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Ukrainian phrases are short expressions or idioms often used in speech to be polite, express gratitude, greet or say goodbye or simply to have a pleasant conversation.

They are an important part of Ukrainian culture and can be useful in different situations, both in private and business life.

Ukrainian phrases you should know

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Greet someone in Ukrainian

If you want to greet someone in Ukrainian, it’s actually quite easy:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Welcome! in Ukrainian	Ласкаво просимо!	[lɑsˈkɑvo ˈprosʲɪmo]
Good day to you! in Ukrainian	Доброго дня!	[ˈdobroɦo ˈdʲnʲɑ]
Good morning to you! in Ukrainian	Доброго ранку!	[ˈdobroɦo ˈrɑnku]
Good evening! in Ukrainian	Добрий вечір!	[ˈdobrɪj ˈvɛt͡ʃir]
Good to see you. in Ukrainian	Радий тебе бачити.	[ˈrɑdɪj teˈbɛ ˈbɑt͡ʃɪtɪ]
I’m glad to see you. in Ukrainian	Я радий тебе бачити.	[jɑ ˈrɑdɪj teˈbɛ ˈbɑt͡ʃɪtɪ]

If you are greeted in Ukrainian, the best way to respond is as follows:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Have a nice day too! in Ukrainian	Гарного дня і тобі!	[ˈɦɑrnɔɦo dʲnʲɑ i tɔˈbʲi]
Thanks, it’s nice to see you too. in Ukrainian	Дякую, мені також приємно тебе бачити.	[ˈdʲɑkʊju meˈn⁽ʲ⁾i ˈtɑkɔʃ prɪˈjɛmno teˈbɛ ˈbɑt͡ʃɪtɪ]

How is my dialogue partner?

As in any other country, it is polite to start by asking where the person you are talking to is located. Here’s how you do it:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
How are you doing? in Ukrainian	Як справи?	[jɑk ˈsprɑvɪ]
Are you doing well? in Ukrainian	У тебе все добре?	[u ˈtɛbɛ vse ˈdɔbrɛ]

If you are asked how you feel, you can answer with the following phrases:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Thank you for asking, I am fine.	Дякую, що спитав, у мене все добре.	[ˈdʲɑkʊju ʃtʃo spɪˈtɑu u ˈmɛnɛ vse ˈdɔbrɛ]
Thank you, I am fine.	Дякую, у мене все добре.	[ˈdʲɑkʊju u ˈmɛnɛ vse ˈdɔbrɛ]
Thank you, I am not doing so well.	Дякую, у мене не дуже добре.	[ˈdʲɑkʊju u ˈmɛnɛ nɛ ˈdʊʒɛ ˈdɔbrɛ]
Thanks, I’m fine. How are you doing?	Дякую, у мене все добре. А в тебе як справи?	[ˈdʲɑkʊju u ˈmɛnɛ vse ˈdɔbrɛ ɑ u ˈtɛbɛ jɑk ˈsprɑvɪ]

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How do I say goodbye to someone in Ukrainian?

Saying goodbye to a friend or stranger in Ukrainian is not that difficult. Just use the following phrases:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Goodbye! in Ukrainian	До побачення!	[dɔ pɔˈbɑt͡ʃɛnʲːɑ]
Take care of yourself! in Ukrainian	Бережи себе!	[bereˈʒɪ seˈbɛ]
Goodbye in Ukrainian	Прощавай	[prɔʃt͡ʃɑˈwɑj]
See you tomorrow in Ukrainian	До завтра	[dɔ ˈzɑu̯trɑ]
See you soon in Ukrainian	До скорого	[dɔ ˈskɔrɔɦɔ]
See you later in Ukrainian	Побачимось пізніше	[pɔˈbɑt͡ʃɪmɔsʲ pʲizˈnʲiʃɛ]
Good night in Ukrainian	На добраніч	[nɑ dɔˈbrɑnʲit͡ʃ]
Sleep well in Ukrainian	Спи солодко	[spɪ sɔˈlɔdkɔ]
Talk to you later. in Ukrainian	Поговоримо пізніше.	[pɔɦɔˈvɔrɪmɔ pʲizˈnʲiʃɛ]
Nice to have met you! in Ukrainian	Приємно було познайомитися!	[prɪˈjɛmno ˈbulɔ pɔznɑˈjɔmɪtɛsʲɑ]

How do I introduce myself in Ukrainian?

