Estonian Numbers
Numbers come up constantly — prices, times, phone numbers, ages — so they’re worth drilling early. This list covers nought to the teens (and the pattern that builds the rest), each with native audio so you learn the sounds, not just the spelling.
Read them out loud
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 Numbers: words & phrases
37 words · tap the speaker to hear each one.
| Audio | Estonian | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| null | zero | gen. nulli, part. nulli | |
| ükscommon | one | gen. ühe, part. üht / ühte | |
| kakscommon | two | gen. kahe, part. kaht / kahte | |
| kolmcommon | three | gen. kolme, part. kolme | |
| neli | four | gen. nelja, part. nelja | |
| viis | five | gen. viie, part. viit | |
| kuus | six | gen. kuue, part. kuut | |
| seitse | seven | gen. seitsme, part. seitset | |
| kaheksa | eight | gen. kaheksa, part. kaheksat | |
| üheksa | nine | gen. üheksa, part. üheksat | |
| kümme | ten | gen. kümne, part. kümmet | |
| üksteist | eleven | short gen. üheteist; full üheteistkümne | |
| kaksteist | twelve | -teist" = of the second ten | |
| kolmteist | thirteen | formed kolm + teist | |
| neliteist | fourteen | formed neli + teist | |
| viisteist | fifteen | formed viis + teist | |
| kuusteist | sixteen | formed kuus + teist | |
| seitseteist | seventeen | formed seitse + teist | |
| kaheksateist | eighteen | formed kaheksa + teist | |
| üheksateist | nineteen | formed üheksa + teist | |
| kakskümmend | twenty | gen. kahekümne; kaks + kümmend | |
| kolmkümmend | thirty | kolm + kümmend | |
| nelikümmend | forty | neli + kümmend | |
| viiskümmend | fifty | viis + kümmend | |
| kuuskümmend | sixty | kuus + kümmend | |
| seitsekümmend | seventy | seitse + kümmend | |
| kaheksakümmend | eighty | kaheksa + kümmend | |
| üheksakümmend | ninety | üheksa + kümmend | |
| sada | (one) hundred | gen. saja, part. sada | |
| kescommon | who | gen. kelle, part. keda | |
| miscommon | what | gen. mille, part. mida | |
| kui paljucommon | how much / how many | adverbial; "kui mitu" for countables · vs mitu — kui palju asks quantity/amount (also uncountables); mitu asks the number of countable things. | |
| mitu | several; how many? | gen. mitme, part. mitut | |
| esimene | first | gen. esimese, part. esimest | |
| teine | second; other | gen. teise, part. teist | |
| kolmas | third | gen. kolmanda, part. kolmandat | |
| pool | half | gen. poole, part. poolt |
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.
Mis see on? See on üks. Kes ta on? Ta nimi on Hall Mees — ta on üks mees! Meie oleme kaksteist. Üks, kaks, kolm, neli, viis, kuus, seitse, kaheksa, üheksa, kümme, üksteist, kaksteist!
Frequently asked questions
Üks, kaks, kolm, neli, viis, kuus, seitse, kaheksa, üheksa, kümme (1–10). Tap each one above to hear it.
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