A friend of mine is moving to Estonia for her husband's work. This list is for her, I won't be learning to verify and edit this list but if you know of more resources, add them in the comments. Also these tips are specific to my friend Lisa, but I think they will help you will all of your language learning endeavor
1. Plan your strategy
2. Get some flash cards -
Grab 5 - 10 flash cards and put phrases on them. Decide to practice one card a day for the first 5 days.
Then have a series of flash cards with sentences and fill in the blanks. Practice one set per day.
I like ______. Apples cake. To run. Running. Reading.
I am in Estonia for my husband's work. I am here because it is ______. Pretty. Exciting. Beacuase I love music history.
Have another series of Conversational Connectors such as "that is a good idea, I actually think that, by the way, I don't think it's true that, between you and me, can I tell you more about it," and more.
I would suggest having 15 or 30 cards and going over them several times. Long term memory is used when we allow ourselves to forget and relearn. Don't worry if you didn't learn everything one each card the first time through. You practice a card each day. That does not mean you are perfect at that card
3. Start a note pad document in your phone for phrases you hear on the street, in the store, on the bus, at the park, everywhere. Take notes. What you hear over and over will be more important than what you learn in a class.
Basics and Phrases
This is where you will get the informations for your first section of not cards.
Humorous List - PG+ Has some good cognates in it and swearing
Conversation and Phrases
EstonianPod101 now 101Languages
Live Lingua - Course Files Via the Peace Corps
Listening
The Sound of Estonian - You Tube Channel
Have fun
How to have an Estonian accent - If you can have fun you can trick your brain into learning. Take a break!
