Here are Ukrainian words for common actions and verbs to start with: сидіти (sydity, sit), спати (spaty, sleep), стояти (stoiaty, stand), прокидатися (prokydatysia, wake). Below are 32 words (A1–A2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| sit | сидітиsydity | verb | A1 |
| sleep | спатиspaty | verb | A1 |
| stand | стоятиstoiaty | verb | A1 |
| to lie | лежатиlezhaty | verb | A1 |
| to start | починатисяpochynatysia | verb | A1 |
| to turn | повертатиpovertaty | verb | A1 |
| wake | прокидатисяprokydatysia | verb | A1 |
| walk | ходитиkhodyty | verb | A1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| carry | нестиnesty | verb | A1 |
| catch | ловитиlovyty | verb | A1 |
| closed | закритийzakrytyi | adj | A1 |
| join | приєднуватисяpryiednuvatysia | verb | A1 |
| keep | триматиtrymaty | verb | A1 |
| kick | бити ногоюbyty nohoiu | verb | A1 |
| pray | молитисяmolytysia | verb | A1 |
| put | кластиklasty | verb | A1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| forget | забуватиzabuvaty | verb | A1 |
| habit | звичкаzvychka | noun | A1 |
| imagine | уявлятиuiavliaty | verb | A1 |
| apologize | вибачатисяvybachatysia | verb | A2 |
| appreciate | цінуватиtsinuvaty | verb | A2 |
| establish | засновуватиzasnovuvaty | verb | A2 |
| expect | очікуватиochikuvaty | verb | A2 |
| image | зображенняzobrazhennia | noun | A2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to allow | дозволятиdozvoliaty | verb | A2 |
| to apply | подавати заявуpodavaty zaiavu | verb | A2 |
| to belong | належатиnalezhaty | verb | A2 |
| to cause | викликатиvyklykaty | verb | A2 |
| to earn | зароблятиzarobliaty | verb | A2 |
| to fail | провалитисяprovalytysia | verb | A2 |
| to form | формуватиformuvaty | verb | A2 |
| to offer | пропонуватиproponuvaty | verb | A2 |
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You could start with words like сидіти (sydity, sit), спати (spaty, sleep), стояти (stoiaty, stand), прокидатися (prokydatysia, wake). This page lists 32 Ukrainian words for common actions and verbs (A1–A2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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