Let's Learn Estonian ep 20: How to say your name in Estonian?

[@stranger6968]

I think you are the only one on youtube that teaches us estonian language, i couldnt find anyone else, so thank you for that.

[@sinnie1440]

KT Chong she is NOT the only one. there is 50 or more youtubers from Estonia

[@WhosRomeo]

I really appreciate this video! My grandmother is from Estonia, but she had to flee from the Sovjet army. I have always been interested in Estonia (culture/history) and i think she would be happy if i randomly begin to use estonian language as in the video.

[@FelixBelmondo]

Thank you for taking your time and doing these videos! They are just as functional as they are easy to understand! Saludos desde Argentina!

[@deanc3032]

Again, Lissa, you are the only source I have for learning how to pronounce Estonian and aitäh for that. These videos are wonderful.

[@lilisolaris0723]

What a great set of videos!!! I definitely want to go back to Estonia for a semester abroad, it would be amazing if you could do a video on helpful phrases to use at a restaurant when you have time. Thanks for your help Liisa!

[@kreenapatel3387]

Thanks for all your videos!! Very, VERY helpful - especially compared to the few others out there! Hopefully I'll see more videos soon?

[@Idkname160]

hello! thanks for nice lessongs ,if you talking about introduction can you tell please more about national estonian names for boys and girls ,which are popular ?i mean some national or .??like Otto or ....Thanks

[@fernandonaressi]

Is there a 21st episode?? Holly shit I need more! My trip to Estonia is next week!! Kkkkkk Thanks for your help Liisa, cutest Estonian ever!

[@gabrielrusu6367]

Hello Lissa - suur aitah for putting these videos together! I just landed in Tallinn after watching them on the planes that got me here. Would you mind doing a few more videos, like at a restaurant, or getting directions? Palun :)

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

Hi! Thank you for the recommendations! I've taken notes :) Happy New Year!

[@timskid_trmsqoutes1659]

Wow! I love this. Now I can relate with my Estonian friends with a bit of Estonian language for English break.

[@jordanpaap3501]

Love your videos! Can you explain a bit about grammar and conjugations? Or do you know a good resource for that? Many Thanks!

[@maceciliaagudo7169]

I really want to learn Estonian language ..for first time like me..it so hard🤣 thank you...❤

[@igatno]

Much appreciated for all your videos. Aitäh

[@lillythomson9084]

wait are you in Estonia as of right now I kind of just moved here from Texas and I'm still learning

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

+Lillian Thomson as of right now I am on the other side of the world :D

[@chelamae]

Thank you! Planning on attending Laulupidu 2019!!

[@petronilafour]

Great teacher👏👏👏

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

Thank you! 😃

[@asclepiusthai]

***** Hi, your videos are very helpful. But it seems that you don't publish new videos anymore. Not sure you will answer this question or not, but I have questions anyway :D I heard people say "Kuidas teie nimi on?". How is it different with "Kuidas on teie nimi?" Also, how about "Meeldiv kohtuda!" and "Meeldiv tutvuda!"? Thanks

[@Tauruzmastah]

+Thai Nguyen I might be late but "Kuidas teie nimi on" and "Kuidas on teie nimi" is exactly the same thing. The verb "on" can be put almost anywhere in the sentence in Estonian, but usually it is the second word so "Kuidas on teie nimi" is more normal. "Meeldiv kohtuda" means Nice to see you and "Meeldiv tutvuda" means Nice to meet you. "Meeldiv kohtuda" can be used after already being met but "Meeldiv tutvuda" can only be used when first meeting someone. But you can use both when first meeting someone. Hope this helps.

[@raifthemad]

Meeldiv kohtuda - nice to meet you Meeldiv tutvuda - nice to make your aquaintance

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

Most of the time it is fine to change the order of the words in Estonian as it will still make sense. They both have the same meaning :). For the second question, the general meaning is the same, however, you cant use 'meeldiv kohtuda' if you actually didn't meet the person face to face.

