Shops and hotels in Estonian
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Estonian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Estonian phrases in this lesson
- Kas teil on...?kas tayl on
- Do you have...?
- Kus on...?koos on
- Where is...?
- AvatudAH-vah-tood
- Open
- SuletudSOO-leh-tood
- Closed
- Kott?kot
- A bag?
- Liiga kallisLEE-gah KAL-lis
- Too expensive
- Mul on broneeringmool on bro-NAYR-ing
- I have a reservation
- Kas hommikusöök on hinna sees?kas HOM-mee-koo-surk on HIN-nah says
- Is breakfast included?
- Mis on wifi parool?mis on VEE-fee pah-ROHL
- What's the wifi password?
- Kas ma võin...?kas mah VUH-in
- Can I...?
A versatile question starter. Follow it with the item you are looking for, or just the word and a questioning look. Teil is the polite "you" (your), so this is respectful to any staff member.
Point or mime after saying this if you do not know the word for what you want. Kus means "where." Staff in larger supermarkets (Rimi, Maxima, Prisma) often speak some English.
Cashiers will ask "Kott?" meaning do you want a bag. Plastic bags cost a small fee. If you have your own bag, say Ei, aitäh (no, thanks). Saying just kott, palun gets you one.
Literally "is breakfast inside the price?".
Estonia is famously digital; free wifi is almost everywhere.
"Kas ma võin siia istuda?", may I sit here?