Free Estonian learning resources
11 free resources, checked and categorised.
Every link is usable without paying. Some ask for a free account or keep extras behind a paid tier, and those are labelled.
Everything below is usable without paying; where a resource asks for a free account or keeps extras behind a paid tier, the row says so. The list covers the main ways people study Estonian: structured courses to build a foundation, dictionaries to look things up, and listening and reading material to spend real time in the language. Start with one course and one dictionary, then add listening once you can follow simple sentences.
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Beginner Estonian audio course with repeat-after-me phrases, vocabulary lists, and listening, reorder, and fill-in tests across everyday greetings and expressions
Estonian e-course with beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, offering lessons in English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Estonian for self-paced study
Free Estonian lesson course with audio, covering alphabet, grammar, phrases, vocabulary lists, and basic topics through guided lessons or random lessons
Free Estonian grammar lessons and vocabulary pages covering topics like adjectives, verbs, questions, and numbers, plus links to reading, dictionary, audio, and quizzes
Free online Estonian course materials with vocabulary, grammar, and interactive exercises, plus optional private Skype lessons with native teachers
Basic vocabulary and phrases. You can also ask a question on the forum or find a language exchange partner.
YouTube channel with Estonian lesson videos for learners, covering topics requested in the comments and presented by Chiara Magi
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Learn it there, practise it here
Free resources are great for input: reading, listening, explanations. They are weaker at the two things that actually move you forward: speaking Estonian out loud, and remembering what you met once. That is what OwnSlides is for.
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This directory began from a community-built list of free language resources, a year of collecting and checking by Joanna (u/chlebka) and dozens of contributors who suggested links, shared freely. See the original list. We have since expanded, re-checked and re-categorised it, and we keep the per-resource credits where the original list recorded them.