Estonian Clothes & Shopping Words
Clothes plus shopping vocabulary gets you through the high street. Here are shirt, trousers, dress, jacket and shoes, along with the words to pay, cost, price, cheap and expensive — each with native audio. It’s also where total vs. partial objects start to matter.
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Estonian Clothes & Shopping Words: words & phrases
36 words · tap the speaker to hear each one.
| Audio | Estonian | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| särk | shirt | gen. sg. särgi, part. sg. särki | |
| püksid | trousers, pants | nom. pl. of püks; sg. gen./part. püksi | |
| kleit | dress | gen. sg. kleidi, part. sg. kleiti | |
| seelik | skirt | gen. sg. seeliku, part. sg. seelikut | |
| jope | jacket | gen. sg. jope, part. sg. jopet · vs jakk — jope = casual/warm outdoor jacket; jakk = dressier (suit/blazer) jacket. | |
| mantel | coat | gen. sg. mantli, part. sg. mantlit | |
| kingad | shoes | nom. pl. of king | |
| sokk | sock | gen. sg. soki, part. sg. sokki; pl. sokid | |
| sokid | socks | nom. pl. of sokk | |
| sall | scarf | gen. sg. salli, part. sg. salli | |
| kinnas | glove, mitten | gen. sg. kinda, part. sg. kinnast; pl. kindad | |
| maksma | to pay; to cost | da-inf. maksta; pres. maksab | |
| hind | price | gen. sg. hinna, part. sg. hinda | |
| odav | cheap | gen. sg. odava, part. sg. odavat | |
| kalliscommon | expensive, dear | gen. sg. kalli, part. sg. kallist · vs armas — for dear: kallis = precious/costly (also expensive); armas = affectionately dear, sweet. | |
| kassa | checkout, till, cash desk | gen. sg. kassa, part. sg. kassat | |
| soodustus | discount | gen. sg. soodustuse, part. sg. soodustust | |
| euro | euro (currency) | gen. sg. euro, part. sg. eurot | |
| sent | cent | gen. sg. sendi, part. sg. senti | |
| pangakaart | bank card, debit card | gen. sg. pangakaardi, part. sg. pangakaarti | |
| arve | bill, invoice, account | gen. sg. arve, part. sg. arvet | |
| tšekk | receipt, cheque | gen. sg. tšeki, part. sg. tšekki | |
| tagastama | to return, give back | da-inf. tagastada; 1sg pres. tagastan; past tagastasin · vs naasma — tagastama = give something back (transitive); naasma = a person returns/comes back (intransitive). | |
| vahetama | to exchange, change | da-inf. vahetada; 1sg pres. vahetan; past vahetasin · vs muutma — vahetama = swap/exchange one thing for another; muutma = alter/modify a property. | |
| otsima | to look for, search | da-inf. otsida; 1sg pres. otsin; past otsisin | |
| sobima | to fit, suit, be suitable | da-inf. sobida; 1sg pres. sobin; past sobisin | |
| lett | counter, shop counter | gen. sg. leti, part. sg. letti | |
| suurus | size | gen. sg. suuruse, part. sg. suurust · vs mõõt — suurus = size (incl. clothing size); mõõt = measure/measurement, dimension. | |
| vahetus | exchange, swap | gen. sg. vahetuse, part. sg. vahetust | |
| allahindlus | sale, price reduction | gen. sg. allahindluse, part. sg. allahindlust | |
| ostja | buyer, customer | gen. sg. ostja, part. sg. ostjat | |
| kinnine | closed (attributive) | gen. sg. kinnise, part. sg. kinnist · vs kinni — kinnine = attributive adjective (kinnine uks); kinni = predicative adverb (pood on kinni). | |
| kaup | goods, merchandise | gen. sg. kauba, part. sg. kaupa | |
| nimekiri | list (e.g. shopping list) | gen. sg. nimekirja, part. sg. nimekirja | |
| tasuta | free of charge | indeclinable; used predicatively and attributively · vs vaba — for free: tasuta = free of charge, no cost; vaba = free as in available/vacant/unrestricted. | |
| kinnicommon | closed, shut (predicative) | e.g. pood on kinni — the shop is closed · vs kinnine — kinni = predicative closed/shut (pood on kinni); kinnine = attributive (kinnine uks). |
Read a real Estonian sentence
Built only from words you’d know by this point in the Selgeks course — proof these words add up to real Estonian.
Eile ma läksin Haapsalu turule ja ostsin uue musta mantli. Mantel oli väga ilus ja soe ning ka kallis. Ma vaatasin seal ka ilusat halli mantlit ning lõpuks ma maksin kassas, sest mul oli raha. Hall Mees ostis vanu postkaarte — ja müüja unustas ta.
Frequently asked questions
Riided means clothes and kingad are shoes (one shoe is a king).
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