Appearance
Samogitian (žemaitiu ruoda, žemaitiu kalba, or žemaitiu rokundais) is spoken in the Samogitian region of Lithuania. The language, which is considered a dialect by Lithuanian linguists, is closely related to Standard Lithuanian.
Dialects
[edit]There are three region dialects, which are mutually intelligible. The following phrasebook is based on the dialect spoken in Telšiai, or a Dounininkai dialect. Western dialect is almost extinct.
A few examples:
Dounininkai (Northern dialect) |
Dūnininkai (Southern dialect) |
Donininkai (Western dialect) | |
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"bread" | douna | dūna | dōna |
"milk" | pėins | pīns | pė̄ns |
Pronunciation guide
[edit]Vowels
[edit]Consonants
[edit]Common diphthongs
[edit]Phrase list
[edit]Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
Basics
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Common signs
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- Hello.
- Laba dėina.
- Hello. (informal)
- Svēkė.
- How are you?
- Kāp laikuotėis?
- Fine, thank you.
- Gerā, diekou.
- What is your name?
- Kāp tavė vadėn?/Kuoks tava vards?
- My name is ______ .
- Mon vards ī _____ .
- Nice to meet you.
- Maluonē susipažintė
- Please.
- Prašau
- Thank you.
- Diekou.
- You're welcome.
- Prašuom.
- Yes.
- Je.
- No.
- Ne.
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- Agė
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Atsėprašau
- I'm sorry.
- Atsėprašau
- Goodbye
- Vėsa gera.
- Goodbye (informal)
- Baibai.
- I can't speak Samogitian [well].
- [ ].Aš nelaba rukounuos žemaitėška.
- Do you speak English?
- A rukoujys angliška?
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- A čia y kas rukoujas angliška?
- Help!
- Padiekėt
- Look out!
- Ag sauguokis
- Good morning.
- Lab ryta
- Good evening.
- Lab dein
- Good night.
- Lab vakar
- Good night (to sleep)
- Saldiū sapnū .
- I don't understand.
- Nasopronto .
- Where is the toilet?
- Kam y tūliks?
Problems
[edit]- Leave me alone.
- Palėk muni vein pati
- Don't touch me!
- Nekušynk monės
- I'll call the police.
- Skombinu puolicėje
- Police!
- Puolicėjė!
- Stop! Thief!
- Stuok! Vagis!
- I need your help.
- Mon rek tava pagalbas
- It's an emergency.
- Čia laba skube y
- I'm lost.
- Pasiklydau
- I lost my bag.
- Pametiau tašė
- I lost my wallet.
- Pametiau pinigėnė
- I'm sick.
- Susirgau
- I've been injured.
- Monėm sužeidė
- I need a doctor.
- Mon rek daktara
- Can I use your phone?
- A galiu tava tilifuonu pasinauduot?
