Lithuanian Word of the Day
draugas
/DRAU-gas/ • noun — 12th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: friend (male or general term for a friend)
Examples
- Mano draugas gyvena netoli.
(My friend lives nearby.) - Ar nori susipažinti su mano draugu?
(Do you want to meet my friend?) - Draugas man padėjo persikelti.
(A friend helped me move.)
Synonyms
- bičiulis
- draugė
Use draugas for a friend in everyday conversation. Draugas is often used as a general term or for a male friend; draugė refers to a female friend (and can also mean girlfriend in a romantic context). In speech you will hear plural draugai (friends) and the vocative/other cases change the ending (e.g., su mano draugu = with my friend).
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