sees

Kas kann on sees?

Refers to electrical appliances being on


just

From Middle Low German just or Swedish just. Possibly from German just. See also justament.

Sa tulid just parajal ajal.

Ma jõudsin just koju.

Ta pole just töökas mees.


pea

From Proto-Finnic *pää, from Proto-Uralic *päŋe. Cognate with Finnish pää and Hungarian fej.

Pea iga kord seisab ta seal kohas.

Kohe pea oleme kohal.

Rändurid uinusid pea.

soon, immediately, quickly (in modern use almost always together with some other word or affix, such as kohe, õige, nii, -gi)


enam

Kuupileteid müüdi enam kui tuhat.

More than a thousand monthly tickets were sold.

comparative degree of palju: more than ((of quantity) in greater quantity or degree compared to something)

palju

Ära tule enam minu juurde!

Vihma enam ei saja.

Mulle sobib enam viski.


lahti

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognate to Ingrian lahti and Votic lahti. Possibly derived from lahk (“parting”).

Uks on lahti.

Ta keeras mutri lahti.

Temast ei saa lahti.


vast

From Proto-Finnic *vasta, from Proto-Finno-Permic *wasta (“a place opposite or across”). Cognate to Finnish vasta, Votic vassõ, Northern Sami vuostá, Erzya вастомс (vastoms, “to meet; to receive”), Moksha васта (vasta, “place; distance”) and possibly Western Mari ваштареш (vaštareš, “against; across”).


kama

Kas sooviksite õunu või apelsine? Mul kama kaks.

Do you want apples or oranges? I don't care either way.

(colloquial) Indicates indifference, not caring.


sealt

Delative of see (“it”). Akin to Finnish sieltä and Ingrian seelt.


vara

From Proto-Baltic *vāras, compare Lithuanian voras (“old”). Cognate to Finnish varhain.


seal

Superessive of see (“this, it”). Akin to Finnish siellä and Ingrian seel.

there (indicating location: in or at that place)


kuna

Originally essive singular form of Proto-Finnic *ku.

Kuna me rahad siis saame?


alla

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *alla (compare Finnish alla), from older *alna < *ala-na, an archaic locative formed with Proto-Uralic *-na (whence the essive suffix -na) from ala-.

Ma kukkusin alla.


sala

From Proto-Uralic *sala (“to hide, steal, thief”). Cognate to Finnish sala (“secret”), Northern Sami suoládit (“to keep secret, to conceal”), Northern Sami suola (“thief”), Eastern Mari šolšta- (“to steal”), Tundra Nenets талей (talyey°, “thief”), Tundra Nenets талесь (talyesʹ°, “to steal”), Nganasan толар- (tolar-, “to conceal”), and Ket Selkup tuel- (“secret”).


mil

Tänaval oli auto, mil olid punased triibud.

There was a car on the street that had red stripes.


homme

From Proto-Finnic *hoomën. Cognate to Finnish huomenna.


ka

Tema läks ka metsa.


ikka

ikka ja jälle

Nagu ikka jõudis ta varakult kohale.

suvi nagu suvi ikka

a normal summer (literally, “a summer like summer always”)

ikka enam

Seda juhtub ikka sagedamini.

over and over, always, time after time (with the comparative form of the succeeding adjective or adverb)

Poiss on ikka haige.

Külalised pole ikka tulnud.

Kaks pead on ikka kaks pead.

Two heads are better than one. (literally, “Two heads are nevertheless two heads.”)

Proovida võime ikka.

Küll olin mina ikka taipamatu!

Kuhu tal ikka minna on?

nevertheless, still (concedingly or emphatically)

Lähed jalgsi? – Jalgsi ikka.

You're going on foot? – Of course, on foot.

Kas sa tuled? – (Tulen) ikka.

it goes without saying
go without saying

of course, it goes without saying, certainly (affirmatively or explanatorily)


kuni

The ku- stem (from Proto-Finnic *ku-) with the terminative case suffix -ni. Compare Finnish kunnes and Votic kuniz.

Saal mahutab kuni 500 inimest.

The hall can accommodate up to 500 people.

Ma võin jääda siia kuni nädalaks.

Mäed on kuni kilomeeter kõrged.

The mountains are up to a kilometre high.

Heinamaa ulatus sooservast kuni põllu äärde välja.

The grassland extended from the edge of the bog to the edge of the field.

Nähtus ulatub tagasi kuni esiajaloolisse aega.

