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Estonian Food & Drink Words

Food vocabulary pays off fast: at the shop, the café and the dinner table. Here are the Estonian words for everyday staples — bread, milk, coffee, tea, water, fruit and vegetables — each with native audio. It’s also where the partitive case quietly starts (a glass of water, a piece of bread).

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Estonian is phonetic — words are said the way they’re written. Tap the speaker on any word to hear a native voice, and remember that doubled letters (aa, öö, ss) are simply held longer. New to the sounds? Start with the alphabet & pronunciation guide.

Estonian Food & Drink Words: words & phrases

41 words · tap the speaker to hear each one.

AudioEstonianEnglish
leibbread (rye/black)
saicommonwhite bread, bun
võileibsandwich
piimmilk
vesiwater
kohvcoffee
teecommontea; road
mahljuice
õlubeer
jookdrink, beverage
õunapple
pirnpear
banaanbanana
puuvilifruit
köögivilivegetable
tomattomato
kartulpotato
kalafish
lihameat
munaegg
juustcheese
riisrice
suppsoup
soolsalt
suhkursugar
šokolaadchocolate
söökfood, meal
vorstsausage
sinkham
kanachicken, hen
praadroast, fried dish
hommikusöökbreakfast
lõunasööklunch
õhtusöökdinner, supper
kurkcucumber
sibulonion
porgandcarrot
kapsascabbage
maasikasstrawberry
kookcake
pirukaspie, pasty

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.

Ma söön leiba — väga head leiba! Ja ma joon kohvi ning piima. Hall Mees tuleb, aga me sööme leiba ja joome teed. Vanaema Õie sõber armastab leiba ja kohvi. Ma joon vett ning lähen. Söök on väga hea, aga me läheme!
I eat bread — very good bread! And I drink coffee and milk. The Grey Man is coming, but we eat bread and drink tea. Grandmother Õie's friend loves bread and coffee. I drink water and go. The food is very good, but we're going!

Frequently asked questions

Leib is rye/black bread (the Estonian staple), sai is white bread, and vesi is water.

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