Schedule & Booking

1. Millal rong väljub?

   MIL-lal rong VÄL-jub

   When does the train depart?

   Usage

   Used to ask when a train departs

   Grammar Note

   "Väljuma" means "to depart / to exit". Derived from "väljas" (outside). Elron operates Estonia's domestic rail network

2. Pood on avatud üheksast viieni

   pood on A-va-tud Ü-hek-sast VII-e-ni

   The shop is open from nine to five

   Usage

   Used to state a shop's opening hours

   Grammar Note

   Time ranges use elative -st (from) and terminative -ni (until). Finnish has no case corresponding to the terminative -ni

3. Kas teil on täna vaba tuba?

   kas teil on TÄ-na VA-ba TU-ba

   Do you have a free room today?

   Usage

   Used to ask a hotel or guesthouse if they have a room available today

   Grammar Note

   "Vaba" means "free / available". Used in "vaba tuba" (free room) and "vaba aeg" (free time)

4. Meie kohtumisaeg on kell kolm

   MEI-e KOH-tu-mis-aeg on kell kolm

   Our meeting time is three o'clock

   Usage

   Used to confirm the time of a meeting or appointment

   Grammar Note

   "Kell" means "clock / o'clock". Time is expressed as "kell + number". "Kell üks" = one o'clock

5. Buss tuleb viieteistkümne minuti pärast

   buss TU-leb VII-e-teist-küm-ne MI-nu-ti PÄ-rast

   The bus comes in fifteen minutes

   Usage

   Used to say when the next bus will arrive

   Grammar Note

   "Pärast" is a postposition meaning "after / in". It takes a genitive object: "X minuti pärast" = in X minutes

6. Muuseum on esmaspäeviti suletud

   MUU-se-um on ES-mas-päe-vi-ti SU-le-tud

   The museum is closed on Mondays

   Usage

   Used to inform that a museum or venue is closed on Mondays

   Grammar Note

   The -iti suffix forms habitual adverbs. "Teisipäeviti" = every Tuesday, "laupäeviti" = every Saturday

7. Tegin broneeringu kolmeks päevaks

   TE-gin bro-NEE-rin-gu KOL-meks PÄE-vaks

   I made a reservation for three days

   Usage

   Used to confirm the duration of a hotel or venue reservation

   Grammar Note

   Translative -ks expresses purpose or duration: "kolmeks päevaks" = for three days. It indicates intended time span

8. Mis on viimane sisse-registreerumise aeg?

   mis on VII-ma-ne SIS-se-re-gist-ree-ru-mi-se aeg

   What is the latest check-in time?

   Usage

   Used to ask what the last possible check-in time is at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Sisse-registreerumine" compounds sisse (in) and registreerumine (registration). It is the equivalent of "check-in"

9. Mis kell restoran hommikul avab?

   mis kell RES-to-ran HOM-mi-kul A-vab

   What time does the restaurant open in the morning?

   Usage

   Used to ask what time a restaurant opens in the morning

   Grammar Note

   "Hommikul" is the adessive of "hommik" (morning). Estonian adessive marks both time expressions and surface location

10. Ekskursioon algab poole tunni pärast

    eks-kur-SIOON AL-gab POO-le TUN-ni PÄ-rast

    The tour starts in half an hour

    Usage

    Used to announce when a guided tour will begin

    Grammar Note

    "Poole tunni pärast" = poole (half) + tunni (genitive of tund, hour) + pärast (after). A standard time expression

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