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Estonian — Beginner Vocabulary

413 words

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.

# Word Type IPA Definition
1 on Verb /ˈonː/
2 ma Pronoun /mɑ/ I (1st person singular personal pronoun).
3 ei Verb, Interjection don't, doesn't, not: used in negative forms of non-imperative verbs. Ma ei tea. I don't know. (Compare: Ma tean. I know…
4 sa Pronoun you, thou (in unstressed positions).
5 see Pronoun /ˈseː/ he, she (usually only used when said person is not present).
6 et Conjunction to, in order to, so that, as to.
7 ja Conjunction
8 ta Pronoun /tɑ/ he/she (3rd person singular animate personal pronoun).
9 kui Adverb, Conjunction /ˈkui̯/ Forms certain emphatic phrases.
10 seda Pronoun partitive singular of see.
11 kas Adverb Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.
12 me Pronoun
13 mis Pronoun, Interjection An expression of surprise or disbelief.
14 mida Pronoun, Interjection partitive of mis:.
15 pole Verb contraction of ei + ole.
16 jah Interjection /ˈjɑh/ yes, indeed (an affirmative word indicating assent, affirming a statement, or strengthening its affirmation).
17 aga Conjunction
18 oma Noun, Adjective a friendly.
19 siis Adverb then, after that.
20 nii Adverb so, this way.
21 olen Verb
22 ära Verb, Adverb
23 oli Verb
24 oled Verb
25 mu Pronoun genitive singular of ma.
26 siin Adverb here (close).
27 kõik Pronoun, Interjection, Article /ˈkɤi̯k/ everyone, everybody.
28 nad Pronoun /ˈnɑd̥/ short form of nemad: they.
29 selle Pronoun genitive singular of see.
30 midagi Pronoun /ˈmid̥ɑɡ̊i/ partitive of miski (“something”).
31 mind Pronoun partitive singular of mina.
32 te Pronoun you (plural and polite form).
33 mul Pronoun adessive singular of ma.
34 mulle Pronoun allative singular of mina.
35 minu Pronoun genitive singular of mina.
36 kes Pronoun
37 su Pronoun genitive singular of sa.
38 nüüd Adverb
39 sind Pronoun partitive singular of sina.
40 kuidas Adverb how, whereby.
41 ole Verb
42 ka Adverb also, too.
43 mitte Adverb
44 välja Noun, Adverb partitive singular of väli.
45 tema Pronoun /ˈtemɑ/ he/she (3rd person singular animate personal pronoun).
46 nagu Noun, Adverb /ˈnæɡ̊u/
47 mina Pronoun /ˈminɑ/ I (1st person singular personal pronoun).
48 sinu Pronoun accusative of sina.
49 miks Noun, Adverb /ˈmiks/ In rhetoric questions, expressing regret, reproach or repentance.
50 sulle Pronoun /sˈulːe/ allative singular of sa (“you”).
51 veel Noun, Adverb yet, still.
52 või Noun, Verb, Conjunction /vˈɤi̯/ interrogative particle (placed at the end of the sentence).
53 meie Pronoun
54 tagasi Noun, Adverb /ˈtɑɡ̊ɑsi/ In(to) the starting point, the former situation.
55 sul Pronoun /ˈsul/ adessive singular of sa (“you”).
56 hea Adjective /ˈheɑ̯/
57 küll Adverb /ˈkylː/ Expresses various emotions, such as uncertainty, certainty, and surprise.
58 sina Noun, Pronoun you (informal, sg).
59 väga Adverb /ˈvæɡ̊ɑ/
60 teda Pronoun partitive of tema.
61 saa Verb
62 seal Noun, Adverb there (indicating location: in or at that place).
63 teie Pronoun /ˈtei̯e/ you (plural or polite form of sina).
64 lihtsalt Adjective, Adverb /lˈihtsɑlt/ ablative singular of lihtne.
65 üks Adjective /ˈyks/
66 need Pronoun these, those.
67 kus Adverb where (in which place).
68 oleks Verb
69 palju Adverb many, a lot.
70 tea Verb
71 teha Verb Da-infinitive of tegema.
72 tead Verb
73 siia Adverb
74 kuid Noun, Conjunction partitive plural of kuu.
75 hästi Adverb, Interjection well, good, fine, all right.
76 pärast Noun, Adverb elative singular of pära.
77 palun Interjection please, please take, there you are.
78 tean Verb
79 eest Noun, Adverb from the front of.
80 olla Verb Da-infinitive of olema.
81 sellest Pronoun elative singular of see.
82 meil Pronoun adessive of me.
