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Colloquial Estonian Flashcards

Vocabulary, phrases, and sentences from Colloquial Estonian book

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sugu

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gender, stock, family

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mägi

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hill

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viga

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mistake

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põder

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elk, moose

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rida

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row, line

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pada

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pot

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pidama

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to hold

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ader

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plough

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tuba

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room

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habe

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beard

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lubama

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to promise

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hõbe

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silver

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sulg

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feather, pen

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kuld

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gold

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kurb

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sad

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ring

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circle

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mäng

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play

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paras

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right

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rukis

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rye

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lükata

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postpone

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mõte

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thought

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äär

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edge

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hääl

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sound, voice, vote

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au

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honour

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probleem

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problem

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partei

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(political) party

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ette

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forward

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lipp

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flag

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kallas

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shore

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hiir

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mouse

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hääl

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voice

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32
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rõõm

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joy

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veri

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blood

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nurk

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corner

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liiv

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sand

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36
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mõni

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some

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kõrge

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high

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süüdi

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guilty

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süü

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guilt

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40
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küüs

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nail, claw

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41
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enamik

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majority

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42
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kiirus

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speed

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nõel

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needle

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üliõpilane

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a student

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ülikool

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university

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võima

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be able to, can

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47
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tüüpiline

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typical

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hapu

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sour

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saatus

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fate

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50
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hankima

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to acquire

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õppetükk

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lesson

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52
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padi

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pillow

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53
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joke
a joke

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nali
nalja

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54
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pann

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pan

55
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käsi

A

hand

56
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kott

A

bag

57
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laeval

A

on the ship

58
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õnn

A

luck

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võõras

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(n.) stranger, foreigner, alien
(adj.) strange, foreign, alien

60
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küla

A

village

61
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sügis

A

autumn

62
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How is Piret?
She is well.

A

Kuidas Piretil läheb?
Tal läheb hästi.

63
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kaubamaja

A

department store

64
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Tartu on ülikoolilinn, mis asub Lõuna-Eestis.

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Tartu is a university city located in southern Estonia.

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asub

A

located

66
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north
south
east
west

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põhi
lõuna
ida
lääs

67
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old friend

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vana sõber

68
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pealinn

A

capital city

69
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Tallinn is the capital of Estonia.

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Tallinn on Eesti pealinn.

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When calling on the phone, how do you introduce yourself? (formal)

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Tervist. Siin räägib Aräş T.

71
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Ega te ei tea, kus ta on?

A

And you don’t know where she is?

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Tõnu: When is she coming (back)?
Mother: She’s coming soon. Ring a little bit later!

A

Tõnu: Millal ta tuleb?
Ema: Ta tuleb varsti. Helistage natukene hiljem!

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paluma

A

request, ask

74
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korter, -i

A

apartment, flat

75
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Ega

A

nor, and not

76
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varsti

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soon

77
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Go straight in and ask!

A

Minge otse sisse ja paluge!

78
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Please wait a moment longer!

A

Palun oodake veel hetke!

79
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Nähke! → Ma ei …

A

Ma ei näe. (I don’t see).

80
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Minge! → Ma ei …

A

Ma ei lähe.

81
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Vabandage! → Ma ei …

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Ma ei vabanda.

82
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Merry Christmas!

A

Häid jõule!

83
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Tervis
Tervist

A

Health
Hello (some health literally)

84
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tahtma
teadma
tundma

A

to want
to know
to be acquainted with s.o

85
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I don’t know that boy.

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Ma ei tunne seda poissi.

86
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Tõnu tries again.

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Tõnu proovib jälle.

87
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Do you want to go somewhere today?

A

Kas sa tahad täna kuhugi minna?

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jälle

A

again

89
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kutsuma

A

call, invite

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pole viga

A

all right

91
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kuhu
kuhugi

A

Where (to) …?
(to) somewhere

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mõtlema, et

A

think that

93
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juures

A

( postposition) at, with, at the home of

94
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sageli

A

often

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õhtuti

A

in the evening

96
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välja

A

out

97
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this evening

A

täna õhtul

98
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keda

A

whom

99
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saiake

A

small bun

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kreemikook

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cream cake

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film

A

film

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meel

A

mind, opinion

103
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umbes

A

about, approximately

104
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Did you think the film was interesting?

A

Kas film oli sinu meelest huvitav?

105
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I have to travel back to Tartu tomorrow.

A

Ma pean homme sõitma tagasi Tartusse.

106
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It is a long trip.

A

See on pikk reis.

107
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about three hours

A

umbes kolm tundi

108
Q

läbi

A

through

109
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I thought the trip was long and not very interesting.

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Minu meelest oli reis pikk, ja mitte väga huvitav.

110
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She thinks coffee is good with cream.

A

Tema meelest on kohv hea koorega.

111
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Grammar: The past tense of olema

A

conjugated form
m(in)a olin I was
s(in)a olid you were
t(em)a oli he/she was
see oli it was
m(ei)e olime we were
t(ei)e olite you were
n(em)ad olid they were
—————
-s added to the -da form
mina lubasin I promised
sina lubasid you promised
tema lubas he/she promised
meie lubasime we promised
teie lubasite you promised
nemad lubasid they promised

112
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I have to ring soon, but you can ring later.

A

Mina pean varsti helistama, aga sina võid helistada hiljem.

113
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pidama

A

have to / must

114
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I’ll call home, but first I’ll wait a little longer.

A

Ma helistan koju, aga enne ma ootan veel natuke.

115
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Our friends are learning English.

A

Meie sõbrad õpivad inglise keelt.

116
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A free day

A

vaba päev

117
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I don’t know him

A

ma ei tunne teda.

118
Q

Do you know my friend from England?

A

Kas sa tunned minu sõpra Inglismaalt?

119
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I can introduce him to you

A

Ma võin teda sulle tutvustada

120
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I’ve promised to go with him (i.e to Tartu).

A

Ma lubasin temaga kaasa minna.

121
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vestlus

A

conversation

122
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to introduce

A

tutvustama

123
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kaasa

A

together (with)

124
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command form of “jump” (formal, informal)

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Hüppama (Hüpata) -> Hüpake

125
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We had an interesting train trip.

A

Meil oli huvitav rongisõit.

126
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To order

A

tellida

127
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tükk

A

piece

128
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tükk aega

A

a while, ‘a bit of time’

129
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vastas

A

awaiting, there to meet

130
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kuigi

A

although

131
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tõusma

A

rise, get up

132
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hakkama

A

start, begin

133
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ju

A

after all

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