Beginner’s guide to Estonian
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Basic Estonian Phrases
YES = JAH ja
Hello – TERE (tere)
Goodbye – HEAD AEGA (head aega)
See you, bye – NÄGEMIST (nagemist)
Thank you – TÄNAN, AITÄH (tanan, aitaeh)
Please, here you are – PALUN (palun)
Good morning – TERE HOMMIKUST (tere ommikust)
Good evening – TERE ÕHTUST (tere ohtust)
Good night – HEAD ÖÖD (head ood)
Yes – JAH (ja)
No – EI (ei)
Sorry – VABANDUST (vabandust)
No problem – POLE MIDAGI (pole midagi)
I understand – MA SAAN ARU (ma saan aru)
I don’t understand – MA EI SAA ARU (ma ei saa aru)
How are you? – KUIDAS LÄHEB? (kuidas laheb)
I`m fine – MUL LÄHEB HÄSTI (Mul laheb haesti)
Great! – SUPER!
Cool - LAHE
I don`t speak Estonian – MA EI RÄÄGI EESTI KEELT (ma ei raagi eesti keelt)
Shopping
How much is this? – PALJU MAKSAB? (palju maksab)
Shop – POOD, KAUPLUS (pood, kauplus)
Department store – KAUBAMAJA (kaubamaja)
Emergencies
Help! – APPI (appi)
Watch out! - ETTEVAATUST (ettevaatust)
Please help! – PALUN AIDAKE (palun aidake)
Eating and drinking
Bon appetit! - HEAD ISU (head isu)
The bill, please – ARVE, PALUN (arve, palun)
Cheers! – TERVISEKS (terviseks)
Learn more:
http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/estonian.php