[@raifthemad]

It was not actually a question, just a little correction, I'm an estonian ;). You wouldn't use nice to meet you in that non face to face situation either. I'd say that they pretty much exactly represent their english counterparts. Maybe not 100 percent, but they're as close as it gets.

[@AlessandroVisigalli]

Great job! I'm moving to Eesti next october and even if I'm quite fond of english I want to learn a little bit of estonian.... this means I'm really looking forward new videos!!! Go on like this and Head Ohtut (am I right?)

[@kgjplatform0987]

Hello Lisa! Mina Olen Joel! I want to learn Estonian as I am planning to move to Tartu next year. Could you help me? Meeldiv Tutvuda!

[@kashifpappu]

Nice video 👍😊

[@karlpiksar8288]

Estonia,where ever you look everyone looks like a model(Heaven😇)

[@tiiumcneice]

Tänan väga Liisa :) Also, i know it is off topic, but i seem to have trouble rolling my r's. I have no problem in words like tere, where the r is in the middle of the word, but when its at the end like Koer. Do you have any tips on how to figure out how to roll my r's?

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

there are some great videos that explain it on youtube. I think they will be great help :)

[@coversgirl7118]

More videos please!!

[@penssuck6453]

I've never wanted to catch a squirrel so badly before in my life.

[@minotaur3004]

Great videos! Also, is it just coincidence that 'minu nimi on' resembles english/some other european languages or have words been borrowed? :)

[@minotaur3004]

if it directly translates to 'my name is'.

[@solareclipse460]

Quite common in Australia, at least Tasmania, to just say your name and shake hands. At least that's what I've noticed.

[@drkolm]

Mul on meeldib seda. I like it. Мне нравится это.

[@andreipoletajev48]

DrSoft Drsoft Mulle meeldib see*)

[@PedroOliveiraBESTie]

Tänan väga Liisa! Ma püüan!

[@teddychalgren]

Let's Learn Estonian ep 20: How to say your name in Estonian?

[@Ms_No_Love]

Dude.. need videod on päris head :D mul tuttav sai nede abil päris palju rohkem aru kui minu seletuseka :) tänud :)

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

+kertu sillaots Tore kuulda!!! Kui mul rohkem aega tekib siis teen rohkem videosid :D

[@saraaluhord6081]

I've been watching some of her videos ...and I think she looks like Taylor Swift ... She's an amazing girl.

[@peterfarkas3602]

Tere! Minu nimi on Peter! Now I only need to learn how to say 'marry me' ib Estonian so I can ask you haha :)

[@karrru6457]

You gonna say: Kas sa tuleksid mulle naiseks? (im estonian)

[@drkolm]

'Utelge palun, mis t'ahendab "kuidas kube k'arab? ". Kuulasin millalgi seda. Noh, ei midagi ei ole m'oista mis see t'ahendab. Olge lahke!

[@drkolm]

Видимо, это что-то наподобие "kuidas k'asi k'aib? ". Как ходит твоя рука? А ходит, она, болезная, через рукав особливо, одынако… How your hand going? Глупость, казалось бы. Но смысл этих эстонских поговорок теряется в глубине веков. Возможно, что Ханты, Манси, Саамы, Чукчи, Якуты, предки современных эстонцев могли бы дать исчерпывающий ответ на многие воросы, касающиеся смысла эстонских поговорок. Будьте здоровы, тавой, olge terve ja palju 'onne! 

[@raifthemad]

Kube doesn't kind of mean penis kube means groin but yea it's a sort of unofficial how's it going, only among friends and even then someone might get offended if they're kinf of uptight.

