Lithuanian Self-Instruction (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Laukis, J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332238475 ISBN 13: 9781332238477

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Lithuanian Self-Instruction

A, A, B, C, C, D, E, E, E, G, I, I, Y, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, S, T, U, U, V, Z, Z.

The Lithuanian alphabet consists of 29 characters, each one representing one invariable sound.

The elementary sounds of the Lithuanian language are divided into Vocals, Semivocals and Consonants.

The Vocal sounds are subdivided into Plain and Nasal sounds.

The Plain Vocal sounds are these: a, e (which may be long and short); i, u, (which are always short sounds); o, e, u, (which are always long sounds).

The Nasal Vocal sounds are these: a, e, i, u. They are always long sounds, formed from a combination of a, e, i, u, and sound n, as in bank. The literary language of to-day thus expresses these nasal sounds, although some authors still prefer to write them thus: an, en, in, un - resembling the French usage.

Lithuanian orthography is phonetic, each character having one invariable sound. When once this is acquired, the pronunciation is easy.

In order to give an idea to the English student of the Lithuanian language, of its elementary sounds, we deem it well to give an explanation below of every sound separately.

The a sound is the same as the English a in the word far, viz.: Tas, that; kas, who.

The e sound answers to the English a in the word pass, viz.: Per, through; ten, there. A and e sounds can be long and short.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1332238475
• ISBN 13: 9781332238477
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 80