No. 184 in Estonian
saates
"Saates" means "sending" or "in the show" depending on context.
In a sentence
Ma nägin teda hommikuses saates rääkimas.
I saw her speaking in the morning show.
In this sentence, 'saates' refers to a television or radio program, emphasizing the context of a broadcast or show.
Saates õpilased ekskursioonile, õpetaja soovis neile head reisi.
Sending the students on a trip, the teacher wished them a good journey.
Here, 'saates' is a participle form of the verb 'saatma', meaning 'sending', indicating the action of dispatching someone somewhere.
Ta naeris lõbusas saates südamest.
He laughed heartily in the humorous show.
In this context, 'saates' again refers to a program or show, this time described as entertaining or humorous.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “saates” in actual Estonian podcasts.
Find “saates” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Estonian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Estonian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).