[@ClaudiuConstantinGuiman]

Great video! Only one small thing - "Hästi" means well, not good (good is "hea")

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

hea and hästi are basically the same word ;) hästi comes from hea

[@ClaudiuConstantinGuiman]

***** I'm sure you know better, but I was under the impression that hästi was an adverb and hea an adjective (the same thing as well and good in english - a grammar Nazi like me would go crazy if you reply "good" when asked how are you doing :) )

[@raifthemad]

I do think that Claudiu is right on this one. Let's take this sentence for example "HEA toid läheb HÄSTI alla" would translate to "GOOD food goes down WELL". And as I respond to this I notice that this little chain is two years old, oh well, maybe it will still be useful to someone. I'm an estonian and even I am bothered by most americans claims of being samaritan(doing good instead of doing well).

[@vikinggeorge7007]

When someone asks me how I am if it's the first time I meet the person, I'll just ignore that person for the rest of my life. I think Estonians and Finns are very polite for not doing that. I'm Bulgarian. Just not very sociable. I hate small talk.

[@TikTokGlobe]

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[@TamsuO]

"Mis on sinu nimi?" basically means "Where is your name?" in my native Finnish. That's pretty confusing. I thought our languages were closer to each other.

[@drkolm]

I think that speak mis on sinu nimi is not right, kuidas sounds better. Aga soome keelt on - missa on sinu nimi? - Kus sinu nimi on? Viimaks missa kahe punkti a all. Сто лет назад учил эстонский, вроде ничего не напутал. Успехов!

[@otttonnus]

Mis on sinu nimi doesn't mean where is your name

[@TamsuO]

Ott Tõnnus Of course it doesn't in Estonian, what I said was translated from Finnish it means that dumbass.

[@otttonnus]

Ahah OK!

[@ottarak472]

Ma juba oskan eesti keelt, aga ma vaatan lõbu pärast(Eesti keel on mu emakeel). / I already speak Estonian, but I watch for fun(It's my native language).

[@ertaloveday5373]

Sa oled väga armas. Tänan sind nii palju õppetund. Soovin sinu maagiline uus aastat. 😘🇬🇧🥂🍾🍭🍓🍉🍒🍎🫐🌈⭐️👠👗💄💋🇬🇧🍭💕🇬🇧

[@ionnuone8883]

Minu nimi on Ionuţ! 😊

[@karmenkoiv4539]

Kerisin igavusest kõige lõpu.Pole midagi teha siis lic peab.

[@gabriellalaht574]

Kust te pärilt olete?

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

Габриэлла Лахт Eestist :D

[@StuntzieGamers]

In Finnish "Mis on sinu nimi" is "Where is your name?" :D

[@androkeskula4638]

Tere! ma olen Andro :)

[@cclark2332]

she forgot about us lol

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

what did i forget? :D

[@cclark2332]

***** Oh.. my... goodness!!! I'm such a big fan :D You just haven't made videos in 6 months :\

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

I'm currently doing my second year at uni and it's too busy for me to even seep properly. Hopefully this semester i can do videos again :)

[@cclark2332]

***** Thank you. I have tons of pages full of notes from your lessons. (:

[@LittleMissSquirrel]

Oh really? that is soo awesomeee!!! :D

[@kylieelerbe6203]

Hi there Taylor swift ;))

[@medeiapsyche]

Taylor Swift❤️️

[@christopherellis2663]

Tell, rather than say.

[@drkolm]

Kuidas teie nimi on? Minu nimi on Toivo. Kust te olete? Ma olen Floridast. Kuidas sinu nimi on, kallis plika? Minu nimi on Anneke. Aga kes sina oled? Ma olen venelane. See on huvitav, v'aga huvitav. Kas sina oled Itaalialane, eks ole? No, I'm russian, i.e. venelane.

[@steve8450]

I wish I could marry you, my life would be complete.

[@anttosuhonen2900]

estonian is just a rippoff of finnish

[@kismet7781]

Antto Suhonen Estonia was settled before Finland so the Finns moved from there.

[@kismet7781]

Finnish is a ripoff of Estonian.

[@saraaluhord6081]

I've been watching some of her videos ...and I think she looks like Taylor Swift ... She's an amazing girl.