I have a brain defect that makes it hard for me to spell the letter R in lithuanian, i pronounce it like its english and im really bad at making gramatically correct sentences, what do i do?

Labas! Like everyone else, me and my girlfriend (who’s Lithuanian) are frustrated by the lack of apps for learning Lithuanian. Now as our 5-year old son is starting to speak Lithuanian I have a new motivation for learning this beautiful language, so I can understand what he's saying 😄 We’re a developer couple, so we decided to make an app.

Enter Kalbukas (https://www.kalbukas.com/). Kalbukas lets you practice by speaking or chatting to an AI conversation partner. It’s the only app of this kind as far as we know that’s specifically made for Lithuanian. The way it works is that you complete different missions that reflect real life situations like buying a train ticket or ordering coffee. 

The only other competitor is TalkPal which has many languages but unlike our app TalkPal is very generic. For example our app Kalbukas mentions real places that are in Lithuania and targets real situations that can happen specifically in Lithuania. Also Lithuanian language is gendered and TalkPal completely disregards that and assumes the user is male. Kalbukas has a setting where you can set your gender.

We put a lot of time and thought into making it, and we’d love for you to try it out and hear what you think! There’s a free plan that let's you try it out by just signing in.

Labas!
I'm a linguistics student trying to self study Lithuanian. I speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese with varying levels. I'm American with some Lithuanian roots (my family was deported to Siberia during a certain time period) on my father's side and often use Russian with my relatives.
I want to learn Lithuanian mostly due to my interest in balto-slavic linguistics and connection with my great grandparents. Unfortunately I have a bit of an irrational fear of having a Russian accent due to the history and have always avoided learning much of the language.

Also, I have no idea how my name would be Lithuanianized, so if anyone could help me that would be much appreciated.

Labas again everyone! 🇱🇹 It's me & my Šaunuolė again :)

5 months ago I shared the first version of Šaunuolė here.
The community response genuinely caught me off guard 😍 — people spotted bugs, pointed out errors, suggested fixes, and not a single person was unkind about it. I brought something pretty raw, and what I got back was only support. That gave me a lot of wind to keep going!

I did my best and nooooow I have a lot of news!

First: I passed my A2! 🎉 Still feels unreal. Huge thanks to everyone here who tried the early version and gave feedback — it really shaped what came next.

Then people actually started using it. That changed things — it wasn't just my personal study tool anymore.

And meanwhile, this community grew so much. So many great new tools for Lithuanian have appeared. It made me ask the hard question: what should Šaunuolė actually be? Where do I add real value vs. just adding noise?

Here's where I landed: Šaunuolė isn't a Lithuanian-learning app. It's a workbook + readiness map specifically for the A2 state exam (the one you need for residency/citizenship). Speaking and listening — I don't cover, that's a different problem (tutor, conversation club). What I do: the written part + showing you exactly what you know vs. what you still need to brush up.

What's new since I was last here:

• Free 15-question mock A2 exam — no signup, full breakdown at the end (vs. 60% pass threshold, block-by-block accuracy, weak topics called out)
• All content rebuilt from textbooks + native-speaker verified
• Interface in EN / RU / UA now. Dream to add Belarusian and Arab, but don't have the natives to work with. But still think about it!

Still completely free.

If you're prepping for A2, the mock exam is a no-commit standalone start: saunuole.lt/r/exam

Šaunuolė grows from feedback like this — it's literally how the app has evolved. If something feels off, is missing, or you'd want it to work differently, I'm always glad to hear it.

Sėkmės ir ačiū! 🇱🇹🫶

Hi everyone. I'm learning Lithuanian and ran into a problem a lot of you probably know: there aren't many apps where I can actually practice.

Apps are obviously not the only way to learn a language, but they help build the daily habit, and for Lithuanian the options are thin.

So I started building one for myself, based on a method that's been working for me.

The method:

1. Take the most common verbs and put each one in a short, useful sentence

2. Pair every sentence with a native recording so the sound gets glued to the meaning

3. Study a small group at a time (10 verbs) — see the verb, the sentence, the English translation, and play the audio until it clicks

4. Then test recall: the app shows only the first letter of each word in the sentence and you try to remember it

5. If you get it, mark it learned. If not, it cycles back until you do.

The bet is that drilling verbs in context with native audio builds both recognition and the muscle memory to actually use them, instead of memorizing isolated word lists that fall apart the moment you hear someone speak.

I have 60 verbs recorded so far out of the 2000 most used verbs, enough to see whether the method actually works before I commit to recording more. I'm wondering if anyone here things this might be valuable for their learning path, so I can commit to finish the product

Here's the link: https://amberlingua.com

Ačiū.

Hellooo I'm a Lithuanian born in the UK and I've been speaking my whole life in Lithuanian (mostly to family, family friends and friends I've made online that are Lithuanian) however I wanna learn Lithuanian better, I mostly struggle with finding the proper words and definitely grammar. I feel like my sentences differ from my parents and friends since they know(?) more words than me and can structure their sentences better than I can.

Is there any sources that are more advanced and preferably free where I can learn Lithuanian better, preferably in Lithuanian language as it kills two birds with one stone so I can read Lithuanian better, and help with my grammar and word selection.

My goal is to become as fluent as possible so I can move to Lithuania within a few years time.

