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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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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