Let’s start with the basics. Here are the cardinal numbers in Ukrainian from 1-10: 1 – оди́н 2 – два 3 – три 4 – чоти́ри 5 – п’ять 6 – шість 7 – сім 8 – ві́сім 9 – де́в’ять 10 – де́сять To count from 11 to 19 add “надцять” to numbers from […]

Days of the week (Дні ти́жня) Понеді́лок – MondayВівто́рок – TuesdayСереда́ – WednesdayЧетве́р – ThursdayП’я́тниця – FridayСубо́та – SaturdayНеді́ля – Sunday День – DayТи́ждень – WeekВихідні́ – the weekend Names of the months (На́зви мі́сяців) Сі́чень – JanuaryЛю́тий – FebruaryБе́резень – MarchКві́тень – AprilТра́вень – MayЧе́рвень – JuneЛи́пень – JulyСе́рпень – AugustВе́ресень – SeptemberЖо́втень – […]

All nouns in Ukrainian have a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine and neuter. The feminine form of occupation name is constructed by adding a suffix “-к-“, “-иц-“, “-ин-” or “-ес-” to the masculine form. The masculine form is perceived as the neutral name of the occupation, which can be used for men and women. The usage […]

ба́тько (та́то) – father (dad) ма́ти (ма́ма) – mother (mom) син – son дочка́ – daughter брат – brother сестра́ – sister дя́дько – uncle ті́тка – aunt двою́рідний брат – cousin (m) двою́рідна сестра – cousin (f) діду́сь (ді́до) – grandfather бабу́ся (ба́ба) – grandmother пра́дід – great grandfather праба́ба – great grandmother внук […]

Introducing yourself is an essential part of any conversation, whether you’re meeting new people, networking or making a business deal. In Ukraine, the way you introduce yourself can vary depending on the context and the level of formality required. The most common way to introduce yourself in Ukrainian is to say “Мене́ звуть” (mene zvut’) […]

The Ukrainians use a variation of Cyrillic alphabet that consists of 33 letters: 10 vowels, 22 consonants and the soft sign “ь”. Stress in Ukrainian can fall on any syllable in a word. The stressed part of the word will be marked with acute accent ( ´ ). Ukrainian is easy to read, as one […]