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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Ukrainian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Ukrainian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Ukrainian phrases in this lesson
- Як у вас справи?yak oo vas SPRAH-vy
- How are you?
- Добре, дякуюDOH-breh DYA-koo-yoo
- I'm fine, thanks
- А у вас?a u vas
- And you?
- Як вас звати?yak vas ZVAH-ty
- What's your name?
- Мене звати...meh-NEH ZVAH-ty
- My name is...
- Звідки ви?ZVEED-ky vy
- Where are you from?
- Я з...ya z
- I'm from...
- Мені подобаєтьсяmeh-NEE poh-DOH-ba-yeht-sya
- I like it
- Це красивоtseh kra-SY-voh
- It's beautiful
- Ласкаво просимоLAS-ka-voh PROH-sy-moh
- Welcome
The polite form. With a friend, Як справи? (yak SPRAH-vy) is enough.
The polite return. For casual use: "а ти?" (a ty). Always ask it back; stopping after answering about yourself reads as abrupt or distracted in Ukrainian social interaction.
The place name takes the genitive case.