Eesti Keel - mrhashimoto

[hashi]

Tere!

Ma olen õppimist eesti . I decided I'd like to give it a go.
I have a question already .

I'm reading about past tense conjugation and ran into the verb rääkima, which the site explains the root of it when conjugating is räägi- but when you form, for example, 1st person singular past the -g- becomes a -k- (rääkisin). Can someone explain why this is to me please?

Tänan

[hashi]

Ok, my question above still stands when someone comes online, but I just want to practice what I've learned so far .

Mu nimi on Jayden. Ma olen pikk. Ma elan uus-maremaal. See on ilus maa.

Kuulan muusikat lol..

[s4nder]

In New Zealand is Uus-Meremaal and by Ma olen õppimist eesti I think you meant Ma õpin eesti keelt (I'm learning Estonian). Other than that, everything was correct .

As for your question, the word rääkisin probably comes from the original form rääkima. The base word in past tense seems to be rääki-. Rääkisin (I spoke), rääkisid (you spoke), rääkis (he spoke), etc. Passive voice is based on räägi-, however. Räägiti (was spoken), räägitakse (is spoken).

[hashi]

Tänan!

Seni eesti keel on lihtne, aga partitiiv on natuke raske. Kuigi, ma õpin seda veel...

[hashi]

Needed: More estonians on unilang!

[Jurgen Wullenwever]

Needed: More estonians on unilang!

Would love if his posts weren't ignored

Perhaps someone will reply, at an uncertain date in the future ...

For my part, I am the first generation that cannot speak Estonian, so you can at least enjoy the fact that you know more than me about the Estonian language, but that is not saying very much. I hope that I can learn to understand some of it, but ...

[hashi]

Needed: More estonians on unilang!

Would love if his posts weren't ignored

Perhaps someone will reply, at an uncertain date in the future ...

For my part, I am the first generation that cannot speak Estonian, so you can at least enjoy the fact that you know more than me about the Estonian language, but that is not saying very much. I hope that I can learn to understand some of it, but ...

Perhaps you should learn it too With a sparked interest in it perhaps it might be taken a little more seriously..

[Jurgen Wullenwever]

Perhaps you should learn it too ..

Ma saan katsuma.

[Arvi]

Perhaps you should learn it too ..

Ma saan katsuma proovin/üritan.

Good luck!

[hashi]

[flag]ee[/flag] Pean praktiseerima rohkem eesti keelt. Ma saan räägi(ma?) eesti keeles natuke.

[flag]sv[/flag] Det är nog orätt T__T.

[Loiks]

[flag]ee[/flag] Pean praktiseerima rohkem eesti keelt. Ma saan räägi(ma?) eesti keeles natuke.

I guess you wanted to say 'I can speak a little Estonian'? Then it's: Ma oskan natuke eesti keelt/keeles rääkida.

[Jurgen Wullenwever]

[flag]ee[/flag] Pean praktiseerima rohkem eesti keelt. Ma saan räägi(ma?) eesti keeles natuke.

[flag]sv[/flag] Det är nog orätt T__T.

Why the Swedish text (is it aimed at me)? (And what is T__T?)

Anyway, it is nice to see some activity again in these parts of the forum, although I still cannot understand anything (and I do not know what was wrong with my previous reply, but that might become clearer if I actually understood some Estonian (a language that I havent heard spoken since I was three years old, and I do not remember that).

[hashi]

[flag]ee[/flag] Pean praktiseerima rohkem eesti keelt. Ma saan räägi(ma?) eesti keeles natuke.

[flag]sv[/flag] Det är nog orätt T__T.

Why the Swedish text (is it aimed at me)? (And what is T__T?)

Anyway, it is nice to see some activity again in these parts of the forum, although I still cannot understand anything (and I do not know what was wrong with my previous reply, but that might become clearer if I actually understood some Estonian (a language that I havent heard spoken since I was three years old, and I do not remember that).

Nej. It wasn't focused at you I just felt like it, it would have either been that or japanese.

Aitäh loiks It's hard to practise when there's few estonians. So the first sentence was right?

[hashi]

Tere!

Ma õpin ikka eesti keelt, ja see on natuke raske >< Täna ma lõpetasin eesti raamat trükkida. Ma tahan see lugeda homme.

Nägemist!

><

[Martin303]

Tere!

Ma õpin ikka eesti keelt, ja see on natuke raske >< Täna ma lõpetasin eesti raamat trükkida. Ma tahan see lugeda homme.

Nägemist!

><

Correction:

Ma õpin ikka veel eesti keelt ja see on natuke raske ( you can also say, minu meelest on see natuke raske=in my opinion, it is a little bit hard) . Täna ma printisin välja eesti keele õpiku. Ma tahan seda lugeda homme.

Nägemist!

[hashi]

I was doing Exercise 4 in Chapter 1 of Colloquial Estonian. And this is my answers. Can someone check them for me?

Piret on noor naine. Ta õpib Tartu Ülikoolis. Tartu on ülikoolilinn, mis asub Lõuna-Eestis. Tõnu on noor mees, Pireti vana sõber, kes elab ja töötab Tallinnas. Tallinn on Eesti pealinn. Pealinnas on kaubamaja, kus Tõnu töötab.

1. Kes on Piret?
Piret on noor naine.

2. Kus ta õpib?
Piret õpib Tartu Ülikoolis.

3. Mis on Tartu?
Tartu on ülikoolilinn

4. Kus see asub?
See asub Lõuna-Eestis.

5. Kes on Tõnu?
Ta on noor mees ja Pireti vana sõber.

6. Kas Tõnu on Pireti sõber?
Jah, ta on Pireti sõber.

7. Kus ta elab?
Ta elab Tallinnas.

8. Kus ta töötab?
Ta töötab Tallinnas.

9. Kas Tallinn on Eesti pealinn?
Jah. See on Eesti pealinn.

10. Kus Tõnu töötab?
Tõnu töötab kaubamajas on pealinnas.

Tänan!

