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Are you okay with resources in English? E Nagu Eesti (which is one of the weirdest introductory textbooks I've ever used) only has translations in English/Russian/German/Finnish. I am not sure how much you will be able to learn before September -- with dedicated practice definitely enough to ask for directions, maybe order food and greeting people.

There are a lot of Estonian TV shows that I can watch from the US, and maybe you can too, stuff like soap operas and reality shows. There are also lots of SUPER cute videos like Jänku Juss, which teach culture and vocabulary to Estonian children, that I've found particularly easy to understand.

As far as radio goes, if you want to just listen to Estonian there's a show for kids called "Mina arvan" that will go over kids' preferences about things like food and weather.

Dictionaries with pronunciation are very hard. Estonian is a very literal language as far as pronunciation goes -- unless you mean you'd like to know about õ (and maybe ä) as a sound, that's a bit difficult. There are lots of examples of words like that if you listen during these shows, you'll be able to pick the sound out and imitate it. Without a native speaker around it will be difficult to know that you are making the sound properly.

There are other Estonian learning materials out there (and most of the ones I have are fairly advanced). I don't know of any in Norwegian, but phrase books might be useful in your situation. It can be a while before the books get to grammar -- Teach Yourself Estonian/Complete Estonian (again, in English) may be a good choice.

Alternatively, I have been wanting to learn Norwegian (family heritage)! We can Skype and I can teach you things in exchange...

I would recommend Indrek Hargla Apothecary Melchior saga. It is about medieval apothecary who solves crimes in medieval Tallinn. He likes to drink some nice herbal snapps and he has also his own demons. Books are good because Hargla is very experienced author who has written a lot of sci-fi and now crime novels, too. These novels are written nowadays so it's more easier to understand them for foreign (than maybe some old time authors) and descriptions of medieval town is rather visual and include nice knowledge about medieval culture and everyday life. And crime stories are quite strong.

First novel of the saga is below:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apothecary-Melchior-Mystery-St-Olafs/dp/0720618444

> 1) I will be working 9 to 5 and wondered if there are Estonian language classes in evenings or over the weekend? Something slow and not too intensive (I am not good at learning new languages).

If you need any material I've been told that this might be a good book - http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415450546/

You might be able to get it delivered from here - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0415450543 (they have a Kindle version as well) or any other shop.

May I ask you what's your native language? As far as I know most of the language schools teach you Estonian if you're Russian native, so a book like that might be your best option.

> 2) Are there sites which collate information on goods (price, cost of delivery, etc) and present it in a nice format (such as www.salidzini.lv[1] )? If not then which are the better online goods stores in Estonia?

Is this what you are looking for?

hv.ee

arvutid24.ee

> 3) Are there any deals sites such as www.groupon.com[2] ?

cherry.ee

> 4) Are there any online grocery stores such as www.coles.com.au[3] ?

e-maxima.ee

Although I am by no means an expert on the subject, I did find one book that might be of interest. While I am unsure how much relevant historical data and information (if at all) it might have, it's not too expensive to check out.

Doing Business with Estonia
by Marat Terterov and Jonathan Reuvid

https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Business-Estonia-Marat-Terterov/dp/1905050224

I am assuming the students of EBS (Estonian Business School) have means to study the economic history of Estonia, but might be using in-house materials not available to general public. I do hope someone chimes in if that's the case.

Good luck with your assignment!

I started with 'Saame Tuttavaks!'. https://kirjastus.tea.ee/eng/categories/ilmumas/?productID=1964
It has 4 CD's with it, but is also a really confusing book and from what I understand also somewhat silly with the 'cultural insight' it tries to give you on understanding Estonians.

Others have mentioned keeleklikk which I think is a great place to start especially because you will be hearing Estonian from the beginning. It was only recently that they added content for English speakers ( the site was meant original for the Russian population in Estonia) so not all the lessons are up- they just, only about a month ago made the next few segments live.

If you aren't on Livemocha you should be, since the content is generated by the users you hear many different voices and it also includes tasks for you to simply read a paragraph in Estonian and have another user give you feedback.

