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Ukrainian phrasebook: 14 phrases and numbers
Ukrainian is an East Slavic language written in a Cyrillic alphabet with a few letters not found in Russian, and is the official language of Ukraine.
- In its own name: українська
- Writing system: Cyrillic
- Family: Indo-European, Slavic
- Official language in: Ukraine
Essential Ukrainian phrases
| English | Ukrainian | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Привіт | Pryvit |
| Goodbye | До побачення | Do pobachennya |
| Good morning | Доброго ранку | Dobroho ranku |
| Good night | На добраніч | Na dobranich |
| Thank you | Дякую | Dyakuyu |
| You're welcome | Нема за що | Nema za shcho |
| Please | Будь ласка | Bud laska |
| Sorry | Вибачте | Vybachte |
| Yes | Так | Tak |
| No | Ні | Ni |
| My name is ___ | Мене звати ___ | Mene zvaty ___ |
| What is your name? | Як тебе звати? | Yak tebe zvaty? |
| How are you? | Як справи? | Yak spravy? |
| I love you | Я тебе кохаю | Ya tebe kokhayu |
Phrases are cross-checked against independent sources but still await a native-speaker review.
Numbers 1 to 10 in Ukrainian
| # | Word | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | один | odyn |
| 2 | два | dva |
| 3 | три | try |
| 4 | чотири | chotyry |
| 5 | п'ять | pyat |
| 6 | шість | shist |
| 7 | сім | sim |
| 8 | вісім | visim |
| 9 | дев'ять | devyat |
| 10 | десять | desyat |
Pronunciation
The letter г is a soft h sound, and і and ї are different vowels. Ukrainian has a more melodic stress pattern than Russian.
Good to know
Ukrainian has its own alphabet letters such as є, і, ї and ґ. Use ви for polite you and ти for friends.
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Questions
How do you say hello in Ukrainian?
Привіт (Pryvit).
What writing system does Ukrainian use?
Ukrainian is written in Cyrillic.