Lithuanian Out Loud 0275 Beg - Moketi To Know How

LL0275 – Moketi To Know How 

"Police sentinel in Vilnius" 1914, painting by Marianne von Werefkin

Ready?

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

In a previous episode we described the knygnešiai, the Lithuanian book smugglers.

In 1905 Russian authorities recognized the book ban policy was a failure and repealed the anti-Lithuanian language laws.  Shortly after, one of the book smugglers Juozas Masiulis opened his own bookstore in Panevėžys.

The bookstore and a chain of these bookstores still operate in Lithuania under his name. In Kaunas there is a statue dedicated to “the unknown book smuggler.”

Knygnešiai, or booksmuggler, Jurgis Bielinis was born 16 March 1846. This date is commemorated in Lithuania as the “Day of the Knygnešiai.”

Today we’ll go over the Lithuanian verb mokėti – to know how, to be able.  Here are mokėti and nemokėti conjugated in the present tense.

to know how 

mokėti

to be able 

mokėti

I know how 

aš moku

you know how (tu) 

tu moki

he knows how 

jis moka

she knows how 

ji moka

we know how 

mes mokame

you know how (formal) 

jūs mokate

you all know how 

jūs mokate

they know how (mm/mf) 

jie moka

they know how (ff) 

jos moka

to not know how, to not be able 

nemokėti

I do not know how 

aš nemoku

you do not know how (tu) 

tu nemoki

he does not know how 

jis nemoka

she does not know how 

ji nemoka

we do not know how 

mes nemokame

you do not know how (formal) 

jūs nemokate

you all do not know how 

jūs nemokate

they do not know how (mm/mf) 

jie nemoka

they do not know how (ff) 

jos nemoka

here are some examples;

I need to know the Lithuanian language like you know it

man reikia mokėti lietuvių kalbą taip kaip tu moki

aš

to ski 

slidinėti

to kill 

užmušti

I know how to ski 

aš moku slidinėti

I know how to kill 

moku užmušti

I know how to dance 

moku šokti

I don’t know how to ski 

aš nemoku slidinėti

I don’t know how to kill 

nemoku užmušti

tu

to pick mushrooms 

grybauti

do you know how to pick mushrooms? 

ar moki grybauti?

do you know how to speak Lithuanian? 

ar moki kalbėti lietuviškai?

do you know how to read? 

ar moki skaityti?

you don’t know how to pick mushrooms? 

nemoki grybauti?

you don’t know how to speak Lithuanian? 

nemoki kalbėti lietuviškai?

you don’t know how to read? 

nemoki skaityti?

jis

Algimantas knows how to write Lithuanian 

Algimantas moka rašyti lietuviškai

Simonas knows how to draw 

Simonas moka piešti

does Giedrius know English? 

ar Giedrius moka angliškai?

Algimantas doesn’t know how to write 

Algimantas nemoka rašyti

Simonas doesn’t know how to draw 

Simonas nemoka piešti

does Giedrius not know English? 

ar Giedrius nemoka angliškai?

ji

does Birutė know Russian? 

ar Birutė moka rusiškai?

does Diana know Arabic? 

ar Diana moka arabiškai?

does Urtė know how to repair bicycles? 

ar Urtė moka taisyti dviračius? 

Birutė doesn’t know how to walk 

Birutė nemoka vaikščioti

Diana doesn’t know how to talk 

Diana nemoka kalbėti

Urtė doesn’t know how to repair bicycles 

Urtė nemoka taisyti dviračių

mes

we know Lithuanian 

mokame lietuviškai

we know English 

mokame angliškai

we know Russian 

mokame rusiškai

we know how to sing and dance 

mokame dainuoti ir šokti

father and I know how to prepare tea 

tėvas ir aš mokame paruošti arbatą

we don't know Lithuanian 

nemokame lietuviškai

we don't know English 

nemokame angliškai

we don't know Russian 

nemokame rusiškai

jūs

I want to ask, do you know how to write well? 

noriu paklausti, ar jūs mokate gerai rašyti?

do you know how to say, "no?" 

ar mokate pasakyti "ne"?

do you know how to work with a computer? 

ar jūs mokate dirbti su kompiuteriu? 

do you know how to work with this program? 

ar jūs mokate dirbti šia programa?

jūs

guitar 

gitara

do you all know how to play the violin? 

ar mokate groti smuiku?

it seems to me you all know how to play guitar 

man atrodo kad jūs mokate groti gitara

do you all know how to write in Lithuanian? 

ar mokate rašyti lietuviškai?

do you all know how to brush your teeth? 

ar mokate valyti dantis?

if you all don't know, look at this guide 

jei nemokate, pasižiurėkite į šį gidą

jie

they know how to be happy 

jie moka būti laimingi

they know how to be cheerful 

jie moka būti linksmi

they know how to be good 

jie moka būti geri

they know how to feel happy 

jie moka jaustis laimingi

to show               

parodyti

that (conjunction) 

jog

The Hungarians showed that they know how to farm 

Vengrai parodė, jog jie moka ūkininkauti

they don’t know how to be happy 

jie nemoka būti laimingi

they don’t know how to be polite 

jie nemoka būti mandagūs

they don’t know how to be good 

jie nemoka būti geri

jos

I like that they know what they are doing 

man patinka, kad jos moka tai ką daro

they know how to do the show      

jos moka padaryti šou

they don't know French, but they understand a little 

jos nemoka prancūziškai, bet truputį supranta

a soul 

siela

souls 

sielos

machines don't have souls, they don't know how to feel 

mašinos neturi sielų, jos nemoka jausti

imperative

tu 

mokėk

mes 

mokėkime

jūs 

mokėkite

tu 

nemokėk

mes 

nemokėkime

jūs 

nemokėkite

Šaunuoliai!!  Great!  You made it to the end of another episode!  Puiku!  Excellent!