tomat

You pronounce 'tomat' like TOH-maht. The stress is on the first syllable, and the 'a' sounds like the 'a' in 'father'.

Yes, 'tomat' is a very common word, especially if you're talking about food or groceries. You'll hear it often.

You would say 'Mulle meeldivad tomatid.' 'Mulle' means 'to me,' 'meeldivad' means 'are pleasing,' and 'tomatid' is the plural of 'tomat'.

The plural of 'tomat' is 'tomatid'. Estonian nouns have different endings in the plural depending on the case.

Absolutely! Here's an example: 'Ma ostsin poest ühe tomati.' (I bought one tomato from the store.)

Not really any fixed idiomatic phrases, but you'll often hear things like 'tomatisalat' (tomato salad) or 'värsked tomatid' (fresh tomatoes).

Estonian nouns do not have grammatical gender, so 'tomat' is neither masculine nor feminine. This makes things a bit easier for learners!

You could ask: 'Kas teil on tomateid?' 'Kas' is a question particle, 'teil' means 'do you have' (formal/plural), and 'tomateid' is the partitive plural of 'tomat'.

Other common vegetable words you might learn are 'kurk' (cucumber), 'kartul' (potato), and 'sibul' (onion).

Yes, Estonian nouns change their endings depending on their grammatical role in a sentence. For example, 'tomati' is the genitive case (of a tomato), and 'tomatit' is the partitive case (some tomato/a tomato).