Estonian Word of the Day
telefon
TE-le-fon • noun — 2nd of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: telephone; phone (a device used to make voice calls and other communications)
Examples
- Mul on uus telefon.
(I have a new phone.) - Telefon helistas keset õhtut.
(The phone rang in the middle of the evening.) - Ma panin telefoni kotti.
(I put the phone in my bag.)
Synonyms
- mobiiltelefon
- mobiil
Telefon is the everyday word for a phone in Estonian. For a mobile phone you can also say mobiiltelefon or simply mobiil. To say 'to call' use the verb helistama (e.g., 'Helista mulle' = 'Call me').
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