Eesti Notes

Eesti Notes Part 15

2009-08-04T18:38:00.000-07:00

Part 15 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 14

VERBS PART 3

Oskama – to know how
Kedagi Tundma - to know someone
Midagi Teadma – to know something
Õpima – to learn
Valetama – to lie
Meeldima – to like
Kuulama - to listen
Midagi Vatama - to look at
Sarnane Olema - to look like
Armastama - to love
Tegema - to make
Aset Tegema - to make the bed
Kohtuma - to meet
Tutvuma - to meet
Korrutama - to multiply
Vajama - to need
Maalima - to paint
Plaani tegema - to plan
Mängima - to play
Harjutama - to practice
Õhtusööki tegema - to prepare dinner
Vihma sadama - to rain
Lugema - to read
Üürima - to rent
Remonti Tegema - to repair
Ratsutama - to ride
Jooksma - to hunt

MEALS

Hommikusöök - Breakfast
Magustoit - Dessert
Õhtosöök - Dinner
Lõuna - Lunch
Söök - Meals
Restoran - Restaurant

I used a program called Byki for these notes, and got some help from my good friend Tea!

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American English speaker!

Eesti Notes Part 14

2009-08-04T18:14:00.000-07:00

Part 14 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 14

VERBS PART 2

Mitte meeldima – to dislike
Jagama - to divide
Tegema – to do
Pliiatsiga joonistama – to draw
Jooma – to drink
Autot Juhtima – to drive
Teenima - to earn
Sööma - to eat
Nautima - to enjoy
Tundma - to feel
Kala Püüdma - to fish
Parandama - to fix
Lendama - to fly
Praadima - to fry
Saama - to get
Riidesse Panema - to get dressed
Käima - to go
Kasvatama - to grow
Aimama - to guess
Juhtuma - to happen
Vihkama - to hate
Omama - to have
Kuulma - to hear
Aitama - to help
Käia Matkamas - to hike
Tööle Võtma - to hire
Jahtima - to hunt
Sörki Jooksma - to jog
Hüppama - to jump

SHOPPING: STORES

Leivapood - Bakery
Raamatupood - Book shop
Lihakarn - Butcher Shop
Juveliir - Jewelry Shop
Turg - Market
Apteek - Pharmacy
Jalanõude Kauplus - Shoe store
Mänguasjade Pood - Toy store

Eesti Notes Part 13

2009-08-04T09:37:00.000-07:00

Part 12 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 12

YOUTUBE SET 1

I've just uploaded my first set of videos to Youtube for this! These videos show some of the flashcards from Byki. There are 5 videos thus far... and they cover Estonian verbs. Check it out!

Eesti Notes Part 12

2009-07-07T19:58:00.001-07:00

Part 12 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 12

POLITE CONVERSATION 1

Bussipeatus – Bus stop
Linn - City
Maa – Country
Edu! – Good Luck!
Õnnelik – Happy
Ma olen üliõpilane – I am a student
Provints – Province
Kurb – sad
Haige – sick
Aitäh! – Thank you!
Väsinud – tired
Kordama – to repeat
Linnake – Town

SCHOOL 1

Tähestik – Alphabet
Bioloogia – biology
Raamat – book
Kriit – chalk
Keemia- chemistry
Koolitund – class
Klassituba –classroom
Koolipink – desk
Sõnaraamat – Dictionary
Entsüklopeedia – encyclopedia
Eksam – exam
Geograafia – geography
Geomeetria – Geometry
Liim – glue
Klass – grade
Hinne – grade (mark)
Ajalugu – history
Kodune üllesane – homework
Keel – language
Laegas – locker

Eesti Notes Part 11

2009-06-08T20:45:00.001-07:00

Part 11 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 11

Estonian Textbook Lesson 2

WORD ORDER!

