Estonian Lesson 4: Past Simple, Possessive Pronouns, Colors and Useful Expressions
by Leni
In this beginner-friendly lesson you’ll learn:
Grammar Recap: A quick review of how to use allative, adessive, ablative, comitative, and abessive cases, plus the correct way to say dates in Estonian.
Past Simple Tense: Learn to form the past tense for regular and irregular verbs, including special cases like tegema (“to do”) and pidama (“must”).
Possessive Pronouns: Practice how to talk about what belongs to whom using possessive forms in nominative, genitive, and partitive cases—with tips on how to shorten them.
Vocabulary – Colors: Learn the Estonian words for basic and extended colors like punane (red), roheline (green), kuldne (gold), and lilla (purple).
Useful Expressions: Pick up everyday phrases like “I don’t understand,” “What does X mean in Estonian?” and “Get well soon!”
Writing Practice: Write a short intro about yourself using simple Estonian sentences (name, age, origin, work/study).
Reading Practice: Complete a short fill-in-the-blank story about a woman’s daily routine—with an English translation included.
Homework Review: Watch beginner YouTube videos ("A1 keeleõpe" 1–3) and make a few example sentences with new vocabulary.