The bridge from English to Spanish
Today you can learn how to say:
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Today you can learn how to say:
Download your free PDF of the sentences I learned in the first unit of Duolingo. There is a lot to be going on with here!
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Download your free PDF notes of the quotes from the book’s intro, with my favourite phrases highlighted and sometimes adapted (I can’t vouch for the accuracy of anything I have altered. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the English translations either.. I can promise you that I had fun with this, and I hope you will too.
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The sample is available here, in text and audio formats.
Today you can learn how to say:
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In lesson one, I learned how to say:
In lesson three, I learned how to say:
And in lesson four, I learned:
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If you hanker for useable Ukrainian phrases, delivered in a course format, look no further. Here you can learn traditional language course content, that you will be able to use to talk about your life and your daily needs. Download your free PDF notes and worksheet, and enjoy the video, prepared with Ruth, Oksana and Jennia.
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There are lots of very simple stories, in Ukrainian, on Duolingo. They are not in the Ukrainian course, but in the English for Ukrainians course. In the video below you can learn how to access these stories in about a minute. Be sure to download the one I have typed up for you … A Difficult Problem.
My Big Book of Ukrainian Exercises is available on Amazon, and supports your studies on Duolingo.
Beatrix Potter Stories in Ukrainian and English is also available on Amazon, and gives you 3 charming stories in parallel text to understand and enjoy.
I love watching telly dubbed into Ukrainian, especially when I can understand some of it. In this PDF I have collected phrases I understood from the first 3 episodes of The Queen Charlotte story on Netflix.
I have watched all the Bridgerton series on Netflix and I love the phrases I can gather from each episode. They are things I feel I can use:
There are sure to be some errors in my 144 strong list, but I am still going to study all these phrases. I will see my Ukrainian teacher soon, and it will be good to practice the pronunciation with her. In the meantime, I hope to make progress by trying to produce some of these phrases from memory.
I want to be able to communicate and have fun with this language, and that is what I am doing. I hope you don’t mind me sharing this with you.
Best wishes to all, and praying, as ever, for peace.
Ruth.
Review and augment the first half of the Duolingo course in this book which has been checked and approved by my Ukrainian teachers. Lots of good exercises, helpful for beginners and those reviewing the basics.
Read about the Queen Charlotte Netflix series on Wikipedia, in Ukrainian!
Many people began learning Ukrainian when war broke out in February 2022. As people finish the course on Duolingo, we can easily reduce the amount of time put into studying.
When I finished writing “My Big Book of Ukrainian Exercises,” … when all the proofs were done and the publishing had begun, I found I lost direction with my learning. I visited a Ukrainian friend which I always find inspiring, and then I decided to put my feelings into words.
I went back to Duolingo, and the first sentence it gave me to practice was a clear sign to me that I need to JUST KEEP GOING! I made a short video of some of the sentences I want to learn this week, and you can download the script, watch the video and learn with me.
Watch the video and learn these useful sentences.
If you think it might help you to revise the basics of Duolingo, why not try My Big Book of Ukrainian Exercises.
Learning any language takes a lot of time. You have already put in a lot of time, but you haven’t got the results yet. You can’t enjoy a good chat in Ukrainian. (This is me, talking to me by the way, you might be different). In order to get the results, and make good on the investment you have already put in, you need to KEEP GOING.
Believe in yourself. You can do it.
If you have kindly read this post, I would welcome comments here, or on the YouTube video, about what you are doing to KEEP LEARNING UKRAINIAN.
Дякую
For me learning takes a lot of focus. I focus best when I am writing. I may have ideas about learning when I am out for a walk or at work, but then I need to come home and get it down in print. In this document you can read my thoughts, questions, investigations and answers as I go through the list of Ukrainian vocabulary in the sports lesson of the Duolingo course. I want this to be vocabulary that I can use, rather than only be able to recognise. Download the document to see how I do it.
Find out more about any words you like with this Ukrainian dictionary. (I copy information from it to Google Translate). A great tool.
The sports vocab is in the second half of the Duolingo Ukrainian course. I made my notes from the first half of the course into a book. I wrote this book while on sabbatical, and worked harder than I have ever worked before, putting in 14 hour days and using the feedback from dozens of people to get the book to the highest level of accuracy before I published it. It has really helped my learning, and I hope it can help other people’s learning too. Buy “My Big Book of Ukrainian Exercises” here.
Американський футбол A clear cognate. Easy.
Бігати підтюпцем. Бігати = To run. підтюпцем = Jogging.
I want to know more! підтюпцем!
ПІДТЮПЦЕМ Дрібними швидкими кроками. = JOGGING Small quick steps.
Грицько підтюпцем побіг до брата Труськом. = Hrytsko jogged to his brother Trusko.
Вигравати = To win. To me, break it down and you get Ви = You. гравати = Play. I want it to mean lose, but no, it means win.
Гра = Game
Гравець = Player
Грати = Play
I want to ask Ukrainian experts about the difference between грати and гравати. A quick post on the wonderful Ukrainian Learners Group on Facebook and we will see what they say!
Wikipedia tells me:
“Ukrainian verbs can have one of two aspects: imperfective and perfective. The imperfective form denotes an action that is taking place in the present, is ongoing, is repetitive, or is habitual. The perfective form indicates an action that is completed, is the result of an action, is the beginning of an action, or is shorter or longer than usual. For example, спати (sleep) is imperfective, while поспати is perfective.”
Квиток = Ticket. This seems like a revision word from the transport unit.
Команда = Team.
М’яч = Ball. It sounds like match, so that is a strong association.
Плавати = To swim. I hear part of the word splash in there, which helps.
Поле = Field.
Популярний = Popular. It’s a cognate.
Програти гру = To lose a game. Про = About. грати = To play. гру = Game (accusative case) Again, I kind of expect it to mean the opposite of what it does, but accept the definition as it is, of course.
Просто = Just. Not sports related.
Скоро = Soon. Not sports related.
Фітнес зал = Gym. It sounds like fitness hall, or close enough.
Фітнес тренування = Fitness training. This is a cognate.
| М’яч | Квиток | Плавати |
| Гравець | Американський футбол | Бігати підтюпцем |
| Команда | Грати | Фітнес тренування |
| Гра | Поле | Просто |
| Популярний | Скоро | Програти гру |
| Вигравати | Фітнес зал |
I recognise them all!
Can I recall them?
Бігати підтюпцем will be tricky. під means under. Google translate guesses тюпцем might mean with a thud, but changes its translation when you flip it. Again, Google translate guesses тюп might mean stupid, but that doesn’t hold when you flip it.
Not bad. Непогано. I made mistakes, Я зробив помилки з:
Looks like I got win and lose a bit mixed up in my mind 😊 I will make a flashcard for them 😊
Enjoy your learning!
“Ukraine your brain” by listening to this short story. The Ukrainian is spoken slowly and clearly, giving you the chance to copy the pronunciation. You can also read the story solo … just print out your own copy from the download button below.
Watch the video and hear Yevheniia read the Ukrainian text in her beautiful slow, clear voice. Make sure you take the opportunities to both:
If you are part of any Ukrainian support groups, please encourage other members to learn a little Ukrainian. It is only intimidating until you begin, and then you realise it is not so difficult, not so foreign … and it is a beautiful way to show your support to guests and new people in our communities.
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