Estonia (Estonian language) is a Baltic Finnish language that is closely related to the Finnish language. There are more than 1.1 million speakers of the Estonian language.
Understand
Say it
Pronouncing Estonia is easy for Finns, with the exceptions mentioned below. Alphabet:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s š z ž t u v õ ä ö ü
In addition to these c, q, w, x, y sometimes appear in loanwords.
- Ä ä pronounced in the same way as in Finnish.
- Ö ö pronounced in the same way as in Finnish.
- Ü ü is Estonian y.
- Õ õ pronounced so that the tongue is like u, but the lips are like when pronouncing e [ɤ]. The message usually gets through even if it sounds like a mere Ö.
- Š š sounds incl .
- Ž ž sounds zh.
Some tips:
- There is no in Estonia vocal harmony, so the front and back vowels may appear in the same word (e.g. thank you "thank you").
- Consonants n, t, s and l can dissolve, i.e. pronounced "with j" as in Russia, most often (but not always) in front of i or j. However, this is not marked when writing, so salary may be pronounced "pa [lj] k" (log) or "pay" (pay).
- Long vowels are marked by doubling as in Finnish, but they can be both half-length (shorter than Finnish) that too long (longer than Finnish). In ordinary writing, overly vowels are not marked, but in dictionaries, etc., sometimes with an `accent.
Grammar
Travel Glossary
General signs
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Rudiments
- Good day
- Good day.
- Hi
- Hello
- How are you?
- How are you / How is your hand?
- Good thanks.
- Thanks, fine.
- What is your name?
- What is your name
- What is your name?
- What is your name
- My name is ______ .
- My name is ______.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Could you / would I ...
- Please.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome
- Please.
- Yes
- Yes.
- No.
- No.
- Sorry (attracting attention)
- Excuse me ...
- Sorry (apology)
- Sorry.
- Goodbye.
- Have a good time.
- bye
- Goodbye / Goodbye
- I do not speak Estonian.
- I do not speak Estonian.
- Do you speak Finnish?
- Do you speak finnish
- Does anyone here speak Finnish?
- Is there anyone here who speaks Finnish?
- Help!
- Help / Help!
- Precautionary!
- Caution / Watch out!
- Good morning.
- Good morning / morning
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
- Good night.
- Good night.
- I do not understand
- I don't understand.
- Where is the toilet?
- Where is the toilet / WC?
Ills
- Let me be at ease!
- Leave me alone.
- Do not touch!
- Don't touch me!
- I call the police.
- I'll call the police.
- Police!
- Police!
- Stop! Thief!
- Stop! Thief!
- I need your help.
- I need your help.
- There is an emergency now.
- This is an emergency.
- I'm lost.
- I'm wrong.
- My bag disappeared.
- I lost my bag.
- My wallet disappeared.
- I lost my wallet.
- I'm sick.
- I'm sick.
- I'm hurt.
- I'm injured.
- I need a doctor.
- I need a doctor.
- Can I call?
- Can I use your phone?
Numbers
- 1
- one
- 2
- two
- 3
- three
- 4
- gallop
- 5
- five
- 6
- per month
- 7
- seven
- 8
- eight
- 9
- nine
- 10
- ten
- 11
- each other
- 12
- twelve
- 13
- thirteen
- 14
- fourteen
- 15
- fifteen
- 16
- sixteen
- 17
- seventeen
- 18
- eighteen
- 19
- nineteen
- 20
- twenty
- 21
- twenty one
- 2X
- twenty X
- 30
- thirty
- 40
- forty
- 50
- fifty
- 60
- sixty
- 70
- seventy
- 80
- eighty
- 90
- ninety
- 100
- hundred
- 200
- two hundred
- 300
- three hundred
- 1000
- thousand
- 2000
- two thousand
- 1,000,000
- million
- 1,000,000,000
- billion
- 1,000,000,000,000
- billion
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- number _____
- half
- pool
- less
- less
- more
- more
Time
- now
- now
- later
- later
- before
- omen
- morning
- in the morning
- afternoon
- in the afternoon
- evening
- evening
- night
- night
Time
- one o'clock in the morning
- at one in the morning
- at two in the morning
- at two in the morning
- midday
- noon
- at 1 p.m.
- at 1 p.m.
- at 2 p.m.
