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Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Who you are and where you're from

Nationalities and jobs come in pairs: a masculine word for a man, a feminine word for a woman. There is no word for a or an: I'm an engineer.

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Masculine	Feminine	Meaning
		a Lithuanian
a Lithuanian
		a German
a German
		a teacher
a teacher
		a baker
a baker
		an engineer
an engineer

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Question	Answer	Meaning
		Where are you from? · From Germany, from Hamburg.
Where are you from? · From Germany, from Hamburg.
		Which languages do you speak? · German, English and a little Lithuanian.
Which languages do you speak? · German, English and a little Lithuanian.
		What do you do? · I'm an engineer.
What do you do? · I'm an engineer.

Five cases of a noun

Module 2 adds a fifth case, the genitive. Here are the same nouns as in module 1, through every case you know.

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Case	-as	-a	-ė
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Locative
Vocative	·	·	·
Meaning	house	tea	café

asks who or what, of what or from what, whom or what, where. The genitive says from, after no, and whose. Nouns in -is and -ys take -io: , . Nouns in -ius take -iaus: .

The genitive: one form, four jobs

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Job	Example	Meaning
After		I'm from Germany.
I'm from Germany.
After no	·	I don't have a table. · There's no sofa.
I don't have a table. · There's no sofa.
After , ,	· ·	on the table · by the window · above the café
on the table · by the window · above the café
Whose	·	Ona's key · Jonas's sofa
Ona's key · Jonas's sofa

After no means after a verb with , and after . For whose, the owner comes first.

Adjectives and the plural

An adjective takes the gender, the number and the case of its noun.

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	Masculine	Feminine	Meaning
Singular			a big yellow table · a big yellow sofa
a big yellow table · a big yellow sofa
Plural			big yellow tables · big yellow sofas
big yellow tables · big yellow sofas
After no			I don't have a yellow table. · I don't have a yellow sofa.
I don't have a yellow table. · I don't have a yellow sofa.

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Singular	Plural	Meaning
-as → -ai
·	·	a table · a neighbour
a table · a neighbour
-is · -ys → -iai
·	·	an armchair · a room
an armchair · a room
-a → -os
·	·	a bed · a lamp
a bed · a lamp
-ė → -ės
·	·	a chair · a neighbour
a chair · a neighbour

The present tense, all six persons

The 1st and 2nd person plural add -me and -te to the 3rd person form. The 3rd person is the same in the singular and the plural.

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Infinitive			·			·	Meaning
-a verbs
							to work
to work
-i verbs
							to have
to have
-o verbs
							to know
to know

Practice 1/7 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap the genitives: after iš, after no, after ant, and the owners.

, .
I'm from Germany, from Hamburg.
, .
I'm from Germany, from Hamburg.
.
I don't have a sofa.
.
I don't have a sofa.
– .
On the sofa: a red lamp.
.
Ona's key opens all the doors.
, .
That's Jonas's sofa, and that's Ona's wardrobe.
, .
There's no tea, but there's coffee.
, .
There's no tea, but there's coffee.
.
Jonas doesn't have a yellow table.

Practice 2/7 · The right form

A bit of everything

Choose the right word for the gap.

Aš iš .
I'm from Germany.
Aš iš .
I'm from Germany.
Aš neturiu .
I don't have a sofa.
Aš neturiu .
I don't have a sofa.
Lempa ant .
The lamp is on the table.
Tai kavinė.
That's Rūta's café.
Mano lempa .
My lamp is green.
As Lukas
Aš , iš Hamburgo.
I'm German, from Hamburg.
As Lena
Aš , iš Hamburgo.
I'm German, from Hamburg.
Mes tik .
We're just helping.
Kavinėje yra dideli .
There are big tables in the café.
Ačiū, !
Thanks, Elzė!
Ačiū, !
Thanks, Elzė!
Name yra dideli .
There are big rooms in the house.

Every person

Choose the right word for the gap.

Aš dieną.
I work in the daytime.
Aš dieną.
I work in the daytime.
Jonai, tu naktį?
Jonas, do you work at night?
Jonai, tu naktį?
Jonas, do you work at night?
Rūta kavinėje.
Rūta works in the café.
Mes naktį.
We work at night.
Ar jūs kavinėje?
Do you work in the café?
Ar jūs kavinėje?
Do you work in the café?
Aš tik vieną puodelį.
I only have one cup.
Aš tik vieną puodelį.
I only have one cup.
Mes fotelį rūsyje.
We have an armchair in the cellar.
Ar jūs stalą?
Do you have a table?
Aš , kas padeda!
I know who's helping!
Aš , kas padeda!
I know who's helping!
Mes , kur Micius.
We know where Micius is.
Mes , kur Micius.
We know where Micius is.

