Estonian - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Estonian language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
null
zero
1
üks
one
2
kaks
two
3
kolm
three
4
neli
four
5
viis
five
6
kuus
six
7
seitse
seven
8
kaheksa
eight
9
üheksa
nine
10
kümme
ten
11
üksteist
eleven
12
kaksteist
twelve
13
kolmteist
thirteen
14
neliteist
fourteen
15
viisteist
fifteen
16
kuusteist
sixteen
17
seitseteist
seventeen
18
kaheksateist
eighteen
19
üheksateist
nineteen
20
kakskümmend
twenty
30
kolmkümmend
thirty
40
nelikümmend
forty
50
viiskümmend
fifty
60
kuuskümmend
sixty
70
seitsekümmend
seventy
80
kaheksakümmend
eighty
90
üheksakümmend
ninety
100
sada
hundred
1K
tuhat
thousand
1M
miljon
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
valge
white
⚫
must
black
🔴
punane
red
🔵
sinine
blue
🟡
kollane
yellow
🟢
roheline
green
🟣
lilla
purple
🟤
pruun
brown
🟠
oranž
orange
🌸
roosa
pink
⭐
kuldne
gold
🌑
hõbedane
silver
☁️
hall
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
koer
dog
🐱
kass
cat
🐴
hobune
horse
🐮
lehm
cow
🐷
siga
pig
🐦
lind
bird
🐟
kala
fish
🐭
hiir
mouse
🦊
rebane
fox
🐇
jänes
rabbit
🐻
karu
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koaala
koala
🐘
elevant
elephant
🐢
kilpkonn
turtle
🦒
kaelkirjak
giraffe
🦆
part
duck
🕷️
ämblik
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
perekond
family
🧔
mees
man
👩
naine
woman
👦
poiss
boy
👧
tüdruk
girl
👶
laps
child
👨🦳
isa
father
👩🦳
ema
mother
👴
vanaisa
grandfather
👵
vanaema
grandmother
🧑🦰
vend
brother
👩🦱
õde
sister
🧑
sõber
friend
👥
inimesed
people
🙋
isik
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
maja
house
🏢
hoone
building
🏫
kool
school
🏪
pood
store
🛣️
tee
road
🌆
linn
city
🌳
puu
tree
💧
vesi
water
☀️
päike
sun
☁️
pilv
cloud
📚
raamat
book
🖊️
pastakas
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
võti
key
🚗
auto
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
õun
apple
🍌
banaan
banana
🍞
leib
bread
🧀
juust
cheese
🥩
liha
meat
🥛
piim
milk
☕
kohv
coffee
🍵
tee
tea
💧
vesi
water
🍺
õlu
beer
🍷
vein
wine
🍽️
toit
food
🍳
muna
egg
🍚
riis
rice
🥕
köögiviljad
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
päev
day
🌙
öö
night
⏰
tund
hour
🗓️
nädal
week
📅
kuu
month
🗓️
aasta
year
🗓️
esmaspäev
Monday
🗓️
teisipäev
Tuesday
🗓️
kolmapäev
Wednesday
🗓️
neljapäev
Thursday
🗓️
reede
Friday
🗓️
laupäev
Saturday
🗓️
pühapäev
Sunday
🌅
hommik
morning
🌆
õhtu
evening
🕛
nüüd
now
🔜
varsti
soon
🕒
aeg
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
rääkima
to speak
🚶
kõndima
to walk
🏃
jooksma
to run
🍽️
sööma
to eat
🍷
jooma
to drink
😴
magama
to sleep
📖
lugema
to read
✍️
kirjutama
to write
👀
nähema
to see
👂
kuulma
to hear
💭
mõtlema
to think
🤔
teadma
to know
❤️
armastama
to love
👍
meeldima
to like
👋
tulema
to come
🚪
avama
to open
🔒
sulge
to close
💡
õppima
to learn
➕
andma
to give
💸
ostma
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
õnnelik
happy
😢
kurb
sad
😠
vihane
angry
👍
hea
good
👎
halb
bad
⬆️
suur
big
⬇️
väike
small
🆕
uus
new
🕰️
vana
old
💯
palju
many
🤏
vähe
few
🥵
kuum
hot
🥶
külm
cold
💪
tugev
strong
👶
nõrk
weak
✨
ilus
beautiful
👹
inetu
ugly
✅
õige
correct
❌
vale
wrong
⚡
kiire
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
ja
and
➡️
aga
but
👉
või
or
🤔
sest
because
👉
nii
so
🤨
siiski
however
🤔
seetõttu
therefore
➕
ka
also
🕒
kui
when
🤔
kui
if
🕒
enne
before
🕒
pärast
after
🕒
alates
since
🕒
ajal
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
õpetaja
teacher
🧑⚕️
arst
doctor
👩💻
insener
engineer
👨🍳
kokk
chef
🧑🌾
talunik
farmer
👮
politseinik
police officer
🧑🎨
kunstnik
artist
🧑💼
kontoritöötaja
office worker
🔬
teadlane
scientist
🛒
müüja
salesperson
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