The phenomenon dates back to prehistoric times.

up to, to (emphasising the limit of attainability of a phenomenon, a situation)


tasa

From Proto-Finnic *tasa. Cognate to Finnish tasan and Veps tazo. But compare also Tundra Nenets [script needed] (tasᵊ, “whole, evenly, in a pair”).


alles

Kas alles ei parandatud seda?

yet, not before, still, quite recently, already


veel

From Proto-Finnic *veelä, from a Baltic language. Cognate to Lithuanian vėl, Latvian vēl and Finnish vielä.


aina

From Proto-Finnic *aina, possibly of Baltic origin. Compare Lithuanian vienat (“only”).

Läheb aina külmemaks.

Venib aina pikemaks.


maha

Irregular illative of maa (“earth, ground”).

Tule maha!

Me panime eile kartulid maha.

We planted the potatoes yesterday. (lit. "We put the potatoes into the ground yesterday".)

Kütt võttis rebaselt naha maha.

The hunter skinned the fox. (lit. "The hunter took the skin off of the fox".)


taga

From Proto-Finnic *taka, from Proto-Uralic *taka. Cognate to Finnish takana, Veps taga, Northern Sami duohki, Tundra Nenets [script needed] (ťaχǝnə, “away, at the back, earlier”), Forest Enets [script needed] (tehone, “at the back”), Narym Southern Selkup таӽи́ (“bottocks”), and Kamassian [script needed] (takkə̑n, “behind”).

Ta on kõige taga.

Kas juhe on taga?


eile

From Proto-Finnic *eklen. Cognate with Finnish eilen and Votic egle.


välja

Ma astusin välja ja nägin suurt kilpkonna!

Ta peab end välja elama.

He's gotta let it all out. (lit. "He has to live himself out")

Ta nuttis silmad peast välja.

She cried her heart out. (lit. "She cried her eyes out of her head")

Lülita raadio välja palun.

Krunt ulatub selle põlluni välja.

Suvel tahaks end välja puhata.

In the summer I'd like to rest myself fully.

käima "to walk" → välja käima "to spend"

nägema "to see" → välja nägema "to look like", "to appear", "to look", "to seem"


kinni

From Proto-Finnic *kindik. Related to kindel (“sure”). Cognate to Finnish kiinni.

Kas aken on kinni?

Hoidsin toolist kinni, et ma ümber ei kukuks.

I grabbed ahold of the chair, so I wouldn't fall over.

Vangi käed seoti kinni.

fastened, attached, in a position where movement is restricted or not possible

Hiireaugud topiti kinni

Seo ta haav kinni.

Püüdsin palli kinni.

Auto pidas kinni.


hukka

Mitu inimest said õnnetuses hukka.

Many people died in the accident. (lit. "got into ruin")

Viinapudel tema hukka viiski.

It was the vodka bottle that brought him down.

into a degenerated state, into a disorderly state


ju

From Proto-Finnic *jo (“already”), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ju (“already; yet; now”). Cognate to Finnish jo, Votic jo, and Ludian ďo.

der

Ma ju armastan sind.

Emphasises what is spoken, usually because it is already known and obvious to both parties.

Ju ta tahab homme minna.


alasti

From Proto-Finnic *alaictik. Cognate with Finnish alasti.


siis

Siis ma olin noor.

Siis ma läksin koju.

See on siis tõsi?


mingi

Likely derived from mis + -gi. See also miski

Tule mingi kell 5 kohale.


kunas

Kunas rong kohale jõuab?


koos

Lähme kõik koos.

Saapad on sitaga koos.


saati

From saama (“to get”). Originally meaning "let alone" (compare Finnish saati).

Ta ei julgenud seda endalegi tunnistada, saati siis veel teisele rääkida.

He didn't have the guts to admit it, let alone tell others about it.


nüüd

From Proto-Finnic *nügüt. Related to Finnish nyt and Veps nügüd'.


