So Apparently If You Slap This Into Google Translate It Says That Veli Does Mean Brother.

In Estonia we have 6 seasons, and most of them are winter

Is it a universal language learning experience to know exactly what you're supposed to say in a situation, down to like the spelling, and still feeling self-conscious to the point you check your notes, and then google just to make sure you didn't write it down wrong. And then still feel nervous to say anything at all.

You know, the last time I attempted to learn Estonian, there were next to no resources. All I had in 2014 was Curly Strings and that sweet Estonian girl teaching grammar on YouTube. Looking back in now is whiplash bc now we got keeleklikk, Estonian tutors on pretty much every site I've checked, free courses from the university of tartu, etc.

I feel spoiled tbh.

Introductory Post

Hello everyone! My name is Timo, I'm an American that lives in Nebraska, and this blog will be dedicated to documenting all the steps I'm going to take as I attempt to move from Nebraska to Estonia.

What you'll see the most on this blog are my estonian language notes, little posts in Estonian as I try to practice it, tidbits about Estonian culture/history, and honestly anything related to Estonia that I find interesting.

I hope to make friends along the way with this blog! Hope you'll come along for the ride!!

I was talking to one of my friends about the Hunger Games last night, bc I just finished the new one, and I said "I bet this didn't get translated but bro I'd kill to read this in Estonian once I'm good enough"

And he got to be the bearer of the HAPPIEST news and was like "Nope, this did get translated bc of how well liked/famous it is". And we talked about it, and now this is my entire motivation for getting better at reading in Estonian. I need to read it in Estonian before I die. For now tho, I am sequestered to baby picture books LMAO

No this is so true actually. I think something in me would be fixed by trying it LMAO

Kiiking would fix me

You're telling me I can go the WHOLE way around on a swing? And why haven't we contacted the X games about this development?

EKRE, the conservative party in Estonian politics, changed their name from "Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond" to "EKRE - Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond" because ... *checks notes* .... people complained that they wanted to vote for "EKRE" but the ballots had no such choice.

Oh? What does it mean? Or is it one of those words with a meaning that's sorta hard to put into words

Bad maps march

Brother in estonian is not veli. It is vend

And ok, sometimes they google translate the answer and get osastav or something. But in all 14 noun cases of vend there is no veli

I'm at a loss here

I have! I think your tag summoned her, bc I woke up this morning and she had sent me a message!

Introductory Post

Hello everyone! My name is Timo, I'm an American that lives in Nebraska, and this blog will be dedicated to documenting all the steps I'm going to take as I attempt to move from Nebraska to Estonia.

What you'll see the most on this blog are my estonian language notes, little posts in Estonian as I try to practice it, tidbits about Estonian culture/history, and honestly anything related to Estonia that I find interesting.

I hope to make friends along the way with this blog! Hope you'll come along for the ride!!