ABSTRACT

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.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download freely in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

chapter 1|7 pages

Kaks vana sopra

Two old friends

chapter 2|12 pages

Telefon

The telephone

chapter 3|14 pages

Kohvikus

In a café

chapter 4|12 pages

Tartus

In Tartu

chapter 5|11 pages

Pireti juures

Visiting Piret

chapter 6|8 pages

Nädala päevad

Days of the week

chapter 7|7 pages

Sünnipäev

A birthday

chapter 8|12 pages

Piret ajab asju

Piret has things to do

chapter 9|8 pages

Piret ostab riideid

Piret buys clothes

chapter 10|8 pages

Ilm ja aastaajad

Weather and the seasons

chapter 11|9 pages

Poes

Shopping

chapter 12|7 pages

Tööelu

Working life

chapter 13|9 pages

Kodune elu

Home life

chapter 14|8 pages

Meresõit

Sailing

chapter 15|10 pages

Küllakutse

An invitation

chapter 16|10 pages

Eesti kirjandus

Estonian literature

chapter 17|7 pages

Kaubamajas

At a department store

chapter 18|7 pages

Eestit avastamas

Discovering Estonia

chapter 19|9 pages

Rongisõit

A train journey

chapter 20|9 pages

Jõulud

Christmas