83 tere Noun, Interjection /ˈtere/ hello, hi (a greeting said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence).
84 tule Noun, Verb genitive singular of tuli.
85 juba Adverb /ˈjub̥ɑ/ Indicating that an activity, state, etc. has begun or has ended, implying that it was not the case before; already.
86 oleme Verb
87 olgu Verb, Interjection
88 keegi Pronoun someone, somebody.
89 isa Noun
90 ainult Noun, Adverb /ˈɑi̯nult/ ablative singular of ainu.
91 peale Noun, Preposition since (governs the elative).
92 pean Verb
93 tahad Verb /ˈtɑhɑd̥/
94 neid Pronoun partitive of need (“these, those”).
95 tahan Verb
96 ju Adverb Emphasises what is spoken, usually because it is already known and obvious to both parties.
97 talle Pronoun /tˈɑlːe/ allative singular of ta (“he/she”).
98 kunagi Adverb ever, once, sometime, some day, one day.
99 sest Pronoun, Conjunction elative singular of see.
100 just Adverb really (softens what has been said).
101 tänan Verb, Interjection /ˈtænɑn/ thank you, thanks.
102 vaata Verb
103 ema Noun a reproductive female animal in a hive; a queen.
104 mees Noun /ˈmeːs/ husband (a woman's spouse, consort or sexual partner).
105 teed Noun, Verb
106 tee Noun, Verb The name of the Latin script letter T/t.
107 saab Verb
108 tal Pronoun /ˈtɑl/ adessive singular of ta (“he/she”).
109 minema Verb
110 asi Noun /ˈɑsi/ a cause, matter, business (something concerning someone; a reason or necessity for something that conditions).
111 üle Noun, Adverb, Preposition throughout (Governs the genitive).
112 maha Adverb into the ground.
113 läbi Noun, Adverb, Preposition through (Governs the genitive).
114 meid Pronoun partitive of meie.
115 enam Adverb /ˈenɑm/ comparative degree of palju: more than ((of quantity) in greater quantity or degree compared to something).
116 teid Noun, Pronoun partitive plural of tee.
117 olnud Verb past active participle of olema.
118 tõesti Adverb /ˈtɤe̯sti/ actually, really, based in fact.
119 arvan Verb
120 vaid Adverb only, just, merely, solely.
121 kohe Adverb right, in the immediate distance of.
122 läheb Verb
123 koos Noun, Adverb, Preposition with, together with.
124 olete Verb
125 pead Noun, Verb partitive singular.
126 taha Verb, Adverb
127 enne Noun, Preposition /ˈenːe/
128 tuleb Verb /ˈtuleb̥/
129 vastu Noun, Preposition against, to (governs the genitive or allative).
130 olema Verb /ˈolemɑ/ to have (a verb to build impersonal simple past tense, impersonal passive present perfect tense and impersonal passive p…
131 võib Verb /vˈɤi̯b̥/
132 aega Noun partitive singular of aeg.
133 aru Noun
134 täna Verb, Adverb /ˈtænɑ/
135 jumal Noun /ˈjumɑl/ god (in many polytheistic religions, a deity or spirit or incarnation of a supernatural being with supernatural powers).
136 saan Verb
137 üles Adverb /ˈyles/ From a sitting or lying position to a standing position, upright.
138 minna Verb Da-infinitive of minema.
139 nende Pronoun /ˈnend̥e/ genitive of need.
140 kaks Adjective /ˈkɑks/
141 peame Verb
142 sisse Noun into (Governs the genitive).
143 öelda Verb /ˈøe̯ld̥ɑ/ Da-infinitive of ütlema.
144 isegi Adverb
145 olid Verb
146 sinuga Pronoun comitative of sina.
147 ise Pronoun oneself; used to emphasise the person of the head word.
148 elu Noun
149 end Pronoun partitive singular of ise.
150 kogu Noun, Pronoun assembly, council.
151 ikka Noun, Adverb /ˈikːɑ/ over and over, always, time after time (with the comparative form of the succeeding adjective or adverb).
152 kinni Adverb fastened, attached, in a position where movement is restricted or not possible.
153 vabandust Noun, Interjection /ˈvɑb̥ɑnd̥ust/ partitive singular of vabandus.
154 peaks Noun translative singular of pea.
155 muidugi Adverb /ˈmui̯d̥uɡ̊i/ of course.
156 jaoks Noun /ˈjɑo̯ks/ for, to (refers to a person or being who has a certain definite attitude about something).
157 pea Noun, Adverb soon, immediately, quickly (in modern use almost always together with some other word or affix, such as kohe, õige, nii…
158 valmis Adjective completed.