Like in English, the word order is straightforward (subject, verb, object. EXAMPLE: Poiss loeb raamatut (the boy reads a book)

Adjectives precede nouns like in English. EXAMPLE: Noor poiss ‘young boy’, vana mees ‘old man’

Adverbs of time come before adverbs of place in Estonian, unlike in English. Ta tuleb homme siia ‘he will come here tomorrow’ (literally ‘tomorrow here’). Poiss on täna kodus ‘the boy is at home today’

QUESTIONS!

Questions usually begin with a question word in Estonian. After the question word, the sentence is usually an ordinary sentence.

Kus poiss elab?	“Where does the boy live?” (Where the boy lives?
Mis see on?	“What is that?” (What that is?)
Millal sa tuled?	“When are you coming?” (When you are coming?)

Questions such as “Are you reading?” or “Is the boy coming?” whcih can be answered with a simle ‘Jah’ or ‘Ei’ can begin with Kas in Estonian followed by a regular Declarative sentence.

Poiss loeb.	“The boy is reading.
Kas poiss loeb?	“Is the boy reading?”

Sina tuled.	“You are coming.”
Kas sina tuled?	“Are you coming?”

On occasion in both written and spoken language, however, you may come across questions which dont start with a question word, and are in the opposite direction as English.

Tuled sa? – Are you coming?
Oled sa kodus? – Are you at home?

Just like an English, a declarative sentence can become a question with a change in tone or inflection.

Sa tuled ju homme? – You are of course coming tomorrow?

Just like in English, you can do this by raising the tone… but in Estonian the middle is raised and then brought down to a normal narrative level at the end.

ANSWERS!

Occasionally the answer to a question is given by the verb of the sentence agreeing with the implied subject. Emphasis is given on the word küll ‘sure(ly)’.

Kas sa oled kodus? - ‘Are you home?
Olen küll. – ‘(Yes,) I sure am.

Kas te tulete? - ‘Are you (all) coming?’
Tuleme küll. – ‘(Yes,) we sure are.”

LESSON 2 VOCABULARY!

Aga – but, however
Armas – dear
Ema - mother
Hallo - hello
Isa- father
Ise – (-)self (myself, himself, etc.)
Istu/n - (I) sit
Jah - yes
Ju – Of course
Kas – Question (Is it true that…)
Kes – who
Kuid – although, but
Kuidas - how
Kuidas läheb? – How’s it going?
Kus - where
Küll – sure(ly)
Küsi/n - (I) ask
Laud – table/board
Loe/n - (I) read
Mis – what
Näe/n - (I) see
Poeg – son
Poiss - boy
See – this
Seisa/n - (I) stand
Tea/n – (I) know ;D
Tee/n - (I) do, make
Tool – chair
Tore – fine, great, fun
Tüdruk - girl
Tütar – daughter
Vasta/n - (I) swear
Vend – brother
Õ

de – Sister
Raamatut – book

EXERCISES!

1). Translate into English:
Kes see on? See on poiss. Kes seal on? Seal on tüdruk. Mis see on? See on laud. Seal on tool. Kas poiss istub? Poiss seisab, aga tüdruk istub. Mis nad teevad? Nad räägivad. Kas teie ka räägite? Meie õpime. Kus te olete? Me oleme siin. Kus tema on? Ta on seal. Mis ta teeb? ta loeb ja kirjutab. Kas sa tead, mis see on? Tean küll, see on tool. kas te teate, kus ta elab? Teame küll, ta elab siin.

2). Conjugate the following verbs in the present tense in Estonian:
do, know, ask, answer, sit, stand.

3). Translate into Estonian:
Where do you(sing) live? Who is asking? Are you(sing) at home? Where are they? What are you(pl) doing here? We are sitting and talking. Is the boy standing? Yes, he is standing here. What is the girl doing? The girl is sitting and reading. What is this? Do you(pl) know? Do you(sing) know what this is? Brother is here, but sister is there. Where is father? What is mother doing? I will ask, and you will answer. Please (accept this)! Thank you so much!

4). Translate into English:
Kas sa tuled homme? Kes seal on? Kus sa elad? Kuidas läheb? Mis see on?

