Lithuanian Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Lithuanian lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Lithuanian to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Lithuanian
one vienas
first pirmas
two du
second antras
three trys
third trečias
four keturi
fourth ketvirtas
five penki
fifth penktas
six šeši
sixth šeštas
seven septyni
seventh septintas
eight aštuoni
eighth aštuntas
nine devyni
ninth devintas
ten dešimt
tenth dešimtas
eleven vienuolika
eleventh vienuoliktas
twelve dvylika
twelfth dvyliktas
thirteen trylika
thirteenth tryliktas
fourteen keturiolika
once kartą
fifteen penkiolika
twice dvigubai
sixteen šešiolika
Monday pirmadienis
seventeen septyniolika
Tuesday antradienis
eighteen aštuoniolika
Wednesday trečiadienis
nineteen devyniolika
Thursday ketvirtadienis
twenty dvidešimt
Friday penktadienis
seventy one septyniasdešimt vienas
Saturday šeštadienis
one hundred šimtas
Sunday sekmadienis

Numbers Grammar Rules

Lithuanian cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Lithuanian. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Lithuanian
I have three dogs [number + noun] turiu tris šunis
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] mano dukra turi dvi kates
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] ji kalba septyniomis kalbomis
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] mano brolis turi vieną sūnų
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] tai yra mano antroji pamoka
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] ar perskaitėte trečią knygą?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow karvė

goat ožka

donkey asilas

horse arklys

dog šuo

cat katė

mouse pelė

bird paukštis

Conversation in Lithuanian

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Lithuanian
Where are you from? iš kur jūs?
I'm from the U.S aš iš jav
I'm American aš amerikietis
Where do you live? kur jūs gyvenate?
I live in the U.S aš gyvenu jav
What do you do for a living? kuo tu dirbi?
I'm a student esu studentas

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