159 teada Verb /ˈteɑ̯d̥ɑ/ Da-infinitive of teadma.
160 ütles Verb /ˈytles/
161 rohkem Adverb comparative degree of palju: more.
162 alati Adverb
163 teile Noun allative plural of tee.
164 saad Verb
165 saada Verb /ˈsɑːd̥ɑ/
166 ning Conjunction /ˈninɡ̊/
167 i Noun /ˈiː/
168 raha Noun /ˈrɑhɑ/
169 lase Verb
170 siit Adverb from here.
171 kohta Noun partitive singular of koht.
172 praegu Adverb /ˈprɑe̯ɡ̊u/ now, at the moment, currently.
173 sellega Pronoun comitative singular of see.
174 minuga Pronoun comitative of mina.
175 rääkida Verb /ˈræːkid̥ɑ/ Da-infinitive of rääkima.
176 alla Noun, Adverb, Preposition down, to below, to under (+ genitive).
177 kurat Noun, Interjection a devil, an evil spirit.
178 juurde Noun, Adverb illative singular of juur.
179 arvad Verb
180 olin Verb
181 sinna Adverb there (indicating motion: to that place).
182 tore Adjective fine, splendid.
183 lahti Adverb /ˈlɑhti/ apart, loose, off.
184 selles Pronoun inessive singular of see.
185 aeg Noun /ˈɑe̯ɡ̊/ An endless and unlimited duration with hours, days, years etc. passing.
186 kindel Adjective sure, certain.
187 näha Verb /ˈnæhɑ/ Da-infinitive of nägema.
188 kuhu Adverb where (into which place), where ... to.
189 teil Noun, Pronoun adessive plural of tee.
190 peab Verb /ˈpeɑ̯b̥/
191 parem Adjective, Adverb comparative degree of hea: better.
192 korda Noun /kˈord̥ɑ/ partitive singular.
193 iga Noun, Article
194 aitäh Interjection /ˌɑi̯tˈtæhː/ thank you, thanks.
195 kuule Noun allative singular of kuu.
196 polnud Verb contraction of ei + olnud.
197 head Adjective partitive singular.
198 edasi Adverb still, more, continuing.
199 kõige Adverb, Pronoun /ˈkɤi̯ɡ̊e/ the most (forms the superlative degree).
200 suur Adjective large, big.
201 meile Pronoun /mˈei̯le/ allative plural of me (“we”).
202 tegema Verb to do (to perform or execute).
203 ütlesin Verb
204 ette Noun, Adverb before, in front of.
205 teen Verb
206 ega Conjunction
207 inimesed Noun nominative plural of inimene.
208 meeldib Verb
209 nimi Noun /ˈnimi/
210 ühe Adjective genitive singular of üks.
211 teeb Verb
212 kahju Noun /ˈkɑhju/ a pity, a shame, sorry (dissatisfaction, feeling sad about sth) (+ elative case).
213 surnud Adjective grown numb.
214 tegelikult Adjective, Adverb ablative singular of tegelik.
215 koju Noun illative singular of kodu.
216 näinud Verb /ˈnæi̯nud̥/ past active participle of nägema.
217 lähen Verb
218 ilma Noun, Adverb, Preposition /ˈilmɑ/ free of charge, on the house.
219 teinud Verb /ˈtei̯nud̥/ past active participle of tegema.
220 sain Verb
221 räägi Verb
222 kuni Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction /ˈkuni/ up to, to (emphasising the limit of attainability of a phenomenon, a situation).
223 teeme Verb
224 kokku Noun illative singular of kogu.
225 saanud Verb past active participle of saama.
226 päris Adverb
227 enda Noun self, own, -self.
228 näed Verb
229 vist Noun, Adverb probably, possibly.
230 toimub Verb
231 ennast Pronoun /ˈenˑɑst/ partitive singular of enese.
232 viga Noun /ˈviɡ̊ɑ/ lack, deficiency (something that prevents from being perfect, a disturbing quality, tendency, or phenomenon, a weak or n…
233 sama Adjective, Pronoun
234 kaasa Noun, Adverb /ˈkɑːsɑ/ with, along (in a lative sense).
235 aastat Noun /ˈɑːstɑt/ partitive singular of aasta (“year”).
236 läks Verb /ˈlæks/
237 kord Noun, Adverb order, regime, system.
238 saame Verb
239 naine Noun /ˈnɑi̯ne/
240 võid Noun, Verb /vˈɤi̯d̥/ partitive singular.
241 tahab Verb /ˈtɑhɑb̥/
242 tähendab Verb
243 väike Adjective /ˈvæi̯ke/ low (in degree, strength, effect than usual, less than average, of low intensity).
