Estonian Nouns
Learning the Estonian Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Estonian language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Estonian.
Estonian nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Estonian Nouns |
| nouns | nimisõnad |
| my car | minu auto |
| green car | roheline auto |
| three cars | kolm autot |
| car garage | autogaraaž |
| outside the car | väljaspool autot |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Estonian has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Estonian.
List of Nouns in Estonian
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Estonian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Estonian vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Estonian Nouns |
| arm | käsi |
| back | selg |
| cheeks | põsed |
| chest | rind |
| chin | lõug |
| ear | kõrv |
| elbow | küünarnukk |
| eye | silm |
| face | nägu |
| finger | sõrm |
| fingers | sõrmed |
| foot | jalg |
| hair | juuksed |
| hand | käsi |
| head | pea |
| heart | süda |
| knee | põlv |
| leg | jalg |
| lip | huul |
| mouth | suu |
| neck | kael |
| nose | nina |
| shoulder | õlg |
| stomach | kõht |
| teeth | hambad |
| thigh | reis |
| throat | kõri |
| thumb | pöial |
| toe | varvas |
| tongue | keel |
| tooth | hammas |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Estonian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Estonian Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Estonian lessons here: Learn Estonian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.