No. 888 in Estonian
kuulata
"Kuulata" means "to listen" in English.
In a sentence
Ma armastan muusikat kuulata.
I love to listen to music.
In this sentence, 'kuulata' is used in the infinitive form to denote the act of listening, connected to the verb 'armastan' (I love) as the object of the speaker's affection.
Kas sa tahaksid mind kuulata?
Would you like to listen to me?
Here, 'kuulata' again appears in the infinitive and is part of a question, showing willingness for the act of listening to someone (in this case, 'me' as the object).
Õpime kuulata teisi inimesi.
We learn to listen to other people.
In this example, 'kuulata' is part of a learning process, demonstrating its use to describe the action of listening as a skill or behavior involving others.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “kuulata” in actual Estonian podcasts.
Find “kuulata” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Estonian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Estonian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).