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Adjectives and basic agreement

Add simple descriptive detail to people, places, and things

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Adjectives and basic agreement

Add simple descriptive detail to people, places, and things

Describe familiar people, places, and everyday things with short adjective+noun chunks.

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You unlock a first description toolkit: “didelis kambarys”, “maža virtuvė”, “gražus parkas”, “graži gatvė”, “gera kava”, and “blogas internetas”.

Two adults comparing room, neighborhood, and cafe photos in a Lithuanian community-learning setting.
Step 1

Teacher explanation

In this lesson, learn adjective+noun pairs as one usable chunk: didelis kambarys, maža virtuvė, gera kava, gražus parkas. That lets you describe real things immediately instead of waiting for a full grammar table.

Notice one simple pattern: many masculine description chunks end with an adjective in -s, while many feminine chunks use -a. Hear the pair, repeat the pair, and build confidence through short real-life descriptions.

Use it first

Key language

Didelis kambarys.
A big room.

Learn the adjective together with the noun as one description chunk.

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Maža virtuvė.
A small kitchen.

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Gražus parkas.
A beautiful park.

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Graži gatvė.
A beautiful street.

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Gera kava.
Good coffee.

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Blogas internetas.
Bad internet.

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Naujas telefonas.
A new phone.

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Sena knyga.
An old book.

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Pattern spotlight

Hear the pair, not the table

For beginner descriptions, learn the adjective together with the noun: didelis kambarys, maža virtuvė, gera kava. Listen for the ending pair and repeat it as one rhythm.

Didelis kambarys.
A big room.
Maža virtuvė.
A small kitchen.
Gera kava.
Good coffee.
Input

Looking at two listings

Two adult learners compare a room photo and a neighborhood listing after class.

Ema
Žiūrėk, čia didelis kambarys.
Look, this is a big room.
Matas
Taip. O čia maža virtuvė.
Yes. And here is a small kitchen.
Ema
Parkas gražus.
The park is beautiful.
Matas
Taip, ir gatvė graži.
Yes, and the street is beautiful too.
Ema
Kava gera?
Is the coffee good?
Matas
Taip, kava gera. Bet internetas blogas.
Yes, the coffee is good. But the internet is bad.
Check yourself
Reading

Micro-reading

Čia didelis kambarys. Virtuvė maža. Parkas gražus. Gatvė graži. Kava gera.
Here is a big room. The kitchen is small. The park is beautiful. The street is beautiful. The coffee is good.
Find one masculine description and one feminine description.
Say or write

Guided output

Say it yourself
Pasakykite: Didelis kambarys.
Say: A big room.
Pause 4s
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Didelis kambarys.
A big room.
Pasakykite: Maža virtuvė.
Say: A small kitchen.
Pause 4s
Show sample answer
Maža virtuvė.
A small kitchen.
Atsakykite: Koks parkas?
Answer: What is the park like?
Pause 4s
Show sample answer
Gražus parkas.
A beautiful park.
Atsakykite: Kokia gatvė?
Answer: What is the street like?
Pause 4s
Show sample answer
Graži gatvė.
A beautiful street.
Pasakykite du trumpus aprašymus apie vietą ar daiktą.
Say two short descriptions about a place or thing.
Pause 6s
Show sample answer
Didelis kambarys. Gera kava.
A big room. Good coffee.
Write four short description chunks

Write 4 short descriptions about one room, one place, and two everyday things.

  • •Use one big/small description
  • •Use one good/bad description
  • •Keep every description short: adjective + noun
Practice

Quick practice

Which phrase means “beautiful street”?
___ kambarys.
Match the adjective to the meaning.
Select a phrase on the left, then choose its match on the right.
Prompt
Match
Put the street description in order.
Answer area
Tap the tokens below to build the sentence.
Token bank
Write one masculine description chunk and one feminine description chunk.
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Support

Learner notes

English support
Pronunciation
  • • Say gražus with a clear ž sound in the middle.
  • • In didelis, keep the last part light: di-de-lis.
Watch for
  • • English adjectives do not change, but Lithuanian often changes the adjective with the noun chunk. At A1, do not memorize a table first. Memorize the pair: didelis kambarys, maža virtuvė.
Tip
  • • Build two memory lanes: masculine chunks like gražus parkas, feminine chunks like graži gatvė.
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I can add simple descriptive detail to people, places, and everyday things in Lithuanian.

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