- at fourteen
- midnight
- midnight
Duration
- _____ minutes
- _____ minutes
- _____ hours
- _____ hour (s)
- _____ days
- _____ day (s)
- _____ weeks
- _____ weeks
- _____ month / month
- _____ month (s)
- _____ year / year
- _____ year (s)
Days
- today
- today
- yesterday
- yesterday
- tomorrow
- tomorrow
- this week
- this week
- last week
- last week
- next week
- next week
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Monday
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Saturday
Months
- January
- January
- February
- February
- March
- March
- April
- April
- May
- mai
- June
- June
- July
- July
- August
- August
- September
- September
- October
- October
- November
- November
- December
- December
Colors
- black
- black
- white
- white
- gray
- hall
- red
- red
- blue
- blue
- yellow
- yellow
- green
- green
- Orange
- orange
- violet
- purple
- brown
- brown
- pink
- rose
Transport
Place names
- America
- America
- Canada
- Canada
- Denmark
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Estonia
- Finland
- Finland
- France
- France
- Germany
- Germany country
- Japan
- Japan
- Norway
- Norway
- Russia
- Russia
- Spain
- Spain
- Swedish
- Sweden
- U.S.
- United States
- Copenhagen
- Copenhagen
- London
- London
- Paris
- Paris
- Peter
- St. Petersburg
- Stockholm
- Stockholm
Bus and train
- How much does the ticket cost _____?
- How much does a ticket _____ cost?
- One ticket _____, please.
- One ticket _____, please.
- Where does this train / bus go?
- Where is this Train / Bus going?
- Where is the _____ train / bus?
- Where does the Train / Bus _____ leave?
- Does this train / bus stop at _____?
- Does this Train / Bus stop _____?
- When does the _____ train / bus leave?
- When does the Train / Bus leave _____?
- When does this train / bus arrive _____?
- When does Train / Bus arrive _____?
Instructions
- How do I get _____ ?
- How do I get _____?
- ... to the train station?
- ... train station?
- ... to the bus station?
- ... at the bus station?
- ... to the airport?
- ... the airport?
- ... downtown?
- ... downtown?
- ... a hostel?
- ...hotel?
- ... to a _____ hotel?
- ... _____ hotels?
- ... US / Canadian / Australian / British Consulate?
- ... American / Canadian / Australian / British Consulate?
- Where is a lot ...
- Where there are many ...
- ... hotels?
- ... hotels?
- ... restaurants?
- ... restaurants?
- ... bars?
- ... bar?
- ... attractions?
- ... sights?
- Can you show on the map?
- Would you show me a map?
- Street
- street
- Turn left.
- Turn left.
- Turn right.
- Turn right.
- left
- left
- right
- better
- ahead
- directly Next
- per _____
- in the direction of _____
- _____ is over
- _____ along
- before _____
- before _____
- Beware of _____.
- intersection
- intersection / intersection
- north
- basic
- South
- South
- east
- east
- west
- west
- rise
- uphill
- downhill
- downhill
Taxi
- Taxi!
- Taxi!
- _____, thank you.
- Take me _____, please.
- How much does it cost to go _____
- How much does a trip _____ cost?
- There, thank you.
- Take me there, please.
Accommodation
- Do you have any vacancies?
- Do you have any vacancies?
- How much would there be room for one / two people?
- How much does a room for one / two people cost?
- Does the room come with ...
- Do you have ...
- ... sheets?
- ... bed sheets?
- ...bathroom?
- ... bathroom
- ...phone?
- ... telephone
- ...TV?
- ... television
- Can I see the room first?
- Can I watch it before?
- Do you have anything quieter?
- Do you have any quieter ones?
- ... bigger?
- ... bigger?
- ... cleaner?
- ... cleaner
- ...cheaper?
- ...... cheaper?
- I'll take it.
- Okay, I'll take it.
- I will stay _____ nights.
- I will stay for _____ nights.
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Can you recommend another hotel?
- Do you have a safety box?
- Do you have a safe?
- ... safety boxes?
- ... cabinet?
- Is breakfast / dinner included in the price?
- Is breakfast / dinner included?
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- Please clean my room.
- Please clean my room.
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- Would you wake me up at _____?
- I'd like to log out.
- I want to check out.
Monetary
- Do you accept euros?
- Will you adopt the euro?
- Do you accept American dollars?
- Do you accept American dollars?
- Can I pay with credit card?
- Do you accept credit cards?
- Can you exchange money?
- Can you exchange money / currency for me?
- Where can I exchange money?
- Where can I exchange money / currency?
- Can you exchange traveler's checks?
- Can you exchange my traveller's check / letter of credit?
