Estonian 2 Flashcards
Chapter 2 of Keeleklikk: Let's get acquainted!
pleasant
meeldiv
nice to meet you
Meeldiv tutvuda!
Väga meeldiv!
same here (literally same words, used for nice to meet you too)
samad sõnad!
We probably have not met before.
Me pole vist varem kohtunud
Let’s get acquainted! I’m Arash.
Saame tuttavaks! Mina olen Aaräš!
Introduce yourself in official situation.
Kas ma tohin ennast tutvustada?
May I introduce myself?
Misses
Mister
Miss
proua
härra
preili
captain
Kapten
clown
Kloun
to be
olema
what a cute dog
Oi, kui nunnu koer!
cute
nunnu
dog
koer
Do you (formal) speak Estonian?
Kas te räägite eesti keelt?
I do speak(indeed).
Räägin küll.
a little bit
natukene
Do you (informal) speak English?
Kas sa oskad inglise keelt?
No, unfortunately I don’t (speak). What about you (informal)?
Kahjuks ei oska. Aga sina?
I don’t speak it either.
Mina ka ei oska.
I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
Vabandust, ma ei saa aru
Really? How interesting!
Tõesti? Kui huvitav!
german language
saksa keelt
french language
prantsuse keelt
chineese language
hiina keelt
russian language
vene keelt
spanish language
hispaania keelt
Polish language
Poola keelt
Lithuanian language
leedu keelt
Finnish language
soome keelt
to speak
rääkima
to be able to
oskama
How to switch to informal in conversation
Ütleme ‘sina’\nLet’s use the informal form.
Yes/No question is made with:
Kas …
What’s your name?
Mis su nimi on?
Surname
perekonnanimi
Firstname
eesnimi
Number
number
Kuidas
what …?\n
I see
Selge
kes
who …
sock
sokk
telephone
telefon
comb
kamm
condom
condoms
kondoom
kondoomid
form of ma/sa/… for answering whose?
Minu / mu, Sinu / su, Tema / ta, Meie / me, Teie / te, Nende / nende
longer forms are more common
Question: Kelle raamat see on? (Whose book is this?)
Answer: See on minu raamat. (This is my book.)
Question: Kelle pastakas see on? (Whose pen is this?)
Answer: See on tema pastakas. (This is his/her pen.)
Question: Kelle kotid need on? (Whose bags are these?)
Answer: Need on meie kotid. (These are our bags.)
With one or two “e”–s?
Kas ühe või kahe e–ga?
alphabet
Tähestik
Eesti tähestik:
a aa – b be – c che – d de – e ee – f ef – g ge – h ha\ni ii – j jot – k ka – l el – m em – n en – o oo – p pe –\nq ku – r errr – s es – š sha – z set – ž zhe – t te – u uu\n– v ve – w kaksis ve – õ – ä – ö – ü – x iks – y igreg
with …
– ga
I’m speaking
Ma räägin
I’m studying
Ma õpin
I’m dancing
Ma tantsin
student
õpilased
White
Valge
Immediately
Kohe