Overview

Colloquial Lithuanian is easy to use and completely up-to-date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Lithuanian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes Colloquial Lithuanian your best choice in personal language learning? Interactive -- lots of exercises for regular practice. Clear -- concise grammar notes. Practical -- useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide. Complete -- including answer key and reference section. By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Lithuanian in a broad range of everyday situations. Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

Full Product Details

Author:   Meilute Ramoniere ,  Ian Press ,  Meilute Ramoniene (University of Vilnius, Lithuania) ,  Ian Press (University of St Andrews, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780415560924

ISBN 10:   0415560926
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   08 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Language:   English & Lithuanian

Table of Contents

Preface. Abbreviations. Introduction. A guide to the alphabet and pronunciation. 1 Naujas draugas A new friend. 2. At tu kalbi lietuviskai? Do you speak Lithuanian? 3. Atsiprasau, kaip nueiti i...? Excuse me, how do I get to...? 4 Kvietimas i svecius Inviting someone to come on a visit 5. Sveciuose On a visit 6. Pasivaiksciojimas po Vilniu A walk around Vilnius 7. Pakeliaukime po Lietuva Let's travel around Lithuania 8. Teatre At the theatre 9. Skanaus! Bon appetit! 10. Koks oras Lietuvoje? What's the weather like in Lithuania? 11. Geros sveikatos! The best of health! 12. Reikia pasipuosti Got to get smartly dressed 13. Pietus restorane Dinner in a restaurant 14. Vaziuojame i pajuri We go to the seaside 15. Kaime In the countryside 16. Gamta, sportas, televizija Nature, sport, and television. Reference section. Key to the exercises. Lithuanian-English glossary. English-Lithuanian glossary. Grammatical index.

Reviews

'If you want to get to grips further with any of the [European] languages, Routledge's Colloquial series is the best place you could start.' Rough Guide to Europe

Author Information

Meilute Ramoniene is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Lithuanian Studies, Vilnius University. Ian Press was Professor in Slavonic and Comparative Linguistics at the University of London (1990-5) and Established Professor in Russian, with the extra specialism of Comparative Linguistics, at St Andrews University (1995-2008). He took early retirement in 2008 and is now Emeritus Professor in Russian at St Andrews. Meilute Ramoniene and Ian Press Vilnius and St Andrews, February 1996 and Vilnius and London, January 2010.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions