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Speak
Ukrainian! :) Useful Ukrainian words and phrases.
Part
1.
(Words and phrases of everyday
use, Pronouns)
For
Part 2 click HERE
Interrogative
Pronouns. Family.
Travel words and phrases.
Directions.
Numbers.
Ukrainian language (ukrayins’ka mova) is the official language of Ukraine.
It is one of the East Slavic languages like Russian
and
Belorussian. These languages use the Cyrillic
alphabeth. Ukrainian language is currently emerging from a long period of decline.
But it is mostly prevalent in Western Ukraine (where it undergone some Polish influence).
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In Kiev
(Kyiv), both languages Ukrainian and Russian are spoken. Actually, this is
a notable shift from the
recent past when the city was primarily Russian speaking. The shift is caused,
largely, by an influx of migrants from the western regions of Ukraine but also
by some Kievans' turning to use the language they speak at home more widely in
everyday matters. In northern and central Ukraine, Russian is the language of
the urban population, while in rural areas Ukrainian or a mix of Ukrainian and
Russian (called "surzhik") is much more common. This
is also true of much of the south and the east. But you can hardly find anybody
speaking Ukrainian in Crimea.
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English pronoun "You" translates into
Ukrainian in two ways: "Vy" as a polite form
and "Ty" - familiar.
Words and phrases of everyday
use
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English
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Ukrainian
(transliteration)
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Hello!
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Vitayu
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Hi!
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Pryvit
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Goodbye!
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Do pobachennya
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Bye!
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Pa-pa!
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Good morning
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Dobrogo rankoo
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Good afternoon
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Dobryy' den'
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Good evening
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Dobryy' vechir
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Good night
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Dobranich
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Yes
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Tak
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No
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Ni
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Thank you
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Dyakuyu
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Thank you very much
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Duzhe dyakuyu
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You're welcome
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Proshu,
bud' laska
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Please
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Proshu,
bud' laska
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Excuse me
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Pereproshuyu, vybachte
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I
am sorry
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Vybachte
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Okey!
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Harazd,
dobre
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How
are you?
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Yak
spravy?
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Good
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Dobre
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Bad
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Pohano
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So-so
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Tak
sobi
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Just
a moment
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Khvylynku
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I do not understand
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Ya ne rozumiyu
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Do
you undersand?
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Rozumiyesh?
Rozumiyete?
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How do you say this in
(Ukrainian) (Russian)?
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Yak vy tse skazhete po
(ukrayins'ky)?
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Do
you speak (English)?
German
French
Spanish
Italian
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Chy vy hovoryte po
anglyis'ki?
po nimets'ky
po frantsuz'ky
po espans'ky
po
italyis'ky
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Nice
to meet you
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Pryyemno z vamy
poznayomytys'
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What
is your name?
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Yak
vas zvut'? (Yake vashe imya?)
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My
name is
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Mene
zvaty.... (Moye imya)
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Where
are you from?
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Zvidky
Vy?
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I
love you!
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Ya
tebe kohayu! Ya tebe lyublyu! (informal)
Ya
vas kohayu! Ya vas lyublyu! (formal or can
be more romantic)
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I
like you!
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Ty meni podobayeshsya!
(formal)
Vy meni podobayetes'! (formal)
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How
old are you?
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Skil'ky
tobi (vam) rokiv?
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How
much (does it cost)?
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Skil'ky
tse koshtuye?
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I
want (to know)!
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Ya
hochu (znaty)!
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I
need
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Meni
treba
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Where
is a bathroom (toilet)?
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De
tut uborna (tualet)
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Let's
go
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Pishly
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I
don't have..! (time)
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V
mene nemaye..! (Ya ne mayu!) (chasu)
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Cheers!
(when drinking)
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Bud'mo!
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I would like a beer please |
Meni,
bud' laska pyva
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Do you have a menu in English? |
U
vas ye menyu na anliis'kyi?
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Today
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Syohodni
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Tomorrow
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Zavtra
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Yesterday
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Vchora
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Pronouns
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I
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Ya
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You
(singular)
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Ty
(familiar) Vy (formal)
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He
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Vin
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She
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Vona
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It
(it is)
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Vono
(tse)
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We
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My
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You
(plural)
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Vy
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They
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Vony
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