I was lucky to live and teach in Tallinn for four months. Even if you don't understand a peep, you get used to the rhythm and sound of the Estonian language quickly. Honestly, I kind of miss it a bit... :)
That is true. I just returned from a 2 week visit to relatives ( I've never been to Estonia prior to this). It is true about getting used to the rhythm and sound of Estonian.
Hi....l thought l would come here to see what my estonian cousins are doing/saying/speaking. lve also been looking up Finnish words.....love from Hungary
What a whimsical fun language lesson! I love rolling "R"s (I just met a neighbor from Estonia, I said, "I'm going to learn some Estonian" I don't think she believed me. I can't wait to see her again!
Our group of Moldavian students traveled to Tartu by tourist bus from Tallinn during winter vacations in February 1974. I will never forget an old guide/professor Leesment so friendly, showing us proudly the famous University of Tartu. And the lunch somewhere - a Swedish table - was delicious ! Now I like also Saku beer !Unforgettable life lasting memories/trip to Estonia ! And I read the book -"Bye, yellow cat" by Mati Unt.Warm Greetings from Kishinău/Moldavia
Tervitused Eestist! (Greetings from Estonia!) My comment in estonian first, translation in english after that. Lihtne ja selge. Tubli töö, Moonika! Minu kogemus on näidanud, et inimestel, kelle emakeel on inglise keel, on raskusi R-tähe hääldamisega ja nad ei suuda seda tähte keelel veeretada. Samuti on neil raskusi kui sõna lõpeb E-tähega, nad jätavad päris tihti sõna lõpus oleva E-tähe välja hääldamata. Clear and simple. Good job, Moonika! My experience has shown me that people who's mother tongue is english, have difficulties with the R-letter and they can't roll the R-letter on their tongue. Also they are struggling if the estonian word is ending with the E-letter, pretty often they don't pronounce the E-letter out.
Aitäh for the useful video! I'm actually from Finland and I've considered learning Estonian to some extent since it shouldn't be too difficult because of the language family connection. This was a good start, I only knew aitäh and there beforehand. By the way, you may know this but I find "aitäh" quite funny since if you said that in Finnish, it would sound like saying "huh, what did you say?" in a casual way :D
Some of us actually do occasionally use "Kiitus" or "Kiitust" as well, eg: "Kiitus kokale" is "Praise the chef" (for good meal) Thanks = Tänan = Aitäh To praise = Tänama = Kiitma
Thank you for this lesson! I am studying Finnish and all I can say is.......Estonian and Finnish have alot of false friends (linguistically, not emotionally) . So fascinating. Years ago I met an Estonian navy officer.....woman.....when I was backpacking through Kleipeda with my daughter. She was a blast! We had had some really great conversations at the hostel when my daughter was asleep. Tallinn...next year.😊
Thanks! 😃 Our staff thoughout Europe have made a few Language Basics videos, you'll find them all here: ua-cam.com/play/PLTiwkp8IuVAC1TdLfcJesTYo9ip48NiNX.html
@@a-mr8745 I did not realize your familiar with Finnish :) In a textual conversation, some of us use "kirjutamiseni", similarly to "nägemiseni" meaning "till we write again"
@@KohaAlbertWhat a great word. We could also say: "kirjoittamisiin" like "tapaamisiin" what's sometimes used (as "näkemiin") but not so much these days.
Actually I just realised why don't we say "näkemisiin", we say "näkemiin". Well, it's shorter, maybe that's why... That "tapaamisiin" is a direct translation in Finnish for sentence "till me meet again".
Great and helpful video. I find it interesting that there are so many Estonian words that sound like Finnish words but have different meanings (false friends). I have seen the word tänan before and thought it was the same as the Finnish word tänään (which means today) but I was wrong. Another funny example is "hallitus" which means government in Finnish but mold in Estonian.
I never heard Estonian before...But I can say that i liked very much how it sounds, very pleasant for my ear. Definitely, if I lived in your country I would have learnt it.
