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Everyday Estonian

Words and phrases for your first weeks in Estonia: saying hello, shops and cafés, getting around, and the doctor.

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  • Hello and goodbye

    Head ööd!

    Good night!

  • Meeting someone

    I'm from …

    Ma olen pärit …

  • Numbers and time

    viis

    five

  • Shop and café

    I'd like …

    Ma sooviksin …

  • Pharmacy and doctor

    Mul on palavik.

    I have a fever.

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You start with Hello and goodbye, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Hello and goodbye

    Start here13 cards

  2. Section 2: Everyday replies

    9 cards

  3. Section 3: Meeting someone

    11 cards

  4. Section 4: When you don't understand

    10 cards

  5. Section 5: Numbers and time

    16 cards

  6. Section 6: Shop and café

    14 cards

  7. Section 7: Getting around

    15 cards

  8. Section 8: Pharmacy and doctor

    11 cards
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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Hello and goodbye13 cards

Tere!
Hello!
Tere hommikust!
Good morning!
Tere päevast!
Good afternoon!
Tere õhtust!
Good evening!
Head aega!
Goodbye!
Nägemist!
Bye!
Head päeva!
Have a nice day!
Head õhtut!
Have a good evening!
Head ööd!
Good night!
Tšau!
Hi! / Bye!
Aitäh!
Thank you!
Palun.
Please. / You're welcome. / Here you are.
Vabandust!
Sorry! / Excuse me!

2Everyday replies9 cards

Jah.
Yes.
Ei.
No.
Hästi.
Good. / Fine.
Pole viga.
Not bad. / It's fine.
Ma ei tea.
I don't know.
Selge.
Got it.
Muidugi.
Of course.
Võib-olla.
Maybe.
Olgu.
OK. / Fine.

3Meeting someone11 cards

Kuidas läheb?
How's it going?
Aga sina?
And you?
Mina olen …
I'm …
Minu nimi on …
My name is …
Mis su nimi on?
What's your name?
Väga meeldiv!
Nice to meet you!
Kust sa pärit oled?
Where are you from?
Ma olen pärit …
I'm from …
Ma elan …
I live in …
Ma õpin eesti keelt.
I'm learning Estonian.
Tore!
Nice! / Great!

4When you don't understand10 cards

Ma ei saa aru.
I don't understand.
Kuidas palun?
Sorry? / Pardon?
Palun korrake.
Please say that again.
Palun rääkige aeglasemalt.
Please speak more slowly.
Ma räägin natuke eesti keelt.
I speak a little Estonian.
Ma ei räägi eesti keelt.
I don't speak Estonian.
Kas te räägite inglise keelt?
Do you speak English?
Mida see tähendab?
What does this mean?
Kuidas on eesti keeles …?
How do you say … in Estonian?
Kas te saate mind aidata?
Can you help me?

5Numbers and time16 cards

üks
one
kaks
two
kolm
three
neli
four
viis
five
kuus
six
seitse
seven
kaheksa
eight
üheksa
nine
kümme
ten
Mis kell on?
What time is it?
Kell on kolm.
It's three o'clock.
pool kolm
half past two
täna
today
homme
tomorrow
eile
yesterday

6Shop and café14 cards

Üks kohv, palun.
A coffee, please.
Kas teil on …?
Do you have …?
Kui palju see maksab?
How much does this cost?
Kas see on kõik?
Is that all?
Kas teil on kliendikaart?
Do you have a loyalty card?
Kas kotti soovite?
Would you like a bag?
Kuidas maksate?
How will you pay?
Kaardiga.
By card.
sularahas
in cash
Arve, palun.
The bill, please.
Head isu!
Enjoy your meal!
Mulle meeldib.
I like it.
Ma sooviksin …
I'd like …
Kas ma saan kaardiga maksta?
Can I pay by card?

7Getting around15 cards

Kus on …?
Where is …?
Vabandage, kus on bussipeatus?
Excuse me, where is the bus stop?
bussipeatus
bus stop
rongijaam
train station
kesklinn
city centre
Kuidas ma saan kesklinna?
How do I get to the city centre?
Kas see buss läheb kesklinna?
Does this bus go to the centre?
paremale
to the right
vasakule
to the left
otse
straight on
lähedal
nearby
pilet
ticket
Järgmine peatus …
Next stop …
Kus on tualett?
Where is the toilet?
Kust saab pileti osta?
Where can I buy a ticket?

8Pharmacy and doctor11 cards

apteek
pharmacy
perearst
family doctor, GP
Ma olen haige.
I'm ill.
Mul on paha olla.
I feel sick.
Mul valutab pea.
I have a headache.
Mul on palavik.
I have a fever.
Mul on vaja arsti.
I need a doctor.
Ma sooviksin aega perearsti juurde.
I'd like an appointment with my GP.
Kutsuge kiirabi!
Call an ambulance!
retsept
prescription
valuvaigisti
painkiller

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Meeting someone

Mis su nimi on?

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Published September 18, 2026