ANSWERS TO EXERCISES!

1). Who is that? That's the boy. Who is there? There's the girl. What is that? There's the table. There's the chair. Is the boy sitting? The boy is standing, but the girl is sitting. What are they doing? They are talking. Are you also talking? We're studying. Where are you? We are here. Where is he/she? He/she is there. What are they doing? He/she is reading and writing. Do you know what this is? I know, it is a chair. Do you know where he/she is living? Yes we know, he/she lives there.

2).

	Do	Know	Ask	Answer	Sit	Stand
Mina	teen	tean	küsin	vastan	istun	seisan
Sina	teed	tead	küsid	vastad	istud	seisad
Tema	teeb	teab	küsib	vastab	istub	seisab
Meie	teeme	teame	küsime	vastame	istume	seisame
Teie	teete	teate	küsite	vastate	istute	seisate
Nemad	teevad	teavad	küsivad	vastavad	istuvad	seisavad

3). Kus sa elad? Kes küsib? Kas sa kodus? Kus nad on? Mis te siin teete? Meie istume ja räägime. Kas poiss seisab? Jah, poiss seisab. Kas tüdruk teeb? Tüdruk istub ja loeb. Mis see on? Kas te teavad? Kas sa tead, mis see on? Vend on siin, aga õde on seal. Kus on isa? Mis on ema teeb? Ma küsin, ja sa vastad. Palun! Tänan väga!

4). Are you coming tomorrow? Who is there? Where do you live? How are you? Where is it?

I used a boook called Estonian Textbook for these notes, and got some help from my good friend Tea!

I continue to learn more :)

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American English speaker!

Eesti Notes Part 10

2009-05-30T09:15:00.001-07:00

Part 10 of my Estonian language notes~! Yay for the 2 digit numbers!

Eesti Notes Part 10

CONJUNCTIONS!

Ja - and
Aga - but
Sest Et – because
Selleks - for
Ega - nor
Mitte- not
Või - Or
Nii – so
Veel – yet

ADJECTIVES PART 1

Suur – big
Kiire – fast
Õnnelik – happy
Näljane – hungry
Pikk- long
Vali – loud
Vana –old
Vaikne – quiet
Kurb – sad
Lühike – short
Aeglane – slow
Väike – small
Kõrge – tall
Väsinud – tired
Noor – young

Eesti Notes: Part 9

2009-05-26T18:09:00.000-07:00

Part 9 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 9

BODY PARTS PART 2!

Põlv - Knee
Jalasäär - Leg
Huuled - Lips
Suu - Mouth
Kael - Neck
Nina - Nose
Keha Osad - Parts of the Body
Õlg - Shoulder
Nahk - Skin
Varvas - Toe
Keel - Tongue
Käsi - Hand
Hammas – Tooth

VERBS PART 1

Lisama – to add
Vastama – to answer
Küpsetama – to bake
Suplema – to bathe
Olema- to be
Külmetama – to be cold
Väljas on külm – to be cold Outside
Soe – to be hot
Väljas on soe – to be hot outside
Keetma – to boil
Kammima – to brush one’s hair
Hambaid Pesema – to brush one’s teeth
Ehitama – to build
Ostma – to buy
Helistama – to call
Koristama – to clean the house
Ronima- to climb
Tulema – to come
Vestlema – to converse
Süüa tegema – to cook
Kopeerima – to copy
Arvestama – to count
Nutma – to cry

I used a program called Byki for these notes, and got some help from my good friend Tea!

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American English speaker!

Eesti Notes: Part 8

2009-05-21T23:45:00.001-07:00

Part 8 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 8

Estonian Textbook Lesson 1

PERSONAL PRONOUNS!

There are two forms of personal pronouns in Estonian; long form to emphasize the pronoun, and for when you would rather not.

Mina – Ma	‘I’	Meie – me	‘we’
Sina – Sa	‘you’	Teie – te	‘you’ [plural]
Tema – ta	‘he/she/it’	Nemad – nad	‘they'

Ma olen siin – ‘I am here’
Mina olen siin - ‘I am here’

PRESENT TENSE NOTES!

