No. 104 in Lithuanian

šiandien

"Šiandien" means "today" in English.

In a sentence

Šiandien oras yra labai gražus.
Today the weather is very nice.
The word 'šiandien' is used to indicate that the action or description pertains to the current day.
Neturiu daug planų šiandien.
I don't have many plans today.
Here 'šiandien' appears to clarify that the lack of plans concerns today's time frame.
Ar turėsi laiko susitikti šiandien vakare?
Will you have time to meet this evening today?
In this case, 'šiandien' specifies that the meeting being inquired about is intended for the current day's evening.

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