If you're trying to practice your Lithuanian Reading then the page below should help. You will be able to sharpen your comprehension and understanding of the sample text below, which is part of the Article 26 and 27 from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The first section is in Lithuanian and the second part is in English. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Lithuanian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Read the following text very carefully and see what you can understand without looking at the English translation, and see what you understood from it, you can use our Lithuanian dictionary if you want.
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26 straipsnis 1)Kiekvienas žmogus turi teisę į mokslą. Mokslas turi būti nemokamas - bent jau pradinis ir bendrasis lavinimas. Pradinis lavinimas yra privalomas. Profesinis techninis mokymas turi būti visuotinai prieinamas; aukštasis mokslas turi būti vienodai prieinamas visiems pagal kiekvieno žmogus sugebėjimus. 2) Mokslas turi būti skirtas tam, kad visiškai suklestėtų žmogaus asmenybė ir kad būtų vis labiau gerbiamos žmogaus teisės ir pagrindinės laisvės. Jis turi padėti ugdyti savitarpio supratimą, pakantumą ir draugystę tarp visų tautu, rasinių, ir religinių grupių, taip pat turi skatini Suvienytųjų Nacijų Organizacijos vykdomą taikos išsaugojimo beiklą. 3) Tėvai turi primenybės teisę parenkant savo vaikų mokymą. 27 straipsnis 1) Kiekvienas žmogus turi teisę laisvai dalyvauti visuomenės kultūriniame gyvenime, gėrėtis menu, dalyvauti mokslinėje pažangoje ir naudotis jos gėrybėmis. 2) Kiekvienas žmogus turi teisę į apsaugą jo dvasinių ir materialinių interesų, atsirandančių ryšium su mokslo, literatūros ar meno kūrinių, kurių jis yra autorius, sukūrimu. |
Below is the translation of the above text, check what you understood without the help of the dictionary, after reading the translation one time, go back up and read the Lithuanian text and see if you can recognize the more words this time.
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Article 26 1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Article 27 1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. |
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