Eesti

The alphabet

1. A a

   a

   ema

   mother

2. B b

   b

   buss

   bus

3. D d

   d

   isa

   father

4. E e

   e

   ema

   mother

5. F f

   f

   film

   film

6. G g

   g

   gaas

   gas

7. H h

   h

   hommik

   morning

8. I i

   i

   isa

   father

9. J j

   y

   ja

   and

10. K k

    k

    kass

    cat

11. L l

    l

    laps

    child

12. M m

    m

    ema

    mother

13. N n

    n

    nimi

    name

14. O o

    o

    onu

    uncle

15. P p

    p

    päev

    day

16. R r

    r

    raamat

    book

17. S s

    s

    sa

    you

18. Š š

    sh

    šokolaad

    chocolate

19. Z z

    z

    zoo

    zoo

20. Ž ž

    zh

    žiraff

    giraffe

21. T t

    t

    tänan

    thanks

22. U u

    u

    uni

    sleep

23. V v

    v

    vesi

    water

24. Õ õ

    a close vowel with the lips spread

    õde

    sister

25. Ä ä

    a as in cat

    käsi

    hand

26. Ö ö

    like the vowel in burn

    öö

    night

27. Ü ü

    like the French u

    üks

    one

Those five appear only in foreign names. The stress is always on the first syllable.

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