Lesson 1: Ma lähen juuksurisse

1.1. Vocabulary and grammar

client and staff in beauty salon

Vaata pilte ja kirjelda ennast!

(Look at the pictures and describe yourself!)

Look at the pictures and describe yourself!

POSSESSIONS

In Estonian, possessions (like "I have," "you have," "he/she has") are expressed using the words "mul on," "sul on," and "tal on." These words help you say that someone owns or has something.

Estonian grammar possesion

If you want to say that someone doesn't have something, you use "ei ole" (which means "is not").

Example:
Mul ei ole autot. (I don’t have a car)
Sul ei ole raamatut. (You don’t have a book)

Exercise 1. Loe tekst (Read the text)

Mul on mustad juuksed ja pruunid silmad. Minu sõbral on heledad juuksed ja sinised silmad. Tal on pikk nina ja suur suu. Ta on pikk ja sportlik. Ta kannab rohelist T-särki ja siniseid pükse. Me jookseme igal hommikul. Meil on head jooksutossud. Meile meeldib värske õhk ja soe päike.

Exercise 2: Following the example, write a text about yourself.

  1. Mul on ____ juuksed.
  2. Tal on ______ silmad.
  3. Minu sõber on ________ ja ________
  4. …

Exercise 3 Dialoog: Mis sul on täna seljas?


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Mari: Tere, Kati! Sul on täna ilus kleit!
Kati: Aitäh, Mari! See on minu uus kleit. See on sinine.

Mari: Kas sul on ka uus kott?
Kati: Jah, mul on punane seljakott. Mis sul täna seljas on?

Mari: Mul on roheline pluus ja mustad püksid.
Kati: Väga ilusad! Kus on su jakk?

Mari: Mul ei ole jakki. Täna on soe.
Kati: Sul on õigus. Päike paistab!

Mari: Mis värvi on su kingad?
Kati: Mu kingad on valged.

Exercise 4. Answer the questions about the dialog in exercise 3

  1. Mis on Katil seljas?
  2. Mis värvi on Kati kleit? 
  3. Mis värvi on Kati seljakott?
  4. Mis värvi on Kati kingad?
  5. Kas ilm on soe või külm?

Exercise 5. Describe the picture below using the possession forms.

two girls are walking on the street

Here are some phrases you can use to describe the picture: 

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