Hi Jay. Thank you so much. It was really funny and the way you pronounce "r" is similar to Portuguese "r" pronunciation, rolling it on the tip of the tong and extending the sound. Estonian sound beautifully to my ears. "Cheers" from Portugal :))))
In Estonia we say 'hey' as hei. It's not like an original word in Estonia. It has came in from the English language. In Estonia 'husband' is 'mees' which also translates to 'man'. We also have the word 'abikaasa', which is used for a husband AND a wife. This word is like kinda unisex, I guess? But it's usually used in a more formal context. You can also say 'kallis', which basically means 'sweety'. Hubby is like a cute nickname, so the meaning isn't really that different. So you can say it like: ''hei, kallis'' or ''hei, kallike''. You can also say: ''hei meheke'' Hope this helped. 😁
I love Estonia, and have plan to start my class next week, this is one year we are here, but we feel we should learn your language, thank you for your video, we are very keen to find estonian friend but we could not yet!!! On our bad luck, everywhere is closed now, We are intrested to know more about your culture, expand our relationship, find friends around the world, do you have any suggestions for us to find estonian friends? 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I hope you have found some friends here, but if not you could talk with some locals at parties. Clubs def not the best place but bars or some biggers events could be possibility. Now the restrictions are lowering and whole summer will be full of events in different towns especially look out for Jaanipäev (midsummers day) there will be all kinds of events in almost every town and village.
She's a very likable teacher. I've studied some Finnish and learned maybe about 400 words in that language, and what surprises me about Estonian is how similar it does sound to Finnish, from a phonological perspective, and of course the etymologies are also very similar...maybe it's like the difference between Spanish and Portuguese? It would be interesting to get the perspective of someone who has studied both Finnish and Estonian. Also, I've been curious about visiting Tallinn this summer, and wondering how useful Russian is for getting around? Or is the primary second language English?
Very good introduction! I'm trying to decide whether to learn Latvian, Lithuanian, or Estonian. And ideas on which is easiest for the English speaker? I teach Japanese and use French every day, so maybe that could help you decide which one I'd be best at. But this sounds pretty good!
Have you chosen yet? We would dare to say that Latvian might be the "easiest" choice, but is truly hard to say. Because our company focuses on travel rather than strictly languages, we could make choosing the right language easier for you by helping you plan a sort of research trip. To see which one of these languages and cultures actually speaks to you or sparks the needed inspiration :) Feel free to get in touch with our travel experts who can help you put together a Baltics tour suited to your specifics needs and interests or check out some of our Baltics sample itineraries such as jaywaytravel.com/itineraries/10-days-baltic-capitals-tour . We wish you the best in your language-studying pursuits!
I absolutely agree with this. As a Latvian, our language IS difficult but not even close in comparison to estonian, maybe closer in terms of difficulty is lithuanian since its sometimes almost the same words.
"I can translate Estonian better with music and the singers, but when it is spoken its to quick to translate and I have been listening to Estonian pop & rock music 2011, I am still slowly learning and I may not ever fully learn it but I still try mainly through the music and the singers,thanks."-🤔🌐🌎🌍🌏🌐..
So the Estonian word for "no" is quite similar to the words for "yes" in a bunch of other languages. Now...I can't help thinking that maybe the Estonian people did this on purpose, just to be difficult.
bro first time hearing about the existence of these people, estonia they said, it sounds like it sister Swedish, but learning germany first is better, because as an immigrant i find germany a great spot to live at, it has also the same type of beauty, all north countries has the same beauty, so estonian is at the last of the language list to learn, let me share the d*mn list, first english ,french ,spanish ,arabic ,mandarin, germany ,turkey or japanese ,swedish, then like as a sauce estonian or indian.
I seriously wish this girl had an entire series on Estonian
This is the best lesson ever, the words broken down was really helpful. I wish she could make more of these lessons.
Thank you for your kind words :)
You are so good thanks
Does Moonika have a instagram or channel to follow?
@@JayWayTravel😊😅
I was lucky to live and teach in Tallinn for four months. Even if you don't understand a peep, you get used to the rhythm and sound of the Estonian language quickly. Honestly, I kind of miss it a bit... :)
@marianaalexa do you still speak Estonian?
That is true. I just returned from a 2 week visit to relatives ( I've never been to Estonia prior to this). It is true about getting used to the rhythm and sound of Estonian.
Estonian: Aitäh = Thank you
Finnish: Ai täh? = Wait, what?
Hi....l thought l would come here to see what my estonian cousins are doing/saying/speaking. lve also been looking up Finnish words.....love from Hungary
In Spanish the way it sounds would be understood as. Here it is!
Is that right?
What a whimsical fun language lesson! I love rolling "R"s (I just met a neighbor from Estonia, I said, "I'm going to learn some Estonian" I don't think she believed me. I can't wait to see her again!
lol how did that go
The best Estonian language video so far. Others are boring.
Very underrated language, hard to find good content out there
Our group of Moldavian students traveled to Tartu by tourist bus from Tallinn during winter vacations in February 1974.
I will never forget an old guide/professor Leesment so friendly, showing us proudly the famous University of Tartu.
