No. 49 in Lithuanian

čia

"Čia" means "here" in English.

In a sentence

Čia yra mano knyga.
Here is my book.
In this sentence, 'čia' is used to indicate location, equivalent to 'here' in English.
Kodėl tu čia?
Why are you here?
In this sentence, 'čia' is used to specify the place someone is at, also translated as 'here' in English.
Aš visada randu ramybę čia.
I always find peace here.
Here, 'čia' describes the place where a situation or feeling occurs, and it translates as 'here' in English.

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