Láisvė

láisvė (noun):  freedom
Apart from "restoranas" and "alus" (beer), this is just about the only Lithuanian word that I recognise - and only because of the large hashtag placed in front of the Presidential Palace in Vilnius this week.  A topical issue in Lithuania currently as explained in yesterday's blip.


It's a complex language to outsiders and has links to Old Sanskrit.  "I am trying to learn Lithuanian:  Aš bandau išmokti kalbėti lietuviškai."

Not me.  Fortunately all the Lithuanians I spoke to spoke very good English.

A couple of extra blips today to add colour and context.