And the lunch somewhere - a Swedish table - was delicious ! Now I like also Saku beer !Unforgettable life lasting
memories/trip to Estonia ! And I read the book -"Bye, yellow cat" by Mati Unt.Warm Greetings from Kishinău/Moldavia
Aitä chun li
I adore Estonian! Thank you for sharing his basics with us 😀 Greetings from Serbia
Ok lets be honest, we all chuckled at Terviseks
Good job it doesn't start with "p" instead
as an estonian, i bursted out laughing (even tho it is correct)
@@studioroblos21lol
I don’t get the funny part. 🤷🏼♀️
@@sarahragsdale5009 it’s the Seks in the end
Tervitused Eestist! (Greetings from Estonia!) My comment in estonian first, translation in english after that.
Lihtne ja selge. Tubli töö, Moonika! Minu kogemus on näidanud, et inimestel, kelle emakeel on inglise keel, on raskusi R-tähe hääldamisega ja nad ei suuda seda tähte keelel veeretada. Samuti on neil raskusi kui sõna lõpeb E-tähega, nad jätavad päris tihti sõna lõpus oleva E-tähe välja hääldamata.
Clear and simple. Good job, Moonika! My experience has shown me that people who's mother tongue is english, have difficulties with the R-letter and they can't roll the R-letter on their tongue. Also they are struggling if the estonian word is ending with the E-letter, pretty often they don't pronounce the E-letter out.
ME... From MALAYSiA 🇲🇾 Likes Your Language... Hopefully.. To Visit ESTONiA Year 2021..🌹 💐 🎶 🎹
I love Estonia 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Im about a quarter estonian and Im really trying to learn the language but I gotta be really patient
It's a cool language but it's so different from anything else
This langage sounds pretty nice to my ears. I love it and I enjoyed repeating after you
Thanks Isabelle :) Glad you enjoyed it!
I got rejected just for don't know Estonian, but this lessons gonna be motivated to me
Tere hommikust Monica! From Stuart here in England
Aitäh for the useful video! I'm actually from Finland and I've considered learning Estonian to some extent since it shouldn't be too difficult because of the language family connection. This was a good start, I only knew aitäh and there beforehand. By the way, you may know this but I find "aitäh" quite funny since if you said that in Finnish, it would sound like saying "huh, what did you say?" in a casual way :D
Thank you! :)
Some of us actually do occasionally use "Kiitus" or "Kiitust" as well, eg: "Kiitus kokale" is "Praise the chef" (for good meal)
Thanks = Tänan = Aitäh
To praise = Tänama = Kiitma
@@JayWayTravel tere moonika!how do you say ireally appeciate it and thanks anyway in Estonian?
@@JayWayTravel how do you say please,come in here and please,go out there in estonian?
@@francismichaelcedenoreyes7222 Thanks anyway is Aitäh, igatahes
She keeps the emotion for herself :') she is good
That is the Estonian way ;)
Thanks.I am Hungarian and Estonian sound good to my ears.
Great lesson. Aitäh Monika!
Thank you! :)
Great lesson!
Thank you! :)
Tere I'm from Malaysia, ai tah.
Tere I'm from Estonia 😅
Terviseks
Aitah Headaega...Really awsemome...waiting for more estonian words....
Please make more of this lol. This really helpful.
great job Julia..keep it up
Last but not least, I wanna thank YOU.
Thank you for this lesson! I am studying Finnish and all I can say is.......Estonian and Finnish have alot of false friends (linguistically, not emotionally) . So fascinating. Years ago I met an Estonian navy officer.....woman.....when I was backpacking through Kleipeda with my daughter. She was a blast! We had had some really great conversations at the hostel when my daughter was asleep. Tallinn...next year.😊
Very charming confident presentation, your wry smile & sense of humor throughout was very pleasant!
I am from Estonia it’s so butiful place❤❤❤❤
Really liked your lesson :) Hope you make more of them!
And see you in Estonia some day :D
Thanks! 😃 Our staff thoughout Europe have made a few Language Basics videos, you'll find them all here: ua-cam.com/play/PLTiwkp8IuVAC1TdLfcJesTYo9ip48NiNX.html
Thank you! :) Estonia is definitively a must visit, :)
Nice video and beautiful language! Greetings from Greece.
By the way I love this word: head aega. Really beatiful!
