Lithuanian A2 exam:
the oral part

The oral part (kalbėjimas) is what people fear most: in the written part you have time to think, here an examiner sits opposite you and a timer is running. The good news is that the oral topics are set by the exam programme, so you can prepare for them in advance.

One thing first: NŠA does not publish the official tasks for the second and third parts. All questions below are our own examples, written from the topics and situations in the programme. The wording at the exam will differ, but the topics are the same.

How the oral part works

According to the NŠA instructions, the oral part takes 12–14 minutes per candidate and has three tasks:

1. General personal questions, 2–3 minutes, no preparation.
2. Second task, 4–5 minutes, with one minute of preparation before it.
3. Third task in two parts, 2 minutes each, with one minute of preparation for each.

One examiner leads the conversation, the other assesses. Tasks are handed out on a sheet and the conversation is recorded. If you run out of time, the examiner moves on to the next task. Each of the three tasks gets 0 to 3 points, and the interviewing examiner adds 0 or 1. A2 requires at least 6 points out of 10. These NŠA rules are written for the category exam; they have not been officially published for the residence exam. More on scoring and registration in the guide Lithuanian A2 exam for permanent residence.

What the programme requires

The exam programme describes speaking like this: the candidate should be able to talk with the examiner, ask and answer simple questions and briefly talk about themselves, their personal life, living conditions and surroundings, work, social life and free time.

The programme's topics (12 blocks):

The situations the programme names: giving information about yourself and asking for directions or the time; dealing with institutions (police, clinic, post office, bank); arranging housing, a meeting or a trip; shopping; ordering food; understanding and giving simple instructions; getting acquainted, inviting, making plans together, giving opinions and expressing emotions.

One more detail from the programme: the exam only covers topics that should not cause the candidate unpleasant emotions.

Part 1: questions about yourself

These are general questions and the easiest to prepare for. Examples (ours, based on the programme):

• Kuo jūs vardu? What is your name?
• Iš kur jūs esate? Where are you from?
• Kur jūs gyvenate? Where do you live?
• Kiek laiko gyvenate Lietuvoje? How long have you lived in Lithuania?
• Su kuo jūs gyvenate? Who do you live with?
• Kuo jūs dirbate? What do you do for a living?
• Kokias kalbas mokate? What languages do you speak?
• Ką mėgstate veikti laisvalaikiu? What do you like doing in your free time?
• Kodėl mokotės lietuvių kalbos? Why are you learning Lithuanian?

Answer in two or three sentences: a fact, a detail, your attitude. Instead of Dirbu parduotuvėje. say Dirbu parduotuvėje, esu kasininkė. Darbas įdomus, bet kartais sunkus. (I work in a shop, I am a cashier. The work is interesting but sometimes hard.)

Part 2: talking about a topic

You get one minute to prepare and 4–5 minutes for the task. NŠA does not publish the exact format of the sheet, so practise a 2–3 minute talk on each topic from the table and be ready for follow-up questions. Practice topics:

• Papasakokite apie savo butą ar namą. Tell me about your flat or house.
• Papasakokite apie savo darbo dieną. Tell me about your working day.
• Kaip jūs leidžiate savaitgalį? How do you spend your weekend?
• Kaip jūs važiuojate į darbą? How do you get to work?
• Kur jūs perkate maistą? Where do you buy food?
• Koks oras jums patinka? Kodėl? What weather do you like? Why?

In the preparation minute, sketch a three-point plan: what, where and when, what you like or not. For your flat: how many rooms and where, what is nearby, what you would like to change.

Part 3: two short situations

The third task has two parts of 2 minutes each. Judging by the list of situations in the programme, these are everyday conversations: calling, booking, arranging, buying. Practice examples:

• Jūs norite užsiregistruoti pas gydytoją. Paskambinkite į polikliniką. You want to book a doctor's appointment. Call the clinic.
• Jūs ieškote buto. Paskambinkite savininkui ir paklauskite apie kainą. You are looking for a flat. Call the owner and ask about the price.
• Pakvieskite draugą į kiną ir susitarkite dėl laiko. Invite a friend to the cinema and agree on a time.
• Paklauskite praeivio, kaip nueiti iki stoties. Ask a passer-by how to get to the station.

In a situation you start the conversation yourself: greet, say what you need, ask two or three questions, say thank you.

Phrases that help

The programme specifically lists giving an opinion, starting and continuing a conversation, correcting yourself and asking for clarification. Know these by heart:

• Atsiprašau, ar galite pakartoti? Sorry, could you repeat that?
• Ar galite kalbėti lėčiau? Could you speak more slowly?
• Nesupratau. Ką reiškia šis žodis? I did not understand. What does this word mean?
• Man atrodo, kad… It seems to me that…
• Man patinka…, nes… I like…, because…
• Ne, norėjau pasakyti, kad… No, I meant to say that…

How to practise

Long pauses and one-word answers cost the most points in the oral part. A simple routine helps: every day, 15–20 minutes of speaking out loud against a timer, one or two topics from the table. Record yourself on your phone, listen back and note where you stopped and which endings you mixed up. After a week, repeat the same topics: you should be speaking longer and more smoothly.

If you have no one to talk to, talk to an AI. Talkfirst has a mock oral A2 exam with three timed parts and free conversation in Lithuanian on everyday topics, with feedback on pauses and mistakes in English. Everything about Lithuanian in Talkfirst is on the page Lithuanian from zero and for the exam.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: programme of the state Lithuanian language exam (items 9.4, 10, 11, 12), NŠA instructions for the oral part, NŠA scoring rules of 27 February 2026. Checked on 3 October 2026.