ära

Mine ära!

sööma (“to eat”) → ära sööma (“to eat (perfective)”)

tapma (“to kill”) → ära tapma (“to murder, to kill (perfective)”)


täna

Clipping of tänapäev, from Proto-Finnic *tänä *päivänä (“on this day”). Compare Finnish tänään, Udmurt туннэ (tunne, “today”) and Kamassian ҭейнен (“today”).


praegu

From Proto-Finnic *para-aikoihën. Univerbation of paras + aeg, literally “the suitable time”. Cognate with Finnish parastaikaa and Finnish, Votic, and Ingrian paraikaa.


ehk

From Proto-Finnic *ehkä, cognate with Finnish ehkä, Votic ehtši, Karelian ehki. Possibly derived from the negative verb stem *e-, whence modern Estonian ei, or from an identical Proto-Uralic stem meaning 'this', from which et. A third theory suggests a Baltic loan, ← Proto-Balto-Slavic *jḗˀgāˀ (compare modern Lithuanian jėga (“force, power”) and Latvian jēga (“understanding, sense, intellect”)).

cog

Ehk ta eksis pimedas ära?

Päeva peale läheb ehk soojemaks.

Maybe it will get warmer as the day goes on.

Tänaseks ehk aitab õppimisest.

I think that's enough studying for today.

Praegu küll ei saa, ehk kunagi tulevikus.

I can't right now, but I might in the future.

Refers to a hypothetical or hoped-for possibility that is not entirely certain: perhaps, maybe

Ehk saad mulle paar eurot laenata?

Kas sul on ehk mõni minut aega?

Do you have a few minutes, by any chance?

Ehk võiksite mind pisut aidata!

Occurs in modest speech, especially when making a wish or a request.


kaasa

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognate to Finnish kanssa and Votic kaaz (“with (one)”), kaa (“also”). See also kaasas.

Tule minuga kaasa!

(governs the comitative) with, along (in a lative sense)


miks

An archaic translative singular form of mis (“what”) (the modern form is milleks). Compare Finnish miksi, Ingrian miks and Votic missi.

Miks see küll nii on, et alati peab keegi kannatama?

Why is it that someone always has to suffer?

Peeter teab, miks maakera pöörleb.

Miks ma küll pidin nii ütlema!

In rhetoric questions, expressing regret, reproach or repentance.

Kas sa mind mäletad? – Miks ei mäleta. ― Do you remember me? – Of course I do.

(with a negative pronoun or verb) Expressing acquiescence, agreement, possibility.

Jooksis kes teab miks minema.

(S)he ran away for whatever reason. (literally, “ […] who knows why.”)

(with the verb teadma (“to know”)) Expressing the ambiguity of a situation.


kaua

From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Cognate to Ingrian kavvan (“for a long time”), Finnish kauan (“for a long time”), Votic kauga (“for a long time”), Votic kōgiń (“for a long time”).


sinna

Sublative of see (“it”). Akin to Finnish sinne and Ingrian sinne.

there (indicating motion: to that place)


kohe

Mine kohe poodi!

Kuur on kohe selle puu taga.

Rahune maha, ma kohe tulen.

Calm down, I'll be there soon. (literally, “I'm coming right away”, but this is most likely not the intention of the speaker)


juba

Related to ju (“after all”), with an emphatic particle from Proto-Finnic *-pa. By formation, compare Finnish jopa.

Ma juba tulen.

Me juba tunneme teineteist.

Ööd on juba valged.

Päike on juba loojunud.

Toas on juba soojem.

Lilled on juba õitsenud.

Olen uue tööga juba harjunud.

Ma juba peaaegu uskusin sind.

Poiss on juba 180 cm pikk.

Olen juba 50-aastane.

Tüdruk õppis juba 4-aastaselt lugema.

The girl learned to read at the age of 4.

Juba tulebki koju minna.

Indicating that an activity, state, etc. has begun or has ended, implying that it was not the case before; already

juba ammu

Elame juba kaua ühe katuse all.

We have been living under the same roof for a long time.

Ootan siin juba üle tunni.

I've been waiting here for over an hour.

Jüri tundis Antsu juba lapsepõlvest.

See on juba kolmas noomitus.

Emphasising that a situation has been going on for a relatively long time or has recurred.

Aitab juba!

Kui eksamid juba mööda saaks...

(in imperative and optative clauses) Expressing a desire for something to happen as soon as possible.


üle

Toitu jäi veel üle.

Üks taldrik jäi üle.


kord

From Proto-Finnic *kërta, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Old Prussian kērdā and Lithuanian kartas. Cognate with Finnish kerta and Votic kõrtõ.

Sellest poisist tuleb kord üks kuulus mees.

That boy will someday grow up to be a famous man.

Elasid kord eit ja taat.

Once upon a time there lived an old woman and old man.

