A1 · Nädalapäevad
Days of the week
Day names, “on Monday” and “on Mondays”: esmaspäev, esmaspäeval, esmaspäeviti.
1. Three useful forms for each day
| Day | English | On that day | Regularly / every week |
|---|---|---|---|
| esmaspäev | Monday | esmaspäeval on Monday | esmaspäeviti on Mondays |
| teisipäev | Tuesday | teisipäeval on Tuesday | teisipäeviti on Tuesdays |
| kolmapäev | Wednesday | kolmapäeval on Wednesday | kolmapäeviti on Wednesdays |
| neljapäev | Thursday | neljapäeval on Thursday | neljapäeviti on Thursdays |
| reede | Friday | reedel on Friday | reedeti on Fridays |
| laupäev | Saturday | laupäeval on Saturday | laupäeviti on Saturdays |
| pühapäev | Sunday | pühapäeval on Sunday | pühapäeviti on Sundays |
Write Estonian day names with a small letter. A week is nädal; a day is päev.
2. Monday, on Monday, on Mondays
Esmaspäev — Monday: the name of the day.
Täna on esmaspäev. — Today is Monday.
Esmaspäeval — on Monday.
Ma töötan esmaspäeval. — I work on Monday.
Esmaspäeviti — on Mondays / every Monday: a repeated activity.
Ma õpin esmaspäeviti eesti keelt. — I study Estonian on Mondays.
The pattern
For day names ending in -päev, add -al for “on that day”, or -iti for “on those days regularly”:
esmaspäev + al → esmaspäeval
esmaspäev + iti → esmaspäeviti
Friday is different: reede → reedel → reedeti.
Me kohtume reedel. — We meet on Friday.
Me kohtume reedeti. — We meet on Fridays.
Mis päev täna on? asks “What day is it today?” Use the day name.
Millal? asks “When?” Use a form such as esmaspäeval or esmaspäeviti, depending on the meaning.
3. Today, tomorrow, yesterday
| Estonian | English |
|---|---|
| täna | today |
| homme | tomorrow |
| eile | yesterday |
| tööpäev | working day |
| nädalavahetus | weekend |
Täna on teisipäev. Homme on kolmapäev.
Today is Tuesday. Tomorrow is Wednesday.
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