A Cup of Lithuanian
A Cup of Lithuanian is a Lithuanian language podcast designed for A2+ learners. Hosted by experienced native Lithuanian teachers, it covers everyday topics in a conversational style. Episodes are released every two weeks on Tuesday mornings and include subtitles. Listeners can adjust playback speed to aid comprehension.
Episodes
Vasara
Summer is here! In this episode, we talk about what summer is like in Lithuania, share our plans for the next three months, and give our recommendations for making the most of summer in Lithuania.We invite you to send us your stories in Lithuanian about your summer holidays in Lithuania. In September, we will prepare an episode in which we read your stories. Please send them by September 1. You ca
Muzika
In this episode, we talk about music in our lives. We discuss Lithuanian music we used to listen to and what we listen to now, the Lithuanian music festivals we’ve visited, and we also give some recommendations on what to listen to if you want to discover something when learning Lithuanian.And what music from your country would you recommend listening to? Please share your recommendations in the c
Žalioji aistra
In this episode, we talk about plants and the dangers found in nature. How can you successfully grow plants at home? What dangers are hiding in Lithuanian forests? Which herbs do Lithuanians use for medicine?If you’re a plant parent, send us a picture of your plant (acupoflithuanian@gmail.com or on Instagram). We’ll create a carousel featuring our listeners’ plants.It’s OK if you just want to list
Miestai ir miesteliai
How well do you know Lithuanian towns? Listen to this episode and try to guess which town we’re describing.Is there a town we haven’t mentioned that you’d really recommend visiting? Share it in the comments so we can all get ideas for our next trip around Lithuania.More information about the Lithuanian language camp for adults in Anykščiai can be found here.It’s OK if you just want to listen and c
Pupelės ar žolelės?
In this episode, we talk about coffee and tea in our lives. How often do we drink them? What about that Lithuanian way of drinking coffee that most foreigners find crazy? Would we like to try something new? And could we live without them?What about you? Tell us in the comments how many cups of coffee you drink per day. We’re curious to see how high that number gets!It’s OK if you just want to list
Nežemiškas viešbutis
In this episode, we talk about a very special hotel that is planned to be built not on our planet. We discuss whether we would like to stay there and other interesting hotels.The article about the hotel was found here. If you would like to read news in simpler Lithuanian, the section “Lengvai” by 15min.lt is highly recommended.It’s OK if you just want to listen and chill. If you’d like to challeng
Sportas
Are we good at basketball? In this episode, we talk about sports. We discuss what kinds of sports we do or have tried and what we would like to try in the future.It's a simple conversation in Lithuanian, very similar to what you might hear between two friends chatting about sports. It's completely in Lithuanian, so if you are learning Lithuanian, you can practise your Lithuanian listening
Mūsų augintiniai
How similar are cats and dogs? In this episode, we talk about our pets and compare them. Are they happy when we come back home? How well do they understand time? Are they allowed to sleep in our beds?Do you have any pets? Can you tell us about them in Lithuanian? We’d love to hear about them in the comments. 😉It’s OK if you just want to listen and chill. If you’d like to challenge yourself and pra
Meilės istorijos
Love is in the air! In this episode, we invited people to share and send us their true love stories — how they met their loved ones. Every story was written by a Lithuanian learner. 💓Now you have a unique chance to hear real love stories written in Lithuanian by people who are learning the language. We made only light corrections so you can learn from authentic texts without even small mistakes. S
Kas tai? Lietuviški patiekalai
Can you guess the Lithuanian dish? In this episode, we play a fun game: one of us describes a traditional Lithuanian food, and the other has to guess what it is. Will cepelinai make an appearance? Can you guess faster than we do?The Transcript is here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i_bx_R3kLFjDHnASZHA0R1l7fXcCpQOCPI-1FYCye9Q/edit?tab=t.0Vocabulary flashcards are here: https://quizlet.com/jo
Kas mes?
A Cup of Lithuanian is a podcast by experienced native Lithuanian teachers for A2+ learners.In each episode, we speak about everyday topics, like friends chatting. Listen while drinking coffee or tea, and don’t forget to replay episodes or slow them down to understand even more! All episodes on Spotify have subtitles, and you can adjust the speed. New episodes come out every two weeks on Tuesday m
