A collection of useful phrases in Samogitian (žemaitiu kalba), an Eastern Baltic language spoken in the Samogitia region in western Lithuania.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal
| Phrase | žemaitiu kalba (Samogitian) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Svēkė atvīkė̄! |
| Hello (General greeting) | Svēks (inf) Svēkė (inf) Labdėin (frm) |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Kāp gīvenė? Kāp laikuotėis? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Gerā, diekau Diēkou, gerā. Diēkou, gers yr? |
| Long time no see | Ėlgā nesimatiem! |
| What's your name? | Kāp tavė vadėn? Kuoks tāva vārds? Kuoks tamstas vārds? (frm) |
| My name is ... | Mona vards ... Mōna vārds yr ... |
| Where are you from? | Iš kor to ėsi? |
| I'm from ... | Aš iš ... |
| Pleased to meet you | Maluonu tàvėm matyt Maluono tavi susitėktė |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Labrīt |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
|
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Lab vakar Laba vakara |
| Good night | Laba vakara Labanakt Saldiū sapnū |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Sudėivo Sudieu Vėsa gera Baibai (inf) |
| Good luck! | Siekmies! |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
|
| Have a nice day | Geruos dėinuos! |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Skanē panjiestė! |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
|
| Yes | Je Noje Tēp |
| No | Ne |
| Maybe | |
| I don't know | Nežėnau Nažėnau |
| Do you understand? | A to suprūnti? |
| I understand | Soprontu Suprōnto |
| I don't understand | Nesopronto Nasopronto |
| Please speak more slowly | |
| Please say that again | |
| Please write it down | |
| Do you speak English? | Ruokounaties onglėškā? Vuo tamsta ruokounatėis onglėškā? A muoki ānglėškā? |
| Do you speak Samogitian? | Ruokounaties žemaitėškā? A muoki žemāitėškā? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Biškilieli muoko |
| Do you speak a language other than Samogitian? |
|
| Speak to me in Samogitian | |
| How do you say ... in Samogitian? | |
| Excuse me | Atsėprašau Duovėnuoket |
| How much is this? | Kėik? Vuo kėik tas kaštou? |
| Sorry | Atsėprašau |
| Please | Prašau Prašáu |
| Thank you | Diēkou Diekau |
| Reply to thank you | Prašuom Ì sveikāta Ėsi laukāms arba Užvažiouk kumet nuorės |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Kor īr tolets? Kor īr ėšvėitė? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| Do you come here often? | |
| I miss you | |
| I love you | Aš tavi mylo Aš tavi mylio |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | Ēk šalėn! |
| Help! | Ratavuokėt! Ratavuoket! |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | Stabdīket! |
| Call the police! | |
| Christmas greetings | |
| New Year greetings | |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | |
| Congratulations! | |
| One language is never enough | |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Hear some Samogitian phrases:
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Samogitian | Phrases | Numbers
Other collections of Samogitian phrases
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samogitian_language#Samples
https://wikitravel.org/en/Samogitian_phrasebook
Latvian, Lithuanian, Samogitian
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