Colloquial Estonian »

Christopher Moseley worked for two decades for the BBC World Service, specialising in Baltic affairs, and is now a freelance translator and editor, as well as Latvian teaching fellow at SSEES. He has a particular interest in endangered and minority languages. He is the author of Colloquial Estonian (1994) and Colloquial Latvian (1996) and the general editor of the Routledge/Curzon Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages (2007) and the general editor (with R.E. Asher) of the Atlas of the World’s Languages (2007).

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.

Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

Introduction The Sounds of Estonian 1. Kaks vana sopra—Two old Friends 2. Telefon—The telephone 3. Kohvikus—In a café 4. Tartus—In Tartu 5. Pireti juures—Visiting Piret 6. Nädala päevad—Days of the week 7. Sünnipäev—A birthday 8. Riided—Clothing 9. Piret ostab riideid—Piret buys clothes 10. Ilm ja aastaajad—Weather and the seasons 11. Kauplustes—Shopping 12. Tööolu—Working life 13. Perekonna elu—Family life 14. Meresõit—Sailing 15. Küllakutse—An invitation 16. Eesti kirjandus—Estonian literature 17. Kaubamajas—At a department store 18. Eesti novell—An Estonian short story 19. Rongisõit—A train journey 20. Jõulud—Christmas Key to exercises Ready-reference grammar Glossary of grammatical terms Estonian—English glossary English—Estonian glossary Grammatical index