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Estonian for Beginners

Everyday Estonian phrases for effective communication. Each unit focuses on a single grammar concept. All the way from greetings to more advanced concepts like conjugation etc. This course is constantly being updated.

By Meelis

Language
Estonian
Base language
English
Units
18
Lessons
56

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Course curriculum

Unit 1

Greetings

Saying Hello

Learn how to greet people at different times of the day.

Introducing Yourself

Learn how to introduce yourself in Estonian.

Saying Goodbye

Learn how to say goodbye in Estonian.

Unit 2

Location

Office

At the office

Vehicles

Entering and exiting vehicles

Bed

Shop

Irregular words

Unit 3

Verbs & simple present

In the shop

In the office

Driving

Unit 4

Plural

Means of transport

Learn how to use plurals with transport words.

Utensils

Discussing kitchen utensils while traveling.

Fruits Everywhere

Learn how to talk about fruits in singular and plural forms.

Vegetables and Colors

Learn to describe vegetables in singular and plural using colors.

Unit 5

Partitive case

Pets

Means of Transport

Shopping with Partitive

Learn to ask for items at a convenience store using the partitive case.

Unit 6

Moving To, In, and From Places

Office

Illustrating illative, inessive, and elative cases.

Transport

Learn how to talk about moving to, being in, and moving from places using transport.

At Home

Unit 7

Adjectives

Fruits & vegetables

Describing Dishes

Learn to describe different dishes using singular and plural adjectives.

Describing Vehicles

Learn to describe cars and transport using adjectives.

Unit 8

States vs Adjectives

Shopping

Learn to describe stores and their states.

Unit 9

Asking questions

Where?

Using "kus" to ask about location.

What?

How much?

Learn to ask about prices while shopping.

Unit 10

Showing posession (genitive singular)

Whose car is it?

Personal pronouns

Is that yours?

What's the color?

Unit 11

Showing possession (genitive plural)

Whose laptops are those?

Whose phones are these?

Unit 12

Partitive case - singular & plural

Eating & drinking

Looking at stuff

Unit 13

Numbers & nouns

Counting Vehicles

Learn to count vehicles in Estonian.

Counting Food Items

Learn to count food items from 11 to 20 in Estonian.

Counting in Shops

Learn to count items and people found in shops. From 21-30.

Counting Garden Items

Learn to count items commonly found in gardens. From 30-1001.

Partitive or no partitive

Unit 14

Getting & Receiving & Becoming

Getting Things

Learn how to say what you get in daily life using simple present tense in Estonian.

Changing states

Unit 15

Where things are (postpositions)

Buildings

Learn to describe locations using postpositions in Estonian.

Where Are the Buildings?

Learn to describe where buildings are located using postpositions.

Furniture

Unit 16

Common Noun Endings

Nouns Ending in -mus

Learn to distinguish between nouns ending with -mus and their verb forms in everyday sentences. Plus how to use "have to".

Nouns Ending in -tus

Learn to recognize noun forms from verbs.

Nouns Ending in -ja

Learn to distinguish between verbs and related nouns with -ja.

Nouns Ending in -kond

Learn about groups and areas with Estonian nouns ending in -in.

Unit 17

Comparisons

Comparing Fruit Sizes in Singular

Learn how to compare the sizes of fruits in Estonian.

Comparing Fruit Sizes in Plural

Learn to compare the sizes of fruits in Estonian.

Comparing Distances

Learn to compare distances using simple phrases.

Irregular Comparisons

Comparing apartments for rent.

Negative Comparisons with Food

Learn to compare foods using negative sentences.

Unit 18

Confusing Conjunctions

Visiting someone

Learn to connect ideas using 'et' and 'kui'.

Describing People

Learn to describe people using "ja", "aga", and "vaid".

Menu options

Learn how to ask about menu options using conjunctions "vΓ΅i" and "ega".

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