244 härra Noun a wealthy or upper-class man.
245 mingi Noun, Adverb, Pronoun, Article some, some kind of.
246 said Verb
247 sai Noun, Verb white bread.
248 kolm Adjective /ˈkolm/
249 las Verb
250 mille Pronoun /ˈmilːe/ genitive singular of mis.
251 äkki Adverb maybe, possibly.
252 töö Noun /ˈtøː/ work (an activity requiring a person's mental or physical effort).
253 neile Pronoun /nˈei̯le/ allative plural of need (“these, those”).
254 võib-olla Adverb /vˈɤi̯b̥ˈolːɑ/ maybe, perhaps.
255 poiss Noun
256 jälle Adverb
257 kallis Noun, Adjective expensive.
258 ütlesid Verb
259 sõber Noun
260 suuda Verb
261 all Noun under, below (Governs the genitive).
262 kaua Adverb for a long time.
263 õige Adjective, Adverb right, correct.
264 aidata Verb Da-infinitive of aitama.
265 terve Adjective whole, entire.
266 kena Adjective nice, kind.
267 usu Noun, Verb genitive singular of usk.
268 päeva Noun partitive singular of päev.
269 kindlasti Adverb certainly, definitely, surely.
270 tuli Noun, Verb /ˈtulʲi/ light, lightsource.
271 armastan Verb
272 neil Pronoun /nˈei̯l/ adessive plural of need (“these, those”).
273 kõike Pronoun partitive singular of kõik.
274 ehk Adverb, Conjunction /ˈehk/ Refers to a hypothetical or hoped-for possibility that is not entirely certain: perhaps, maybe.
275 tegi Verb /ˈteɡ̊i/
276 kätte Noun illative singular of käsi.
277 tulla Verb Da-infinitive of tulema.
278 selline Adjective this kind of, such.
279 mõned Pronoun /ˈmɤned̥/ nominative plural of mõni.
280 ajal Noun adessive singular of aeg.
281 täpselt Adjective, Adverb /ˈtæpselt/ on time, at the right time.
282 millest Noun, Pronoun /ˈmilːest/ elative singular of mis.
283 ärge Verb
284 kuradi Noun genitive singular of kurat.
285 hakkama Verb to start, begin.
286 keda Pronoun partitive singular.
287 tulen Verb
288 tüdruk Noun girl (young female).
289 päev Noun /ˈpæe̯v/
290 sellele Pronoun allative singular of see.
291 kust Adverb where ... from.
292 söör Noun /ˈsøːr/ sir (address to a man in an English context, e.g. in translations from English).
293 teine Adjective, Pronoun /ˈtei̯ne/ other, another.
294 endale Pronoun /ˈend̥ɑle/ allative singular of enda.
295 võtta Verb /ˈvɤtːɑ/ Da-infinitive of võtma.
296 kuna Adverb, Conjunction as, when, at the same time as.
297 vana Noun, Adjective /ˈvɑnɑ/ that which is old.
298 selleks Pronoun translative singular of see.
299 juures Noun, Adverb with (referring to being near or at a person).
300 mingit Pronoun /mˈiŋɡ̊it/ partitive singular of mingi.
301 viis Noun, Verb, Adjective /ˈviːs/ melody, tune.
302 tunnen Verb /ˈtunːen/
303 võiks Noun, Verb /vˈɤi̯ks/
304 tahtsin Verb
305 ilmselt Noun, Adverb ablative singular of ilmne.
306 pidanud Verb past active participle of pidama.
307 auto Noun /ˈɑu̯to/ any motor vehicle, including trucks, vans, and fire engines.
308 raske Adjective difficult.
309 abi Noun
310 sel Pronoun adessive singular of see.
311 räägid Verb
312 tööd Noun partitive singular.
313 homme Adverb /ˈhomːe/
314 elus Adverb
315 selge Adjective clear, legible, readable; easily seen, heard or sensed.
316 sellepärast Adverb that's why.
317 näen Verb
318 hiljem Adverb afterwards, later, later on (after in time).
319 alles Adverb yet, not before, still, quite recently, already.
320 aitab Verb
321 sinust Pronoun elative singular of sina.
322 milline Pronoun, Article what (a)...! (used to form exclamations).
323 poole Noun /ˈpoːle/ partitive plural of pool (“bobbin”).
324 räägin Verb
325 varem Adverb before, formerly, previously.
326 osa Noun
327 uuesti Adverb again, anew.
328 suurepärane Adjective excellent, great, magnificent, marvellous (UK), marvelous (US), splendid, superb, wonderful.
