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US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianTable of ContentsLesson 1: Introduction (no audio) . 2Lesson 2: Ukrainian Alphabet/Pronunciation . 3Lesson 3: Greetings and Farewells. 5Lesson 4: Useful phrases . 6Lesson 5: Getting Acquainted . 7Lesson 6: Family. 8Lesson 7: About myself . 9Lesson 8: Food . 10Lesson 9: Apartment . 11Lesson 10: Numerals. 12Lesson 11: At the store . 14Lesson 12: Transport . 15Lesson 13: City . 16Lesson 14: Post-office. 17Lesson 15: Signs . 18Lesson 16: Emergencies. 19Lesson 17: Personal pronouns . 20Lesson 18: Professions. 21Lesson 19: Days of the week and months. 22Lesson 20: Question words . 23Survival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-1Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 1IntroductionWelcome to the Peace Corps Ukraine language lessons!Ukrainian is the national language of Ukraine, and these “Survival Ukrainian” fileswill help you get a head start in learning the language and using colloquial phrasesthat will help you get by your first weeks in Ukraine.We recommend that you listen to the audio files and repeat while reading thelanguage script. It will be useful if you use these files for 10-15 minute a day.In the language script we use the transliteration system which will help you topronounce Ukrainian, even without any background in Slavic languages.The letters are transliterated from the Ukrainian alphabet in accordance to its soundin English. The letter ь (soft sign) has no sound and will be represented in thetransliteration as an apostrophe [’].Unlike English the Ukrainian alphabet is absolutely phonetic: each letter has asingle pronunciation in every usage.The lessons do not have to be in any particular order. After you complete the firstlesson, you may choose any topic of interest or importance to you. We won’tdiscuss grammatical topics in these lessons. You will learn grammar during thelanguage classes in Pre-Service Training in Ukraine.About the Ukrainian language in a nutshell.It belongs to the Slavic group of the Indo-European language family.The Ukrainians use the Cyrillic alphabet. There are differences between the Cyrillicand Latin sounds and letters, but they are small and you will learn to recognize themquickly.The Ukrainian alphabet is comprised of 33 letters.Stress in Ukrainian can fall on any syllable in a word. The stressed part of the wordwill be marked in bold in transliteration and the word itself. One word has only onestressed syllable which is no longer that others. Usually the stress is indicated indictionaries.We hope you will enjoy the Ukrainian language lessons and wish you good luck withyour learning!Survival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-2Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 2Alphabet - АбеткаListen carefully to the Ukrainian speaker the first time, then try to repeat the soundswith the speaker the second time.Ukrainian уФфХхЦцЧчШшЩщApproximate English sound hshshchin barin bookin voicein howin getin dotin tenin yesin pleasurein zonein bytein meetin yeastin boyin keyin lampin manin nosein portin spoonin roofin smallin tartin moonin finein Loch Nessin catsin chairin shinein rash choiceSurvival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-3Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival Ukrainianno soundapostrophe ’ intransliterationyooyaЬЮюЯяit softens the previous consonantin youthin yardAs you can see and hear, some Ukrainian letters have equivalent sound in Englishbut look quite different:Ukrainian letterБГПФДЗЛCorresponding soundin both languages[b][h][p][f][d][z][l]English letterВHPFDZLPerhaps the most confusing are the letters that look like Latin but in Cyrillicrepresent different sounds.Ukrainian letter“false friend”ВPCHХУCorrespondingsoundin Ukrainian[v][r][s][n][kh][oo]English letter/soundVRSN[kh]as in Loch Ness[oo]as in moonSurvival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-4Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 3Greetings ПривітанняIn the following audio file you will hear a word or phrase in English one time, thentwice in Ukrainian.Listen carefully to the Ukrainian the first time, then try to repeat the word or phrasewith the speaker the second time.EnglishGood morning.Good afternoon.Good evening.Hi.How are you?I am good, thank you.And you?Fine.Transliterationdobryy ranokdobryy den’dobryy vecheerpryveetyak spravydobre dyakooyooa oo vasnormal’noUkrainianДобрий ранок.Добрий день.Добрий вечір.Привіт.Як справи?Добре, дякую.А у вас?Нормально.Transliterationdo pobachennyapokado zavtrashchaslyvoUkrainianДо побачення.Пока.До завтра.