Literal would be head=good and aeg=time: "have a good time" or even "let time be good for you"
@@KohaAlbert Yes this I knew...
for Finnish head=hyvä
Aega=aika pretty close...
but the word used in this meaning is= näkemiin (similar than nägemist)
@@a-mr8745 I did not realize your familiar with Finnish :)
In a textual conversation, some of us use "kirjutamiseni", similarly to "nägemiseni" meaning "till we write again"
@@KohaAlbertWhat a great word. We could also say: "kirjoittamisiin" like "tapaamisiin" what's sometimes used (as "näkemiin") but not so much these days.
Actually I just realised why don't we say "näkemisiin", we say "näkemiin". Well, it's shorter, maybe that's why... That "tapaamisiin" is a direct translation in Finnish for sentence "till me meet again".
thank you very much! aitäh :)
Thank you! :)
I loved the way you explained basics :) Thank you
Great and helpful video. I find it interesting that there are so many Estonian words that sound like Finnish words but have different meanings (false friends). I have seen the word tänan before and thought it was the same as the Finnish word tänään (which means today) but I was wrong. Another funny example is "hallitus" which means government in Finnish but mold in Estonian.
Depending on your view of politicians, hallitus might have the same meaning in both ;)
@@JayWayTravel 🤣🤣😂
About funny false friends: Koristage ruumid (Est) - clean up the rooms. Koristage ruumit (Fin) - Make corpses pretty.
I found out I have roots from Estonia and The Netherlands. I'm fascinated, but this is pretty tough lol
What a beautiful language.
Thanks this Video, from S.Korean
Me who know estonian and officially from Estonia I came here for listening how good is this
(Bruh)
How to say I LOVE YOU in Estonian
Ma armastan sind
I never heard Estonian before...But I can say that i liked very much how it sounds, very pleasant for my ear. Definitely, if I lived in your country I would have learnt it.
Szuper, aitäh
How sad that this is the only video about learning estonian because I really enjoyed Moonika way of talk and teach...💔
You are fantastic! Great lesson, reminds me a lot of my Estonian grandparents 😍
Thanks for sharing.
Amazing
We pronounce tsau same way with brazilian tchau, i love it :P
I m from Assam, India and in Assamese language Aitah refers to the grandmother
That's very interesting :) Thank you!
Hei, mina olen Pierre, mina elan Prantsusmaal ja ma on 21 aastane ! Täname videot !
Thank You ❤️
thanks
Tere: hello
Tsau: hi
Aitah: Thank you
Tänan: Thanks
Head aega: Good bye
Palun: Please
Jah: Yes
Ei: No
Terviseks: Cheers
I would like so much learn Estonian language as I have Estonian origin!!
Thanks for your teaching, good explanation. Good teacher.
Thanks. You are welcome!
Very interesting sounds!
I've been learning Estonian recently, and I kinda find it easy.
same everyone is saying its so hard tho so idk what its gonna be like when i get more advanced :'(
@@haxucho3065 true.
I heard it has Latin origins, so maybe that's why I find it easy.
Edit: I'm most likely wrong about this.
@@dj-um7el Estonian has absolutely nothing to do with Latin languages
@@Siemenkarju22
If so, I'm sorry.
My bad.
Where are you from?
Wow... amazing video...
Thank you :)
So whatever you want to say, just go ahead and SAY but don't forget to substract emotions.👍
You're halfway to learning Estonian already ;)
Great lessons!!!
Love this! Aitah!
Cool little lesson. Thanks
It is actually very easy to read it and say it right, because it is phonetic
Hi Jay. Thank you so much. It was really funny and the way you pronounce "r" is similar to Portuguese "r" pronunciation, rolling it on the tip of the tong and extending the sound.
Estonian sound beautifully to my ears.
"Cheers" from Portugal :))))
I like it, thank you and you are funny !
Tere päevast!how can i say hey,bubby in Estonian!
In Estonia we say 'hey' as hei. It's not like an original word in Estonia. It has came in from the English language.
In Estonia 'husband' is 'mees' which also translates to 'man'. We also have the word 'abikaasa', which is used for a husband AND a wife. This word is like kinda unisex, I guess? But it's usually used in a more formal context. You can also say 'kallis', which basically means 'sweety'. Hubby is like a cute nickname, so the meaning isn't really that different. So you can say it like: ''hei, kallis'' or ''hei, kallike''. You can also say: ''hei meheke'' Hope this helped. 😁
Terviseks ! T-E-R-V-I-[seks ] the one in the bracket sounds funny looooool
I'm just flabbergasted looool 😂😂
Aitah for the lesson
thanks😊
Good morning from Indian
I love Estonia, and have plan to start my class next week, this is one year we are here, but we feel we should learn your language, thank you for your video, we are very keen to find estonian friend but we could not yet!!! On our bad luck, everywhere is closed now, We are intrested to know more about your culture, expand our relationship, find friends around the world, do you have any suggestions for us to find estonian friends? 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I hope you have found some friends here, but if not you could talk with some locals at parties. Clubs def not the best place but bars or some biggers events could be possibility. Now the restrictions are lowering and whole summer will be full of events in different towns especially look out for Jaanipäev (midsummers day) there will be all kinds of events in almost every town and village.
