Telling the time

Learn how to tell the time in Estonian.

The 24-hour clock is widely used in Estonian, although the 12-hour clock is also common, particularly in less formal situations.

mis kell on?what's the time?
kell üksone o'clock
kell kakstwo o'clock
kell kolmthree o'clock
 etc.
veerand kaksquarter past one
veerand kolmquarter past two
veerand neliquarter past three
 etc.
pool kakshalf past one
pool kolmhalf past two
pool nelihalf past three
 etc.
kolmveerand kaksquarter to two
kolmveerand kolmquarter to three
kolmveerand neliquarter to four
 etc.
viis minutit üks läbifive past one
kümme minutit üks läbiten past one
kakskümmend minutit üks läbitwenty past one
kakskümmend viis minutit üks läbitwenty-five past one
 etc.
viie pärast kaksfive to two
kümne pärast kaksten to two
kahekümne pärast kakstwenty to two
kahekümne viie pärast kakstwenty-five to two
 etc.
keskpäevnoon, midday
kesköömidnight
üleeilethe day before yesterday
eileyesterday
tänatoday
hommetomorrow
ülehommethe day after tomorrow

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