By Lymi

Core Ukrainian Words

The first Ukrainian words to learn, grouped by the A1 topics of the official Ukrainian-as-a-foreign-language standard, with notes on gender and verb forms.

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  • People

    людина

    person

  • Places

    city / town

    місто

  • Everyday actions

    читати

    to read

  • Things around you

    phone

    телефон

  • Describe things

    холодний

    cold

What’s inside

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

    Start here10 cards
  2. Section 2: Places

    10 cards
  3. Section 3: Time and routine

    11 cards
  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

    12 cards
  5. Section 5: Things around you

    10 cards
  6. Section 6: Describe things

    11 cards
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All 64 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People10 cards

людина
person
чоловік
man
жінка
woman
дитина
child
друг
friend
мама
mum / mom
тато
dad
брат
brother
сестра
sister
вчитель
teacher

2Places10 cards

дім
home / house
квартира
flat / apartment
кімната
room
робота
work / job
школа
school
магазин
shop / store
лікарня
hospital
парк
park
вулиця
street
місто
city / town

3Time and routine11 cards

сьогодні
today
завтра
tomorrow
вчора
yesterday
ранок
morning
вечір
evening
ніч
night
зараз
now
тиждень
week
вихідні
weekend
час
time
година
hour / o’clock

4Everyday actions12 cards

іти
to go (on foot)
їхати
to go (by transport) / to drive
їсти
to eat
пити
to drink
дивитися
to watch / look at
слухати
to listen (to)
говорити
to speak / talk
читати
to read
писати
to write
купувати
to buy
робити
to do / make
працювати
to work

5Things around you10 cards

вода
water
кава
coffee
чай
tea
хліб
bread
гроші
money
книжка
book
телефон
phone
музика
music
ім’я
name
погода
weather

6Describe things11 cards

великий
big / large
маленький
small
новий
new
старий
old
гарний
beautiful / nice
поганий
bad
теплий
warm
гарячий
hot
холодний
cold
цікавий
interesting
складний
difficult / complicated

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  2. Recall, then turn it over

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  3. Review a few minutes a day

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Time and routine

година

Published September 26, 2026