Electronics

1. nutitelefon

   Smartphone

   Usage

   nutikas, smart, plus telefon; in speech people usually just say telefon

2. tahvelarvuti

   Tablet

   Usage

   tahvel, board, plus arvuti, computer. Security will ask you to take it out of your bag

3. sülearvuti

   Laptop

   Usage

   süli, lap, plus arvuti, computer — a calque of laptop, and the word everyone actually uses

4. laadija

   Charger

   Usage

   Unustasin laadija, I forgot my charger — reception often has one to lend

5. laadimisjuhe

   Charging cable

   Usage

   juhe is a cord; name the connector plainly, as in USB-C juhe

6. akupank

   Power bank

   Usage

   aku, rechargeable battery, plus pank, bank; varuaku is also heard. It has to fly in the cabin, not the hold

7. pistikuadapter

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Shops understand plain adapter too. Estonia uses the round two-pin C and F sockets at 230V, so you need one coming from Japan or the UK

8. pistikupesa

   Power outlet

   Usage

   pistik, plug, plus pesa, socket. Kus on pistikupesa? asks where one is

9. patarei

   Battery

   Usage

   The disposable kind; a rechargeable one is aku

10. wifi

    Wi-Fi

    Usage

    Free Wi-Fi is everywhere here — cafes, buses, libraries. tasuta wifi means free Wi-Fi

11. wifi parool

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    parool is password; showing the card usually gets it written down for you

12. SIM-kaart

    SIM card

    Usage

    Prepaid SIMs are sold at kiosks and supermarkets; you may be asked for ID

13. mälukaart

    Memory card

    Usage

    mälu, memory, plus kaart, card; it covers camera SD cards too

14. kõrvaklapid

    Headphones

    Usage

    kõrv, ear, plus klapid, flaps. Always plural, and it covers earbuds and over-ear alike

15. kaamera

    Camera

    Usage

    A photo is foto and taking one is pildistamine. Check the rules in churches and museums

16. taskulamp

    Flashlight

    Usage

    tasku, pocket, plus lamp. Winter dusk falls in the mid-afternoon here, so it earns its place outside town

17. konditsioneer

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Also kliimaseade. In this climate heating matters more than cooling — ask about the küte, the heating, instead

18. pult

    Remote control

    Usage

    Formally kaugjuhtimispult, but everyone says pult

19. ventilaator

    Fan

    Usage

    Needed for a few weeks of high summer; worth asking for where there is no air conditioning

20. külmkapp

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    külm, cold, plus kapp, cupboard. The little one in a hotel room is the minibaar

21. teler

    Television

    Usage

    A settled short form of televiisor. Estonian television usually subtitles foreign films rather than dubbing them

22. mikrolaineahi

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    mikrolaine, microwave, plus ahi, oven; shortened to mikro in speech

23. veekeetja

    Electric kettle

    Usage

    vesi, water, plus keetja, boiler. Estonian tap water is safe to drink as it comes

24. pesumasin

    Washing machine

    Usage

    pesu, laundry, plus masin, machine. A self-service laundrette is iseteeninduspesula

25. föön

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    A German loanword. You will want one after the sauna, so check whether your room has one

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