@@kapsaline thank you very much, for the suggestion, yes in cultural events we can find friends, hope every thing come back as before
TERE MA ELAN EESTIS ❤😂🎉🎉
Okey thank you. I will go do some terviseks. 😄
She's a very likable teacher. I've studied some Finnish and learned maybe about 400 words in that language, and what surprises me about Estonian is how similar it does sound to Finnish, from a phonological perspective, and of course the etymologies are also very similar...maybe it's like the difference between Spanish and Portuguese? It would be interesting to get the perspective of someone who has studied both Finnish and Estonian. Also, I've been curious about visiting Tallinn this summer, and wondering how useful Russian is for getting around? Or is the primary second language English?
@@timfiler9936 Why?
Ah sorry , I was drunk. My bad
"Tsau" like CIAO :)
Aitah, I need learn quick, I like a Estonian and I have to impress her parents, any ways Tanan
Estonian is such a sexy language. Just think of the expression "Terviseks" (cheers)
Tah!!!! OMG...I"m a real kiwi!
Tsau is both "bye" and "hi". It's not formal word. Only friends between each other say that. It's pretty much like "cya" and "yo"
Very good introduction! I'm trying to decide whether to learn Latvian, Lithuanian, or Estonian. And ideas on which is easiest for the English speaker? I teach Japanese and use French every day, so maybe that could help you decide which one I'd be best at. But this sounds pretty good!
Have you chosen yet? We would dare to say that Latvian might be the "easiest" choice, but is truly hard to say. Because our company focuses on travel rather than strictly languages, we could make choosing the right language easier for you by helping you plan a sort of research trip. To see which one of these languages and cultures actually speaks to you or sparks the needed inspiration :) Feel free to get in touch with our travel experts who can help you put together a Baltics tour suited to your specifics needs and interests or check out some of our Baltics sample itineraries such as jaywaytravel.com/itineraries/10-days-baltic-capitals-tour . We wish you the best in your language-studying pursuits!
I absolutely agree with this. As a Latvian, our language IS difficult but not even close in comparison to estonian, maybe closer in terms of difficulty is lithuanian since its sometimes almost the same words.
MAY LORD JESUS BLESS YOU, MY FRIEND.
"I can translate Estonian better with
music and the singers,
but when it is spoken its to quick to
translate and I have been listening to
Estonian pop & rock music 2011,
I am still slowly learning and I may not
ever fully learn it but I still try mainly
through the music and the singers,thanks."-🤔🌐🌎🌍🌏🌐..
Tanan to learn Estonia language simple way jay way
ai tah Moonika, head aega🙂🙏
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Tare
Thankstechar
Sounds similar to Finnish 😃
3:44 same as Finnish
Out of this planet!!
Great job and im from estonian also aitäh kõige eest headaega loodan et saan Eestis sind näha ka
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Tere Kõigile☺
tere tere, vana kere 😁🤣😂
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@@Omar-lx4pn 😂👌okay
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@@Omar-lx4pn eliisa109 😅
AI-tah my love 😘😉
So the Estonian word for "no" is quite similar to the words for "yes" in a bunch of other languages. Now...I can't help thinking that maybe the Estonian people did this on purpose, just to be difficult.
This is going to sound strange, but Estonian sounds very familiar to me. It's as if I have spoken it before in a past life.
tannks, now ican vist my grielfdine in estoirnai
Nice teacher... How can we remember words
bro first time hearing about the existence of these people, estonia they said, it sounds like it sister Swedish, but learning germany first is better, because as an immigrant i find germany a great spot to live at, it has also the same type of beauty, all north countries has the same beauty, so estonian is at the last of the language list to learn, let me share the d*mn list, first english ,french ,spanish ,arabic ,mandarin, germany ,turkey or japanese ,swedish, then like as a sauce estonian or indian.
Tere moonika!hoe do you say:i really appreciate it and thanks for all in Estonian?
I am Estonian, so I know. It's: Ma väga hindan seda ja aitäh kõige eest.
as an italian, i had no problem with pronuncing the words, the problem is to remember them.
I am from brazil, i mean... i dont know why but i really gonna try to move to Estonia *--‐*