esminis

Meaning

essential, fundamental

Example

There is an essential difference between these two plans that nobody noticed.

More words at level C1

• galiausiai in the end, finally
• grėsmė threat
• ilgesys longing, yearning
• indėlis contribution
• itin extremely, particularly
• išskirtinis exceptional, distinctive
• išvada conclusion
• iššūkis challenge

How to learn a word, not just look it up

• How spaced repetition works

  Memory lets a word go along a curve. Spaced repetition schedules the next flashcard just before the word slips, so every repeat buys more time than the one before it.

• Learning Lithuanian as an English speaker

  Seven cases, no shared vocabulary and a stress mark nobody writes down. What is genuinely hard about Lithuanian for an English speaker, what is easier than advertised, and the order that works.