When travelling in Ukraine, sooner or later you will come into contact with local people. Naturally, you’ll want to introduce yourself in Ukrainian and know who you’re talking to.

English	Ukrainian	IPA
My name is Jonas.	Мене звати Йонас.	[meˈnɛ ˈzwɑtɪ ˈjɔnɑs]
What is your name?	Як тебе звати?	[jɑk teˈbɛ ˈzwɑtɪ]
What is your surname?	Яке у тебе прізвище?	[jɑˈkɛ u ˈtɛbɛ ˈprʲizʋɪʃt͡ʃɛ]
What is your first name?	Яке у тебе ім’я?	[jɑˈkɛ u ˈtɛbɛ imˈjɑ]
What is your surname?	Яке у тебе прізвище?	[jɑˈkɛ u ˈtɛbɛ ˈprʲizʋɪʃt͡ʃɛ]

If you want to tell people where you come from, the following sentences are useful:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Where do you come from?	Звідки ти?	[ˈzʲʋidkɪ tɪ]
I am from London.	Я з Лондона.	[jɑ z ˈlɔn.dɔnɑ]
Are you from Birmingham?	Ти з Бірмінгема?	[tɪ z ˈbʲirmʲinɦɛmɑ]
No, I’m from Madrid.	Ні, я з Мадрида.	[nʲi jɑ z mɑˈdrɪdɑ]
Great, I’m from Madrid too.	Чудово, я теж з Мадрида.	[t͡ʃʊˈdɔʋɔ jɑ tɛʒ z mɑˈdrɪdɑ]
Where do you live?	Де ти живеш?	[dɛ tɪ ʒɪˈʋɛʃ]
I live in Berlin.	Я живу в Берліні.	[jɑ ʒɪˈʋu w bɛrˈlʲinʲi]

If you have problems with your Ukrainian, it is good to know which languages are still spoken:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Do you speak English?	Ти розмовляєш англійською?	[tɪ rɔzmɔˈʋlʲɑjɛʃ ɑnˈɦlʲiiskɔju]
Yes, I speak English.	Так, я розмовляю англійською.	[tɑk jɑ rɔzmɔˈʋlʲɑju ɑnˈɦlʲiiskɔju]
Yes, I speak some English.	Так, я трохи розмовляю англійською.	[tɑk jɑ ˈtrɔxɪ rɔzmɔˈʋlʲɑju ɑnˈɦlʲiiskɔju]
No, I do not speak any English.	Ні, я зовсім не розмовляю англійською.	[nʲi jɑ ˈzɔu̯sʲim nɛ rɔzmɔˈʋlʲɑju ɑnˈɦlʲiiskɔju]
I only speak English.	Я розмовляю тільки англійською.	[jɑ rɔzmɔˈʋlʲɑju ˈtʲilkɪ ɑnˈɦlʲiiskɔju]
I understand some Ukrainian.	Я трохи розумію українську.	[jɑ ˈtrɔxɪ rɔzʊˈmʲijʊ ʊkrɑˈjɪnʲsʲku]

Useful sentences with ‘I am…’

