Ukrainian lesson 1. Learn to read Ukrainian in 25 minutes

My first Ukrainian language lesson! Try to read Ukrainian with me!
I will teach you how to read Ukrainian in 25 minutes.

We will learn how to read Ukrainian letters, which sounds they have, and how to deal with an apostrophe.

00:00 - beginning
00:15 - about the Ukrainian alphabet
01:00 - True friends in the Ukrainian alphabet, letters К О М Е Т А І
05:02 - False friends in the Ukrainian alphabet, letters Р С Н И В У Х
07:11 - Tips on how to pronouns the Ukrainian sound И
09:21 - Strangers in the Ukrainian alphabet, letters Б Г Ґ Д З Л П Ф
14:00 - More strangers, letter Й and iotated vowels Є Ю Я Ї
17:25 - Letters Ж Ц Ч Ш Щ
19:32 - Ukrainian soft sign Ь
19:55 - An apostrophe '
21:14 - Ukrainian affricates ДЖ ДЗ
22:04 - Sound [yo] in Ukrainian, collocations of letters ЙО & ЬО
23:00 - Reading practice. Ukrainian greetings and polite words
24:23 - Reading practice: simple sentences
26:20 - Please subscribe, like, and SHARE 🙏

All the words that we will read are borrowed into the Ukrainian language so you should not only be able to read them but also understand them! But just in case I will give the translations below, so you could check your understanding.

But before we begin:

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🔹Translation of the words for reading practice:

mother, atom, tomato, comet, cocoa, whale, comedian

rock, rum, retro, theater, card, rocket, subway (metro)
test, stress, text, space, mask, comics
cinema, note, moment, commentary, number, restaurant
rice, system, Rome, rhyme, son
veteran, Verona, wine, vitamin, Vatican
university, students, tourist, cactus, souvenir
character, Kharkiv, Kherson, hacker

bar, bank, bus, box, ATM, bunker
guitar, meeting (strike), humor, gymnastics, hamburger
Gothenburg, Kalagan, Goethe
radio, radar, Dublin, video, tender
visa, business, crisis, music, casino
leader, lemon, club, dollar, clown, balance
park, passport, problem, group, pilot, port
office, football, photographer, telephone, fact

yoga, yogurt, museum, volleyball, website
Europe, heretic, Egypt, euro, hygiene
Jupiter, surprise, producer, bureau
democracy, Italy, yacht, company
Ukraine, Kyiv, heroism, ideas, privileges

journalist, giraffe, pajamas, Geneva
center, tsunami, tsar, situation, emotion
champion, check, match, Czech Republic, sandwich
chocolate, shock, car (machine), charm, Sweden
borsch

folklore, alcohol, control, film

interview, courier, injection, barrier, object

jeans, jazz, image, budget, manager
ninja, judo

yoga, yogurt / flax, million

Дякую за увагу!
Thanks for your attention!

Kindly,
Nika Minchenko,
Your Ukrainian language teacher

[VERBA_SCHOOL]

Thank you for watching the video, friends! I will appreciate it if you share it on your social networks.
There is a mistake in the video in one word - гітара must be with the letter and sound і, not и. My bad.
But I hope you could manage to read a bit in Ukrainian after the lesson!

[Persephoneofficial]

I watched your channel when I was studying Russian in 2020. I switched to Ukrainian in 2021. It was tough because there were no much channels like this. I'm glad that you decided to teach Ukrainian now. It makes me happy how Ukrainians are speaking Ukrainian again. It makes me feel special because I chose to learn this language. Many people had told me that Ukrainian was useless and I should only learn Russian. 💕😍

[FeirceDeity]

Hands down the best introduction to the Ukrainian alphabet I've seen for English speakers. I'm still struggling hard with putting sounds to symbols, but this video makes me feel like I at least have a chance lol. Thank you!

[danastudychanneldastudywit]

This is the best Ukainian lesson I've watched so far, it's awesome ! watching at 4:30 am and I'm not sleepy any more God!
Дуже дякую

[BillLowenburg]

Thank you Nika, this is very helpful. I'm American and teach English online to a Ukrainian student and thought I would like to learn Ukrainian in turn, as I plan to travel there after the war. Because my grandparents spoke Slovak in the home, I develped an ear for Slavic pronounciation and some basic vocabulary as a child many, many years ago. That is coming in handy now, because I can immediately pronounce Ukrainian words I hear. However, the reading is a real challenge because of the Cyrilic alphabet. I'm making good progress for now through listening, but I know that as soon as I'm able to read my learning will accelerate. Your technique for teaching reading is excellent and the organization and pacing is very well-done. Likewise with your examples of pronounciation. (I've been a teacher for over 40 years and know a good teacher when I meet one) Thank you for presenting these lessons. I'm sure I'll watch many of your videos more than once.

[PaulNewport]

Fantastic lesson. I've been learning Ukrainian on Duolingo and this video helps so much in understanding how to pronounce the letters.

[gustavogranado]

Nika Minchenko is amazing teacher, i am sure that this chanel will be the best way to learn ucranian language, no doubt about it.

[johann]

Dear Nika, your first ukrainian lesson was also first class in presentation as all your former lessons. I am glad to see you looking good and relaxed again. Please continue, thank you.

[jasonsteele]

So exciting! I only started learning Russian language because of my favorite Ukrainian singers and Ukrainian language resources are hard to find. I'm so glad I can finally honor them by learning Ukrainian!

[DobleD]

The quality of this video is extremely good! I'm amazed by this video. You've proved you're totally qualified to teach Ukrainian. This is the best video by far that I've watched about Ukrainian. However, many YT channels that teach the language are left by their owners. I hope you don't leave YT. You've done a espectacular job!

[AdrianneThapa]

I’ve watched some videos before. You are by far the best teacher and I really like your method, style and your personality. I really want to learn Ukrainian - I speak Russian but now I want to be able to speak with my Ukrainian friends in their own language.
This is very helpful.
Thanks so much.
I will follow your lessons .

[lokidoki]

Українська мова прекрасна 😊 дякую за вашу роботу 🙏🇺🇦

[jennysayward]

I am so happy to discover your excellent lessons! I have been studying Ukrainian for 5 months, using 3 different online programs (DuoLingo, LinQ, Pimsleur) plus independent listening, reading & flashcards, but I never got the information you share in such a clear & helpful way. I look forward to learning much more!

[jurgmay]

Hey Nika! This was an amazing first lesson! Thank you so much :) I'm already looking forward to the next one! So proud of you for making the decision to teach Ukrainian and I wish you every success with this new project 💙💛

[chriscook]

Wonderful lesson Nika!!)))) I can't wait for the next one♥

[JeffSchwenke]

This was a great first lesson, Nika! It is going to be a fun journey.

[gettingComputey]

So excited! I've watched so many of your Russian vids, and had already learned the Ukrainian alphabet before seeing this. You are one of the best instructors on here. Happy to see you make this :) Thank you!

[ihanajeesus]

Your first ukrainian lesson was very good! Thank you. Keep on going in this way. You did it very well! :)

[silvamayflower]

Thank you so much, Nika, for introducing your language to me. It was interesting that my Russian teacher many years ago taught me the word Borsch pronounced in the Ukrainian way, and I never knew it until now. You have cleared up a 40-year puzzle for me! Looking forward to more of your videos in the future, and I'm so glad you've found a way to continue teaching us.

[topbruiserthalius]

Amazing video, it is very clear that you worked on your first UA lesson too much and hopefull you will get your good results, especially last part of the video which is reading part was very fun and useful.Дуже дяакую тобі, Я хочу знаю украінську мову.