Jäta mind juba kord rahule!


palju

From Proto-Finnic *paljo. Cognates include Finnish and Ingrian paljo and Votic palʹlʹo.


juures

Su sokkidel on vänge hais juures.

Refers to objects having something, usually an unpleasant effect

Täna on meil paar uut inimest juures.

Refers to there being more of a thing than previously


justament

Ma olen justament kell 6 kohal.

(colloquial) just, exactly (emphasises and/or confirms what has been said)


õige

From Proto-Finnic *oikëda. Cognate with Finnish oikea, Veps oiged, Võro õigõ.


hästi

Hästi tehtud.

Ma nägin ühte hästi suurt põtra.


küll

From Proto-Finnic *küllä. Cognates include Finnish kyllä and Northern Sami galˈle.

Ma läksin küll sinna.

An intensifier corresponding to the English auxiliary do.

Ära muretse, küll ma lähen

Meil on juua küll.

Küll ta tuleb.

Mis meid küll seal ootab?

Expresses various emotions, such as uncertainty, certainty, and surprise.

Temaga on proovitud hakkama saada küll heaga, küll kurjaga.

We've tried both good and evil to manage him.


varsti

From vars + -sti. Compare Finnish varsin.

Ma olen varsti kohal.


suht

(colloquial) relatively, comparatively, quite, pretty


nii

From the old instructive form of need (“these, they”).


ainult

only, just, purely, but, simply, nothing but, exclusively, wholly


lihtsalt

ma lihtsalt vaatan


pärast

after, afterwards, following, later, past, next


tagasi

A form of taga. Compare Finnish takaisin.

astu samm tagasi

kalluta pea tagasi

Keerasin raamatus paar lehte tagasi.

Kella tuleb tagasi keerata.

back, backwards
In the opposite direction.
away

pilet Tartust Tallinna ja tagasi

Isa on arsti juurest tagasi.

In(to) the starting point, the former situation.

Poiss äigas lööjale tagasi.

back, backwards
In response, in return, in retaliation

elule tagasi vaatama

ajas tagasi rändama

Heidame nüüd pilgu tagasi.

See lugu läheb tagasi möödunud sajandisse.

This story goes back to the last century.

back, backwards
Further back in time towards the past.


eest

Su pluus on eest märg.

Võta prillid eest ära!


hilja

From Proto-Finnic *hilja, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną.


mööda

From Proto-Finnic *möötä, derived from Proto-Finnic *möö-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *müŋä (“rear, beyond”). Cognate with Finnish myötä.


kah

Kas ta on kah insener?


varem

mida varem, seda parem

comparative degree of vara:
earlier, sooner

comparative degree of vara:
before, formerly, previously


uhkelt

luxuriously, pompously, flamboyantly (dressed)


vabalt

freely (without interference or restriction)

freely, easily, with ease (without difficulties)


üsna

Possibly an old plural form of üks (“one”): < *üksinä.

Vastus on üsna lihtne.


vabatahtlikult

voluntarily, willingly, of one's own accord


vähemalt

Kokku tuli vähemalt 50 inimest.

Igale lapsele anti vähemalt keskkooliharidus.

Every child got at least a secondary school education.

Tahaks reisida, vähemalt Eesti piirides.

I'd like to travel, at least within Estonia.

Kui sa muust ei hooli, siis mõtle vähemalt laste peale.

If you don't care about anything else, at least think about the children.


täpselt

head

täpselt (comparative täpsemalt or täpsemini)

täpsemalt (comparative)
täpsemini (comparative)

Ei oska peast täpselt öelda.

I can't say off the top of my head exactly.

Töökäsk olgu täpselt sõnastatud.

The work order should be precisely worded.

Sellest on möödas täpselt aasta.

Pidu kestab täpselt kümneni.

Buss tuli täpselt.

exactly, precisely
on time, at the right time

Iga asi oli täpselt omal kohal.

Every single thing was exactly where it needed to be.

Kingad on täpselt parajad.

Täpselt minu mõte.

Tulemus jäi täpselt samaks.

täpselt ühesugused mütsid


hukas

Derived from hukk (“loss, destruction”). See also hukka.

Noorus on hukas.

Hein on hukas.

Riided on poriga hukas.

(uncommon) dirty, covered with something


tegelt

Ma tegelt ka ei tea.

(colloquial, nonstandard) actually, really


selmet

A contraction of selle asemel et. Created in the 1930s as an artificial stem. See see, ase, and et


ümber

Most likely ultimately from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate to Finnish ympäri.

