This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Estonian. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Estonian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

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Colors

EnglishEstonian
light / clearhele
darktume
colorcolorvärv
coloredcoloredvärviline
whitewhitevalge
blackblackmust
yellowyellowkollane
orangeorangeoranž
redredpunane
pinkpinkroosa
violetvioletlilla
bluebluesinine
greengreenroheline
brownbrownpruun
greygreyhall

Appearance & attributes

EnglishEstonian
newuus
oldvana
smallväike
large / bigsuur
youngnoor
kind / pleasantlahke
unkind / unpleasantebasõbralik
ebameeldiv
patientkannatlik
tallpikk
middle sizedkeskmist kasvu
smalllühike
fatpaks
thin / slimpeenike
nice / prettykena
ilus
beautifulilus
uglyinetu
ill / sickhaige
healthyterve
happy / cheerfulõnnelik
sadkurb
sportysportlik
ambitionedauahne
intelligenttark
creativeloov
activeaktiivne
sentimentalsentimentaalne
rationalmõistlik
emotionalemotsionaalne
naturalloomulik
romanticromantiline
nice / amiablekena
sümpaatne
spontaneousspontaanne
energeticenergiline
stressed (out)stressis
relaxedlõõgastunud
frustratedpettunud
talentedandekas

Questions & phrases

EnglishEstonian
What does he look like?Milline ta välja näeb?
What does she look like?Milline ta välja näeb?
What is he like?Milline ta on?
What is she like?Milline ta on?

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