Numbers
[edit]- 1
- vėins
- 2
- do
- 3
- trīs
- 4
- ketorė
- 5
- pėnkė
- 6
- šešė
- 7
- septīnė
- 8
- aštounė
- 9
- devīnė
- 10
- dešim
- 11
- vėinioulėka
- 12
- dvīlėka
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- trīlėka
- 14
- ketorioulėka
- 15
- pėnkiuolėka
- 16
- šešiuolėka
- 17
- septīnioulėka
- 18
- aštouniuolėka
- 19
- devīniuolėka
- 20
- dvėdešim
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- 22
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- 23
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- 30
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- 40
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- 50
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- 60
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- 70
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- 80
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- 90
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- 100
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- 200
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- 300
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- 1,000
- tūkstontis
- 2,000
- do tūkstonte
- 1,000,000
- milijuons
- 1,000,000,000
- milijards
- 1,000,000,000,000
- per daug nūliu čia jau
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- Nomeris ( )
- half
- posė
- less
- mažiau
- more
- daugiau
Time
[edit]- now
- daba
- later
- vėliau
- before
- priš tas
- morning
- ryts
- afternoon
- deina
- evening
- vakars
- night
- naktės
Clock time
[edit]- one o'clock AM
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- two o'clock AM
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- noon
- Puokaitis ( )
- one o'clock PM
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- two o'clock PM
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- midnight
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Duration
[edit]- _____ minute(s)
- ......minotė(minočiu)
- _____ hour(s)
- ...... adīna
- _____ day(s)
- ......deina(deinų)
- _____ week(s)
- ( )nedielė
- _____ month(s)
- ( )mienou
- _____ year(s)
- ( ) metā
Days
[edit]- today
- šėndėin
- yesterday
- vakar
- tomorrow
- rītuo
- this week
- tuo nedielė
- last week
- anuo nediele
- next week
- kėta nediele
- Sunday
- Sekmadėinis
- Monday
- Pėrmadėinis
- Tuesday
- ontradeinis
- Wednesday
- trečiadeinis
- Thursday
- ketvirtadeinis
- Friday
- pėnktadeinis
- Saturday
- šeštadeinis
Months
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- January
- sausės
- February
- vasaris
- March
- kuovs
- April
- balondis
- May
- gegožė
- June
- bėrželis
- July
- lėipa
- August
- rogpjūtis
- September
- siejė/rogsiejis
- October
- spalis
- November
- lapkrėtis
- December
- groudis
Writing time and date
[edit]Colors
[edit]- black
- jouda
- white
- balta
- gray
- pėlka
- red
- rauduona
- blue
- mielina
- yellow
- geltuona
- green
- žalė
- orange
- orandžinė/morkinė
- purple
- violetinė
- brown
- roda
Transportation
[edit]Bus and train
[edit]- How much is a ticket to _____?
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- One ticket to _____, please.
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- Where does this train/bus go?
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- Where is the train/bus to _____?
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- Does this train/bus stop in _____?
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- When does the train/bus for _____ leave?
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- When will this train/bus arrive in _____?
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Directions
[edit]- How do I get to _____ ?
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- ...the train station?
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- ...the bus station?
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- ...the airport?
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- ...downtown?
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- ...the youth hostel?
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- ...the _____ hotel?
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- ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?
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- Where are there a lot of...
- Kor īr/katruo vėituo īr daug...
- ...hotels?
- vėišbotiu
- ...restaurants?
- restuoranu
- ...bars?
- barū
- ...sites to see?
- paveiziet vėitū
- Can you show me on the map?
- A gali paruodyt žemielapy?
- street
- gatvė
- Turn left.
- sok i kairė
- Turn right.
- sok i dešin
- left
- kairie
- right
- dešinie
- straight ahead
- teise prieš akis
- towards the _____
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- past the _____
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- before the _____
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- Watch for the _____.
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- intersection
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- north
- šiaurė
- south
- peita
- east
- ryta
- west
- vakara
- uphill
- į kalna
- downhill
- žemyn kalna
Taxi
[edit]- Taxi!
- Taksi! (Tak-sih!)
- Take me to _____, please.
- Nuvežk monėm i _____
- How much does it cost to get to _____?
- Keik kainoun patektė i _____?
- Take me there, please.
- Nuvežk monėm ten, prašau.
Lodging
[edit]- Do you have any rooms available?
- ( )A y laisvų kombarių?
- How much is a room for one person/two people?
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- Does the room come with...
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- ...bedsheets?
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- ...a bathroom?
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- ...a telephone?
- Tilipuons ( )
- ...a TV?
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- May I see the room first?
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- Do you have anything quieter?
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- ...bigger?
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- ...cleaner?
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- ...cheaper?
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- OK, I'll take it.
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- I will stay for _____ night(s).
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- Can you suggest another hotel?
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- Do you have a safe?
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- ...lockers?
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- Is breakfast/supper included?
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- What time is breakfast/supper?
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- Please clean my room.
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- Can you wake me at _____?
