There are two ways to say how you feel. The first is the verb , to feel, with a word for how: I feel bad. I feel terrible. It is a reflexive verb, like , to get up, with the same endings.
and : reflexive verbs
| Infinitive | · | · | Meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -iuosi · -iesi · -iasi · -iamės · -iatės · -iasi | |||||||
| to feel | |||||||
| to feel | |||||||
| to get up | |||||||
| to get up | |||||||
The question is How do you feel? to someone you say to, or to a friend. The answer: , well · , bad · , terrible · , a little better.
The second way has no verb at all. The person who feels it goes into the dative, and the feeling is a short word ending in -a or -u: I'm hot; word for word, to me it is hot. It works like and .
Who feels it?
| Nominative | Dative | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I'm cold. | |||
| I'm cold. | |||
| Are you hot? | |||
| Are you hot? | |||
| · | · | She's bored. | |
| She's bored. | |||
| We're warm. | |||
| We're warm. | |||
| Do you feel sick? | |||
| Do you feel sick? | |||
| · | · | They're sad. | |
| They're sad. | |||
| · | · | Micius is warm. | |
| Micius is warm. | |||
| · | · | Elzė is bored. | |
| Elzė is bored. | |||
The feeling words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| · · | hot · cold · warm |
| hot · cold · warm | |
| sick, unwell | |
| sick, unwell | |
| good, lovely | |
| good, lovely | |
| sad | |
| sad | |
| bored | |
| bored | |
Jaučiuosi baisiai.I feel terrible.
Jaučiuosi baisiai.I feel terrible.
Kaip jūs jaučiatės?How do you feel?
Man karšta. Ne, man šalta.I'm hot. No, I'm cold.
Man karšta. Ne, man šalta.I'm hot. No, I'm cold.
Miciui šilta lovoje.Micius is warm in the bed.
Močiute, man nuobodu!Grandma, I'm bored!
Practice 1/4 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the person who feels it: the dative.
, .
I'm hot, and Micius is warm.
, .
I'm hot, and Micius is warm.
?
Do you feel sick?
, .
Elzė is bored, and Ona isn't.
!
We're cold outside!
, .
Tomas feels sick, and Elzė is bored.
Practice 2/4 · The right form
The right form of jaustis
Choose the right word for the gap.
Aš blogai.
I feel bad.
Aš blogai.
I feel bad.
Kaip tu ?
How do you feel?
Kaip jūs ?
How do you feel?
Micius labai gerai.
Micius feels very well.
Mes gerai.
We feel fine.
Who gets up when?
keltis has the same endings as jaustis.
Aš septintą.
I get up at seven.
Aš septintą.
I get up at seven.
Elze, kada tu ?
Elzė, when do you get up?
Tomas šeštą.
Tomas gets up at six.
Šeštadienį mes devintą.
On Saturday we get up at nine.
Kada jūs ?
When do you get up?
keliasi penktą.
Micius gets up at five.
keliasi aštuntą.
Elzė gets up at eight.
keliasi septintą.
Ona gets up at seven.
Who feels it?
Choose the form for the person who feels it.
šalta.
I'm cold.
šalta.
I'm cold.
Ar karšta, Elze?
Are you hot, Elzė?
Elzė? nuobodu.
Elzė? She's bored.
Jonas? liūdna.
Jonas? He's sad.
bloga.
Tomas feels sick.
Ar šilta?
Are you warm?
šilta lovoje.
Micius is warm in the bed.
nuobodu namie.
Elzė is bored at home.
liūdna.
Ona is sad.
jaučiasi blogai.
Tomas feels bad.
Practice 3/4 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
How do you feel today?
I feel very bad.
I feel very bad.
I'm cold, and Micius is warm.
I'm cold, and Micius is warm.
Elzė is bored at home.
Tomas feels bad.
We feel fine.
I get up at seven.
I get up at seven.
Elzė, when do you get up?
Micius gets up at five.
When do you get up?
Practice 4/4 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Tomas asks how you feel. You feel terrible.
You say:
Tomas asks how you feel. You feel terrible.
You say:
You are freezing under two blankets. Say you are cold.
You say:
The person who feels it goes into the dative: man.
You are freezing under two blankets. Say you are cold.
You say:
The person who feels it goes into the dative: man.
Ask Jonas, your friend, how he feels.
You say:
Ask Jonas, your friend, how he feels.
You say:
It's raining, and Elzė has nothing to do. She tells her grandmother.
Elzė says:
Elzė tells you when she and her grandmother get up on Saturdays.
Elzė says:
Ona tells you that Elzė feels well today.
Ona says:
With jaustis, the person is the subject: Elzė jaučiasi.
Ona was ill yesterday. Tell Tomas she feels better today.
You say:
Ona was ill yesterday. Tell Tomas she feels better today.
You say:
Unit complete
