Useful Estonian phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Estonian, a Finno-Ugric language spoken mainly in Estonia

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English	eesti keel (Estonian)
Welcome	Tere tulemast
Hello (General greeting)	Tere Tervist Tsau (inf)
How are you?	Kuidas läheb?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Tänan, hästi. Ja teil?
Long time no see	Pole ammu näinud (see) Pole ammu kohtunud (meet) Pole ammu (sinu) häält kuulnud (hear your voice)
What's your name?	Mis teie nimi on? (frm) Mis su nimi on? (inf)
My name is ...	Minu nimi on ...
Where are you from?	Kust te pärit olete?
I'm from ...	Ma olen pärit ...st Ma tulen ...st
Pleased to meet you	Meeldiv tutvuda
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Tere hommikust
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Tere päevast
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Tere õhtust
Good night	Head ööd
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Head aega Nägemist
Good luck!	Edu!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Terviseks!
Have a nice day	Ilusat päeva!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Jätku leiba! Head isu!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Head reisi
Do you understand?	Kas sa saad aru?
I understand	Ma saan aru
I don't understand	Ma ei saa aru
Yes	Jah
No	Ei
Maybe	Võib-olla
I don't know	Ma ei tea
Please speak more slowly	Palun rääkige aeglasemalt
Please say that again	Kas sa saaksid seda korrata? (inf) Kas te saaksite seda korrata? (frm)
Please write it down	Palun kirjuta see üles (inf) Palun kirjutage see üles (frm)
Do you speak English?	Kas sa räägid inglise keelt? (inf) Kas te räägite inglise keelt? (frm)
Do you speak Estonian?	Kas sa räägid eesti keelt? (inf) Kas te räägite eesti keelt? (frm)
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Jah, natuke räägin
I'm learning Estonian	Õpin eesti keelt
How do you say ... in Estonian?	Kuidas Sa ütled ... eesti keeles?
Excuse me	Vabandage!
How much is this?	Kui palju see maksab?
Sorry	Vabandust
Please	Palun
Thank you	Tänan Tänan teid Tänan teid väga Aitäh Suur aitäh
Reply to thank you	Pole tänu väärt Võta heaks
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Kus asub tualettruum? Kus on tualett? Kus on wc?
This gentleman will pay for everything	See härra maksab kõige eest
This lady will pay for everything	See daam maksab kõige eest
Would you like to dance with me?	Kas te soovite tantsida?
I miss you	Ma igatsen sind
I love you	Ma armastan sind
Get well soon	Saa ruttu terveks! Parane kiiresti!
Bless you! (Said when sb sneezes)	Terviseks! (For health!) Aitäh (Thank you - reply)
Go away!	Jätke mind rahule!
Leave me alone!	Jätke mind rahule!
Help!	Appi!
Fire!	Tulekahju! Põleb!
Stop!	Pidage kinni! Peatuge! Stopp!
Call the police!	Kutsuge politsei!
Christmas greetings	Rõõmsaid jõule Häid jõule
New Year greetings	Head uut aastat
Easter greetings	Häid lihavõttepühi
Birthday greetings	Palju õnne sünnipäevaks
Congratulations!	Õnnitleme! Palju õnne!
One language is never enough	Ühest keelest ei piisa kunagi
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mu hõljuk on angerjaid täis

Recordings by Helerin. Corrections by Ben Moharter and Simo Sepp

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If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Links

Other collections of Estonian phrases (some with audio)
http://www.speaklanguages.com/estonian/phrases/
http://www.downloadalanguage.com/downloadalanguage/Estonian_phrases.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/estonian.shtml

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