Щасливо.Farewells ПрощанняEnglishGood bye.Bye.See you tomorrow.Good luck.Survival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-5Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 4Useful phrases - Корисні фразиIn the following audio file you will hear a word or phrase in English one time, thentwice in Ukrainian.Listen carefully to the Ukrainian the first time, then try to repeat the word or phrasewith the speaker the second time.EnglishYes.No.Thank you.Please.You are welcome.Excuse me/I’m sorry.Never mind.What a shame!Just a minute.May I?It’s important.I’m sorry, I don’tunderstand.I study UkrainianTransliterationtakneedyakooyoobood’ tse vazhlyvovybachte ya nerozoomeeyooya oochoo удь Шкода!Хвилинку!Можна?Це важливо.Вибачте, я нерозумію.Я учу українську.Repeat, please.povtoreet’ bood’ laskaTranslate, please.perekladeet’ bood’ laskaПовторіть, будьласка.Перекладіть, будьласка.Як українськоюbread?Що?What is the Ukrainian for yak ookrayeens’koyoo bread?What?shchoSurvival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-6Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 5Getting acquainted ЗнайомствоIn the following audio file you will hear a word or phrase in English one time, thentwice in Ukrainian.Listen carefully to the Ukrainian the first time, then try to repeat the word or phrasewith the speaker the second time.EnglishWho is it?It is Oksana.It is John.What is your name?My name is Sasha.Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you too.How old are you?I am 25.Who are you?I am an American (male).I am an American(female).I am a Peace CorpsVolunteer.Where are you from?I am from America, thestate of California.TransliterationKhto tsetse oksanatse dzhonyak vas zvatymene zvaty sashaduzhe pryyemnomenee tezhskeel’ky vam rokeevmenee dvadtsyat’ pyat’khto vyya amerykanets’ya amerykankaUkrainianХто це?Це Оксана.Це Джон.Як вас звати?Мене звати Саша.Дуже приємно.Мені теж.Скільки вам років?Мені 25.Хто ви?Я американець.Я американка.ya dobrovolets’korpoosoo myroozveedky vyya z ameryky shtatkaleeforneeyaЯ доброволецьКорпусу Миру.Звідки ви?Я з Америки, штатКаліфорнія.Survival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-7Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 6Family Сім’яIn the following audio file you will hear a word or phrase in English one time, thentwice in Ukrainian.Listen carefully to the Ukrainian the first time, then try to repeat the word or phrasewith the speaker the second usbаndwifefriendgirlfriendandI have .I have a brother and asister.This is my family.This is my mother.This is my nadroohpodroohaeeoo mene yeu mene ye brat ee �гподругаіУ мене є У мене є брат і сестра.tse moya seem’yatse mamatse bratЦе моя сім’я.Це мама.Це брат.Survival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-8Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 7About myself Про себеIn the following audio file you will hear a word or phrase in English one time, thentwice in Ukrainian.Listen carefully to the Ukrainian the first time, then try to repeat the word or phrasewith the speaker the second time.EnglishMy name is Kelsey.I am 27 years old.I am from America, thestate of Minnesota.Transliterationmene zvaty kelseemenee dvadtsyat’ seem.ya z ameryky shtatmeenesotaUkrainianМене звати Келсі.Мені 27 років.Я з Америки, штатМінесота.I am a teacher.I am a Peace CorpsVolunteer.I have a family.I have a brother and asister.I like to read.I study Ukrainian.ya oochytel’ya dobrovolets’korpoosoo myroou mene ye seemyau mene ye brat ee sestraЯ учитель.Я доброволецьКорпусу Миру.У мене є сім’я.У мене є брат ісестра.Я люблю читати.Я учу українську.ya lyooblyoo chytatyya oochooookrayeens’kooSurvival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006-9Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 8Food ЇжаIn the following audio file you will hear a word or phrase in English one time, thentwice in Ukrainian.Listen carefully to the Ukrainian the first time, then try to repeat the word or phrasewith the speaker the second onated waterteacoffeejuicemilkIt is delicious!I am a vegetarian(female).I am a vegetarian (male).I am not allowed.I like fruits.I don’t like rybavarenykymakaronyrysovocheefrooktyvodavoda bez hazoochaykavaseekmolokosmachnoya �да без о!Я вегетаріанка.ya vehetareeanets’menee ne mozhnaya lyooblyoo frooktyya ne lyooblyoo myasoЯ вегетаріанець.Мені не можна.Я люблю фрукти.Я не люблю м’ясо.Survival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006- 10 Hosted for free on livelingua.com

US Peace Corps in UkraineSurvival UkrainianLesson 9Apartment КвартираIn the following audio file you will hear a word or phrase in English one time, thentwice in Ukrainian.Listen carefully to the Ukrainian the first time, then try to repeat the word or phrasewith the speaker the second time.Englishmy dowtablechairwardrobesofalamptelephoneto smokeWhere is my room?Here it is.Where can I smoke?Here.There.Transliterationmoya ytyde moya keemnataos’de mozhna palytytoottamUkrainianмоя телефонпалитиДе моя кімната?Ось.Де можна палити?Тут.Там.Survival Ukrainian, Peace Corps/Ukraine June 2006- 11 Hosted for free on livelingua.com