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Why learn Estonian?
Communication skills developed while learning Estonian can improve your interpersonal skills in your native langauge as well. Four out of five new jobs in the US are created as a result of foreign trade. Creativity is increased with the study of Estonian. Estonian study leads to an appreciation of cultural diversity.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Estonian?
Estonian is rated as a category 3 language by the Foreign Service Institute. It is considered moderately difficult for English speakers to learn and takes an average of 44 weeks (or 1100 class hours) to gain professional working proficiency.
Estonian Alphabet & Pronunciation
The official Estonian alphabet has 27 letters: A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, Š, Z, Ž, T, U, V, Õ, Ä, Ö, Ü. The letters F, Š, Z, Ž are so-called "foreign letters" (võõrtähed), and occur only in loanwords and foreign proper names. Occasionally, the alphabet is recited without them, and thus has only 23 letters: A, B, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, Õ, Ä, Ö, Ü. The letters C, Q, W, X and Y are used in writing foreign proper names, but they do not occur in Estonian words, and are not officially part of the alphabet.
[ɑː]
[b]
[d]
[e]
[f]
[ɡ]
[h]
[i]
[j]
[k]
[l]
[m]
[n]
[o]
[p]
[r]
[s]
[ʃ]
[z]
[ʒ]
[t]
[u]
[ʋ]
[ɤ]
[æ]
[ø]
[y]
Basic Phrases in Estonian
Hello | Tere |
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Goodbye | Hüvasti |
Yes | Jah |
No | Ei |
Excuse me | Vabandage mind |
Please | Palun |
Thank you | Aitäh |
You are welcome | Oled oodatud |
Do you speak english | Kas sa räägid inglise keelt? |
Do you understand | Kas sa saad aru? |
I understand | Ma saan aru |
I do not understand | Ma ei saa aru |
How are you | Kuidas sul läheb? |
Fine thanks | Hea, aitäh! |
What is your name | Mis su nimi on? |
My name is | Minu nimi on |
Pleased to meet you | Meeldiv tutvuda |
Estonian Grammar
Estonian Nouns
Man | Mees |
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Woman | Naine |
Boy | Poiss |
Girl | Tüdruk |
Cat | Kass |
Dog | Koer |
Fish | Kala |
Water | Vesi |
Milk | Piim |
Egg | Muna |
House | Maja |
Flower | Lill |
Tree | Puu |
Shirt | Särk |
Pants | Püksid |
Estonian Adjectives
Colors in Estonian
Black | Must |
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White | Valge |
Red | Punane |
Orange | Oranž |
Yellow | Kollane |
Green | Roheline |
Blue | Sinine |
Purple | Lilla |
Pink | Roosa |
Gray | Hall |
Brown | Pruun |
Numbers in Estonian
Zero | Null |
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One | üks |
Two | Kaks |
Three | Kolm |
Four | Neli |
Five | Viis |
Six | Kuus |
Seven | Seitse |
Eight | Kaheksa |
Nine | Üheksa |
Ten | Kümme |
Eleven | Üksteist |
Twelve | Kaksteist |
Twenty | Kakskümmend |
Thirty | Kolmkümmend |
Forty | Nelikümmend |
Fifty | Viiskümmend |
Sixty | Kuuskümmend |
Seventy | Seitsekümmend |
Eighty | Kaheksakümmend |
Ninety | üheksakümmend |
Hundred | Sada |
Thousand | Tuhat |
Estonian Verbs
To be | Olla |
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To have | Omama |
To want | Tahavad |
To need | Vajama |
To help | Aitama |
To go | Minema |
To come | Tulema |
To eat | Sööma |
To drink | Jooma |
To speak | Rääkida |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Estonian Sentences
And | Ja |
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Or | Või |
But | Aga |
Because | Sest |
With | Koos |
Also | Ka |
However | Kuid |
Neither | Ei |
Nor | Ega |
If | Kui |
Then | Siis |
Useful Estonian Vocabulary
Estonian Questions
Who | Kes |
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What | Mida |
When | Millal |
Where | Kus |
Why | Miks |
How | Kuidas |
How many | Kui palju |
How much | Kui palju |
Days of the Week in Estonian
Monday | Esmaspäev |
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Tuesday | Teisipäev |
Wednesday | Kolmapäev |
Thursday | Neljapäev |
Friday | Reede |
Saturday | Laupäev |
Sunday | Pühapäeval |
Yesterday | Eile |
Today | Täna |
Tomorrow | Homme |
Months in Estonian
January | Jaanuaril |
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February | Veebruaril |
March | Märtsil |
April | Aprillil |
May | Mai |
June | Juuni |
July | Juuli |
August | Augustini |
September | Septembril |
October | Oktoobril |
November | Novembril |
December | Detsembril |
Seasons in Estonian
Winter | Talvel |
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Spring | Kevad |
Summer | Suvel |
Autumn | Sügisel |
Telling Time in Estonian
What time is it | Mis kell on? |
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Hours | Tundi |
Minutes | Minutit |
Seconds | Sekundit |
O clock | Kell |
Half | Pool |
Quarter past | Veerand |
Before | Enne |
After | Pärast |