Lithuanian Out Loud 0269 Beg – Gerti To Drink

LL0269 – Gerti To Drink

Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.

According to Radio Vilnius: News and Current Affairs an Easter tradition in Lithuania centers around a swing.  The swings are large enough for more than one person.  Men would swing standing together.  Women would swing sitting and whichever women would swing the highest would be named the best housekeepers.

today we’ll work on the verb gerti

Gerti is a transitive verb so it requires the accusative case or galininkas.  Of course, when we negate a transitive verb, such as negerti, we use kilmininkas or the genitive case. 

In Lithuanian aš geriu kavą means I drink coffee or I’m drinking coffee. 

here are the verbs gerti and negerti conjugated in the present tense.

to drink

gerti

I drink

aš geriu

you drink (tu)

tu geri

he drinks

jis geria

she drinks

ji geria

you drink (formal)

jūs geriate

we drink

mes geriame

they drink (m/m m/f)

jie geria

they drink (ff)

jos geria

to not drink

negerti

I don’t drink

aš negeriu

you don’t drink

tu negeri

he doesn’t drink

jis negeria

she doesn’t drink

ji negeria

you don’t drink (formal)

jūs negeriate

we don’t drink

mes negeriame

they don’t drink (m/m or m/f)

jie negeria

they don’t drink (females only)

jos negeria

now let’s use these conjugations in some examples.

infinitive

he wants to drink beer

jis nori gerti alų

I cannot drink coffee

negaliu gerti kavos

do you like to drink vodka?

ar tau patinka gerti degtinę?

I really like to drink vodka

aš labai mėgstu gerti degintę

to drink or not to drink, what do you think?

gerti ar negerti, ką tu manai?

why not drink?

kodėl negerti?

why not drink something?

kodėl negeriate ko nors?

aš

I always drink coffee at work

visada geriu kavą darbe

morning without coffee is very hard

rytas be kavos labai sunkus

I drink only tea

geriu tik arbatą

I’m not drinking beer

aš negeriu alaus

I don’t drink coffee, it’s not tasty

negeriu kavos, neskanu

I don’t drink champagne

aš negeriu šampano

I don’t drink coffee

kavos negeriu

I don’t drink a lot of coffee

negeriu daug kavos

I don’t drink beer, I drink vodka

aš negeriu alaus, aš geriu dėgtinę

tu

wine

vynas

are you drinking wine?

ar tu geri vyną?

are you drinking tea?

ar geri arbatą?

do you drink green tea?

ar geri žalią arbatą?

do you drink black tea?

ar geri juodą arbatą?

do you drink only black coffee?

ar tu geri tik juodą kavą?

you drink only wine, right?

tu geri tik vyną, ar ne?

true, I drink only wine

tiesa, geriu aš tik vyną

why are you not drinking wine?

kodėl tu negeri vyno?

we know you don't drink often

mes žinome, kad tu negeri dažnai

milk

pienas

a bottle

butelis

he’s drinking milk

jis geria pieną

he’s drinking from the bottle

jis geria iš butelio

he’s drinking white wine

jis geria baltą vyną

he drinks only beer – me too

jis geria tik alų – aš irgi

he’s not drinking milk

jis negeria pieno

previously  

anksčiau

Juozas doesn’t drink like before 

Juozas negeria kaip anksčiau

he doesn’t drink carbonated water

jis negeria gazuoto vandens

she is drinking water

ji geria vandenį

Jolanta is drinking green tea

Jolanta geria žalią arbatą

what is she drinking?  

ką ji geria?

my wife drinks too much

mano žmona geria per daug

chips          

traškučiai

carbonated

gazuotas

Edita doesn't eat chips and doesn't drink carbonated drinks

Edita nevalgo traškučių ir negeria gazuotų gėrimų

she doesn't drink, doesn't smoke and is a very good girl

ji negeria, nerūko ir yra labai gera mergaitė

Jolanta doesn’t drink black tea

Jolanta negeria juodos arbatos

jūs (singular)

why aren’t you drinking?

kodėl negeriate?

why don’t you drink coffee in the morning?

kodėl negeriate kavos ryte?

which tea do you drink?

kokią arbatą jūs geriate?

do you not drink too much?

ar jūs geriate ne per daug?

what happens when you drink?

kas vyksta, kai jūs geriate?

how often do you drink mineral water?

kaip dažnai jūs geriate mineralinį vandenį?

is it true that you don’t drink tea?

ar tiesa, kad negeriate arbatos?

is it true that you don’t drink beer?

ar tiesa, kad negeriate alaus?

is it true that you don’t drink wine?

ar tiesa, kad negeriate vyno?

if you don't drink beer, I also will not drink

jei jūs negeriate alaus, aš taip pat negersiu

jūs (plural)

what are you all drinking?

ką jūs geriate?

the tap      

čiaupas

do you all drink water from the tap?

ar jūs geriate vandenį iš čiaupo?

you all don't drink enough water

jūs negeriate pakankamai vandens

why don't you drink? Drink more!

Kodėl jūs negeriate? Gerkite daugiau!

mes

alcohol

alkoholis

we’re drinking alcohol

mes geriame alkoholį

we’re drinking milk

mes geriame pieną

we drink strong, black coffee without sugar

geriame stiprią, juodą kavą be cukraus

we’re not drinking alcohol

mes negeriame alkoholio

we don’t drink a lot of alcohol

mes negeriame daug alkoholio

thanks, but we don’t drink wine

ačiū, bet mes negeriame vyno

they’re drinking apple juice

jie geria obuolių sultis

they’re drinking orange juice

jie geria apelsinų sultis

they’re drinking grape juice

jie geria vynuogių sultis

they’re not drinking apple juice

jie negeria obuolių sulčių

they’re not drinking orange juice

jie negeria apelsinų sulčių

they’re not drinking grape juice

jie negeria vynuogių sulčių

jos

carbonated water

gazuotas vanduo

what are they drinking?

ką jos geria?

they drink carbonated water

jos geria gazuotą vandenį

they are drinking coffee

jos geria kavą

they drink cold, black coffee with ice

jos geria šaltą juodą kavą su ledais

they don’t drink carbonated water

jos negeria gazuoto vandens

they don’t drink coffee

jos negeria kavos

they don’t drink cold coffee

jos negeria šaltos kavos

and now, some examples using the imperatives

drink more water!

gerk daugiau vandens!

drink more beer!        

gerkite daugiau alaus!

let's drink vodka!      

gerkime dėgtinę!

don't drink from the fountain! 

negerk iš fontano!

a cup          

puodelis

a glass

stiklinė

don't drink from the glass or the cup!

negerk iš stiklinės ar puodelio!

poison                  

nuodai

don't drink poison!

negerk nuodų!

let's don't drink anything!

nieko negerkime!

Šaunuoliai!