Lithuanian Out Loud

LL0252 – Vilius Nėra Vilius Is Not Here   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 the latest estimates there are about three and a half million people in Lithuania today.  By 2025 the population is expected to decrease to three million three hundred thousand.  By 2050 Lithuania is projected to have only two million seven hundred thousand.  Wow.   Sixty-seven percent of the population lives in cities.  The ethnic groups of Lithuania are broken down like this; 80% Lithuanian, 8% Russian, 8% Polish, 2% Belarussian, 1% Ukranian and 1% “other.”   When I text Raminta on Skype at a friend’s house I’ll occasionally get a message that says, Ramintos nėra.  When you want to say someone or something is not at home, not in the hotel, not in the restaurant, not at work, etectera, you have to use the genitive case or kilmininkas.   here are some examples;   he is at home jis yra namie   she is at home ji yra na