Bedeutung
Soup served at a high temperature.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Soup is considered the 'pirmas patiekalas' (first course) and is essential for a complete lunch. Skipping it is often seen as not having a 'proper' meal. In this western region of Lithuania, soups are often heartier and may include more sour cream (grietinė) and fat. This region is known for its variety of flour-based soups and dumplings in hot broth. In cities like Vilnius, 'trinta sriuba' (pureed soup) has become a trendy version of the traditional 'karšta sriuba'.
The Genitive Rule
When ordering or saying you want soup, always use 'karštos sriubos'. It's the most common mistake for beginners!
Temperature Warning
Lithuanians often serve soup extremely hot. Always blow on your spoon before taking a sip!
Bedeutung
Soup served at a high temperature.
The Genitive Rule
When ordering or saying you want soup, always use 'karštos sriubos'. It's the most common mistake for beginners!
Temperature Warning
Lithuanians often serve soup extremely hot. Always blow on your spoon before taking a sip!
Diminutives
Using 'sriubytė' makes you sound much more like a native speaker in casual, friendly settings.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'karšta sriuba' (Genitive case).
Aš noriu ____.
The verb 'noriu' requires the genitive case.
Which adjective matches the feminine noun 'sriuba'?
____ sriuba.
'Sriuba' is feminine singular, so 'karšta' is the correct form.
Complete the dialogue.
Padavėjas: Ką norėtumėte užsisakyti? Klientas: Man, prašau, ____.
In this context, the client is ordering a specific item (Accusative). 'Karštos sriubos' (Genitive) is also acceptable for 'some soup'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You are at a restaurant and want to know the soup of the day.
This is the standard way to ask for the daily hot soup.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenAš noriu ____.
The verb 'noriu' requires the genitive case.
____ sriuba.
'Sriuba' is feminine singular, so 'karšta' is the correct form.
Padavėjas: Ką norėtumėte užsisakyti? Klientas: Man, prašau, ____.
In this context, the client is ordering a specific item (Accusative). 'Karštos sriubos' (Genitive) is also acceptable for 'some soup'.
Situation: You are at a restaurant and want to know the soup of the day.
This is the standard way to ask for the daily hot soup.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
5 FragenTraditionally, yes. In a full Lithuanian meal, it comes before the 'antras patiekalas' (main course).
No, 'sriuba' is feminine, so it must be 'karšta'.
Sauerkraut soup (raugintų kopūstų sriuba) and beet soup (burokėlių sriuba) are among the most popular.
Yes, though cold soups like šaltibarščiai are more popular when it's very hot outside.
You say 'Aš verdu karštą sriubą'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Šalta sriuba
contrastCold soup
Dienos sriuba
specialized formSoup of the day
Soti sriuba
similarFilling/Hearty soup
Naminė sriuba
similarHomemade soup