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- I want to check out.
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Money
[edit]- Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?
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- Do you accept British pounds?
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- Do you accept euros?
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- Do you accept credit cards?
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- Can you change money for me?
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- Where can I get money changed?
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- Can you change a traveler's check for me?
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- Where can I get a traveler's check changed?
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- What is the exchange rate?
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- Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
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Eating
[edit]- A table for one person/two people, please.
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- Can I look at the menu, please?
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- Can I look in the kitchen?
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- Is there a house specialty?
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- Is there a local specialty?
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- I'm a vegetarian.
- aš vegetars (m), aš vegetarė (f)
- I don't eat pork.
- nevalgau kiaulis
- I don't eat beef.
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- I only eat kosher food.
- nevalgaus kuosis
- Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard)
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- fixed-price meal
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- a la carte
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- breakfast
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- lunch
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- tea (meal)
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- supper
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- I want _____.
- Nuorietiuo
- I want a dish containing _____.
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- chicken
- Vėšta ( )
- beef
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- fish
- Žovis ( ) or žovs ( )
- ham
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- sausage
- dešra
- cheese
- sūris
- eggs
- kiauše
- salad
- saluotas
- (fresh) vegetables
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- (fresh) fruit
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- bread
- douna
- toast
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- noodles
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- rice
- ryže
- beans
- ( )popas
- May I have a glass of _____?
- ( )A galio gaut skleinīčė ———- ?
- May I have a cup of _____?
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- May I have a bottle of _____?
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- coffee
- Kava (ka-vah)
- tea (drink)
- Erbeta ( )
- juice
- Soltės ( )
- (bubbly) water
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- (still) water
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- beer
- Alos ( )
- red/white wine
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- May I have some _____?
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- salt
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- black pepper
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- butter
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- Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)
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- I'm finished.
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- It was delicious.
- ( )Bov laba skane.
- Please clear the plates.
- ( )Nurink turielkas.
- The check, please.
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Bars
[edit]- Do you serve alcohol?
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- Is there table service?
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- A beer/two beers, please.
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- A glass of red/white wine, please.
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- A pint, please.
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- A bottle, please.
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- _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please.
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- whiskey
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- vodka
- Varielka ( )
- rum
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- water
- Ondou ( ) or Vondou ( )
- club soda
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- tonic water
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- orange juice
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- Coke (soda)
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- Do you have any bar snacks?
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- One more, please.
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- Another round, please.
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- When is closing time?
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- Cheers!
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Shopping
[edit]- Do you have this in my size?
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- How much is this?
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- That's too expensive.
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- Would you take _____?
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- expensive
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- cheap
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- I can't afford it.
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- I don't want it.
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- You're cheating me.
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- I'm not interested.
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- OK, I'll take it.
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- Can I have a bag?
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- Do you ship (overseas)?
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- I need...
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- ...toothpaste.
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- ...a toothbrush.
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- ...tampons.
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- ...soap.
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- ...shampoo.
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- ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)
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- ...cold medicine.
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- ...stomach medicine.
- ... ( )
- ...a razor.
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- ...an umbrella.
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- ...sunblock lotion.
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- ...a postcard.
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- ...postage stamps.
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- ...batteries.
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- ...writing paper.
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- ...a pen.
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- ...English-language books.
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- ...English-language magazines.
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- ...an English-language newspaper.
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- ...an English-English dictionary.
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Driving
[edit]- I want to rent a car.
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- Can I get insurance?
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- stop (on a street sign)
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- one way
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- yield
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- no parking
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- speed limit
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- gas (petrol) station
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- petrol
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- diesel
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Authority
[edit]- I haven't done anything wrong.
- Nėika bluoga napridėrbau.
- It was a misunderstanding.
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- Where are you taking me?
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- Am I under arrest?
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- I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.
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- I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate.
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- I want to talk to a lawyer.
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- Can I just pay a fine now?
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Learning more
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