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Estonian Greetings

This is a list of greetings in Estonian. Helpful when trying to check how others are doing or feeling during different times of the day.

Hi!: Tere!
Good morning!: Tere hommikust!
Good afternoon!: Tere päevast!
Good evening!: Tere õhtust!
Welcome!: Tere tulemast!
How are you? (friendly): Kuidas läheb?
How are you? (polite): Kuidas Teil läheb?
What's up? (colloquial) : Mis toimub?
I'm fine, thank you!: Hästi, tänan!
And you? (friendly): Ja Sul?
And you? (polite): Ja Teil?
Good: Hästi
Bad: Halvasti
Happy: Õnnelik
Sad: Kurvalt
Thank you!: Tänan!
Thank you very much!: Tänan väga!
You're welcome!: Palun!
Have a nice day!: Head päeva!
Good night!: Head ööd!
See you later!: Näeme hiljem!
Have a good trip!: Head reisi!
It was nice talking to you!: Oli tore juttu ajada! Oli meeldiv rääkida!

The above greetings in Estonian are essential to daily conversations. You are very likely to use at least one of them in any given day. Check out the next topic below or choose your own subject from the menu above.

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