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Vesta Balsė
Lithuanian
Native
English
Spanish

From Lithuania

Living in Other, Lithuania

Helping you make more mistakes and speak and sound Lithuanian, ish 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻! :) Hi there! I am Vesta - a language learning enthusiast turned italki community tutor and a writer on "Sounds Lithuanian, ish" on Substack for people worldwide who want to speak Lithuanian confidently. I enjoy learning languages myself as it opens the doors to new experiences! I speak English to a high standard as I've lived in the UK for many years. I also speak Spanish and have a lot of love for the Mediterranean! As a teacher, I aim to make our sessions fun and interesting. In our lessons, we work from books such as "Colloquial Lithuanian", "Nė dienos be lietuvių kalbos" and other resources online. My main goal is for you to feel safe in making more mistakes which then leads to confidence expressing yourself in Lithuanian. From years of working in Behaviour Change with people, I know that adding new routines is not easy. Busy life and competing commitments make it difficult to stick to a routine. While I am encouraging and supportive, my best advice for a beginner is to lower your expectations when learning. Less is more at the very beginning while you are building a routine. Language immersion is one of the best things to do. I love sharing links to articles, videos and audios for you to get used to the language based on your current level. The main objective of the lessons is to have fun, make mistakes, and learn from them and you are ...
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For beginners·16
Dinara Abilmazhinova
45 Lithuanian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vesta is a great teacher, who makes learning fun and easy to understand. Patient, supportive and uses different methods to help you understand the language more. I enjoy every class and always feel motivated :)
Student Gerry
Gerry
4 Lithuanian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Excellent lesson. Vesta coached me in pronunciation and was hugely supportive! She has provided recordings for me to practice with before the next lesson.
Student Leo
Leo
2 Lithuanian lessons
A great first lesson with Vesta - I felt very comfortable with her! She corrected me, provided insight into my language skills and gave me great recommendations on what to do next :) Can't wait for the next lesson!
Student Spencer
Spencer
3 Lithuanian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vesta is an excellent teacher! she is knowledgeable, friendly and patient. She utilizes the lesson time effectively and pushes her students to actually use the language. I can't wait for my next lesson!
Student Leo
Leo
2 Lithuanian lessons
Vesta is a very nice person to talk to! She makes me feel comfortable and confident to speak during the lesson 💛
Student Maddy
Maddy
4 Lithuanian lessons
Great lesson as always! Challenging me to build sentences from grammar we’ve previously covered, as well as introducing new nouns to practice with.