Basic Estonian words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

Learn the essentials of Estonian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Estonian, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Estonian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Estonian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	ESTONIAN
Please	Palun
Thank you!	Aitäh!
Sorry!	Vabandust!
What?	Mida?
Who?	WHO?
When?	Millal?
Why?	Miks?
Which?	Milline?
How?	Kuidas?
Where ?	Kus?
How much ?	Kui palju ?
Yes	Jah
No	Ei
Maybe	Võib olla
Of course	Muidugi
something	midagi
nothing	mitte midagi
somebody	keegi
nobody	mitte keegi
before	enne
after	pärast
far	kaugele
near	lähedal
here	siin
there	seal
today	täna
tomoorow	homme
now	nüüd
man	mees
woman	naine
friend	sõber
more	rohkem
less	vähem
always	alati
later	hiljem
never	mitte kunagi
same	sama
different	erinev
small	väike
large	suur
difficult	raske
easy	lihtne
hot	kuum
cold	külm
yesterday	eile
after	pärast
beautiful	ilus
broken	katki
free	tasuta
a pharmacy	apteek
money	raha
a bag	kott
a lighter	tulemasin
a cigarette	sigaret
a bottle	pudel
soap	seep
clean	puhas
dirty	määrdunud
a trash can	prügikast
a trash bag	prügikott
the silence	vaikus
a tool	tööriist
pregnant	rase
sick	haige
a baby	beebi
a little bit	natukene
a doctor	Arst
a dentist	hambaarst
a medicine	ravim
a book	raamat
a story	lugu
a phone	telefoni
a computer	arvuti
a car	Auto
a plane	lennuk
the name	nimi
the adress	aadress
the age	Vanus
the nationality	rahvusest
a choice	valik
an answer	vastus
the key	võti
the light	valgus
the television	TV
the bed	voodi
the house	maja
the shower	dušš
the window	aken
the door	uks
the table	laud
tired	väsinud
water	vesi
open	avatud
closed	suletud
clothes	riided
coffee	kohvi
tea	tee
lunch	lõunasöök
dinner	õhtusöök
a fruit	puuvili
a vegetable	köögivili
a beverage	jooki
a child	laps
rain	vihma
the entrance	sissepääs
the exit	väljapääs
music	muusika
a smile	naeratus
the world	maailm
the sky	taevas
a river	jõgi
the sea	Meri
the mountain	mägi
the lake	järv
the island	saarel
the beach	rand

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