Ukrainian Greetings & Basics Vocabulary
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| family | сім'яsimia | noun | A1 |
| friend | другdruh | noun | A1 |
| goodbye | до побаченняdo pobachennia | interj | A1 |
| hello | привітpryvit | interj | A1 |
| here | тутtut | adv | A1 |
| house | будинокbudynok | noun | A1 |
| no | ніni | interj | A1 |
| please | будь ласкаbud laska | interj | A1 |
| sorry | вибачтеvybachte | interj | A1 |
| thank you | дякуюdiakuiu | interj | A1 |
| there | тамtam | adv | A1 |
| yes | такtak | interj | A1 |
| excuse me | перепрошуюpereproshuiu | interj | A2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | вікvik | noun | A1 |
| all | всеvse | det | A1 |
| always | завждиzavzhdy | adv | A1 |
| and | іi | conj | A1 |
| answer | відповідьvidpovid | noun | A1 |
| because | тому щоtomu shcho | conj | A1 |
| birthday | день народженняden narodzhennia | noun | A1 |
| but | алеale | conj | A1 |
| every | коженkozhen | det | A1 |
| inside | всерединіvseredyni | adv | A1 |
| many | багатоbahato | adj | A1 |
| name | ім'яimia | noun | A1 |
| never | ніколиnikoly | adv | A1 |
| often | частоchasto | adv | A1 |
| or | абоabo | conj | A1 |
| outside | надворіnadvori | adv | A1 |
| phone | телефонtelefon | noun | A1 |
| some | деякіdeiaki | det | A1 |
| together | разомrazom | adv | A1 |
| usually | зазвичайzazvychai | adv | A1 |
| address | адресаadresa | noun | A2 |
| електронний листelektronnyi lyst | noun | A2 | |
| enough | доситьdosyt | adv | A2 |
| few | кількаkilka | adj | A2 |
| help | допомагатиdopomahaty | verb | A2 |
| so | отжеotzhe | conj | A2 |
| understand | розумітиrozumity | verb | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The greetings & basics packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
