Colloquial Estonian (Colloquial Series)

✍ Scribed by Christopher Moseley

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 264
• Series: Colloquial Series
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This new edition of Colloquial Estonian is easy to use and completely up-to-date.

Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Estonian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes Colloquial Estonian your best choice in personal language learning?

• Interactive – lots of dialogues and exercises for regular practice.
• Clear – concise grammar notes.
• Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide.
• Complete – including answer key and special reference section.

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Estonian in a broad range of everyday situations.

Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
The sounds of Estonian......Page 12
1 Kaks vana sõpra: Two old friends......Page 18
2 Telefon: The telephone......Page 25
3 Kohvikus: In a café......Page 37
4 Tartus: In Tartu......Page 51
5 Pireti juures: Visiting Piret......Page 63
6 Nädala päevad: Days of the week......Page 74
7 Sünnipäev: A birthday......Page 82
8 Piret ajab asju: Piret has things to do......Page 89
9 Piret ostab riideid: Piret buys clothes......Page 101
10 Ilm ja aastaajad: Weather and the seasons......Page 109
11 Poes: Shopping......Page 117
12 Tööelu: Working life......Page 126
13 Kodune elu: Home life......Page 133
14 Meresõit: Sailing......Page 142
15 Küllakutse: An invitation......Page 150
16 Eesti kirjandus: Estonian literature......Page 160
17 Kaubamajas: At a department store......Page 170
18 Eestit avastamas: Discovering Estonia......Page 177
19 Rongisõit: A train journey......Page 184
20 Jõulud: Christmas......Page 193
Key to exercises......Page 202
Ready-reference Grammar......Page 220
Glossary of grammatical terms......Page 228
Estonian–English glossary......Page 233
English–Estonian glossary......Page 257
Grammatical index......Page 263

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Эстонский язык;