I'm trying to learn Lithuanian. Can anyone recommend a good introductory textbook geared toward English speakers?
I'm trying to learn Lithuanian. Can anyone recommend a good introductory textbook geared toward English speakers?
I'm trying to learn Lithuanian. Can anyone recommend a good introductory textbook geared toward English speakers?
>I'm trying to learn Lithuanian.
Why exactly?
Late bloomers tend to latch onto niche subjects they imagine haven't been exploited by other, more successful and intellectually competitive peers. Maybe even the faint delusion that he'll visit there, where his mere citizenship of the American inferno will attract a middling fatty who'll overlook his poverty, autism, pretense, looks, personality etc for a trip to America (where she'll soon disappear after emptying his bank account.) That's my guess.
He's posting this question on IQfy so obviously he wants to read Lithuanian literature you stupid c**t
Lithuanian was first written down in the 16th century, there is probably nothing worth reading. As a linguistics nerd I would learn it because it's apparently the most archaic living Indo-European language.
And most of the classical Russian novels were written in the 19th century, and classical Russian literature is quite interesting.
If you were a "linguistics nerd", you'd know know that Russian did not have much of a literature at all until the 18th century, yet is perhaps the most iconic national literary tradition in the world.
>it's apparently the most archaic living Indo-European language.
Oh, yeah, you're a "linguistics nerd" alright, lmao.
On the contrary, learning to read (passive knowledge) is easier than learning to write or especially speak (active knowledge).
>we got more letters than the english alphabet
Irrelevant to how difficult a language is, most languages in general have more letters than English - but e.g. English has disproportionately many phonemes.
>and suffixes are really weird, it’s hard to explain. For example take the word “forest”, well in Lithuanian there’s many variantions of that word with different suffixes each for it’s own use in a sentence.
It's called declension and most European languages have it.
>My ancestry is primarily Lithuanian
With all due respect that's a dogshit reason to learn a language. I've seen so many Americans with X "heritage" trying to learn X language (and failing) it gives me a headache.
>I'm also fascinated by how closely Lithuanian resembles much older languages compared to other Indo-European languages.
What other languages?
>but I find very little familiar words in Lithuanian texts.
Этo нopмaльнo, тaк кaк бaлтийcкиe и cлaвянcкиe языки paздeлилиcь oчeнь дaвнo, нaвepнo yжe в 1400 BC.
>What other languages?
older*
frick my drunk brain
My ancestry is primarily Lithuanian and I'm also fascinated by how closely Lithuanian resembles much older languages compared to other Indo-European languages.
Thanks anons. I'm primarily looking to read and possibly speak if I ever visit the country. There are some resources I've found that should get me off the ground and I guess I'll have to be creative beyond that.
because VGH its so close to the language of the ARYANS (my ancestors :))
You will never be an Aryan. You have no warrior-kings, you have no chariot, you have no cattle. You are an American man twisted by haploautism into a twisted mockery of nature's perfection.
Complete Lithuanian Teach Yourself
Lol good luck. Here’s my advice, find yourself a Lithuanian to talk to otherwise it’s going to be a nightmare learning this shit
I knew a guy who learned it from lithuanian gamers/ fantasy football league buddies. His party trick was to say some phrase in lithuanian, and it sounded so funny that everyone would laugh.
Do you want to learn to read, speak or write?
I guess the easiest would be to learn how speak if you can get a native Lithuanian to practise with you.
Reading might be a little more difficult since there’s so many words to describe different things compared english and the addition of special letters.
Writing is the hardest, we got more letters than the english alphabet and suffixes are really weird, it’s hard to explain. For example take the word “forest”, well in Lithuanian there’s many variantions of that word with different suffixes each for it’s own use in a sentence. Then there’s rules on how to use the special letters, which I’m not always sure how to use them myself.
I’m Lithuanian but I moved to England when I was young so I’m not entirely fluent in the language, though I can hold a conversation and understand what everyone is saying to me.
I researched Lithuanian language learning for a long time but I don’t think there are many good resources unfortunately. Maybe just get any random textbook and try it.
There are some apps that could help to build your vocabulary like memrise.
I read that the Lithuanian language is close to Slavic languages. I know Ukrainian and Russian, but I find very little familiar words in Lithuanian texts.
This is one of the Indo-European languages that interest me from the point of view of history - along with Latin, Greek and Old Norse.
girl on the left unironically has proto-indo-european priest-class genetics
Anki and a lot of lithuanian porn.
Ate a beautiful Lithuanian girl's ass once, just sharing that with my bros
tau gerai