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A little Estonian,
all day long.
Reveal the meaning, mark what you know, and let the rare words wait until you are ready for them.
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Words that come to you
Set a window and a rhythm. Sõna handles the rest, with a little randomness so it never feels like a metronome.
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Know it, or see it again
“I know it” quietly retires a word. Words you are still learning come back sooner, and never too soon.
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Everyday first, rare later
The core is built from the 2,000 most useful beginner words. Advanced learners can switch to the wider and rarer pools.
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A quiet record of the words you have met, kept and forgotten.
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Changes save automatically. The next reminder is recalculated as you go.
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When and how often
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Favours frequent words, but keeps the list varied.
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What may appear
Presets
Words without a level are still included when a rare tier is on.
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Translations
Today & notificationsThe Estonian word stays visible. Reveal shows the translation for the current word; the next word starts hidden again.
Notifications
What arrivesChrome or Edge on desktop work best. On iPhone, notifications require installing the app and using push.
Try it: the test notification uses the same reveal and “I know it” buttons as the real thing.
Nothing appearing on Windows? Open Settings → System → Notifications, turn notifications on for Brave, and make sure Focus assist / Do Not Disturb is off.
Progress
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This clears seen/known history in this browser and, if logged in, on your account. The word list is untouched.
About the words
Small, but honest.
Sõna is a local vocabulary reminder. It is not a course, and it will not pretend that a notification is fluency.
What is in the list
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The core tier holds 2,000 words suitable for everyday beginner conversation. The wider tier adds the next most frequent words, and the rare tier holds the longer tail. Frequency comes from the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus; CEFR levels and parts of speech come from EKI’s Ekilex.
English translations come from English Wiktionary, with small human corrections for function words and homonyms. Estonian is full of homonyms: või is both “or” and “butter”, pea is both “head” and “almost”. Where two meanings are common, both are shown.
What it is not
No grammar drills or pronunciation audio. By default everything you mark stays in this browser’s IndexedDB; if you create an optional account, progress is merged and synced to your local sõna server. Clearing site data clears the local copy.
Sources & licences
- English Wiktionary via kaikki.org — definitions, parts of speech, English glosses. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- EKI / Ekilex word list via Kristjan Pikhof’s enriched list — CEFR levels, parts of speech, inflected forms. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- OpenSubtitles 2018 frequency list via hermitdave/FrequencyWords — corpus counts. CC BY-SA 4.0.
The combined word table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. The app code is yours to adapt. Corrections are welcome — especially from Estonian speakers.
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Good to know
- Notifications need the tab. Browser notifications are scheduled locally while sõna is open. An installed PWA in the background works best.
- Desktop first. Chrome and Edge support notification action buttons. Firefox and Safari vary; on iPhone, use the installed app with push.
- Frequency is a signal, not a syllabus. Subtitle corpora over-represent dialogue, names, and slang. CEFR levels help, but they are sparse for advanced words.
- Some words are missing. Wiktionary does not cover every Estonian headword. The list is broad, not exhaustive.