Learn Lithuanian with 300 words

First Verbs

1. be — būti

2. there is — yra

3. have — turėti

4. do — daryti

5. go — eiti

6. want — norėti

7. can — gali

8. need — reikia

9. think — galvoti

10. know — žinoti

11. say — sakyti

12. like — patinka

13. speak — kalbėti

14. learn — mokytis

15. understand — suprasti

of — (depends on context; often not used directly as in English)
to — į
from — iš
in — (location) -je, (direction) į
at (a place) — prie
at (a time) — (specific time) valanda
with — su
about — apie
like (meaning “similar to”) — panašus į
for (warning, this one has several meanings that you need to take care of) — dėl, skirtas
before (also as a conjunction) — prieš
after (also as a conjunction) — po
during — per

the, a (technically articles) — Lithuanian doesn’t use articles in the same way. Definiteness is often inferred from context or through the use of demonstrative pronouns for “this” (šis) and “that” (tas).
this — šis
that — tas
good — geras
bad — blogas
all — visi
some — kai kurie
no — joks
any — bet koks
many — daug
few — nedaug
most — dauguma
other — kitas
same — tas pats
different — skirtingas
enough — pakankamas
one — vienas
two — du
a few — keletas
first — pirmas
next — kitas
last (meaning “past”, e.g., “last Friday”) — praėjęs
last (meaning “final”) — paskutinis
easy — lengvas
hard — sunkus
early — anksti
late — vėlai
important — svarbus
interesting — įdomus
fun — smagus
boring — nuobodus
beautiful — gražus
big — didelis
small — mažas
happy — laimingas
sad — liūdnas
busy — užimtas
excited — sužavėtas
tired — pavargęs
ready — pasiruošęs
favorite — mėgstamiausias
new — naujas
right (meaning “correct”) — teisingas
wrong — neteisingas
true — tiesa

Know them in the subject (“I”), direct object (“me”), indirect object (“to me”), and possessive (“my”) forms.

everything — viskas
something — kažkas
nothing — niekas
everyone — visi
someone — kažkas
no one — niekas
(name of the language you’re studying) English — anglų (kalba)
thing — daiktas
person — asmuo
place — vieta
time (as in “a long time”) — laikas
time (as in “I did it 3 times”) — kartai
friend — draugas (male), draugė (female)
woman — moteris
man — vyras
money — pinigai
country — šalis
(name of your home country) — (depends on the country; for “Lithuania,” it’s “Lietuva”)
city — miestas
language — kalba
word — žodis
food — maistas
house — namas
store — parduotuvė
office — biuras
company — įmonė
manager — vadovas
coworker — bendradarbis
job — darbas
work (as in “I have a lot of work to do”) — darbas
problem — problema
question — klausimas
idea — idėja
life — gyvenimas
world — pasaulis
day — diena
year — metai
week — savaitė
month — mėnuo
hour — valanda
mother, father, parent — motina, tėvas, tėvai
daughter, son, child — dukra, sūnus, vaikas
wife, husband — žmona, vyras
girlfriend, boyfriend — mergina, vaikinas