Today, it's the second day of being in Estonia with my boyfriend and his mom, visiting their family. I don't know much Estonian, but I can say short words and phrases. My boyfriend later informed me I've been mispronouncing "Thank you," and actually saying "Help me." I was wondering why people have been laughing. FML
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avenue24 20
Hey everyone, thanks for publishing this, & for the support! His family is really nice & we're getting along well. When my boyfriend originally told me, I was embarrassed, but now I think it'll be a funny story to tell when I get home. He taught me how to say it correctly, so it should be smooth sailing from here!
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Mauskau 36
He probably should've tried to correct you sooner. At least you were trying to speak their language though, it makes a massive difference when you try :)
RedCronos 17
At least you tried speaking the language.
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unlucky_seven 14
aidake mind means hel me and aitäh means thank you
Aethereal 14
More likely just ''aitäh'' and "aita". (Pronouns are often dropped in Estonian; "aidake" is either plural or hyper-formal.) First time I hear of this particular mispronounciation, but I can certainly see how it could happen. :-)
sparky333441 18
Fellow Estonians unite!!:D
Thandilocks 14
LOL. This is cute and funny. At least you were saying 'help' me and not something inappropriate ;-)
Tiannuska 9
I speak the language fluently with my mother and I can easily see where you had a misshap. In all honesy I had laughed as well reading this, glad you've got it all sorted out now.