lithuanian
Lithuanian
Lithuanian
Essays
- Lots of information on the history, dialects, orthography, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary of Lithuanian.
- Lots of articles about Lithuanian linguistics, grammar, history, idioms, vocabulary and more.
- Nice article with info about the language, script, role in society and history of Lithuanian.
- Short article on the history of Lithuanian, a chart of the script's letters and a collection of links.
Courses
- 10 indepth lessons with dialogues, grammar,vocabulary, exercises & games.
Online Lithuanian School Debesėlis
- Pronunciation guide with audio, basic grammar, phrase lists & many lessons explaining grammar & vocabulary, limited exercises.
- 24 short lessons introducing common phrases & grammar with audio and pictures. Nice for painlessly learning conversation basics.
Lithuanian by Linus
- Large course with 31 lessons and some audio based around constructing your own sentences for conversation; lots of exercises.
Lithuanian II, III, Intermediate Lithuanian by Linus
- Continuation of above course but without audio. Contains lots of grammar exercises that teach you to make your own sentences for basic conversation.
Websites
- 7 thorough lessons with a linguistic slant on 17th century to modern Lithuanian from novels and texts. Detailed grammar info.
- Large phrasebook with ability to hide English or Lithuanian text.
Youtube - kristytamo & Lithuanian lessons blog
- Loads of videos teaching Lithuanian vocabulary, grammar, phrases, numbers, resource recommendations etc.
Lingua Lituania Only available in Italian
- Detailed grammar of Lithuanian and alphabetically organised two-way dictionary, not searchable.
- A free trial vocabulary trainer with Lithuanian word lists.
- Multimedia games for learning Lithuanian numbers and colours.
E-books
The Historical Grammar of the Lithuanian Language by C. Babaev
- Interesting read about how Lithuanian evolved, modern grammar, and how it compares to other Indo-European languages.
Podcasts
- 250+ podcasts teaching basic, intermediate & advanced Lithuanian with grammar & cultural explanations, exercises & pdf notes. Fantastic resource.
Forums
Debesėlis Forums Available in English, Latvian & Spanish
- Large forum with sections for Lithuanian grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, translations, history and the country itself.
ItaLietuva Available in Italian and Lithuanian
- Large forum about travelling in Lithuania & Italy, the languages, events in both countries & personal experiences.
- Fairly large forum for talking about the Lithuanian language with some useful posts.
- Small forum about travelling and living in Lithuania, with a few language related posts.
Authentic Materials
- Lithuanian news, TV and radio available online.
- Recent videos from several Lithuanian TV channels available to watch online.
- A collection of Lithuanian radio stations available to listen to live.
- Lithuanian folk tales in English & Lithuanian, good for practising parallel reading.
Classic Lithuanian Literature Anthology
- Nice collection of classic and historically significant texts. Lithuanian text with English summaries.
Technical
- Simple searchable two way dictionary for English, Russian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian and more.
- Lots of online dictionaries for Lithuanian to many foreign languages, as well as an English-Lithuanian dictionary.
- Online searchable two way French & Lithuanian dictionary.
- Easy to use virtual keyboard.
Commercial
- A short review of some of the commercially available courses for learning Lithuanian.