Core A2 vocabulary

aasta

year

abi

help

abil

with the help of

aeg

time

aga

but

ainult

only

aitama

help

ajalugu

history

ajama

drive

ala

area

alates

starting from

alati

always

algama

begin

algus

launch

all

under, below

alla

below, under

alustama

begin

andma

give

andmed

data

areng

development

arst

doctor

artikkel

article

arv

number

arvama

think

asi

thing

astuma

step

asuma

be located

auto

car

autor

author

avalik

public

avama

open

detsember

December

edasi

forward, further

eelmine

previous, last

ees

in front of

eesmärk

aim

eest

for, on behalf of

eesti

Estonian

eestlane

Estonian

ega

nor

ehitama

build

ehk

perhaps, maybe

eile

yesterday

eks

isn't it (tag particle)

elama

live

elanik

resident

elu

life

ema

mother

enam

any more; more

enne

earlier

erinev

different

eriti

especially

esimees

chairman

esimene

first

esindaja

representative

esinema

to perform, appear

esitama

to present, submit

et

that; in order to

ette

forward, ahead

ettepanek

proposal

ettevõte

company

euro

euro

film

film

firma

company

foto

photo

hakkama

start

halb

bad

hea

good

hetk

moment

hiljem

later

hind

price

hindama

estimate

hoidma

hold

hommik

morning

hoone

building

hulk

amount, quantity

huvi

interest

huvitav

interesting

hästi

well

hääl

voice

idee

idea

iga

age

ikka

still, always

ikkagi

still, anyway

ilma

without

ilus

beautiful

imema

to suck; to vacuum (tolmu imema)

info

info, information

inimene

human

isa

father

ise

self

istuma

sit

ja

and

jaanuar

January

jagama

divide

jah

yes

jalg

leg

jaoks

for

jne

etc.

jooksma

run

jooksul

during, within

ju

surely (particle)

juba

already

juhataja

manager, director

juhatus

board (of directors)

juht

chief

juhtima

drive

juhtuma

happen

jumal

God

just

just, exactly

jutt

discussion

juuli

July

juuni

June

juurde

to, up to

juures

at, beside

jälle

again

järgi

according to

järgmine

next

jätkama

continue

jätma

leave

jääma

stay

jõud

strength

jõudma

manage

ka

also, too

kaasa

along

kaduma

get lost

kahjuks

unfortunately

kaks

two

kandma

carry

kaotama

lose

kas

whether (question particle)

kastma

to water

kasutama

use

kasvama

grow

katma

to cover; to set (the table)

kaudu

via, through

keegi

someone, anyone

keel

language; tongue

keha

body

kell

clock

kes

who

keskmine

middle

kiiresti

quickly, fast

kindel

sure, certain

kindlasti

definitely, surely

kinni

closed; stuck

kiri

letter

kirik

church

kirjutama

write

klass

class

klient

client

kloppima

to beat (a carpet)

kodu

home

koer

dog

kogu

whole

kohalik

local

kohe

immediately

koht

place

kohta

about, concerning

kohtumine

meeting

kohus

duty

kokku

together; in total

kolm

three

kolmas

third

komisjon

commission, committee

kool

school

koos

together

koostöö

cooperation

kord

order

korda tegema

to put in order, to tidy

koristama

to clean, to tidy up

kuhu

where (to)

kui

when; if; how

kuid

but

kuidas

how

kuigi

although

kuivama panema

to hang up to dry

kunagi

ever; never

kuni

until

kus

where

kutsuma

invite

kuu

moon

kuulma

hear

kuuluma

belong to

käima

walk

käsi

arm

kõige

most (superlative)

kõik

all, everything

küla

village

küll

indeed, surely

kümme

ten

küsima

ask

küsimus

question

lahendus

way out

lahti

open; loose

langema

fall

lapp

cloth, rag

laps

child

leht

leaf

leidma

find