If you're trying to learn Lithuanian Articles you will find that there is no articles used in Lithuanian. The definite and indefinite articles don't exist in the way we know it in English. But you should still look at the examples below, because they show how Lithuanian deals with the absences of articles. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Lithuanian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
In English articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". However that doesn't exist in Lithuanian.
Grammar Tips:
Unlike English, there are no articles in Lithuanian
Here are some other examples:
| English Articles | Lithuanian Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | Artikeliai |
| the | |
| a | nežymimasis artikelis |
| one | vienas |
| some | keli |
| few | keletas |
| the book | knyga |
| the books | knygos |
| a book | knyga |
| one book | viena knyga |
| some books | kai kurios/kažkokios knygos |
| few books | keletas knygų |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of no articles in Lithuanian takes a logical pattern.
Below is a list of vocabulary which should help you with your knowledge of Lithuanian. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Lithuanian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Lithuanian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | maistas or maisto produktai |
| almonds | migdolai |
| bread | duona |
| breakfast | pusryčiai |
| butter | sviestas |
| candy | saldainis |
| cheese | sūris |
| chicken | vištiena or viščiukas |
| cumin | kmynas |
| dessert | desertas |
| dinner | vakarienė |
| fish | žuvis |
| fruit | vaisiai |
| ice cream | ledai |
| lamb | ėriena |
| lemon | citrina |
| lunch | pietūs |
| meal | maistas, patiekalas (pagamintas) |
| meat | mėsa |
| oven | orkaitė |
| pepper | pipirai |
| plants | augalai |
| pork | kiauliena |
| salad | salotos |
| salt | druska |
| sandwich | sumuštinis |
| sausage | dešra |
| soup | sriuba |
| sugar | cukrus |
| supper | vakarienė |
| turkey | kalakutas |
| apple | obuolys |
| banana | bananas |
| oranges | apelsinai |
| peaches | persikai |
| peanut | žemės riešutas |
| pears | kriaušės |
| pineapple | ananasas |
| grapes | vynuogės |
| strawberries | braškės |
| vegetables | daržovės |
| carrot | morka |
| corn | kukurūzai |
| cucumber | agurkas |
| garlic | česnakas |
| lettuce | salotos |
| olives | alyvuogės |
| onions | svogūnai |
| peppers | pipirai |
| potatoes | bulvės |
| pumpkin | moliūgas |
| beans | pupelės |
| tomatoes | pomidorai |
Definite and Indefinite Articles are not used in Lithuanian, but you still need to know how to create sentences without them. Once you're done with this lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Lithuanian lessons here: Learn Lithuanian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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