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Estonian Weather & Nature Words

Weather is small-talk gold, and nature words capture what Estonians love most about their country. Here are sun, rain, snow, wind and storm, plus sea, forest, lake, river and more, each with native audio. This theme also introduces the translative case (becoming / turning into).

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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 Weather & Nature Words: words & phrases

44 words · tap the speaker to hear each one.

AudioEstonianEnglish
ilmweather
päikesun
vihmrain
lumisnow
tuulwind
pilvcloud
taevassky, heaven
tormstorm
udufog, mist
jääice
merisea
metsforest
järvlake
jõgiriver
mägimountain, hill
maaland, earth, country
põldfield
puutree, wood
lillflower
rohigrass
loodusnature
tähtstar, letter
kevadspring
suvisummer
sügisautumn, fall
talvwinter
sajabit rains/snows (falls)
paistabit shines, appears
äikethunderstorm, thunder
rahehail
kastedew
vihmavariumbrella
päikesepaistesunshine
soojuswarmth
kuumusheat
niiskedamp, humid
vihmanerainy
päikeselinesunny
vikerkaarrainbow
hooaegseason
keskkondenvironment
saarisland
orgvalley
õhkair

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 sadas vihma ja oli väga külm, täna paistab päike ja õhtul on soe. Rakvere metsas on praegu kõige ilusam, sest sügis on soojem kui talv, ning varsti tuleb talv ja sajab lund. Tornis oli kivil üks vana tekst — ma lugesin seda vihmas!
Yesterday it rained and was very cold, today the sun is shining and in the evening it's warm. The Rakvere forest is the most beautiful right now, because autumn is warmer than winter, and soon winter is coming and it will snow. In the tower there was an old text on the stone — I read it in the rain!

Frequently asked questions

Ilm is “weather”. Add päike (sun), vihm (rain), lumi (snow) or tuul (wind) to describe the day.

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