This post will be continuously updated as I come across more examples.
drink
The example comes from a poster for a venue:
Tule lõunale ja dringile!
Come for lunch and a drink.
As you know, the normal translation of the English drink is jook. The word drink (gen. dringi) refers to an alcoholic beverage served at some pub, club or other venue.
visiit
This example comes from an advert in a local newsletter:
Loomaartsi koduvisiidid.
Home visits by the vet.
Loomaarst (lit. animal-doctor) is the Estonian for vet.
The Estonian visiit (gen. visiidi) refers to a visit one makes to a medical professional or a home visit a professional makes to a patient.
To express to pay someone a visit in Estonian is: külas käia
Meie käisime külas Mummi juures.
We paid Granny a visit.
It's a theory of course...but the first time I heard Estonians use the word 'drink' in everyday language, it came from Finland together with their 'Hartwall's Original Gin Long Drink' that became quite popular, especially among girls. (vs. boys drinking beer)
ReplyDeleteYou could see those light blue cans everywhere back then. And people, girls mostly ordered it "palun üks long drink". So looks like this "drink" for alcoholic beverages has transformed some and found wider uses. I can't imagine however any men in Estonia calling each other 'dringile' since the word associates with Gin and tonic, the long drnk. The Estonian men go "õllele". Or maybe its just me... :-)
Yah. I don't think I have heard it in the spoken language but have seen it plenty in the written. Thanks for the comment.
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