Welcome Guide for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
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14. ESTONIAN LANGUAGE<br />
Estonian alphabet is in Latin script <strong>and</strong> has 32 letters:<br />
Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Šš, Zz, Žž, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Õõ, Ää, Öö, Üü, Xx,<br />
Yy.<br />
You should attend Estonian language courses as part of you adaption courses once you have been granted<br />
international protection. Estonian language courses can be taken up in respective language schools. Also,<br />
universities have language lectures, which in most cases can be attended by people who are not enrolled as students<br />
at the university.<br />
Estonian can also be learnt online <strong>for</strong> free. For example: www.keeleklikk.ee.<br />
Useful phrases in Estonian:<br />
English<br />
<strong>Welcome</strong><br />
Hello<br />
How are you?<br />
I'm fine, thanks. And you?<br />
What is your name?<br />
My name is…<br />
Where are you from?<br />
Pleased to meet you<br />
Where is .. (the shop)<br />
left/ on the left<br />
right/ on the right<br />
straight ahead<br />
Thank you<br />
You welcome<br />
Where do you live<br />
address<br />
Street<br />
City/town<br />
Good morning<br />
Good afternoon<br />
Good evening<br />
Good night<br />
Good bye<br />
Cheers!<br />
Bon appetit<br />
I don't underst<strong>and</strong><br />
Please speak more slowly<br />
Please say that again<br />
Please write it down<br />
How much is this?<br />
Do you speak English/Arabic/Russian/French<br />
Excuse me<br />
Sorry!<br />
Help!<br />
Fire!<br />
Police<br />
Ambulance<br />
Estonian<br />
Tere tulemast<br />
Tere<br />
Kuidas läheb?<br />
Tänan, hästi? Ja sul?<br />
Mis on sinu nimi?<br />
Minu nimi on….<br />
Kust sa pärit oled?<br />
Meeldiv tutvuda<br />
Kus asub …. (pood)?<br />
vasak/ vasakul<br />
parem/ paremal<br />
otse<br />
Aitäh<br />
võta heaks / pole tänu väärt<br />
Kus sa elad?<br />
aadress<br />
tänav<br />
Linn<br />
Tere hommikust<br />
tere päevast<br />
Tere õhtust<br />
Head ööd<br />
Nägemist; Head aega<br />
Tervist! Terviseks!<br />
Head isu!<br />
Ma ei saa aru<br />
Palun rääkige aeglasemalt<br />
Kas sa saaksid seda korrata?<br />
Palun kirjutage see üles<br />
Kui palju see maksab?<br />
Kas te räägite inglise/araabia/vene/prantsuse keelt<br />
Vab<strong>and</strong>age!<br />
Andke <strong>and</strong>eks<br />
Appi!<br />
Tulekahju/ Põleb!<br />
Politsei<br />
Kiirabi<br />
15. HOW TO GET STARTED CHECKLIST<br />
When you receive international protection, this is the minimum what you should do in order to settle in in Estonia:<br />
Yes No N/A<br />
You have found a place of residence<br />
You have registered your place of residence<br />
You have submitted application <strong>for</strong> family doctor<br />
In case needed, you have applied <strong>for</strong> social benefits (e.g child support etc)<br />
In case needed, you have applied <strong>for</strong> subsistence benefit<br />
In case you have children, you have enrolled them to school<br />
You have registered as unemployed in töötukassa<br />
You have opened a bank account<br />
You have enrolled <strong>for</strong> language studies<br />
You have made at least one Estonian friend near your place of residence<br />
You have participated at least in one public event of your place of residence<br />
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