Mis kell on?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic phrase asking for the time
Grammar Note
Literal translation: "what is the clock"
Mis nädalapäev täna on? Esmaspäev, teisipäev, kolmapäev, neljapäev, reede, laupäev, pühapäev.
What day of the week is it? Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun.
Usage
Asking and listing the days of the week
Grammar Note
Estonian weekdays end in "päev" (day)
Täna / Homme / Eile.
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday.
Usage
Basic time reference words
Grammar Note
These are temporal adverbs and do not decline
Sel nädalal / Järgmisel nädalal / Eelmisel nädalal.
This week / Next week / Last week.
Usage
Referencing this, next, or last week
Grammar Note
Adessive "-l" also used in time expressions
Hommikul / Pärastlõunal / Õhtul / Öösel.
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night.
Usage
Referring to parts of the day
Grammar Note
Time of day uses adessive "-l"
Mis kuupäev täna on?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's date
Grammar Note
"kuupäev" literally means "moon day"
Mis ajal avab / suleb?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking opening and closing times
Grammar Note
"Mis ajal" means "at what time"
Kui kaua sinna jõudmine aega võtab?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking for travel duration
Grammar Note
"Kui kaua" is a question adverb meaning "how long"
Kohtume kell kolm pärastlõunal.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Proposing a meeting time
Grammar Note
Time is expressed as "kell + number"
Kell on pool kolm / kolmveerand viis.
It's half past two / quarter to five.
Usage
Expressing half-past and quarter-to times
Grammar Note
"pool" = half; Estonian time references the coming hour
Kas nädalavahetustel on avatud?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking weekend opening hours
Grammar Note
"-tel" is the plural adessive marker
Millises ajavööndis me oleme?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asking about the current time zone
Grammar Note
"ajavöönd" = "aeg (time) + vöönd (zone)"
See on liiga vara / liiga hilja.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Expressing that a time is too early or too late
Grammar Note
"liiga" is an intensifier meaning "too"
Millal see algab / lõpeb?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking about start and end times
Grammar Note
"Millal" is the question adverb "when"
Mitu päeva / tundi veel…ni?
How many days / hours until…?
Usage
Checking the countdown to an event
Grammar Note
"Mitu" requires the partitive singular form
Esmaspäevast reedeni.
From Monday to Friday.
Usage
Expressing a time range from one day to another
Grammar Note
"-st...ni" marks the range "from...to"
Mis kuu see on?
What month is it?
Usage
Asking what month it currently is
Grammar Note
"kuu" means both "month" and "moon"
Soovin kokku leppida kohtumise [kuupäevaks/kellaajaks].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment for a specific date or time
Grammar Note
"kokku leppida" is a separable verb meaning "to agree"
Üks päev
One day
Usage
Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays
Pool päeva
Half a day
Usage
Used for half-day tours or half-day rates
Üks nädal
One week
Usage
Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period
Üks kuu
One month
Usage
Used for long stays or monthly contracts
Üks aasta
One year
Usage
Used for visa validity or contract length in years
esmaspäev
Monday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
teisipäev
Tuesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
kolmapäev
Wednesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
neljapäev
Thursday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
reede
Friday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
laupäev
Saturday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
pühapäev
Sunday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
Täna
Today
Usage
The basic word to point to for "today"
Homme
Tomorrow
Usage
Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow
Eile
Yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened yesterday
Ülehomme
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to indicate a plan two days from now
Üleeile
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened two days ago
Praegu
Now
Usage
Points to "right now" when timing matters
Hiljem
Later
Usage
Used to indicate something should happen at a later time
Üks tund
One hour
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour
Kaks tundi
Two hours
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours
Kolmkümmend minutit
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes
Hommik
Morning
Usage
Points to the morning time of day
Keskpäev
Midday
Usage
Points to midday, around noon
Õhtu
Evening
Usage
Points to the evening / dusk time of day
Öö
Night
Usage
Points to nighttime
Hiline öö
Late night
Usage
Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times
Iga päev
Every day
Usage
Used to indicate something happens daily
Iga nädal
Every week
Usage
Used to indicate something happens weekly
Iga kuu
Every month
Usage
Used to indicate something happens monthly
See nädal
This week
Usage
Used to refer to the current week
Järgmine nädal
Next week
Usage
Used to refer to the coming week
Eelmine nädal
Last week
Usage
Used to refer to the previous week
Nädalavahetus
Weekend
Usage
Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours
jaanuar
January
Usage
Used when stating a date; Estonian month names are written in lower case
veebruar
February
Usage
Single word for stating a date
märts
March
Usage
Single word for stating a date
aprill
April
Usage
Single word for stating a date
mai
May
Usage
Single word for stating a date
juuni
June
Usage
Single word for stating a date; easy to confuse with "juuli" (July)
juuli
July
Usage
Single word for stating a date; easy to confuse with "juuni" (June)
august
August
Usage
Single word for stating a date
september
September
Usage
Single word for stating a date
oktoober
October
Usage
Single word for stating a date
november
November
Usage
Single word for stating a date
detsember
December
Usage
Single word for stating a date
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