To ask, offer or invite politely, Lithuanian uses a would form, the conditional. At this level you only need a few of these forms, as fixed chunks. You have used one since the café: I'd like some tea.
Would like, could: the conditional
| Infinitive | · | · | Meaning | ||||
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| -čiau · -tum · -tų · -tume · -tumėte · -tų | |||||||
| would like | |||||||
| would like | |||||||
| could | |||||||
| could | |||||||
Inviting, and answering
| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
| To a friend: | |
| Would you like to come? | |
| Would you like to come? | |
| Polite, or to several people: | |
| Would you like to come? | |
| Would you like to come? | |
| Could you...? | |
| Could you...? | |
| Answering | |
| Yes, I'd love to! | |
| Yes, I'd love to! | |
| Thank you, but I won't be able to. | |
| Thank you, but I won't be able to. | |
| Maybe another time? | |
| Maybe another time? | |
After comes a verb in the infinitive, , I'd like to order, or a thing in the genitive: , I'd like some tea · , would you like a pancake?
Norėčiau užsisakyti kambarį.I'd like to book a room.
Norėčiau užsisakyti kambarį.I'd like to book a room.
Jonai, gal norėtum ateiti šeštadienį?Jonas, would you like to come on Saturday?
Jonai, gal norėtum ateiti šeštadienį?Jonas, would you like to come on Saturday?
Ponia Ona, gal norėtumėte ateiti vakarienės?Mrs Ona, would you like to come to dinner?
Ponia Ona, gal norėtumėte ateiti vakarienės?Mrs Ona, would you like to come to dinner?
Ačiū, bet negalėsiu. Gal kitą kartą?Thank you, but I won't be able to. Maybe another time?
Ar galėtumėte kalbėti lėčiau?Could you speak more slowly?
Ar galėtumėte kalbėti lėčiau?Could you speak more slowly?
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the polite would forms.
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I'd like some tea, please.
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I'd like some tea, please.
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Jonas, would you like to come to dinner?
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Jonas, would you like to come to dinner?
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Could you speak more slowly?
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Could you speak more slowly?
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What would you like? – I'd like a coffee.
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Elzė would like a pancake, and we'd like coffee.
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Elzė would like a pancake, and we'd like coffee.
, ?
Jonas, could you help me?
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Jonas, could you help me?
. !
We could play in the courtyard. Micius could too!
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Friend or polite?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Elze, gal blyno?
Elzė, would you like a pancake?
Elze, gal blyno?
Elzė, would you like a pancake?
Ponia Ona, gal ateiti?
Mrs Ona, would you like to come?
Ponia Ona, gal ateiti?
Mrs Ona, would you like to come?
Aš užsisakyti kambarį.
I'd like to book a room.
Aš užsisakyti kambarį.
I'd like to book a room.
Tomai, ar ateiti šeštadienį?
Tomas, could you come on Saturday?
Tomai, ar ateiti šeštadienį?
Tomas, could you come on Saturday?
Jonai, ar groti tyliau?
Jonas, could you play more quietly?
Jonai, ar groti tyliau?
Jonas, could you play more quietly?
Rūta ateiti, bet ji dirba.
Rūta would like to come, but she's working.
Mes užsisakyti dvivietį kambarį.
We'd like to book a double room.
Mes užsisakyti dvivietį kambarį.
We'd like to book a double room.
Ar aš užsisakyti kambarį?
Could I book a room?
Ar aš užsisakyti kambarį?
Could I book a room?
Micius ateiti vakarienės!
Micius could come to dinner!
Mes eiti į kavinę.
We could go to the café.
Mes eiti į kavinę.
We could go to the café.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Invitations and answers
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Gal norėtum šeštadienį? – Taip, labai !
Would you like to come on Saturday? – Yes, I'd love to!
Ačiū, bet . Gal kartą?
Thank you, but I won't be able to. Maybe another time?
Ar man padėti?
Could you help me?
Ar man padėti?
Could you help me?
Ar aš užsisakyti kambarį?
Could I book a room?
Ar aš užsisakyti kambarį?
Could I book a room?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
Would you like to come to dinner?
Would you like to come to dinner?
I'd like to book a room.
I'd like to book a room.
Thank you, but I won't be able to on Saturday.
Maybe another time?
We could go to the café.
We could go to the café.
Micius would like some fish too.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Invite Jonas, your friend, to dinner on Saturday.
You say:
Invite Jonas, your friend, to dinner on Saturday.
You say:
You invite Rūta to dinner on Saturday, but she has to work. She says no nicely.
Rūta says:
On the phone to a hotel, ask for a room politely.
You say:
On the phone to a hotel, ask for a room politely.
You say:
Ask Ona, politely, if she would like to come.
You say:
You say jūs to Ona, so norėtumėte.
Ask Ona, politely, if she would like to come.
You say:
You say jūs to Ona, so norėtumėte.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Polite chunks
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
