Basic Nouns

1. Vanduo

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water; works with pointing

   Grammar Note

   Nouns are given in the nominative. Lithuanian has seven cases: vandens (genitive), vandenį (accusative).

2. Maistas

   Food

   Usage

   The general word when you are looking for something to eat

3. Pinigai

   Money

   Usage

   Comes up when paying or changing currency

   Grammar Note

   "Pinigai" is used in the plural; the singular pinigas is rare.

4. Tualetas

   Toilet

   Usage

   The word alone is enough to ask for directions

5. Popierinės nosinaitės

   Tissue

   Usage

   For asking at a shop or a diner

6. Vaistai

   Medicine

   Usage

   The core word at a pharmacy, paired with your symptom

   Grammar Note

   "Vaistai" is plural for medicine; a single tablet is "tabletė".

7. Bagažas

   Luggage

   Usage

   For checking in, picking up, or storing bags

8. Raktas

   Key

   Usage

   For collecting or returning it at hotel reception

9. Bilietas

   Ticket

   Usage

   The base word for transport and admission tickets

10. Pasas

    Passport

    Usage

    Comes up at every check-in and border control

11. Telefonas

    Phone

    Usage

    Refers to the device and to making a call

12. Įkroviklis

    Charger

    Usage

    When you want to borrow one at a hotel or café

13. Stotis

    Station

    Usage

    The easiest landmark to name when asking directions

14. Ligoninė

    Hospital

    Usage

    The first word you need if you fall ill

15. Policija

    Police

    Usage

    For theft or accidents; the word alone gets help

16. Parduotuvė

    Shop

    Usage

    The general word when hunting for somewhere to buy things

17. Kambarys

    Room

    Usage

    For negotiating a stay or confirming a room number

18. Kelias

    Road

    Usage

    Used when asking directions, often over a map

19. Šeima

    Family

    Usage

    Comes up in small talk about who you are travelling with

20. Vardas

    Name

    Usage

    For confirming a booking or introducing yourself

21. Galva

    Head

    Usage

    A body part to point at when showing where it hurts

22. Akis

    Eye

    Usage

    Nominative singular; both eyes are "akys"

23. Dantis

    Tooth

    Usage

    Point when a tooth hurts; the plural is "dantys"

24. Gerklė

    Throat

    Usage

    Point for a sore throat; the outer neck is "kaklas"

25. Pilvas

    Belly / abdomen

    Usage

    Point for stomach ache; the stomach organ itself is "skrandis"

26. Nugara

    Back

    Usage

    Point when your back hurts

27. Juosmuo

    Lower back / waist

    Usage

    The lower back specifically; the whole back is "nugara"

28. Koja

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Lithuanian uses one word for leg and foot; the foot alone is "pėda". Point at your own body to narrow it down

29. Ranka

    Hand / arm

    Usage

    Lithuanian uses one word for hand and arm; the hand alone is "plaštaka". Point at your own body to narrow it down

30. Krūtinė

    Chest

    Usage

    The rib-cage area; breasts are the separate word "krūtys"

31. Viešbutis

    Hotel

    Usage

    Show a driver or passer-by where you are heading

32. Oro uostas

    Airport

    Usage

    Show a taxi driver where you are going; road signs use the same words

33. Autobusų stotelė

    Bus stop

    Usage

    A roadside stop is "stotelė"; a bus terminal is "stotis"

34. Ambasada

    Embassy

    Usage

    Show where you need to go after losing a passport

35. Bankomatas

    ATM

    Usage

    Point to ask where you can withdraw cash

36. Valiutos keitykla

    Currency exchange

    Usage

    The wording on exchange-office signs; also understood at bank counters

37. Savitarnos skalbykla

    Self-service laundry

    Usage

    A place you wash your own clothes; plain "skalbykla" can also mean a drop-off laundry

38. Konsulatas

    Consulate

    Usage

    The consular office headed by a consul, and its building; an embassy is "ambasada"

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