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Colloquial Estonian

By Christopher Moseley

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About the Book

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.

Table of Contents

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

About the Author(s)

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).