Practice 3/7 · Questions

Which answer is right?

Answer the questions.

Kuo jie dirba?
What do they do? (He and she both teach.)
Kuo dirba Rūta ir jos draugas?
What do Rūta and her friend do? (They both bake.)
Kas yra Ona ir Jonas?
Who are Ona and Jonas?
As Lukas
Kuo jūs dirbate? Iš kur jūs?
What do you do? Where are you from?
As Lena
Kuo jūs dirbate? Iš kur jūs?
What do you do? Where are you from?
Kur Rūta?
Where's Rūta?
Kas yra arbatoje?
What's in the tea?
Kavą ar arbatą?
Coffee or tea?
Koks stalas? O sofa?
What is the table like? And the sofa?
Kokie stalai? O sofos?
What are the tables like? And the sofas?
Kas yra rūsyje?
What's in the cellar? (a lamp, an armchair, beds and chairs)

Practice 4/7 · Fill the gaps

The people of number 7

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Ona yra . Ji gyvena apačioje.
Ona is Lithuanian. She lives downstairs.
Jonas ir Micius viršuje.
Jonas and Micius live upstairs.
kavinė apačioje, o jos butas virš .
Rūta's café is downstairs, and her flat is above the café.
Mes visi čia.
We all live here.
As Lukas
Aš čia kaimynas, iš .
I'm the new neighbour here, from Germany.
As Lena
Aš čia kaimynė, iš .
I'm the new neighbour here, from Germany.
Aš dieną. O tu, Jonai? Ar tu naktį?
I work in the daytime. And you, Jonas? Do you work at night?
Aš dieną. O tu, Jonai? Ar tu naktį?
I work in the daytime. And you, Jonas? Do you work at night?
Jonas naktį, o mes dieną.
Jonas works at night, and we work in the daytime.
Ar jūs kavinėje? – Taip, aš .
Do you work in the café? – Yes, I'm a baker.
Ar jūs kavinėje? – Taip, aš .
Do you work in the café? – Yes, I'm a baker.
Aš didelį raktą. Ar jūs raktą?
I have a big key. Do you have a key?
Mes naują fotelį. Aš , iš kur jis!
We have a new armchair. I know where it's from!
Mes naują fotelį. Aš , iš kur jis!
We have a new armchair. I know where it's from!

Practice 5/7 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

I am from Germany.
I am from Germany.
There's a white cup on the table.
Ona and Elzė help at night.
Whose is that red lamp?
Whose is that red lamp?
As Lukas
I'm German, but I speak a little Lithuanian.
As Lena
I'm German, but I speak a little Lithuanian.
Jonas is Lithuanian, and Rūta is a baker.
He's a teacher, and so is she.
My friend is a baker too.
Rūta is in the café, and the café is downstairs.
My key is in the tea!
My key is in the tea!

Practice 6/7 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

As Lukas
Say that you are from Hamburg and an engineer.
You say:
As Lena
Say that you are from Hamburg and an engineer.
You say:
Say that you don't have a lamp.
You say:
Say that you don't have a lamp.
You say:
Ask Ona and Elzė if they know whose sofa this is.
You say:
Ask Ona and Elzė if they know whose sofa this is.
You say:
The cat is under the table.
You say:
The cat is under the table.
You say:
Rūta asks: coffee or tea? You'd like tea.
You say:
Rūta asks: coffee or tea? You'd like tea.
You say:
Elzė brings you a cup. Thank her by name.
You say:
Elzė brings you a cup. Thank her by name.
You say:
Tell Jonas that you and Elzė know whose sofa it is.
You say:
Tell Jonas that you and Elzė know whose sofa it is.
You say:
Rūta asks about Jonas's sofa and table. Both are big and yellow.
You say:
Rūta asks about Jonas's sofa and table. Both are big and yellow.
You say:
A guest asks Rūta about the tables and chairs in her café. They are all big and yellow.
Rūta says:
Tell Elzė what is in the cellar now. A lamp, an armchair, several chairs and several beds.
You say:
Tell Elzė what is in the cellar now. A lamp, an armchair, several chairs and several beds.
You say:

Practice 7/7 · Matching

Question and answer

Match each question to its answer.

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