In Estonian, present tense words have a stem at the end to tell you who it is referring to. Here are some examples.

	Thank	Come	Speak	Beg	Study	Be
Mina	tänan	tulen	räägin	palun	õpin	olen
Sina	tänad	tuled	räägid	palud	õpid	oled
Tema	tänab	tuleb	räägib	palub	õpib	on
Meie	täname	tuleme	räägime	palume	õpime	oleme
Teie	tänate	tulete	räägite	palute	õpite	olete
Nemad	tänavad	tulevad	räägivad	paluvad	õpivad	on

Present tense words use the following stems, to explain the above table;

1st Person Singular	-n	1st person Plural	-me
2nd person singular	-d	2nd person plural	-te
3rd person Singular	-b	3rd person plural	-vad

LESSON 1 VOCABULARY!

Amérika - America
Ameerikas – In America
améeriklane - (an) American
eestlane - (an) Estonian
ela/n - (I) live
Homme - tomorrow
Hästi - Well
Inglise keel - (the) English Language
Ja - And
Ka - Also
Kirjuta/n - (I) write
Kodus – at home
Palu/n - (I) beg; Please; You’re welcome
Räägin ___ keelt - (I) speak the ___ language
Seal - there
Siin - here
Tule/n - (I) come
Täna - today
Täna/n - (I) thank you; thanks
Väga – Very much
Ole/n - (I) am
Õpin - (I) learn/study

I used a boook called Estonian Textbook for these notes, and got some help from my good friend Tea!

I continue to learn more :)

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American English speaker!

Eesti Notes Update

2009-05-21T23:07:00.001-07:00

I just bought an amazing new textbook from Barnes and Noble online.

Using it together with Byki, I believe I have a higher chance of actually learning this language! :D

The book is called “Estonian Textbook”, by Juhan Tuldava.

On mu first night of using it, I managed to translate this from English into Estonian.

I speak. We are here. He is coming tomorrow. You speak well. She is there. You are at home. They are here and they are studying. You are also here. We speak. They are coming today. I beg. You are coming. Thanks.

Mina räägin. Meie oleme siin. Tema tuleb homme. Teie räägite hästi. Tema on seal. Sina oled kodus. Nemad on siin ja õpivad. Teie olete siin. Meie räägime. Nemad tulevad täna. Palun. Sina tuled. Tänan.

I may just end up posting my notes from my notebook in here, too.

Yeah, I will. Just so I can have a reference if I lose my book :D

I already recommend using this book together with Byki if you have the chance to… it’s working well for me so far!

On a side note, I’m now using Windows Live Writer to publish my blogs from now on. I love it so far, and it works for this site, with a preview option, and an option to publish right to my blog from here. It’s great.

And Happy birthday to Tea and Tiia Tänav! Sure, it’s two days away… but I don’t mind putting up a shoutout anyways!

Palju õnne sünnipäevaks~!

Eesti Notes: Part 7

2009-05-18T20:29:00.000-07:00

Part 7 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 7

USEFLUL EXPRESSIONS!

Palju õnne sünnipäevaks - Happy Birthday!
Häid Pühi! - Happy Holiday!
Head Uut Aastat - Happy New Year
Ma armastan sind - I love you
Häid Jõulupühi! - Merry Christmas!

SHAPES!

Kujund - Shape
Sõõr/Ring - Circle
Ovaal - Oval
Ristkülik - Rectangle
Ruut - Square
Kolmnurk - Triangle

BODY PARTS!

Käevars - Arm
Selg - Back
Luu - Bone
Rind - Chest
Kõrv - Ear
Küünarukk - Elbow
Silm - Eye
Nägu - Face
Sõrm - Finger
Küüs - Fingernail
Labajalg - Foot
Juuksed - Hair
Käsi - Hand
Pea< - Head
Süda - Heart

I used a program called Byki for these notes, and got some help from my good friend Tea!

