| Term | Definition |
| Tere! | Hello! (fam) |
| Kuidas sa elad? | How are you? (fam) (w/ pn) |
| Tänan, hästi. | (I) thanks, well. |
| Kas sa oled õpilane? | Are you a student? (fam) (w/ pn) |
| Jah, ma olen õpilane. | Yes, I'm a student. |
| Kus sa õpid? | Where are you studying? (fam) (w/ pn) |
| Ma õpin Tartu Ülikoolis. | I'm studying at the Tartu University. |
| Kas sa töötad? | Are you working? (fam) (w/ pn) |
| Jah, ma töötan Tallinna Kaubamajas. | Yes, I work in the Tallinn department store. |
| kuidas | how |
| olen | I am (w/o pn) |
| elada | to live |
| kus | where |
| õppida | to study, learn |
| tänada | to thank |
| Tartu, - | Tartu |
| hästi | well |
| kas | [question marker] |
| ülikool, -i | university |
| töötada | to work |
| Tallinn, -a | Tallinn |
| õpilane, -lase | student |
| kaubamaja, - | department store |
| -n | [verb ending] 1st sing |
| -d | [verb ending] 2nd sing |
| -b | [verb ending] 3rd sing |
| -me | [verb ending] 1st pl |
| -te | [verb ending] 2nd pl |
| -vad | [verb ending] 3rd pl |
| mina (ma) õpin | I (I) study |
| sina (sa) õpid | you (you) study (sing) |
| tema (ta) õpib | s/he (s/he) studies |
| meie (me) õpime | we (we) study |
| teie (te) õpite | you (you) study (pl) |
| nemad (nad) õpivad | they (they) study |
| mina (ma) olen | I (I) am |
| sina (sa) oled | you (you) are (sing) |
| tema (ta) on | s/he (s/he) is |
| meie (me) oleme | we (we) are |
| teie (te) olete | you (you) are (pl) |
| nemad (nad) on | they (they) are |
| Piret on noor naine. | Piret is a young woman. |
| Tõnu on noore naise sõber. | Tõnu is the young woman's friend. |
| -s | [inessive case ending] |
| ülikoolis | at the university |
| kaubamajas | at the department store |
| Eestis | in Estonia |
| majas | in the house |
| koolis | at the school |
| noor, -e | young |
| naine, naise | woman |
| kes | who |
| linn, -a | town |
| ülikoolilinn, -a | university town |
| mis | which, what |
| asuda | to be situated |
| lõuna, - | south |
| Eesti, - | Estonia |
| mees, mehe | man |
| vana, - | old |
| sõber, sõbra | friend |
| ja | and |
| pea, - | head |
| pealinn, -a | capital city |
| kes õpib Tartu Ülikoolis | who studies at Tartu University |
| Tartu on ülikoolilinn. | Tartu is a college town. |
| mis asub Lõuna-Eestis | which is situated in Southern Estonia |
| Tõnu on noor mees. | Tõnu is a young man. |
| Pireti vana sõber | Piret's old friend |
| kes elab ja töötab Tallinnas | who lives and works in Tallinn |
| Tallinn on Eesti pealinn. | Tallinn is Estonia's capital. |
| Pealinnas on kaubamaja. | In the capital there is a department store. |
| kus Tõnu töötab | in which [where] Tõnu works |