329 teab Verb /ˈteɑ̯b̥/
330 eriti Adverb especially.
331 millal Adverb
332 järgi Preposition according to.
333 aasta Noun /ˈɑːstɑ/ a year (a solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun: between 365.24 and 365.26 days…
334 ees Noun before, in front of.
335 taga Noun, Adverb attached (at the back).
336 võimalik Adjective
337 lähed Verb
338 peal Noun adessive singular of pea.
339 vahel Noun, Adverb /ˈvɑhel/ adessive singular of vahe.
340 jää Noun, Verb /ˈjæː/ ice (water in solid form).
341 tappa Verb Da-infinitive of tapma.
342 neist Pronoun /nˈei̯st/ elative plural of need (“these, those”).
343 maja Noun
344 esimene Adjective /ˈesimene/
345 rääkima Verb /ˈræːkimɑ/ to converse, to chat, to talk, to have a conversation.
346 parim Adjective superlative degree of hea: the best.
347 väljas Noun, Adverb inessive singular of väli.
348 koht Noun /kˈɤht/ place, location, spot.
349 teist Noun, Adjective, Pronoun partitive singular of teine (“second”).
350 paar Noun, Pronoun /pˈɑːr/ pair (two similar or identical things taken together).
351 ainus Noun, Adjective /ˈɑi̯nus/ Having just one of sth/sb.
352 uus Adjective
353 vähemalt Adjective, Adverb /ˈvæhemɑlt/ ablative singular of vähem.
354 surma Noun partitive singular of surm.
355 kell Noun balls, testicles.
356 samuti Adverb in the same way.
357 poeg Noun /ˈpoe̯ɡ̊/ offspring (of an animal).
358 kiiresti Adverb fast, quickly.
359 sellel Pronoun adessive singular of see.
360 täiesti Adverb completely.
361 ilus Noun, Adjective inessive singular of ilu.
362 tõsi Noun /ˈtɤsi/ truth (a statement, story, etc. that reflects a real situation, which actually exists).
363 ümber Noun, Adverb, Preposition over, upside down.
364 maailma Noun partitive singular of maailm.
365 loodan Verb
366 inimesi Noun partitive plural of inimene.
367 leida Verb /lˈei̯d̥ɑ/ Da-infinitive of leidma.
368 oleksin Verb
369 piisavalt Adjective, Adverb ablative singular of piisav.
370 pool Noun /ˈpoːl/ at, to, towards.
371 olemas Verb inessive of olema.
372 võime Noun
373 lapsed Noun nominative plural of laps.
374 kelle Pronoun /ˈkelːe/ genitive singular of kes.
375 jääb Verb /jˈæːb̥/
376 peaaegu Adverb /ˈpeɑ̯ˌɑe̯ɡ̊u/ almost, nearly.
377 tahtnud Verb past active participle of tahtma.
378 panna Verb Da-infinitive of panema.
379 mehed Noun nominative plural of mees.
380 üksi Adverb /ˈyksi/ Without other people.
381 iganes Verb, Adverb whatever, any, ever.
382 issand Interjection Said in supplication, oh my God!.
383 tohi Verb
384 saama Verb to get, to receive.
385 eile Adverb /ˈei̯le/ yesterday.
386 lugu Noun tale, story.
387 võimalus Noun /ˈvɤi̯mɑlus/ opportunity.
388 lõpuks Noun, Adverb /ˈlɤpuks/ translative singular of lõpp.
389 oleksid Verb
390 aja Noun, Verb genitive singular of aeg.
391 tehtud Verb /tˈehtud̥/ passive past indicative connegative of tegema.
392 anda Verb /ˈɑnd̥ɑ/ Da-infinitive of andma.
393 laps Noun child, kid.
394 proua Noun a wealthy, upper-class or educated woman.
395 sealt Noun, Adverb from there, thence.
396 viimane Adjective previous, last.
397 vabandage Verb, Interjection /ˈvɑb̥ɑnd̥ɑɡ̊e/
398 vend Noun guy, dude, fellow, chap.
399 jääda Verb Da-infinitive of jääma.
400 muretse Verb
401 probleem Noun
402 inimene Noun human being.
403 sees Noun, Adverb with, Refers to being inside a state.
404 hommikul Noun adessive singular of hommik.
405 hakkab Verb
406 mõte Noun thought, idea.
407 täis Noun, Adjective drunk (often as "juua täis").
408 muud Pronoun partitive singular.
409 usun Verb
410 ringi Noun, Adverb partitive singular of ring.
411 tunned Verb /ˈtunːed̥/
412 kodus Noun inessive singular of kodu (“home”): at home.
413 annan Verb
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