Textbookwise the best I think for a native English speaker is the Estonian Textbook by Juhan Tuldava (it has no audio component though)
http://www.amazon.com/Estonian-Textbook-Exercises-Conversation-University/dp/0933070349

EDIT: clarity + Laar's book was cheaper on rahvaraamat.ee

Alternatively, Mart Laar's (historian, politician and former PM) short paperback is available on the cheap from an Estonian book store but is more geared towards the casual reader. There are more books [on their website] (http://www.rahvaraamat.ee/c/estonian-history/1/6/15/62/en#/activeTab=tab02) if you want to check out more options.

If Amazon is your sole available means of acquiring said book, I would go with /u/daedalus_x's suggestion or expand the scope and go with Kasekamp's book that covers the history of all three Baltic countries. Kasekamp is a noted historian and foreign policy scholar currently heading the Estonian Institute of Foreign Policy.

Worth noting almost all these books end with Estonia's accession to the EU and NATO, not WW2.

Progress ise mõraneb või lääne inimeste usk progressi mõraneb?

Igatahes, soovitaks lugeda raamatut nimega Rational Optimist:

> For two hundred years the pessimists have dominated public discourse, insisting that things will soon be getting much worse. But in fact, life is getting better—and at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down all across the globe. Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people's lives as never before.

> In his bold and bracing exploration into how human culture evolves positively through exchange and specialization, bestselling author Matt Ridley does more than describe how things are getting better. He explains why. An astute, refreshing, and revelatory work that covers the entire sweep of human history—from the Stone Age to the Internet—The Rational Optimist will change your way of thinking about the world for the better.

So I can safely order this https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B00PEU9CFA/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96&psc=1
Without paying anything else except for delivery?

I assume that you want that book to be in English?

From contemporary writers I would recommend Andrus Kivirähk "Mees kes teadis ussisõnu" https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Spoke-Snakish/dp/0802124127

But to get the best view of Estonian literature I would recommend classic Tammsaare "Tõde ja õigus" http://dspace.ut.ee/bitstream/handle/10062/44047/TruthandJustice_final.pdf

Both are in English, but as I have only read Estonian versions, I don't know how good the translations are.

This one is pretty much the most ubiquitous one

It might be a safe bet to get those SIM cutters just in case.

Or use a template

Google "2D glasses", something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Hank-Greens-2D-Glasses-Turns-movies/dp/B004X4L1UC

You don't have to learn Estonian if you want to read this book. It is of course available in English too.

Kui tahad ise teha, pead ostma endale sihukese jubla: https://www.amazon.co.uk/External-USB-Video-Capture-Card/dp/B008F0SARC . Alla 40€ kanti jäävad need, kui sul on tundide kaupa materjali siis targem oleks see osta. Näiteks allpool mainitud küsib 3€ tunni kohta, kui sul on 10 tundi videot siis see on juba 10€ kallim kui see vidin.

Justin Petrone wrote a whole book about that.

See vä: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Orange-480-Fastrack-Game/dp/B004P0ZGDM

Pealinnas vihmaga näinud küll nii mehi ja naisi vihmamantlitega sõitmas ( mitte 2 euriste kile omadega, pigem sellistega : https://www.amazon.com/LOMON-Waterproof-Lightweight-Portable-Raincoat/dp/B07H6G6NSJ?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_10 ). Ei usu, et väga ebamugav.

Elronis vahest ja vaata, et liiga külm ei ole veel ( jälle probleem :D )

USAs kutsutakse neid cuckservative'deks. Räägivad küll kõvasti et on konvservatiivsed, aga lagunevad liberaalide ja sotside jõu all nagu selgrootud.

> Personally I don't share this obsession with tanks at all, I would much rather spend the money on anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons and save up for our own fighter jets.

Tanks are the most cost-effective anti-tank weapons. Some issues with alternatives (such as man-portable missiles) are well summarized in Edward Luttwak's Strategy, also available in Estonian, see this snippet.

Check closely the price that you see at the checkout (the very last step). There you will see the final price with all charges/taxes.

As an example, I have two amazon.de accounts - one for my private purchases and other for my company (VAT-registered) purchases.

Let's use this camera as an example product.

Currently on the product page I see price 241 EUR.

When I add it to basket using my private account, I see Postage - 12.54, VAT - 43.01, and total price - 258.07.

When I add it to basket using my company account, I see Postage - 15.05, VAT - 0, and total price - 217.57.

So when you buy as a private person, you just pay the price you see in the checkout and nothing in Estonia. When you buy a as a company, you also pay the price at the checkout but instead of paying German/French VAT, you pay VAT in Estonia.