Estonian Plural

Welcome to the fourth Estonian lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book raamat

books raamatud

car auto

cars autod

tree puu

trees puud

flower lill

flowers lilled

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look when converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Estonian
I speak one language [singular form] ma räägin ühte keelt
we speak three languages [plural noun] me räägime kolme keelt
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] ta külastab paljusid riike
they are happy now [plural pronoun] nad on nüüd õnnelikud
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] tal on viis punast kinga
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] ma tahan ilma sibulata võileiba

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman naine

women naised

man mees

men mehed

house maja

houses majad

cup tass

cups tassid

cow lehm

cows lehmad

horse hobune

horses hobused

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Estonian by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Estonian
Help appi!
Call the ambulance kutsuge kiirabi!
I need a doctor mul on arsti vaja
Where is the closest pharmacy? kus on lähim apteek?
Are you okay? kas teiega on kõik korras?
I am sick ma tunnen end halvasti
Call the police kutsuge politsei!

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