Estonian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Estonian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Estonian to help you practice your daily phrases.

black must

grey hall

white valge

blue sinine

green roheline

yellow kollane

red punane

brown pruun

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Estonian
my house is white [noun + adjective] mu maja on valge
your country is big [noun + adjective] teie riik on suur
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] uued raamatud on kallid
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] me oleme siin õnnelikud
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] tal on kolm väikest koera
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] see keel on väga lihtne
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] mul on väike roheline maja

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold külm

hot kuum

cloudy pilvine

rainy vihmane

snowy lumine

sunny päikesepaisteline

windy tuuline

warm soe

Conversation in Estonian

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Estonian
hi tere!
how are you? kuidas läheb?
I'm good, thank you tänan, hästi
and you? kuidas teil endal läheb?
what is your name? kuidas on teie nimi?
my name is Maya minu nimi on maya
nice to meet you meeldiv tutvuda!

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