Bedeutung
A glass with nothing inside.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Estonia, it is common to return empty glass bottles to the store for a deposit (pant). Waiters in Estonia are often efficient and will remove a 'tühi klaas' quickly to keep the table tidy. At a party, if you see someone with a 'tühi klaas', it is polite to offer them a refill. There are old sayings about 'tühi' (emptiness) representing a lack of spirit or preparation.
Refill Etiquette
In Estonia, pointing to your empty glass is enough; you don't need to make a long speech.
Tass vs Klaas
Always check if it's glass or ceramic before choosing your noun!
Bedeutung
A glass with nothing inside.
Refill Etiquette
In Estonia, pointing to your empty glass is enough; you don't need to make a long speech.
Tass vs Klaas
Always check if it's glass or ceramic before choosing your noun!
The Stem Change
Memorize 'tühi -> tühja' early; it's one of the most common adjective patterns.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'tühi'.
Laual on ____ klaas.
We use the nominative singular 'tühi' to describe the subject.
Which sentence is correct?
You want to tell the waiter your glass is empty.
'Tühi' means empty and 'klaas' is glass.
Match the Estonian phrase to its English translation.
Match the following:
These are the three basic states of a glass.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Kas sa soovid veel vett? B: Jah, palun, mu ____ ____ ____.
The context of asking for more water implies the glass is empty.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Types of Empty Vessels
Glassware
- • veiniklaas
- • veeklaas
- • õlleklaas
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenLaual on ____ klaas.
We use the nominative singular 'tühi' to describe the subject.
You want to tell the waiter your glass is empty.
'Tühi' means empty and 'klaas' is glass.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the three basic states of a glass.
A: Kas sa soovid veel vett? B: Jah, palun, mu ____ ____ ____.
The context of asking for more water implies the glass is empty.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, 'tühi' is for objects. For a person feeling 'empty', you would use more complex emotional terms.
Yes, it is a neutral, polite description of an object.
Use 'Klaas saab tühjaks'.
It is 'tühjad klaasid'.
Yes, 'veiniklaas' is a type of 'klaas'.
Say 'pooltäis klaas'.
In drinking contexts, people might say 'kuiv' (dry).
Mostly, but it can also mean 'useless' in phrases like 'tühi töö'.
Say 'Ma soovin osta klaase'.
Yes, it is a cognate of the Finnish word 'tyhjä'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
täis klaas
contrastfull glass
tühi tass
similarempty cup
tühi pudel
similarempty bottle
pooltühi klaas
specialized formhalf-empty glass
tühi jutt
builds onempty talk