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American English speaker!

Eesti Notes: Part 6

2009-03-05T09:26:00.000-08:00

Part 6 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 6

DAYS OF THE WEEK!

Nädalapäev - Day of the week
Nädalapäevad - Days of the week
Esmaspäev - Monday
Teisipäev - Tuesday
Kolmapäev - Wednesday
Neljapäev - Thursday
Reede - Friday
Laupäev - Saturday
Pühapäev - Sunday

MONTHS!

Kuud - Months
Jaanuar - January
Veebruar - February
Märts - March
Aprill - April
Mai - May
Juuni - June
Juuli - July
August - August
September - September
Oktoober - October
November - November
Detsember - December

MORE BASICS!

Usun - I believe
Vahetada - to exchange
Aidata - to help
Kinnitada - to confirm
Osta - To buy
Tooge - bring
Soovitada - to reccomend

I used a program called Byki for these notes, and got some help from my good friend Tea!

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American speaker!

Eesti Notes: Part 5

2009-03-04T23:05:00.000-08:00

Part 5 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 5

EXTRA PHRASES:

Vabandage - Excuse
Sina - You
Te - You (Plural)
Meil - We
Ja - And
Kuidas - How
See - This
Jaoks - For
On - Is
Mis - What
Kui - When
Kui - If
Või - Or

SEASONS!:

Aastaaeg - Season
Kevad - Spring
Suvi - Summer
Sügis - Fall
Talv - Winter

COLORS:

Värvid - Colors
Must - Black
Sinine - Blue
Pruun - Brown
Hall - Grey
Roheline - Green
Oranzh - Orange
Roosa - Pink
Lilla - Purple
Punane - Red
Valge - White
Kollane - Yellow

Useful tip from an Estonian: Add Hele to the beginning of any of the words, and it becomes the Light version!

EXAMPLE: Helerohine is light green, as opposed to Rohine. With all other words, you can just add 'hele'. Like Yellow, Kollane becomes Helekollane.

I used a program called Byki for these notes, and got some help from my good friend Tea!

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American speaker!

Eesti Notes: Part 4

2009-02-10T18:56:00.000-08:00

Part 4 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 4

EXTRA PHRASES:

Tere päevast - Good afternoon
Head ööd - Good night
Tervitus - Greetings
Härra - Mr.
Proua - Mrs.

SENTENCES:

Kas te räägite inglise keelt? - Do you speak English?
Kuidas käso käib? - How are you?
Ma ei saa aru - I dont understand
Tänan väga, hästi - I'm fine, thank you.
Minu nimi on... - My name is...
Meeldiv tutvuda - Pleased to meet you.
Kohtumiseni! - See you later
Jällenägemiseni! - See you soon
Homseni! - See you tomorrow
Lubage tutvustada härra... - This is Mr. ...
Mida te ütlesite? - What did you say?

I used a program called Byki for these notes, got some help from my friend Tea, and got some advice from the following thread:
http://www.unilang.org/

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American speaker!

Eesti Notes: Part 3

2009-02-10T18:36:00.000-08:00

Hey guys... part 3 of my Estonian notes... Heres some numbers and animals!

Eesti Notes Part 3

NUMBERS:

0 - Null
1 - Üks
2 - Kaks
3 - Kolm
4 - Neli
5 - Viis
6 - Kuus
7 - Seitse
8 - Kaheksa
9 - Üheksa
10 - Kümme
11 - Üksteist
12 - Kaksteist
13 - Kolmteist
14 - Neliteist
15 - Viisteist
16 - Kuusteist
17 - Seitseteist
18 - Kaheksateist
19 - Üheksateist
20 - Kakskümmend
21 - Kakskümmend üks
22 - Kakskümmend kaks
30 - Kolmkümmend
40 - Nelikümmend
50 - Viiskümmend
60 - Kuuskümmend
70 - Seitsekümmend
80 - Kaheksakümmend
90 - Üheksakümmend
100 - Sada
120 - Sada Kakskümmend

ANIMALS:

Loom - Animal
Karu - Bear
Mesilane - Bee
Lind - Bird
Liblikas - Butterfly
Kass - Cat
Kana - Chicken
Prussakas - Cockroach
Lehm - Cow
Põder - deer
Koer - dog
Part - Duck
Kotkas - Eagle
Elevant - Elephant
Kala - Fish
Kärbes - Fly
Rebane - Fox
Konn - Frog

I used a program called Byki for these notes, and got some help from my friend Tea.

