Let’s review what we have learnt before. We will also see some new words and verb form.
Useful phrase in Ukrainian
Listen and repeat the following sentences:
| Lesson 1 |
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| Привíт! Як спра́ви? |
| Lesson 2 |
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| Я розмовля́ю украї́нською ду́же до́бре. |
| Lesson 3 |
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| Ви́бачте, я не розумíю. |
| Lesson 4 |
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| Що це означа́є? |
Ukrainian vocabulary
Read, listen and repeat the vocabulary of this lesson:
Verbs
We already know that in Ukrainian, there are different types of verb conjugation. When you see a new verb try to remember its endings. Here we have several verbs for you to remember:
| зна́ти (to know) – 1st conjugation |
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| я зна́ю |
| ти зна́єш |
| він/вона́ зна́є |
| ми зна́ємо |
| ви зна́єте |
| вони́ зна́ють |
| роби́ти (to do) – 2nd conjugation |
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| я роблю́ |
| ти ро́биш |
| він/вона́ ро́бить |
| ми ро́бимо |
| ви ро́бите |
| вони́ ро́блять |
An Ukrainian verb belongs to one of these two conjugation (unless it is an irregular verb). That is why conjugating a Ukrainian verb is easy. As an example, now you will learn four new verbs: працюва́ти, мрíяти (they conjugate like “зна́ти”), ба́чити (it conjugates like “роби́ти”) and хотíти (this verb is irregular, pay attention to its endings).
| працюва́ти (to work) |
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| я працю́ю |
| ти працю́єш |
| він/вона́ працю́є |
| ми працю́ємо |
| ви працю́єте |
| вони працю́ють |
| мрíяти (to dream) |
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| я мрíю |
| ти мрíєш |
| він/вона́ мрíє |
| ми мрíємо |
| ви мрíєте |
| вони́ мрíють |
| ба́чити (to see) |
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| я ба́чу |
| ти ба́чиш |
| він/вона́ ба́чить |
| ми ба́чимо |
| ви ба́чите |
| вони́ ба́чать |
| хотíти (to want) |
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| я хо́чу |
| ти хо́чеш |
| він/вона́ хо́че |
| ми хо́чемо |
| ви хо́чете |
| вони́ хо́чуть |
Greetings and farewells in Ukrainian
In our first lessons, we’ve learnt how to say hello and goodbye in different ways. Here you will find some more ways to greet people in Ukrainian.
Привíт
Hello (informal)
Віта́ю
Hello (formal)
До́брий день
Hello (literally “good day”)
До́брий ра́нок
Good morning
До́брий ве́чір
Good evening
На добра́ніч
Good night
До поба́чення
See you later
До зу́стрічі
See you later
Прощава́й
Bye (informal)
Ukrainian grammar
Let’s review the most important grammar aspects that we should know by now:
Verb “to be” in the present tense
In modern Ukrainian, the verb “бу́ти” is not used in present tense (but it is in the past and future).
The articles in Ukrainian
Articles don’t exist in Ukrainian. That’s why a word like “кни́га” could mean either “a book” or “the book”.
Making questions in Ukrainian
If you want to make a question in Ukrainian, you just need to use the symbol “?”. Its means that:
- you do not need to change the position of the verb: Ви розмовля́єте украї́нською? (Do you speak Ukrainian?)
- you do not need to use an auxiliary verb like “do” in English.
The three Ukrainian genders
There are 3 genters in Ukrainian: masculine, feminine and neuter.
How to say “you” in Ukrainian
In Ukrainian, there are two different ways to say “you”: ви (formal and plural) and ти (informal, singular).
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