How to count in Estonian

Enter a number and get it written in full in Estonian.

Language overview

Estonian (eesti keel) belongs to the Uralic family, in the Finno-Ugric group. Official language of Estonia, it counts about 1.1 million speakers.

Estonian numbering rules

  • Numbers from zero to ten are specific words: null [0], üks [1], kaks [2], kolm [3], neli [4], viis [5], kuus [6], seitse [7], kaheksa [8], üheksa [9], and kümme [10].
  • From eleven to nineteen, the numbers are formed from the matching digits, adding the suffix -teist at the end, which means from the second (ten): üksteist [11], kaksteist [12], kolmteist [13], neliteist [14], viisteist [15], kuusteist [16], seitseteist [17], kaheksateist [18], and üheksateist [19].
  • The tens are formed by adding the -kümmend suffix at the end of the digits, with the obvious exception of ten: kümme [10], kakskümmend [20], kolmkümmend [30], nelikümmend [40], viiskümmend [50], kuuskümmend [60], seitsekümmend [70], kaheksakümmend [80], and üheksakümmend [90]. When composed with a digit, numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine are formed by saying the ten, then the digit with a space (e.g.: kakskümmend kolm [23], kolmkümmend kaks [32]).
  • Hundreds are formed by setting the multiplier unit directly before the hundred word (sada), with the exception of one hundred itself: sada [100], kakssada [200], kolmsada [300], nelisada [400], viissada [500]…
  • Thousands are formed by setting the multiplier unit before the thousand word (tuhat), separated with a space, with the exception of one thousand itself: tuhat [1,000], kaks tuhat [2,000], kolm tuhat [3,000], neli tuhat [4,000], viis tuhat [5,000]…
  • The Estonian language uses the short scale for big numbers where every new word greater than a million is one thousand times bigger than the previous term. Thus, miljon is 106 (the US million), miljard is 109 (the US billion), and triljon (1012) worths a thousand US billions.

Books

Colloquial EstonianColloquial Estonian
by Christopher Moseley, editors Routledge (2008)
[ Amazon.com]

Estonian-English/English-Estonian: Dictionary & PhasebookEstonian-English/English-Estonian: Dictionary & Phasebook
by Ksana Benyuch, editors Hippocrene Books (2002)
[ Amazon.com]

L’estonien de pocheL’estonien de poche
by Irja Grönholm, editors Assimil (2008)
[ Fnac.com]

Parlons estonien, une langue de la BaltiqueParlons estonien, une langue de la Baltique
by Fanny de Sivers, editors L’Harmattan (1993)
[ Fnac.com, Amazon.com]

Numbers list

1 – üks
2 – kaks
3 – kolm
4 – neli
5 – viis
6 – kuus
7 – seitse
8 – kaheksa
9 – üheksa
10 – kümme
11 – üksteist
12 – kaksteist
13 – kolmteist
14 – neliteist
15 – viisteist
16 – kuusteist
17 – seitseteist
18 – kaheksateist
19 – üheksateist
20 – kakskümmend
30 – kolmkümmend
40 – nelikümmend
50 – viiskümmend
60 – kuuskümmend
70 – seitsekümmend
80 – kaheksakümmend
90 – üheksakümmend
100 – sada
1,000 – tuhat
one million – miljon
one billion – miljard
one trillion – triljon

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