Keera auto ümber!

Tool kukkus ümber.


läbi

From Proto-Finnic *läpi, probably from Proto-Uralic [Term?]. Related to Finnish läpi.

Film sai läbi.


äkki

From Proto-Finnic *äkkidä. Cognate to Finnish äkkiä and Votic ättši. Possibly the same root as in äge.


tarvis

From Proto-Finnic *tarbis, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þarbaz, *þarbō. Compare Swedish tarv and Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba). Cognate to Finnish tarve and Votic tarvis.

Meil on tarvis minna.


tähele

panema "to put" → tähele panema "to pay attention"


püsti

From Proto-Finnic *pistü, derived from pistma. Cognate to Finnish pysty.

Ma tõusin püsti.

upright, standing, up, in a more or less vertical position


kõige

Katastroofi kõige tõenäolisemaks põhjuseks peetakse piloodi juhtimisviga.

The most probable reason for the crash is the pilot's own mistake.

Kõige lihtsam viis probleemiga tegelemist alustada on küsida nõuandeid oma perearstilt.

The easiest way to start addressing a problem is to ask your doctor.


vähe

From Proto-Finnic *vähä. Cognate with Finnish vähä. Also compare Erzya веженсь (veženś, “younger, youngest, little”), Moksha вяжя (väžä, “the youngest one, the least one”).

cog

Meile anti hästi vähe süüa.


vastavalt

Ta sõitis reeglitele vastavalt.

accordingly, according to (governs the allative)


samuti

Võta pluus ära, ja püksid samuti!

Take your shirt off, and your trousers as well!

Ma oleksin toiminud just samuti.


kaasas

From Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognate to Finnish kanssa and Votic kaaz (“with (one)”), kaa (“also”). See also kaasa.

Ta oli minuga kaasas.

(governs the comitative) with, together with


kodunt

Exessive of kodu (“home”). Replaces the ablative/elative. The elative kodust is still seen with the meaning "about home".

Ma olen homme kodunt ära.


tagant

Teda oli nurga tagant näha.

You could see him from behind the corner.


järjest

Ta hüppab järjest kaugemale.


kaugelt

Ma ei näe teda nii kaugelt.


peast

Koolis pidime luuletusi peast lugema.

At school we had to read poems by heart.


kuhu

(interrogative) where (into which place), where ... to

(relative) where (into which place), where ... to


tõesti

Mul on tõesti liiga palju tööd.

Tõesti sündinud lugu.

A real story. (lit. "A story actually born")


juurde

Inimesi tuli juurde


kõrval

Kes see tal kõrval käib?

Ta seisab ühiskondlikust elust kõrval.


juurest

Juurest vaadates ta ei ole nii ilus.

Looking from nearby she isn't as pretty.


tasuta

Tasuta lõunaid pole olemas.


linnulennult

straight, in a straight line, by the fastest route


tänavu

From Old Estonian tänä vootõna~tänä vootna, equivalent of täna + voos.


viimati

Ma ei mäleta, millal ma viimati haige olin.

I can't remember the last time I was sick.

Ta on viimati kuidagi kahtlane olnud.


konkreetselt

Raske on otsustada, mis siin konkreetselt ette võtta.

It's hard to decide what to specifically do here.


edasi

From Proto-Finnic *etä, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *ečkä, *ečä. Cognate to Finnish etä-, Ingrian etää, edähitee (“far”), Livonian edeh (“forwards, against”), Veps edahaks (“far”), and possibly Moksha [script needed] (ičkəźä, “far”). See also esi.

Liigutame kapi veits edasi.

Kõnnime edasi, kohe oleme kohal.

Let's walk a bit more, we're almost there.

Loe edasi, ma ei sega sind.


üksi

From üks (“one”). Compare Finnish yksin.

Kodus üksi on igav.

Te ei pea üksi otsustama.

Nende puudumine aga tähendas üksi olekut.

Their absence, however, meant being alone.

Riietest üksi on vähe, erivarustus on ka vajalik.

Clothes alone are not enough, you also need special gear.


üles

Probably a form of üle (“over”) or other similar stems. Compare Finnish ylös.

Tormasin trepist üles.

From a lower position to an upper position.

Kukkunu ajas end maast üles.

The person who fell got up off the ground.

From a sitting or lying position to a standing position, upright.

Muuseumis pannakse uut näitust üles.

