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About Estonian
Estonian is related to Finnish but has no grammatical future tense.
Speakers
1.1+ million
Language Family
Uralic
Writing System
Latin alphabet
Difficulty
Hard
Spoken in
Why Learn Estonian?
Estonia is a digital society leader and home to many tech startups.
Common Estonian Words
Start your Estonian journey with these essential words and phrases.
Tere
Hello
TEH-reh
Aitäh
Thank you
AY-tah
Palun
Please
PAH-loon
Jah
Yes
yah
Ei
No
ay
Vesi
Water
VEH-see
Toit
Food
toyt
Sõber
Friend
SUH-ber
Armastus
Love
AR-mah-stoos
Head aega
Goodbye
head AY-gah
Maja
House
MAH-yah
Päike
Sun
PAI-keh
History of Estonian
Estonian is one of the few non-Indo-European languages in Europe, closely related to Finnish. The language survived centuries under Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule. Estonia gained independence in 1918, lost it to Soviet occupation in 1940, and regained it in 1991. Today Estonian is central to national identity.
Is Estonian Hard to Learn?
Estonian has 14 cases and complex vowel harmony. There's no grammatical gender or articles, simplifying some aspects. Pronunciation includes sounds unfamiliar to English speakers. The grammar is logical but the case system requires significant study.
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