VOCABULARY

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Building a strong vocabulary is the cornerstone of mastering any language and our Estonian Vocabulary Section is designed to help you express yourself on variety of topics. There is no point in memorising the Grammar if you don't know what things are called so we recommend that your start your Estonian language learning from here. You can also find very specific Estonian words and expressions in the Culture section.

On this page you will find find the basic vocabulary to get started. Our vocabulary lists are carefully curated to cover a wide range of topics, from everyday conversational phrases and travel essentials to specialized terminology for business, nationalities, culture, sports, nature, colors, nature, and more. Check out our complete Estonian course below for the full list of more than most important 15.000 words and over 200 topics which also includes built-in spaced repetition and mnemonic techniques.

The words below are in the singular and are accompanied by their grammatical gender. For now we recommend you focus on reading the words a few times a day so that you can recognise them when you encounter them in a text or conversation. Learning Estonian vocabulary will be slightly easier if you know a Finno-Ugric language (especially Finnish). After that you can learn start the Grammar section where you will find them in use.

Bring your Estonian language skills to life!

• Essential Verbs

• Essential Words

• Common Expressions

• Numbers, Dates, and Time

• Family and Relationships

• Colors, Shapes, and Sizes

• Food and Drinks

• Clothing and Accessories

• Weather and Seasons

• Travel and Transportation

• Home and Everyday Life

• Jobs and Professions

• Shopping and Money

• Health and Medical Terms

• Hobbies and Leisure Activities

• Education

• Nature

• Technology

• Feelings

• Sport

• Animals

• Slang

• olla to be

• tegema to do

• minema to go

• tulema to come

• sööma to eat

• jooma to drink

• lugema to read

• kirjutama to write

• nägema to see

• kuulma to hear

• ütlema to say

• rääkima to speak

• töötama to work

• elama to live

• mängima to play

• õppima to learn

• õpetama to teach

• armastama to love

• meeldima to like

• küsima to ask

• vastama to answer

• vajama to need

• mõtlema to think

• arvama to guess or to think

• uskuma to believe

• sõitma to drive or to ride

• jooksma to run

• kõndima to walk

• laulma to sing

• magama to sleep

Essential Estonian Verbs

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