Greetings and politeness in Lithuanian
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on. Play the ten Lithuanian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 11 Lithuanian phrases in this lesson
- Laba dienaLA-ba DYE-na
- Hello
- Labas rytasLA-bas REE-tas
- Good morning
- Labas vakarasLA-bas VA-ka-ras
- Good evening
- Viso geroVEE-so GYA-ro
- Goodbye
- IkiEE-ki
- See you
- Prašaupra-SHAU
- Please
- AčiūAH-choo
- Thank you
- Nėra už kąNEH-rah oosh KAH
- You're welcome
- Atleiskiteat-LAYS-kee-teh
- Sorry
- Atsiprašauat-si-pra-SHAU
- Excuse me
- Malonu susipažintima-lo-NOO soo-see-pa-ZHIN-tee
- Nice to meet you
Literally "good day", the polite daytime greeting for strangers and shops. Labas rytas covers the morning, labas vakaras the evening.
Used until around midday. Rytas means morning.
Said arriving anywhere in the evening.
Literally "of all good things." A warm and common farewell.
Literally "until", the casual goodbye. Viso gero is the polite one.
Used when making a request. Slightly more direct than prašom.
The everyday word for thanks. Sounds a little like a sneeze to English speakers.
Literally "there is nothing for which", the reply to thanks.
Literally "forgive", the real apology.
Used to get attention, to ask to pass, or for a small bump.
Literally "pleasant to get acquainted".