The following sentences will help you orientate yourself in Ukrainian and express your wishes and concerns:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
I am English. in Ukrainian	Я англієць. (masc.) / Я англійка. (fem.)	[jɑ ɑnˈɦlʲijɛt͡s] / [jɑ ɑnˈɦlʲijkɑ]
I am injured. in Ukrainian	Я поранений. (masc.) / Я поранена. (fem.)	[jɑ pɔˈrɑnɛnɪj] / [jɑ pɔˈrɑnɛnɑ]
I am here. in Ukrainian	Я тут.	[jɑ tut]
I am hungry. in Ukrainian	Я голодний. (masc.) / Я голодна. (fem.)	[jɑ ɦɔˈlɔdnɪj] / [jɑ ɦɔˈlɔdnɑ]
I am thirsty. in Ukrainian	Я хочу пити.	[jɑ ˈxɔt͡ʃʊ ˈpɪtɪ]
I am a single person. in Ukrainian	Я неодружений. (masc.) / Я незаміжня. (fem.)	[jɑ nɛɔˈdrʊʒɛnɪj] / [jɑ nɛzɑˈmʲiʒnʲɑ]
I need help! in Ukrainian	Мені потрібна допомога!	[mɛˈnʲi pɔˈtrʲibnɑ dɔpɔˈmɔɦɑ]
I am tired. in Ukrainian	Я втомлений. (masc.) / Я втомлена. (fem.)	[jɑ ˈftɔmlɛnɪj] / [jɑ ˈftɔmlɛnɑ]
I am happy. in Ukrainian	Я щасливий. (masc.) / Я щаслива. (fem.)	[jɑ ʃt͡ʃɑsˈlɪvɪj] / [jɑ ʃt͡ʃɑsˈlɪvɑ]
I am sad. in Ukrainian	Мені сумно.	[mɛˈnʲi ˈsʊmnɔ]
I am in love. in Ukrainian	Я закоханий. (masc.) / Я закохана. (fem.)	[jɑ zɑˈkɔxɑnɪj] / [jɑ zɑˈkɔxɑnɑ]
I am ill. in Ukrainian	Я хворий. (masc.) / Я хвора. (fem.)	[jɑ ˈxʋɔrɪj] / [jɑ ˈxʋɔrɑ]
I am ready. in Ukrainian	Я готовий. (masc.) / Я готова. (fem.)	[jɑ ɦɔˈtɔvɪj] / [jɑ ɦɔˈtɔvɑ]
I am busy. in Ukrainian	Я зайнятий. (masc.) / Я зайнята. (fem.)	[jɑ ˈzɑjnjɑtɪj] / [jɑ ˈzɑjnjɑtɑ]
I am lost. in Ukrainian	Я загубився. (masc.) / Я загубилася. (fem.)	[jɑ zɑɦʊˈbɪu̯sʲɑ] / [jɑ zɑɦʊˈbɪlɑsʲɑ]
I am a tourist. in Ukrainian	Я турист. (masc.) / Я туристка. (fem.)	[jɑ tuˈrɪst] / [jɑ tuˈrɪstkɑ]
I am new here. in Ukrainian	Я тут новенький. (masc.) / Я тут новенька. (fem.)	[jɑ tut nɔˈvɛnʲkɪj] / [jɑ tut nɔˈvɛnʲkɑ]
I am confident. in Ukrainian	Я впевнений. (masc.) / Я впевнена. (fem.)	[jɑ ˈvpɛu̯nɛnɪj] / [jɑ ˈvpɛu̯nɛnɑ]
I am proud. in Ukrainian	Я пишаюся.	[jɑ pɪˈʃɑjusʲɑ]
I am a teacher. in Ukrainian	Я вчитель. (masc.) / Я вчителька. (fem.)	[jɑ ˈʃt͡ʃɪtɛlʲ] / [jɑ ˈʃt͡ʃɪtɛlkɑ]
I am late. in Ukrainian	Я запізнився. (masc.) / Я запізнилася. (fem.)	[jɑ zɑpʲizˈnɪu̯sʲɑ] / [jɑ zɑpʲizˈnɪlɑsʲɑ]
I am 30 years old. in Ukrainian	Мені тридцять років.	[mɛˈnʲi ˈtrɪd͡sʲɑtʲ ˈrɔkʲiʋ]
I am in a hurry. in Ukrainian	Я поспішаю.	[jɑ pɔspʲiˈʃɑju]
I am happy. in Ukrainian	Я щасливий. (masc.) / Я щаслива. (fem.)	[jɑ ʃt͡ʃɑsˈlɪvɪj] / [jɑ ʃt͡ʃɑsˈlɪvɑ]
I am surprised. in Ukrainian	Я здивований. (masc.) / Я здивована. (fem.)	[jɑ zdɪˈʋɔvɑnɪj] / [jɑ zdɪˈʋɔvɑnɑ]
I am angry. in Ukrainian	Я злий. (masc.) / Я зла. (fem.)	[jɑ zlɪj] / [jɑ zlɑ]

Apologising in Ukrainian

Here’s how to apologise to a Ukrainian speaker:

English	Ukrainian	IPA
I apologise.	Вибачаюсь.	[ʋɪbɑˈt͡ʃɑjusʲ]
Sorry, that was not the intention.	Вибач, я не хотів цього. (masc.) / Вибач, я не хотіла цього. (fem.)	[ˈʋɪbɑt͡ʃ jɑ nɛ xɔˈtʲiʋ t͡sɛˈɦɔ] / [ˈʋɪbɑt͡ʃ jɑ nɛ xɔˈtʲilɑ t͡sɛˈɦɔ]
Sorry, I did not do it on purpose.	Вибач, я зробив це ненавмисно. (masc.) / Вибач, я зробила це ненавмисно. (fem.)	[ˈʋɪbɑt͡ʃ jɑ zrɔˈbɪu̯ t͡sɛ nɛnɑʊ̯ˈmɪsnɔ] / [ˈʋɪbɑt͡ʃ jɑ zrɔˈbɪlɑ t͡sɛ nɛnɑʊ̯ˈmɪsnɔ]
Sorry, that was very clumsy of me.	Вибач, я був дуже незграбний. (masc.) / Вибач, я була дуже незграбна. (fem.)	[ˈʋɪbɑt͡ʃ jɑ buu̯ ˈdʊʒɛ nɛzˈɦrɑbnɪj] / [ˈʋɪbɑt͡ʃ jɑ buˈlɑ ˈdʊʒɛ nɛzˈɦrɑbnɑ]

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Useful signs and notices in Ukrainian

Useful signs and messages in Ukrainian that you will often see.

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Entrance in Ukrainian	Вхід	[vxʲid]
Toilet in Ukrainian	Туалет	[tuɑˈlɛt]
Exit in Ukrainian	Вихід	[ˈvɪxʲid]
Attention! in Ukrainian	Увага!	[ʊˈʋɑɦɑ]
Police in Ukrainian	Поліція	[pɔˈlʲit͡sʲijɑ]
Emergency services in Ukrainian	Служба екстреної допомоги	[ˈsluʒbɑ ɛkstrɛˈnɔjɪ dɔpɔˈmɔɦɪ]
Fire brigade in Ukrainian	Пожежна служба	[pɔˈʒɛʒnɑ ˈsluʒbɑ]
Passage forbidden. in Ukrainian	Прохід заборонено.	[prɔˈxʲid zɑbɔˈrɔnɛnɔ]
Caution! in Ukrainian	Обережно!	[ɔbɛˈrɛʒnɔ]
This building is under video surveillance. in Ukrainian	Ця будівля під відеоспостереженням.	[t͡sʲɑ bʊˈdʲiʋlʲɑ pʲid ˌʋidɛɔspɔstɛˈrɛʒɛnʲɑm]

Numbers to 25 in Ukrainian

Counting in Ukrainian is not that difficult. Here are the numbers in Ukrainian from 1 to 25.

English	Ukrainian	IPA
One in Ukrainian	Один	[ɔˈdɪn]
Two in Ukrainian	Два	[dvɑ]
Three in Ukrainian	Три	[trɪ]
Four in Ukrainian	Чотири	[t͡ʃɔˈtɪrɪ]
Five in Ukrainian	П’ять	[pʲjɑtʲ]
Six in Ukrainian	Шість	[ʃʲiːsʲtʲ]
Seven in Ukrainian	Сім	[sʲim]
Eight in Ukrainian	Вісім	[ˈʋʲisʲim]
Nine in Ukrainian	Дев’ять	[ˈdɛu̯ʲjɑtʲ]
Ten in Ukrainian	Десять	[ˈdɛsʲɑtʲ]
Eleven in Ukrainian	Одинадцять	[ɔdɪˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Twelve in Ukrainian	Дванадцять	[dvɑˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Thirteen in Ukrainian	Тринадцять	[trɪˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Fourteen in Ukrainian	Чотирнадцять	[t͡ʃɔtɪrˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Fifteen in Ukrainian	П’ятнадцять	[pʲjɑtˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Sixteen in Ukrainian	Шістнадцять	[ʃʲisʲtˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Seventeen in Ukrainian	Сімнадцять	[sʲimˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Eighteen in Ukrainian	Вісімнадцять	[ʋʲisʲimˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Nineteen in Ukrainian	Дев’ятнадцять	[dɛu̯ʲjɑtˈnɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Twenty in Ukrainian	Двадцять	[ˈdvɑd͡sʲɑtʲ]
Twenty-one in Ukrainian	Двадцять один	[ˈdvɑd͡sʲɑtʲ ɔˈdɪn]
Twenty-two in Ukrainian	Двадцять два	[ˈdvɑd͡sʲɑtʲ dvɑ]
Twenty-three in Ukrainian	Двадцять три	[ˈdvɑd͡sʲɑtʲ trɪ]
Twenty-four in Ukrainian	Двадцять чотири	[ˈdvɑd͡sʲɑtʲ t͡ʃɔˈtɪrɪ]
Twenty-five in Ukrainian	Двадцять п’ять	[ˈdvɑd͡sʲɑtʲ pʲjɑtʲ]

