'i'rd, the same things happens to i, it's not pronounced ai), u (oOooo or uuuu, like in english lmao). vowels (ą, ę, į, ų) are pronounced longer, ą (ah but longer), ę (eh, but longer), į (pronounced like l'ea've ea - lįve), ų (pronounced like m'oo'se oo - mųse).
conclusion❞
lithuanian is one of the oldest languages in the world, so there are many unique and hard rules. it was hard to explain the linksniai [tendencies] part since i couldn't say any examples in english lmao. i hope you learned something through this blog, byebye! psd by @bbysuri
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[I]introduction❞
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Comments (8)
interesting language~ thanks for teaching us Lithuanian,dear! nice blog! ♡
thank you, i hope it was helpful! :revolving_hearts:
omg lithuanian !!! my mom's lithuanian so I can speak the language very basicly but I suck at writing and understanding its grammar, so this was really helpful :sparkles: :sparkles: :sparkles:
no way!! i've met only 1 lithuanian on amino. i'm happy i could help :pensive: :two_hearts: :two_hearts:
this was so interesting to read !! i’ve never really come across the lithuanian language, so it was nice to have someone explain it like this :relieved: :heartbeat:
thank you!! 🥺 :heartbeat: