This is a Swadesh list of words in Estonian English .
The Swadesh word list, developed by the linguist w:Morris Swadesh , is used as a tool to study the evolution of languages. It contains a set of basic words which can be found in every language. Various versions have been created, in particular:
a complete 207 words version, in which some of the words are not found in every environment (it contains for instance snake and snow )
a reduced 100 words version. This word list should not be considered as an elementary lexicon to communicate with speakers of a given language; for such a purpose, the numerous existing Wikivoyage lexicons are more useful. Its only objective is to give a rough idea of the language, by showing its lexical and, when possible, phonetics basis.
No.
English
Estonian
1
I
mina , ma
2
you (singular)
sina , sa
3
he , she , it
tema , ta
4
we
meie , me
5
you (plural)
teie , te
6
they
nemad , nad
7
this
see
8
that
too
9
here
siin
10
there
seal
11
who
kes
12
what
mis
13
where
kus
14
when
millal
15
how
kuidas
16
not
mitte
17
all
kõik
18
many
palju , mitu
19
some
mõni , mõned
20
few
vähe
21
other
teine
22
one
üks
23
two
kaks
24
three
kolm
25
four
neli
26
five
viis
27
big
suur
28
long
pikk
29
wide
lai
30
thick
paks
31
heavy
raske
32
small
väike
33
short
lühike
34
narrow
kitsas
35
thin
õhuke , peenike
36
woman
naine
37
man (adult male)
mees
38
man (human being)
inimene
39
child
laps
40
wife
abikaasa , naine
41
husband
abikaasa , mees
42
mother
ema
43
father
isa
44
animal
loom
45
fish
kala
46
bird
lind
47
dog
koer
48
louse
täi
49
snake
madu , uss
50
worm
uss
51
tree
puu
52
forest
mets
53
stick
kepp
54
fruit
vili , puuvili
55
seed
seeme
56
leaf
leht
57
root
juur
58
bark (of a tree)
koor
59
flower
õis , lill
60
grass
rohi
61
rope
köis
62
skin
nahk
63
meat
liha
64
blood
veri
65
bone
kont , luu
66
fat (noun)
rasv
67
egg
muna
68
horn
sarv
69
tail
saba
70
feather
sulg
71
hair
juuksed
72
head
pea
73
ear
kõrv
74
eye
silm
75
nose
nina
76
mouth
suu
77
tooth
hammas
78
tongue (organ)
keel
79
fingernail
küüs
80
foot
jalg
81
leg
jalg
82
knee
põlv
83
hand
käsi
84
wing
tiib
85
belly
kõht
86
guts
sisikond , soolikad
87
neck
kael
88
back
selg
89
breast
rind
90
heart
süda
91
liver
maks
92
to drink
jooma
93
to eat
sööma
94
to bite
hammustama
95
to suck
imema
96
to spit
sülitama
97
to vomit
oksendama
98
to blow
puhuma
99
to breathe
hingama
100
to laugh
naerma
101
to see
nägema
102
to hear
kuulma
103
to know
teadma
104
to think
mõtlema
105
to smell
haistma , tundma
106
to fear
kartma
107
to sleep
magama
108
to live
elama
109
to die
surema
110
to kill
tapma
111
to fight
võitlema , kaklema
112
to hunt
küttima
113
to hit
lööma
114
to cut
lõikama
115
to split
lõhestama
116
to stab
pussitama
117
to scratch
kratsima , sügama
118
to dig
kaevama
119
to swim
ujuma
120
to fly
lendama
121
to walk
kõndima
122
to come
tulema
123
to lie (as in a bed)
lamama (state)
124
to sit
istuma (state)
125
to stand
seisma (state)
126
to turn (intransitive)
pöörama , keerama
127
to fall
kukkuma , langema
128
to give
andma
129
to hold
hoidma
130
to squeeze
suruma , pressima
131
to rub
hõõruma
132
to wash
pesema
133
to wipe
pühkima
134
to pull
tõmbama
135
to push
tõukama
136
to throw
heitma
137
to tie
siduma
138
to sew
õmblema
139
to count
loendama
140
to say
ütlema
141
to sing
laulma
142
to play
mängima
143
to float
hõljuma , ujuma
144
to flow
voolama
145
to freeze
külmuma
146
to swell
paistetama
147
sun
päike
148
moon
kuu
149
star
täht
150
water
vesi
151
rain
vihm
152
river
jõgi
153
lake
järv
154
sea
meri
155
salt
sool
156
stone
kivi
157
sand
liiv
158
dust
tolm
159
earth
maa , muld
160
cloud
pilv
161
fog
udu
162
sky
taevas
163
wind
tuul
164
snow
lumi
165
ice
jää
166
smoke
suits
167
fire
tuli
168
ash
tuhk
169
to burn
põlema
170
road
tee
171
mountain
mägi
172
red
punane
173
green
roheline
174
yellow
kollane
175
white
valge
176
black
must
177
night
öö
178
day
päev
179
year
aasta
180
warm
soe
181
cold
külm
182
full
täis
183
new
uus
184
old
vana
185
good
hea
186
bad
halb
187
rotten
mäda
188
dirty
must , määrdunud
189
straight
sirge , otse
190
round
ümar
191
sharp (as a knife)
terav
192
dull (as a knife)
nüri
193
smooth
sile
194
wet
märg
195
dry
kuiv
196
correct
õige
197
near
lähedal
198
far
kauge
199
right
parem
200
left
vasak
201
at
juures
202
in
sees
203
with
koos
204
and
ja
205
if
kui
206
because
sest ; sellepärast , et ; seepärast , et
207
name
nimi
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