Picture description in Estonian — speaking practice
Describing is one of the skills assessed in the speaking part of the Estonian B1 exam, where the discussion is supported by an idea card with pictures. Here you practise describing pictures in Estonian and get instant AI feedback.
Pick a picture and start — your description is reviewed by AI:
Pere lõunasöök
Family lunch
Bussipeatuses
At the bus stop
Kadrioru pargis
In Kadriorg park
Perearsti juures
At the doctor's
Turul
At the market
Kohvikus
In a café
Tund koolis
A lesson at school
Pärnu rannas
On Pärnu beach
Talveõhtu kodus
Winter evening at home
Poes
At the supermarketWhere pictures come up in the B1 exam
The speaking part of the Estonian B1 exam is a conversation: the examiner usually talks to two candidates at once, supported by topic sheets and idea cards with pictures. There is no separate "describe this photo" task — the picture is a prompt you speak from, make suggestions about and use to explain your point of view.
That is the skill you practise here. Say in full sentences who is in the picture, what those people are doing, where it happens and what the mood is; use words of place (in the background, on the left, on the right, in front) and name concrete details, not just the general topic. One sentence is not enough — an answer that short shows neither vocabulary nor fluency.
How the practice works
Type your description in the box or say it out loud — the AI turns speech into text. As soon as you send it you get feedback on task completion, grammar, vocabulary and fluency, a list of what you left out, vocabulary hints and a model answer.
Practice is free and needs no account — before an AI task you only confirm that you are not a bot. The feedback comes from an AI system: it is practice feedback, not an official exam result.
Frequently asked questions
Does the B1 exam have a separate photo-description task?
No. The speaking part is a conversation plus a role-play, and pictures appear on idea cards as prompts. Describing a picture is still good practice, because it makes you speak longer and more precisely without a partner helping you along.
How long should a description be?
Speak in several full sentences and move from the general to the detail: people, place, actions, background, mood. A single sentence is too little to show vocabulary and fluency.
How is the answer assessed?
The AI gives feedback on four sides — task completion, grammar, vocabulary and fluency — and adds a model answer. In the real exam your answer is rated by the exam organiser’s assessors.
Is the practice free?
Yes. Every picture and all AI feedback are free and need no account — there are no accounts in this Service at all; before sending, your browser just confirms you are not a bot.