- Where can I exchange traveler's checks?
- Where can I exchange a traveler's check / letter of credit?
- What is the exchange rate?
- What is the exchange rate?
- Where is
- Where is it?
Eating
- Table for one / two please.
- Table for one / two (people), please.
- Menu, please?
- Can I have a look at the menu, please?
- Can I see the kitchen?
- Can I look in the kitchen?
- Do you have local specialties?
- Do you have a special dish?
- I am vegetarian.
- I'm a vegetarian.
- I don't eat pork.
- I don't eat pork.
- I don't eat beef.
- I don't eat beef.
- Can you make it light?
- Can you make it low in fat, please?
- meal of the day
- daily menu
- à la carte
- à la carte
- breakfast
- breakfast
- lunch
- South
- supper
- dinner
- May I have _____.
- I want _____.
- May I have something with _____.
- I want a dish with _____.
- chicken
- chicken
- beef
- beef
- reindeer
- reindeer
- fish
- fish
- herring
- herring
- Baltic herring
- Herring, silk
- ham
- sink
- sausage
- Sausage
- cheese
- cheese
- lay eggs
- eggs
- salad
- salad
- bread
- Bread
- toast
- toast
- noodles
- noodles
- rice
- Rice
- beans
- beans
- May I have a glass _____?
- Can I have a glass of _____?
- May I have a cup of _____?
- Can I have a mug _____?
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- Can I have a bottle of ____?
- coffee
- coffee
- tea
- tea
- juice
- juice
- soda water
- soda water
- water
- water
- beer
- beer
- red / white wine
- red / white wine
- May I have _____?
- salt
- Salt
- pepper
- pepper
- butter
- butter
- Excuse me, waitress?
- Excuse me, waitress?
- I'm ready.
- Delicious.
- Very tasty.
- Can you clear the table?
- Check please.
- Please, Invoice
Bars
- Do you sell alcohol?
- Do you sell alcohol?
- Do you have table service?
- One beer / two beers please.
- Glass of red / white wine please.
- One pint please.
- One bottle please.
- _____-_____, thank you.
- whiskey
- vodka
- rum
- water
- soda water
- tonic water
- orange juice
- cola
- Do you have snacks?
- One more, please.
- Second round, please.
- What time do you close?
Shopping
- Do you have this in my size?
- How much does this cost?
- How much does it cost?
- It is too expensive.
- It's too expensive.
- How about _____?
- expensive
- expensive
- cheap
- cheap
- I can't afford it.
- I don't have the money for that.
- I don't want that.
- I don't want that.
- You're cheating on me.
- You're cheating on me.
- I'm not interested.
- I'm not interested.
- Good, I'll take it.
- Okay, I'll take it.
- Can I have a plastic bag? / May I (I) ...
- Could I take a plastic bag? / Can I ...
- Do you also send goods (abroad)
- I need...
- I need ...
- ... toothpaste.
- toothpaste
- ... toothbrush.
- toothbrush
- ... tampons.
- tampons
- ... soap.
- soap
- ... shampoo.
- shampoo
- ... painkiller.
- analgesics
- ... a flu medicine.
- ... stomach medicine.
- ... razor blade.
- ... umbrella.
- umbrella
- ... sunscreen.
- sunscreen
- ... postcard.
- postcard
- ... stamps.
- postage stamps
- ... batteries.
- batteries
- ... stationery.
- stationery
- ... a pen.
- pencils
- ... books in Finnish.
- books in Finnish
- ... Finnish language magazines.
- Finnish language magazines
- ... a Finnish-language newspaper.
- Finnish-language newspapers
- ... English-Finnish dictionary.
- English-Finnish dictionary
Driving
- I would like to rent a car.
- I would like to rent a car / I would like to rent a car.
- Can I get insurance?
- stop
- one-way
- one-way
- give way / 'triangle'
- no parking
- speed limit
- speed limit
- gas station
- gas station, gas station
- petrol
- gasoline
- Diesel
- diesel
Bureaucracy
- I have not done anything wrong.
- I haven't done anything wrong
- It was a misunderstanding.
- It was a misunderstanding
- Where are you spending me?
- Where are you taking me?
- Am I under arrest?
- Have I been detained
- I am a Finnish citizen.
- I am a Finnish citizen.
- I want to talk about Finland / EU
- with the embassy:
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- I would like to speak to a lawyer./ I would like to ...
- Can I just pay the fines now?
- Can I pay the fine now / now?