They were putting up a new exhibition in the museum.

up, upwards, aloft, above
Indicating that an action has ended.
Into a condition suitable for using.

Mind aeti kõige sügavama une pealt üles.

From sleeping to an awake (and vertical) state.

Lumi oli üles sulanud.

Vang oli ennast üles poonud.

Inflatsioon lõi hinnad üles.

Into a bigger, higher, more important state.


lisaks

additionally, in addition, besides, furthermore


hetkel

at the moment, currently, presently, right now


kuigi

Ma ei tundnud teda kuigi hästi.


peaaegu

/ˈpeɑ̯ˌɑe̯ɡ̊u/

[ˈpeɑ̯ˌɑe̯ɡ̊u]


võibolla

/vˈɤi̯b̥ˈolːɑ/

Alternative form of võib-olla (“maybe, perhaps”)


võib-olla

/vˈɤi̯b̥ˈolːɑ/


aeglasemalt

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


oluliselt

significantly, substantially, materially (to a great extent)


rahulikult

Võta rahulikult!


saadik

From saama (“to get”). Compare Finnish saatikka.

[ˈsɑˑd̥ʲikˑ]

Ta ei julgenud seda endalegi tunnistada, saadik siis veel teisele rääkida.

He didn't have the guts to admit it, let alone tell others about it.


hiljem

mida hiljem, seda parem

comparative degree of hilja:
later (more late)

afterwards, later, later on (after in time)


varem või hiljem

varem (“sooner”) + või (“or”) + hiljem (“later”)


igatahes

[ˈiɡ̊ɑˌtɑɦes]

anyhow, anyway, at any rate, in any case, in any event (whatever is the case; regardless of other considerations)


esiteks

firstly, first, first of all, in the first place (first in sequence)


kasulikult

usefully, advantageously, beneficially, helpfully, profitably


üldiselt

generally, in general (as a rule; usually)

generally, in general (in the general case, without exception)

generally (without reference to specific details)


tõeliselt

really, actually, truly (in reality, not in appearance)

See maja on tõeliselt suur.


siitkandist

From siit + kandist, elative singular of kant.

Ma ei ole siitkandist.

from around here, from around these parts


seetõttu

because of that, for that reason, therefore


otse

An old instructive case form of ots (“end, endpoint, tip”).

Mine algul otse edasi, siis keera paremale.

Juuksur palus kliendil pea otse hoida.

The hairdresser asked the client to keep her head straight.

Ütle otse välja, mida sa mõtled.

Varas tabati otse teolt.

The thief was caught in the act. (literally, “...directly on the act.”)

Jõime vett otse ojast.


kolmekesi

Me käisime kolmekesi linnas.

of three people, as a group of three people


kahekesi

From kaks (“two”). Equivalent to Finnish kaksin.

Me käisime kahekesi linnas.

alone; of two people, as a pair (of two persons)


pohhui

Kõigil on pohhui.

(vulgar) don't give a fuck, don't give a shit, don't care


poolteist

pool (“half”) + teist (“second”), literally, "half of the other" or "half of the second".

(figuratively) limping, lamely (walking as if favouring one leg over the other)


topelt

From German doppelt or Middle Low German dubbelt, dobbelt.

Ta maksis topelt.


täitsa

täitsa toredad pildid

tänase ilmaga on täitsa võimalik ujuda

with today's weather, it is quite possible to swim

mul on sust täitsa kahju

(colloquial) quite, rather; very, really (to the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely)


kummuli

Related to kumm (“vault, arch”), with the adverb-forming suffix -li. Compare Finnish kumollaan, kumossa.

upside down (bottom or lower half upwards)


harilikult

ordinarily, usually (in most cases, most of the time)

normally, ordinarily (indistinguishable from others of its kind)


sügavalt

deeply (extending well below the top surface or top edge)


äsja

Introduced into the standard language from South Estonian dialects: ä(ä)sä and specifically äisä, äisa with metathesis (compare Võro ääsäq, äisäq). This introduction happened relatively recently, likely at the beginning of the 20th century, as Wiedemann 1869 still considers this word dialectal. Related to Finnish äsken, Ludian äskei and Veps eskai.
According to Aikio, the term goes back to Proto-Finnic *äisäk and ultimately Proto-Uralic *äńćä (“recently”). As such, cognates would also include Moksha эзьке (eźke) and Eastern Mari иже (iže).
The definition is a semantic loan from Finnish äsken.