Learn Estonian Vocabulary: Contrary words

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Estonian language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Estonian with their translation in English, on the topic of contrary words. Ideal to help you boost your Estonian vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	ESTONIAN
young	noor
old	vana
empty	tühi
full	täis
vertical	vertikaalne
horizontal	horisontaalne
useful	kasulik
useless	kasutu
a city	linn
a village	küla
a question	küsimus
an answer	vastus
sad	kurb
happy	õnnelik
all	kõik
nothing	mitte midagi
a teacher	õpetaja
a student	õpilane
early	vara
late	hilja
open	avatud
closed	suletud
first	esiteks
last	viimane
secure	turvaline
dangerous	ohtlik
near	lähedal
far	kaugele
sugar	suhkur
salt	soola
dry	kuiv
wet	märg
often	sageli
rarely	harva
always	alati
never	mitte kunagi
same	sama
different	erinev
dirty	määrdunud
clean	puhas
the evening	õhtu
the morning	hommik
small	väike
large	suur
rich	rikas
poor	vaene
the ceiling	lagi
the floor	põrand
animal	loom
human	inimene
guilty	süüdi
innocent	süütu
here	siin
there	seal
hunger	nälg
the thirst	janu
the sun	päike
the moon	kuu
the sister	õde
the brother	vend
slow	aeglane
fast	kiire
before	enne
after	pärast
heavy	raske
light	valgus
old	vana
new	uus
easy	lihtne
difficult	raske
start	alustada
finish	lõpetama
friend	sõber
enemy	vaenlane
yesterday	eile
tomorrow	homme
cold	külm
hot	kuum
right	õige
left	vasakule
a woman	naine
a man	mees
inside	sees
outside	väljaspool
strong	tugev
weak	nõrk
soft	pehme
hard	raske
a lot	palju
a little	natuke
up	üles
down	alla
exactly	täpselt
probably	ilmselt
married	abielus
single	vallaline
noisy	lärmakas
quiet	vaikne
complicated	keeruline
simple	lihtne
now	nüüd
later	hiljem
long	pikk
short	lühike
interesting	huvitav
boring	igav
normal	normaalne
strange	imelik
outside	väljaspool
inside	sees
the entrance	sissepääs
the exit	väljapääs
white	valge
black	must
expensive	kallis
cheap	odav
USEFUL VERBS
to walk	kõndima
to run	jooksma
to attach	kinnitada
to detach	eralduma
to go up	üles minema
to go down	alla minema
to increase	tõstma
to decrease	vähendama
to stop	peatuma
to continue	jätkama
to take off	õhku tõusma
to land	maanduda
to put on	selga panema
to remove	eemaldada
to move forward	edasi liikuma
to move back	tagasi liikuda
to forget	unustama
to remember	mäletama
to show	näidata
to hide	peitma
to save	päästma
to spend	kulutama
to build	ehitama
to destroy	hävitada
to arrive	saabuma
to leave	lahkuma
to enter	sisenema
to go out	välja minema
to laugh	naerda
to cry	nutma
to sell	müüa
to buy	ostma
to break	murdma
to repair	remontida
to lend	laenata
to borrow	laenama
to earn	teenida
to lose	kaotama
to slow down	aeglustama
to speed up	kiirendada
to search	otsida
to find	leidma
to pull	tõmbama
to push	suruda
to take	võtma
to give	andma
to wake up	üles ärkama
to fall asleep	magama jääma
to hold	hoidma
to let go	lahti lasta
to turn on	sisse lülitada
to turn off	välja lülitada
to sell	müüa
to buy	ostma
to send	saatma
to receive	saama

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