More — Bil’she
To think — Dumaty
To do — Robyty
To come — Pryhodyty
To hear — Slukhaty
Last — Ostannij / mynulyj
Language — Movi / mova
I need to remember this number
Meni potribmo zapam’yataty tsey nomer
This is the last hour
Tse ostannya godyna
I want to hear my grandmother speak English today
Ya khochu pochuty yak moya babusya govoryt’ na angliyskiy movi
I need to think more about this, and what to do
Meni potribno dumaty bil’she pro tse, i shcho robyty
From here to there it’s five minutes
Zvidsy do tudy pyat’ khvylyn
*In Ukrainian, the definition of zvidsy means “from here.”
*In Ukrainian, mova is “language” in English. The terms “English” and “Ukrainian” cannot be used on their own when referring to a language. The word “language” always comes after the relevant word: “English” / Anhliys’ka mova; “Ukrainian” / Ukrayins’ka mova.
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To leave — Pity
Again — Znovu
Ukraine — Ukrayina
To bring — Prynesty
To try — Sprobuvaty
To rent — Orenduvaty
Without her — Bez neyi
We are — My ye
To turn off — Vymknuty
To ask — Zapytaty
To stop — Zupynyty
Permission — Dozvil
Tonight — S’ohodni vvecheri
He needs to rent a house at the beach
Yomu potribno orenduvaty budynok na plyazhi
Tonight I need to turn off the lights early
S’ohodni vvecheri ya povynen vymknuty svitlo rano
We want to stop here
My khochemo zupynytysya tut
We are from Ukraine
My z Ukrayiny
The same building
Ta sama budivlya
I want to ask for permission to leave
Ya khochu poprosyty dozvil pity
Can I leave?
Mozhna meni pity?
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To open — Vidkryvaty
To buy — Kupuvaty
To pay — Platyty
Last — Ostann’ij
Without — Bez
Sister — Sestra
To hope — Spodivatysya
To live — Zhyty
Nice to meet you — Pryyemno poznayomytys’
Name — Im’ya
Last name — Prizvyshche
To return — Povernutysya
Future — Majbutnye
Door — Dveri
Our — Nash
On — Na
To get to know — Poznayomytysya
I need to open the door for my sister
Meni potribno vidchynyty dveri dlya moyeyi sestry
I need to buy something
Meni potribno shchos’ kupyty
I want to get to know your sisters
Ya khochu poznayomytysya z tvoimy sestramy
Nice to meet you, what is your name and your last name?
Pryjemno poznayomytysya z vamy, yak vas zvaty i yake vashe prizvyshche?
To hope for the better in the future
Spodivatysya na krashche maybutnye
Why are you sad right now?
Chomu ty sumna zaraz?
Our house is on the hill
Nash budynok na pagorbi
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To happen — Statysya
To order — Zamovyty
To drink — Pyty
Excuse me — Vybachte
Child — Dytyna
Woman — Zhinka
To begin / To start — Rozpochaty
To finish — Zakinchuvaty
To help — Dopomagaty
To smoke — Palyty
To love — Kokhaty
To talk / to speak — Govoryty
This must happen today
Tse povynno statysya s’ogodni
Excuse me, my child is here as well
Vybachte, moya dytyna tezh tut
I love you
Ya tebe kokhaju
I see you
Ya tebe bachu
I need you
Ty meni potribnyj
I want to help
Ya khochu dopomogty
I don’t want to smoke again
Ya ne khochu palyty znovu
I want to learn to speak Ukrainian
Ya khochu navchytysya govoryty na ukrayins’kij movi
*In Ukrainian, tebe is the “direct object pronoun” of the pronoun you.
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To read — Chytaty
To write — Pysaty
To teach — Vchyty/navchaty
To close — Zachynyaty
To turn on — Vmykaty
To prefer — Viddavaty perevagu
To put — Poklasty
Less — Men’she
Sun — Sontse
Month — Misyats’
I talk — Ya govor’u
Exact — Tochno
To choose — Vybyraty
In order to — Shchob
I need this book, in order to learn how to read and write in Ukrainian
Meni potribna tsya knyga, shchob vyvchyty yak chytaty i pysaty ukrayins’koyu movoyu
I want to teach in Ukraine
Ya khochu navchaty v Ukrayini
I want to close the door of the house and not to turn on the light
Ya khochu zakryty dveri budynku i ne vmykaty svitlo
I prefer to put the gift here
Ya viddayu perevahu poklasty podarunok tut
I want to pay less than you for the dinner
Ya khochu platyty men’she nizh vy za obid
I speak with the boy and the girl in Ukrainian
Ya rozmovlyayu z khlopchykom ta divchynkoyu po-ukrayins’ky
I see the sun today
Ya bachu sontse syogodni
Is it possible to know the exact day?
Mozhna diznatysya tochnyj den’?
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To exchange — Obminyuvaty
To call — Dzvonyty
Brother — Brat