[Arvi]

I was doing Exercise 4 in Chapter 1 of Colloquial Estonian. And this is my answers. Can someone check them for me?

Piret on noor naine. Ta õpib Tartu Ülikoolis. Tartu on ülikoolilinn, mis asub Lõuna-Eestis. Tõnu on noor mees, Pireti vana sõber, kes elab ja töötab Tallinnas. Tallinn on Eesti pealinn. Pealinnas on kaubamaja, kus Tõnu töötab.

1. Kes on Piret?
Piret on noor naine.

2. Kus ta õpib?
Piret õpib Tartu Ülikoolis.

3. Mis on Tartu?
Tartu on ülikoolilinn

4. Kus see asub?
See asub Lõuna-Eestis.

5. Kes on Tõnu?
Ta on noor mees ja Pireti vana sõber.

6. Kas Tõnu on Pireti sõber?
Jah, ta on Pireti sõber.

7. Kus ta elab?
Ta elab Tallinnas.

8. Kus ta töötab?
Ta töötab Tallinnas.

9. Kas Tallinn on Eesti pealinn?
Jah. See on Eesti pealinn.

10. Kus Tõnu töötab?
Tõnu töötab pealinna/Tallinna kaubamajas. on pealinnas

Tänan!

Your answers are here in full form. It is proper to use in excercises, but unless you want to emphasize something, or to avoid being too monosyllabic, in real conversation shorter answer versions as used frequently.

"Kes on Piret?"
"Üks noor naine."
"Kus ta õpib?"
"Tartu Ülikoolis."
"Mis on Tartu?"
"Ülikoolilinn."
"Kus see asub?"
"Lõuna-Eestis."
"Kes on Tõnu?"
"Üks noormees - Pireti vana sõber."
"Kus ta elab?"
"Tallinnas."
"Kas Tallinn on Eesti pealinn?"
"Jah!"
"Kus Tõnu töötab?"
"Tallinna kaubamajas."

[hashi]

I did the first half of the exercises from Chapter 2 of Colloquial Estonian. Again, would someone please check my answers? Thanks. Bolded words are my answers. words in <> I didn't know.

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EXERCISE 1:

Respond in the negative as above:

1. Olge!
Ma ei ole

2. Nähke!
Ma ei näe

3. Minge!
Ma ei lähe

4. Vabandage!
Ma ei vabanda

5. Õppige!
Ma ei õpi

Skipped Exercise 2 because it's too easy

EXERCISE 3:

How would you say:

1. Tõnu Tamm isn't here
Tõnu Tamm ei ole seda

2. Piret isn't in town
Piret ei ole linnas

3. I'm not asking where she is
Ma ei küsi, kus ta elab

4. She isn't at home either
Ta ei ole kodus <either>

5. I'm not coming yet, I'm coming a little later
Ma ei tule <yet>, Ma tulen natuke hiljem

6. I speak English
Ma räägin inglisi keelt

EXERCISE 4:

1. We don't know the school
Me ei tea/tunne kooli

2. She doesn't know Tallinn
Ta ei tea/tunne Tallinna

3. I don't know the department store
Ma ei tea/tunne kaubamaja

4. You (pl.) don't know the shop
Te ei tea/tunne kauplust

5. I don't know that boy
Ma ei tea/tunne seal poissi

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Tänan!

[Martin303]

I did the first half of the exercises from Chapter 2 of Colloquial Estonian. Again, would someone please check my answers? Thanks. Bolded words are my answers. words in <> I didn't know.

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EXERCISE 1:

Respond in the negative as above:

1. Olge!
Ma ei ole

2. Nähke!
Ma ei näe




3. Minge!
Ma ei lähe

4. Vabandage!
Ma ei vabanda

5. Õppige!
Ma ei õpi

Skipped Exercise 2 because it's too easy

EXERCISE 3:

How would you say:

1. Tõnu Tamm isn't here
Tõnu Tamm ei ole seda

2. Piret isn't in town
Piret ei ole linnas

3. I'm not asking where she is
Ma ei küsi, kus ta elab

4. She isn't at home either
Ta ei ole kodus <either>

5. I'm not coming yet, I'm coming a little later
Ma ei tule <yet>, Ma tulen natuke hiljem

6. I speak English
Ma räägin inglisi keelt

EXERCISE 4:

1. We don't know the school
Me ei tea/tunne kooli

2. She doesn't know Tallinn
Ta ei tea/tunne Tallinna

3. I don't know the department store
Ma ei tea/tunne kaubamaja

4. You (pl.) don't know the shop
Te ei tea/tunne kauplust

5. I don't know that boy
Ma ei tea/tunne seal poissi

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Tänan!

Correction:

EXERCISE 3:
1. Tõnu Tamm isn't here
Tõnu Tamm ei ole siin
4. 4. She isn't at home either
Ta ei ole isegi kodus.
6. I speak English
[b]Ma räägin inglise keelt.

EXERCISE 4
2. She doesn't know Tallinn
[b]Ta ei tea/tunne Tallinnat

[hashi]

[flag]et[/flag]
Tänan.

Ma ei tea, mis on inglise keele "yet" eesti keeles. Mis on seda? Ja ma mõtlesin et Tallinna partitiiv on Tallinna. "Tallinna" on kirjutanud mu raamatus.

[flag]en[/flag]
Thanks.

I don't know what English "yet" is in Estonian. What is it? And I thought that Tallinn's partitive is Tallinna. "Tallinna" is written in my book.