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Please click here to know the Estonian dinner key phrases quite easily you can use for buying food in Estonian dining places and cafes.
| A table for one person/two people, please. | Laud ühele/kahele (inimesele), palun. (LAH-ood EW-heh-leh/KAH-heh-leh (IH-nih-meh-seh-leh), PAH-loon) |
| Can I look at the menu, please? | Kas ma saaksin vaadata menüüd, palun? (kahs mah TOH-hihn VAA-dah-tah MEH-newwd, PAH-loon) |
| Can I look in the kitchen? | Kas ma tohin vaadata köögis? (kahs mah TOH-hihn VAA-dah-tah KEHH-gihs?) |
| Is there a house specialty? | Kas teil on eriroog? (...) |
| Is there a local specialty? | Kas teil on kohalik eriroog? (...) |
| I'm a vegetarian. | Ma olen taimetoitlane. (...) |
| I don't eat pork. | Ma ei söö sealiha. (...) |
| I don't eat beef. | Ma ei söö veiseliha. (...) |
| I only eat kosher food. | Ma söön ainult koššertoitu. (...) |
| Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) | Kas te saate teha seda väherasvaseks, palun? (...) |
| fixed-price meal | fixed-price meal (...) |
| à la carte | à la carte (...) |
| breakfast | hommikusöök(...) |
| lunch | lõuna(söök) (...) |
| tea (meal) | tee (...) |
| supper | õhtusöök (...) |
| I want _____. | Ma soovin _____. (...) |
| I want a dish containing _____. | Ma soovin rooga milles oleks _____. (...) |
| chicken | kana (...) |
| beef | veiseliha (it is often simply called "loomaliha" (animal/cattle meat)) (...) |
| fish | kala (') |
| ham | sink (...) |
| sausage | vorst (...) |
| cheese | juust (CHOO-st) |
| eggs | munad (...) |
| salad | salat (...) |
| (fresh) vegetables | (värsked) köögiviljad ("juurviljad" referres to vegetables the tubers or roots of which are eaten like potatoes or beetroot) (...) |
| (fresh) fruit | (värsked) puuviljad (...) |
| bread | leib (laib) |
| toast | röstsai (...) |
| noodles | nuudlid (NUH-dlihd) |
| rice | riis (') |
| beans | oad (oahd) |
| May I have a glass of _____? | Kas ma saaksin klaasi _____? (...) |
| May I have a cup of _____? | Kas ma saaksin kruusi _____? (...) |
| May I have a bottle of _____? | Kas ma saaksin pudeli _____? (...) |
| coffee | kohv (...) |
| tea (drink) | tee (...) |
| juice | mahl ("jook" referres to light juice)(...) |
| (bubbly) water | (gaseeritud) vesi (...) |
| water | vesi (...) |
| beer | õlu (...) |
| red/white wine | punane/valge vein (PUH-nahne/vahl-geh vain) |
| May I have some _____? | Kas ma saaksin natuke _____? (KAH-s mah SHAK-sin nah-too-ke ____?) |
| salt | sool (soel) |
| black pepper | must pipar (MOO-st pee-par) |
| butter | või (...) |
| Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) | Vabandage, kelner? (...) |
| I'm finished. | Ma olen lõpetanud. (...) |
| It was delicious. | See oli maitsev. (sehh OH-lih MAIT-sehv) |
| Please clear the plates. | Palun koristage taldrikud (ära). (PAH-loon KOH-rihs-tah-geh TAHL-drih-kood ('A-rah') |
| The check, please. | Arve, palun. (AHR-veh, PAH-loon) |
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