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American speaker!

Eesti Notes: Part 2

2009-02-10T18:32:00.000-08:00

Part 2 of my Estonian language notes~!

Eesti Notes Part 2

DISHWARE:

Nuga - Knife
Kahvel - fork
Lusikas - spoon
Taldrik - plate
Tass ja alustass - cup and saucer
Kruus - mug
Kauss - Bowl
Klaas - Glass
Söömispulgad - Chopsticks

FOOD AND DRINKS:

Koola - cola
Tee - Tea

Riis - Rice
Leib - Bread
Kala - fish
Tomatid - Tomatoes
Magus mais - sweet corn
Mango - Mango
Munad - eggs
Röstsai - Toast (restsai, not roast)
Banaan - Banana
Õunad - Apples
Õun - Apple (Own, Ohn)
Porgand - carrot
Pirnid - Pears
Suhkur - Sugar
Või - Butter
Maasikad - strawberries
Vinnamarjad - grapes
Juust - Cheese
Kartulid - Potatoes
Küüslauk - garlic
Friikartulid - Fries (potato fries)
Sibul - Onion
Kurk - Cucumber
Greipfruut - Grapefruit
Sidrun - Lemon
Apelsin - orange
Vaarikad - raspberries
Pitsa - Pizza
Burger - Burger
Seened - Mushrooms (Saiyan Ed ;])
Ploom - Plum (Plome)

I used a program called Talk Now! for these notes, and got some help from my friend Tea.

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American speaker!

Eesti Notes: Part 1

2009-02-10T14:44:00.000-08:00

Hi! I'm Dan, and I'm learning Estonian(Eesti). I'll be using this blog to post my notes I take as I go!

Eesti Notes Part 1

BASIC WORDS:

Jah - Yes (Yah)
Ei - No (A)

Telefon - Telephone

Tere hammikust - Good morning
Tere pealelõunat - Good Afternoon
Tere õhtust - Good evening (oak-toost)

Palun - Please
Tänan - thank you
Aitäh - Thank you
Tänan väga - thanks lots (sounds like vega)
Vabandust - sorry
Tere - Hello
Head Aega - goodbye (hey-ahd ayega)

Vasak - Left
Parem - right

OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS:

Vesi - Water
Õlu - beer
Vein - wine
Kohvi - Coffee

Naiste Tualettruum - Ladies toilet
Meeste Tualettruum - mens toilet
Üks - one (sounds like ooks)
Kaks - two
Kolm - Three

Haigla - Hospital
Aspiriin - Aspirin
Takso - Taxi

Kus on pank? - Where is the bank? (ponk)
Kus on kohvrid - Where are the suitcases? (koffrid, the H makes for that sound)

Pass - Passport
Krediitkaart - Credit Card
Võtmed - Keys (voitmed)
Jalgratas - bike (yalgretas)
Auto - Car
Buss - Bus (Buish)
Lennuk - Plane
Rong - Train
Laev - ship

Rand - beach
Voodi - bed
Maja - house (maya)
Vannituba - Bathroom
Dušš - Shower
Hotell - Hotel

ALT CODES:

Ä 0196
ä 0228
Ü 0220
ü 0252
Õ 0213
õ 0245
Ö 0214
ö 0246
Š 0138
š 0154
š 0154

I used a program called Talk Now! for these notes, and got some help from my friend Tea.

I'll be adding all of my notes as I finish them!

My MSN:
innermobius@live.com

Contact me if you wish to discuss Estonian with an American speaker!