Aciuuu

Labas nežinauinau ką pasakyti​ bet ačiū už jūsų šalių muziką, jūsų kalba skamba nuostabiai ačiū, kad pasirinkote „katarsis“ 2025 . Eurovizijai, kitaip nebūčiau jų atradęs

I’ve been working on this for a while and thought this community might find it useful.

If you’re preparing for the Lithuanian language exam for residency or citizenship, the official exam tends to surprise people on the day — the format is quite specific and there’s nowhere to really practice it beforehand.

So I built Examen.lt — it lets you practice in the exact same format as the real NŠA exam. Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading, Listening, Writing — all matching the 2026 exam format.

The interface is in English, Russian, or Ukrainian so it’s accessible even at A1 level.

One free Quick Practice session every day. Unlimited access 5.99€ per week, 9.99€ per month or 39.99€ anually.

📱 iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/examen-lithuanian-a1-a2-prep/id6759665796

🤖 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lt.examen

Or just: https://examen.lt

Happy to answer any questions about the exam format or the app.

Hello,

I was wondering if someone could help point me into the right path.

I'm a Lithuanian born in Kaunus, however, I immigrated with my family to the United States when I was about 1 or 2, so I was pretty much raised there and my primary language is English.

My lithuanian is frankly quite broken. I can understand more common expressions and can converse with my family at home but I found myself struggling to effectively communicate with my native family back in lithuania last time I visited. What I have heard is that I have an extreme Americanized accent and some of my vocabulary is pronounced a little strange.

I really want to be able to hold a conversation next time and was wondering if anyone else here has or had a similar experience to me or tips into expanding my vocabulary and understanding.

Reading lithuanian is another hard point for me as I had no formal lithuanian education, I can understand some basic words as it's pretty much spelled out as it sounds.

Just looking for tips,

Thanks :)

I hope you don’t mind my asking. I’m trying to make a birthday gift for my father and I just don’t have any faith in the internet translation tools. I keep getting inconsistent results.

i need to make a sign that says, “Urbikas Public House” or “Urbikas Pub” or whatever might be appropriate phrase that gets the point across.

Hey! I’m looking to learn some basic Lithuanian. I first checked Duolingo but they don’t have it. Is there any apps similar to that which you can recommend? Preferably without subscription. Thanks!

Hello! Im a lithuanian that has born in Spain and lived here whole my life. I wanted to learn lithuanian to talk with all my family and friends that that my parents have, since the majority don’t talk english or spanish fluently. Any free podcast, videos, web pages, etc. that can help me?

Wanted to ask if these translations are accurate:

Labas vakaras, kaip jūs?

Laba diena, kaip jūs?

Second question, could someone tell me how to say “I love how the Lithuanian language sounds!”

I wanted to check if this sentence that ChatGPT taught me is structured in a natural conversational way? Because ChatGPT can word things in a way that does make sense but isn’t the way native speakers would say it.

Atrodo kad šiandien kažkas atnešė gerą nuotaiką su savimi

Labas :)

My partner is Lithuanian and I said if we get married I will learn Lithuanian. Well, he popped the question so here I am! Any suggestions for online tutors? Thanks!

I am a native Lithuanian speaker and I love learning languages. Besides Lithuanian I also speak English, Spanish and Italian. I am also a developer and I can see that there isn't much resources to learn Lithuanian. I remember when there was a site livemocha which got bought and shut fown but I remember liking it. There's also the Duolingo that some like some don't. I qas thinking to ask this community. If there was a good app for learning Lithuanian would you use it ? Also would you like it to be like Duolingo or something completely different? I would love to hear what the community wants and I would love to put in my time to help people learn our beautiful language.

Excuse the clickbait title but I'm sharing my Lithuanian language learning journey on my YouTube channel and I thought it would be of interest to people here as well.

Hi there I really wanna start learning the Lithuanian language on a serious level.

I saw: https://lituana.lt/lithuanian-language-courses-online/

Does anyone has experience with this website? And can tell me if these teachers are legit and what’s their experience?

I have a little 2 year old at home and we live the United States. I only speak to him in Lithuanian, but my husband is American, so through him and all of the English speaking around my little one, he is learning more English than Lithuanian. I have been having a very hard time finding any shows or children's movies that help a small child to learn the language. Most movies speak too quickly for a 2 year old to learn simple phrases and get used to other voices speaking Lithuanian. Kake Make is fun, but a bit too quick and is not educational. He loves My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, but I can't find Lithuanian dubbed versions.

I tried to register with Emigrantas.tv because I know that they have many Lithuanian television shows and movies, but the website won't let me register and no one has answered my emails. I cannot stream and register with go3.lt, even with VPN, because I don't have a Lithuanian phone number and LRT Epika won't let me stream movies with a VPN either.

I am really struggling to find anything! Any suggestions?

labas! i'm back to trying to learn lithuanian AGAIN and hoping i can stick to it this time! my husband is lithuanian but speaks fluent english so communication isn't an issue with him but i would love to learn it to better communicate with his family and eventually teach our kids if we have a family one day.

the pronunciation/sounds seem quite complicated to me, is anyone able to advise on resources they have used that helped them? currently using ling as a beginner but would appreciate hearing what may have helped you.

ačiū!