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Grunberg
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Pate tervist

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What does it means Pate tervist in Estonian? Did I write Pate in the right way or how is it?
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solbjerg
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I think it is supposed to mean "Hello all" or
"Hello everybody" or "Hello everyone"
(All Hello)
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Grunberg wrote:What does it means Pate tervist in Estonian? Did I write Pate in the right way or how is it?
Thank you.
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solbjerg wrote:I think it is supposed to mean "Hello all" or
"Hello everybody" or "Hello everyone"
(All Hello)
Cheers
solbjerg
Grunberg wrote:What does it means Pate tervist in Estonian? Did I write Pate in the right way or how is it?
Thank you.

And how do you write "Pate" in Estonian? I think it is spelled differently in Estonian. How is the right way to write it?
Thank you.
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solbjerg
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Re: Pate tervist

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Hi Grunberg
I think perhaps it could have been:
Tere -Hi!
Tervist - Hello All
Cheers
solbjerg
Grunberg wrote:
solbjerg wrote:I think it is supposed to mean "Hello all" or
"Hello everybody" or "Hello everyone"
(All Hello)
Cheers
solbjerg
Grunberg wrote:What does it means Pate tervist in Estonian? Did I write Pate in the right way or how is it?
Thank you.

And how do you write "Pate" in Estonian? I think it is spelled differently in Estonian. How is the right way to write it?
Thank you.
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orlin
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Re: Pate tervist

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Tervist is Hello in Estonian.
No word nor name like Pate in Estonian. Sure, it can be some nickname. But, Pate tervist makes no sense. If Pate is a nickname then one would say Tervist Pate (rather than Pate tervist, which is really uncommon).
If Pate is a name, then you can say Tervist Pate, or tere Pate. Tere is more common and slightly less official than tervist.

Hello all would be Tere kõigile, or Tervist kõigile. [= Hello to all].

Trust me, I'm Estonian :)
G'day mates.
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