- Mission 2012: My Big Fat Greek Mission
In anticipation of a coming trip to Lithuania this fall, I wanted to learn a little about the language. I decided this would be a good opportunity for me to put my list of the 10 most important things to know, to get by in any language to the test.
We’ve already learned some Lithuanian greetings, some common courtesies, and how to ask questions. This week, let’s learn about numbers.
Strictly regarding the number of words to learn here, there are more than there have been for the first four parts of this series. However, these are all just bare words, not phrases, so it’s not that much more. And numbers are usually pretty easy to learn.
First, the numbers 0-10:
From there, the numbers 11-19 are just adding -iolikas
From there it’s just prefixing with the higher tens, hundreds, thousands, etc:
There are some quantities that can’t be expressed numerically. Here are a few additional words to express quantity:
And then there are some words that are usually used with numbers, such as what you’re measuring.
Once you learn numbers, you also know the days of the week! Observe:
I have to say, that’s pretty handy. I thought the Russian days were easy, but this is even easier! Not only is it easy to remember, and helps you with learning numbers, but it also makes way more sense than a bunch of days named after ancient Roman gods.
