Estonian Cheatsheet
Unique Features
- Finno-Ugric language, closely related to Finnish and Hungarian
- Uses 14 cases to indicate grammatical relationships
- Pronunciation includes vowel length and stress on the first syllable
- Uses the Latin alphabet with additional letters
Greetings and Phrases
- Tere - Hello
- Tere hommikust - Good morning
- Tere õhtust - Good evening
- Nägemist - Goodbye
- Kuidas sul läheb? - How are you?
- Hästi - Good
- Vabandage - Excuse me
- Palun - Please
- Aitäh - Thank you
- Terviseks - Cheers
Numbers
- Üks - One
- Kaks - Two
- Kolm - Three
- Neli - Four
- Viis - Five
- Kuus - Six
- Seitse - Seven
- Kaheksa - Eight
- Üheksa - Nine
- Kümme - Ten
Vocabulary
- Pere - Family
- Kool - School
- Rong - Train
- Linn - City
- Küla - Village
- Riik - Country
- Armastus - Love
- Töö - Work
- Sõber - Friend
- Toit - Food
Resources