The colours in Ukrainian

The most common colours in Ukrainian with phonetic transcription for pronunciation.

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Red in Ukrainian	Червоний	[t͡ʃɛrˈʋɔnɪj]
Blue in Ukrainian	Синій	[ˈsɪnʲij]
Green in Ukrainian	Зелений	[zɛˈlɛnɪj]
Yellow in Ukrainian	Жовтий	[ˈʒɔu̯ftɪj]
Orange in Ukrainian	Помаранчевий	[pɔmɑrɑnˈt͡ʃɛʋɪj]
Purple in Ukrainian	Фіолетовий	[fʲiɔlɛˈtɔʋɪj]
Black in Ukrainian	Чорний	[ˈt͡ʃɔrnɪj]
White in Ukrainian	Білий	[ˈbʲilɪj]
Brown in Ukrainian	Коричневий	[kɔˈrɪt͡ʃnɛʋɪj]
Grey in Ukrainian	Сірий	[ˈsʲirɪj]

Days of the week, months and seasons in Ukrainian

Of course, you will also need the days of the week in Ukrainian and the pronunciation of the months and seasons in dialogues and daily communication in Ukrainian.

English	Ukrainian	IPA
Monday in Ukrainian	Понеділок	[pɔnɛˈdʲilɔk]
Tuesday in Ukrainian	Вівторок	[ʋʲiʊ̯ˈtɔrɔk]
Wednesday in Ukrainian	Середа	[sɛrɛˈdɑ]
Thursday in Ukrainian	Четвер	[t͡ʃɛtˈʋɛr]
Friday in Ukrainian	П’ятниця	[ˈpʲjɑtnɪt͡sʲɑ]
Saturday in Ukrainian	Субота	[sʊˈbɔtɑ]
Sunday in Ukrainian	Неділя	[nɛˈdʲilʲɑ]
January in Ukrainian	Січень	[ˈsʲit͡ʃɛnʲ]
February in Ukrainian	Лютий	[ˈlʲutɪj]
March in Ukrainian	Березень	[ˈbɛrɛzɛnʲ]
April in Ukrainian	Квітень	[ˈkʋʲitɛnʲ]
May in Ukrainian	Травень	[ˈtrɑʋɛnʲ]
June in Ukrainian	Червень	[ˈt͡ʃɛrwɛnʲ]
July in Ukrainian	Липень	[ˈlɪpɛnʲ]
August in Ukrainian	Серпень	[ˈsɛrpɛnʲ]
September in Ukrainian	Вересень	[ˈʋɛrɛsɛnʲ]
October in Ukrainian	Жовтень	[ˈʒɔu̯tɛnʲ]
November in Ukrainian	Листопад	[lɪsˈtɔpɑd]
December in Ukrainian	Грудень	[ˈɦrudɛnʲ]
Spring in Ukrainian	Весна	[wɛsˈnɑ]
Summer in Ukrainian	Літо	[ˈlʲitɔ]
Autumn in Ukrainian	Осінь	[ˈɔsʲinʲ]
Winter in Ukrainian	Зима	[zɪˈmɑ]

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Additional links

• Learn Ukrainian with Mondly
• The different ways of learning languages
• Learning vocabulary successfully
• Motivated language learning
• It is so easy to train your understanding of a language at the same time
• Learning languages quickly? – Is it possible?
• The different types of learners when learning languages

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