Shopping

1. Kui palju see maksab?

   kui PAL-ju see MAK-sab

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Essential shopping phrase for any store or market

   Grammar Note

   Maksab is 3rd person singular of maksma (to cost/pay). Kui palju asks for quantity

2. Kas saab kaardiga maksta?

   kas saab KAAR-di-ga MAK-sta

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Estonia is a digital leader; card payment is the norm

   Grammar Note

   Comitative -ga expresses "using". Estonia is famous for e-governance and digital society

3. Kas teil on suuremaid suurusi?

   kas teil on SUU-re-maid SUU-ru-si

   Do you have larger sizes?

   Usage

   Ask for a larger size at a clothing store

   Grammar Note

   Suuremaid is comparative partitive plural. Estonian case forms are regular but complex

4. Kas saan proovida?

   kas saan PROO-vi-da

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   Request to try on clothing

   Grammar Note

   Saan is 1st person singular of saama (to get/can). Combined with infinitive = "can I"

5. Kus on proovikabiin?

   kus on PROO-vi-ka-biin

   Where is the fitting room?

   Usage

   Find the fitting room in a clothing store

   Grammar Note

   Proovikabiin = proov (try/test) + kabiin (cabin). Estonian borrows kabiin from German

6. Otsin suveniiride poodi

   OT-sin su-ve-NII-ri-de POO-di

   I am looking for a souvenir shop

   Usage

   Find souvenir shops in Tallinn Old Town and other attractions

   Grammar Note

   Suveniiride is genitive plural of suveniir. Estonian honey and handicrafts make popular souvenirs

7. Kas teil on allahindlust?

   kas teil on AL-la-hind-lust

   Do you have a discount?

   Usage

   Ask about discounts or sales

   Grammar Note

   Allahindlus = alla (down) + hind (price) + -lus (noun suffix). Literally "price reduction"

8. Tahaksin seda tagastada

   TA-hak-sin SE-da TA-gas-ta-da

   I would like to return this

   Usage

   Request a return at a shop

   Grammar Note

   Seda is partitive of see (this). Tagastada = tagasi (back) + -stada (verb suffix)

9. Kas saate seda kinkepaberisse pakkida?

   kas SAA-te SE-da KIN-ke-pa-be-ris-se PAK-ki-da

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Request gift wrapping politely

   Grammar Note

   Kinkepaberisse = kinke (gift, genitive stem) + paberisse (into paper, illative). With pakkida (to wrap) it means "to wrap in gift paper"

10. Kus on Tallinna vanalinn?

    kus on TAL-lin-na VA-na-linn

    Where is Tallinn Old Town?

    Usage

    Tallinn Old Town is a UNESCO Heritage site and the main shopping and tourist area

    Grammar Note

    Tallinna is genitive of Tallinn. Vanalinn = vana (old) + linn (town/city)

11. Ma ei vaja tšekki

    ma ei VA-ja TŠEK-ki

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Declining a receipt at the till

    Grammar Note

    Same frame as "Ma ei vaja seda" (I don't need it). The object of a negated clause takes the partitive, so "tšekk" becomes "tšekki". The slip a shop till prints is a "tšekk" ("kassatšekk")

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