Vehicles

1. Automobilis

   Car

   Usage

   The general word; people also just say mašina

2. Autobusas

   City bus

   Usage

   The city bus; the stop is autobusų stotelė. In Vilnius you tap your travel card on the validator as you board

3. Tarpmiestinis autobusas

   Intercity coach

   Usage

   tarp, between, plus miestas, city. The coach station, autobusų stotis, sits next to the railway station in Vilnius, with services to Kaunas, Klaipėda and Riga

4. Mikroautobusas

   Minibus

   Usage

   Colloquially maršrutkė — a small bus running a fixed route, used for regional and suburban services, and often quicker than the full-size coach

5. Troleibusas

   Trolleybus

   Usage

   A bus drawing power from overhead wires. Lithuania has no trams at all, so in Vilnius and Kaunas this is the electric option — and the same ticket covers bus and trolleybus

6. Traukinys

   Train

   Usage

   The national railway's passenger trains, leaving Vilnius station for Kaunas, Klaipėda and Trakai. A short branch line links the station to Vilnius airport

7. Funikulierius

   Funicular

   Usage

   Kaunas has two of them, up Žaliakalnis and up Aleksotas, running since the 1930s with their original wooden cars. The Aleksotas one opens onto the best view of the old town

8. Taksi

   Taxi

   Usage

   Fares differ by company, and cars waiting at the airport or old town can be pricey — an app makes the price clear up front

9. Motociklas

   Motorcycle

   Usage

   Almost nobody rides one through the icy winter

10. Motoroleris

    Moped / scooter

    Usage

    The step-through scooter — not the e-kick-scooter, which is paspirtukas

11. Dviratis

    Bicycle

    Usage

    dvi, two, plus ratas, wheel. The cycle route along the Curonian Spit, between pine woods and dunes, is the classic ride

12. Paspirtukas

    Kick scooter / e-scooter

    Usage

    The electric kind is elektrinis paspirtukas. Share services cover central Vilnius and Kaunas — unlock by app, and mind the rules on pavement speed and parking

13. Lėktuvas

    Airplane

    Usage

    The airport is oro uostas, literally the port of the air. Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga all have international ones

14. Laivas

    Ship

    Usage

    The big kind; passenger ships to Germany and Sweden sail from Klaipėda

15. Keltas

    Ferry

    Usage

    The crossing from Klaipėda to Smiltynė on the Curonian Spit. The old-town berth takes foot passengers and bicycles; cars go from the other terminal

16. Valtis

    Boat

    Usage

    A small boat, as used on the Trakai lakes and for paddling the Nemunas

17. Greitosios pagalbos automobilis

    Ambulance

    Usage

    Literally the car of quick help, shortened to greitoji in speech. The emergency number is 112

18. Policijos automobilis

    Police car

    Usage

    The police are policija; theft reports are filed at a station

19. Gaisrinė mašina

    Fire engine

    Usage

    gaisras is a fire; the fire service also answers on 112

20. Sunkvežimis

    Truck

    Usage

    From sunkus, heavy, plus vežti, to carry. The main roads carry a lot of international freight

21. Furgonas

    Van

    Usage

    The cargo van you hire for a move or a bulky load

22. Nuomojamas automobilis

    Rental car

    Usage

    nuoma means hire, and rental desks are signed automobilių nuoma. Winter tyres are compulsory in the cold months, rentals included

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