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Kairėn, dešinėn, tiesiai

Asking and giving the way

To ask the way, start with and ask : Excuse me, where is the station? The answer is a string of short words: which way, which street, how far.

Which way?

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Where to	Where	Meaning
·		to the left · on the left
to the left · on the left
·		to the right · on the right
to the right · on the right
	–	straight on
straight on
	–	back
back

and mean the same: to the left. is where something is: The station is on the left.

The street you take is in the instrumental, the form you know from : → , along the first street · , along the second street. At the corner is . Then, after that: .

How far?

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Word	Example	Meaning
		close · The station is close.
close · The station is close.
		not far · The river isn't far.
not far · The river isn't far.
		far · The lake is far.
far · The lake is far.
		on foot · Five minutes on foot.
on foot · Five minutes on foot.

To tell someone where to go, use the imperative you know from and . is to go on foot, to go by train, bus, car or bike.

Go! Telling someone the way

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Infinitive	With	Meaning
	·	to go on foot
to go on foot
	·	to go by bus, train...
to go by bus, train...
	·	to look
to look

and in the present tense

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Infinitive			·			·	Meaning
							to go on foot
to go on foot
							to go by bus, train...
to go by bus, train...

Pirma gatve kairėn, paskui tiesiai.First street on the left, then straight on.
Dešinėn, o ties kampu – kairėn.Right, then left at the corner.
Eikite tiesiai, prie upės.Go straight on, by the river.
Stotis kairėje, o upė dešinėje.The station is on the left, and the river on the right.
Rytoj mes važiuojame traukiniu.Tomorrow we're going by train.
Rytoj mes važiuojame traukiniu.Tomorrow we're going by train.

Practice 1/5 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap the words that say which way or how far.

, .
First street on the left, then straight on.
. , – .
The station is close. Right, then left at the corner.
, . .
Straight on, by the river. Not far.
, .
The Old Station is on the left, and the river on the right.

Practice 2/5 · The right form

eik or eikite?

A friend gets -k, an adult you don't know well gets -kite.

Labanakt, Jonai! miegoti.
Good night, Jonas! Go to bed.
Labanakt, Jonai! miegoti.
Good night, Jonas! Go to bed.
Ponia Ona, su manimi į kavinę!
Mrs Ona, come to the café with me!
Ponia Ona, su manimi į kavinę!
Mrs Ona, come to the café with me!
Miciau, namo!
Micius, go home!
Rytoj !
Don't be late tomorrow! (Ona to you)
Atsiprašau, ponia, tiesiai.
Excuse me, madam, go straight on.
Jonai, traukiniu, ne autobusu!
Jonas, go by train, not by bus!
Ponia, autobusu. Stotis toli.
Madam, take the bus. The station is far.
Ponia, autobusu. Stotis toli.
Madam, take the bus. The station is far.
Jonai, ten! Stotis kairėn.
Jonas, don't go that way! The station is to the left.
tiesiai, ten upė!
Don't go straight on, the river is there!
Miciau, į mane taip!
Micius, don't look at me like that!
Miciau, į mane taip!
Micius, don't look at me like that!

Going that way, or being there?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Stotis yra .
The station is on the left.
Pirma gatve , paskui tiesiai.
First street on the left, then straight on.
Upė yra .
The river is on the right.
Ties kampu – !
Right at the corner!
Antra dešinėn.
The second street on the right.
Stotis . Penkiasdešimt minučių pėsčiomis.
The station is far. Fifty minutes on foot.

Go! Don't go!

The infinitive ends in -ti; a friend gets -k, a stranger -kite; ne in front says don't.

Kaip į stotį?
How do I walk to the station?
Kaip į stotį?
How do I walk to the station?
Kaip prie ežero?
How do I get to the lake?
Kaip prie ežero?
How do I get to the lake?
Man patinka į ežerą.
I like looking at the lake.
Man patinka į ežerą.
I like looking at the lake.
Elze, : stotis kairėje!
Elzė, look: the station is on the left!
, ponia: upė dešinėje.
Look, madam: the river is on the right.
Jonai, dešinėn! Kairėn!
Jonas, don't go right! Left!
autobusu. Stotis arti.
Don't take the bus. The station is close.
į telefoną! Eikite tiesiai.
Don't look at your phone! Go straight on.

Einu, važiuoju

eiti is on foot, važiuoti by train, bus or bike. Choose the person.

Aš į stotį.
I'm walking to the station.
Aš į stotį.
I'm walking to the station.
Jonai, kur tu ?
Jonas, where are you going?
Micius namo.
Micius is going home.
Mes pėsčiomis.
We're walking.
Mes pėsčiomis.
We're walking.
Ponia Ona, kur jūs ?
Mrs Ona, where are you going?
Ponia Ona, kur jūs ?
Mrs Ona, where are you going?
Rytoj aš traukiniu.
Tomorrow I'm going by train.
Rytoj aš traukiniu.
Tomorrow I'm going by train.
Jonai, tu autobusu?
Jonas, are you going by bus?
Jonas prie ežero.
Jonas is going to the lake.
Rytoj mes traukiniu prie ežero.
Tomorrow we're going to the lake by train.
Rytoj mes traukiniu prie ežero.
Tomorrow we're going to the lake by train.
Jūs traukiniu ar autobusu?
Are you going by train or by bus?

Practice 3/5 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

Excuse me, where is the station?
Excuse me, where is the station?
First street on the left, then straight on.
Go straight on, by the river.
The station is close, five minutes on foot.
Tomorrow we're going to the lake by train.
Tomorrow we're going to the lake by train.
I'm walking, and you're riding?
I'm walking, and you're riding?
Jonas rides, and Micius walks.
We're walking, and you're riding.
We're walking, and you're riding.
Are you walking? I'm riding.
Don't take the bus, walk.

Practice 4/5 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

You need the station. Ask a woman in the street.
You say:
You need the station. Ask a woman in the street.
You say:
A stranger asks you the way. Tell her: straight on, then left.
You say:
A stranger asks you the way. Tell her: straight on, then left.
You say:
Elzė asks where the river is. It's close, on the right.
You say:
Elzė asks where the river is. It's close, on the right.
You say:
Jonas has played all night. Tell him, as a friend, to go home and sleep.
You say:
Jonas has played all night. Tell him, as a friend, to go home and sleep.
You say:
A woman asks you the way to the lake. It's far. Tell her not to walk but to take the bus.
You say:
A woman asks you the way to the lake. It's far. Tell her not to walk but to take the bus.
You say:
Ona tells Jonas not to take the bus but to walk: the station is close.
Ona says:
Ona shows Elzė where the station is.
Ona says:
A stranger is staring at her phone, but the station is right here. Tell her.
You say:
A stranger is staring at her phone, but the station is right here. Tell her.
You say:
Jonas wants to walk to the lake. It's far. Tell him, as a friend, to take the train.
You say:
Jonas wants to walk to the lake. It's far. Tell him, as a friend, to take the train.
You say:
Jonas looks back at you while he's cycling. Tell him to look at the road.
You say:
Jonas looks back at you while he's cycling. Tell him to look at the road.
You say: