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 üks | one o'clock |
| kell kaks | two o'clock |
| kell kolm | three o'clock |
| etc. |
| veerand kaks | quarter past one |
| veerand kolm | quarter past two |
| veerand neli | quarter past three |
| etc. |
| pool kaks | half past one |
| pool kolm | half past two |
| pool neli | half past three |
| etc. |
| kolmveerand kaks | quarter to two |
| kolmveerand kolm | quarter to three |
| kolmveerand neli | quarter to four |
| etc. |
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| viis minutit üks läbi | five past one |
| kümme minutit üks läbi | ten past one |
| kakskümmend minutit üks läbi | twenty past one |
| kakskümmend viis minutit üks läbi | twenty-five past one |
| etc. |
| viie pärast kaks | five to two |
| kümne pärast kaks | ten to two |
| kahekümne pärast kaks | twenty to two |
| kahekümne viie pärast kaks | twenty-five to two |
| etc. |
| keskpäev | noon, midday |
| kesköö | midnight |
| üleeile | the day before yesterday |
| eile | yesterday |
| täna | today |
| homme | tomorrow |
| ülehomme | the day after tomorrow |