Café & Drinks

1. Vieną alų, prašau

   One beer, please

   Usage

   Order a beer at a bar or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   Direct objects in orders take the accusative. "prašau" alone means "please"

2. Stiklinę vandens, prašau

   A glass of water, please

   Usage

   Ask for water during a meal or on a hot day

   Grammar Note

   Container nouns are followed by genitive; "a glass of water" uses "vandens" (genitive)

3. Kavą su pienu, prašau

   Coffee with milk, please

   Usage

   Order coffee at a Lithuanian café, where café culture is popular

   Grammar Note

   "su" (with) governs the instrumental case. Lithuanian has 7 noun cases

4. Ar turite lietuviško alaus?

   Do you have Lithuanian beer?

   Usage

   Use when you want to try local Lithuanian beer brands

   Grammar Note

   Existential questions use the genitive. "Ar turite...?" is a polite inquiry

5. Ar galiu gauti kvitą?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Ask for a receipt after paying

   Grammar Note

   "gauti" is the infinitive; it follows the modal "galiu" (I can)

6. Šalta ar karšta?

   Cold or hot?

   Usage

   Confirm the temperature preference for a drink

   Grammar Note

   Neuter adjectives refer to an implied noun (drink); the noun is omitted by context

7. Noriu arbatos su citrina

   I would like tea with lemon

   Usage

   Order tea with lemon at a café

   Grammar Note

   "noriu" (I want) is followed by the genitive; "su" governs the instrumental

8. Kibinai — tradiciniai lietuviški pyragaičiai

   Kibinai — traditional Lithuanian pastries

   Usage

   Describe pairing snacks with drinks; a Karaite traditional pastry

   Grammar Note

   An appositive phrase takes the nominative: masculine nominative plurals end in "-ai" (tradiciniai) or "-i" (lietuviški). The Lithuanian spelling is "kibinai"; "kybynlar" is the Karaim plural

9. Dar vieno, prašau

   One more, please

   Usage

   Ask for another round of the same drink

   Grammar Note

   "vieno" is the genitive of "vienas" (one); quantities use the genitive

10. Sveiki atvykę! Išgerkime!

    Welcome! Let's drink!

    Usage

    A welcoming toast in Lithuanian social culture

    Grammar Note

    "Išgerkime" is the first-person plural imperative (hortative), meaning "let us drink"

11. Be ledo

    No ice

    Usage

    Point when ordering if you are unsure about the water used for ice

12. Mineralinis vanduo

    Mineral water

    Usage

    For bottled water; tap water is "vanduo iš čiaupo"

13. Negazuotas vanduo

    Still water

    Usage

    In Lithuania plain "water" may arrive sparkling, so specify

14. Gazuotas vanduo

    Sparkling water

    Usage

    Use when you do want the fizzy kind

15. Karštas vanduo

    Hot water

    Usage

    Point when asking for hot water for baby formula or instant food

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