Colloquial Estonian: The Complete Course for Beginners [Book]

✍ Scribed by Christopher Moseley

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

✦ Synopsis

For a full list of titles in the Colloquial series, please visit https://www.routledge.com/Colloquial-Series/book-series/SE0069

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.

✦ Table of Contents

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

✦ Subjects

Estonian language