Here are Ukrainian words for hobbies to start with: веселощі (veseloshchi, fun), слухати (slukhaty, listen), фільм (film, movie), музика (muzyka, music). Below are 32 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| collect | збиратиzbyraty | verb | A1 |
| enjoy | насолоджуватисяnasolodzhuvatysia | verb | A1 |
| fun | веселощіveseloshchi | noun | A1 |
| listen | слухатиslukhaty | verb | A1 |
| movie | фільмfilm | noun | A1 |
| music | музикаmuzyka | noun | A1 |
| sing | співатиspivaty | verb | A1 |
| watch | дивитисяdyvytysia | verb | A1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| collection | колекціяkolektsiia | noun | A1 |
| concert | концертkontsert | noun | A1 |
| garden | садsad | noun | A1 |
| hobby | хобіkhobi | noun | A1 |
| painting | живописzhyvopys | noun | A1 |
| practice | практикаpraktyka | noun | A1 |
| theater | театрteatr | noun | A1 |
| drawing | малюнокmaliunok | noun | A2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| leisurely | неспішнийnespishnyi | adj | B2 |
| artisan | ремісникremisnyk | noun | C1 |
| blacksmithing | ковальствоkovalstvo | noun | C1 |
| bookbinding | палітурна справаpaliturna sprava | noun | C1 |
| glassblowing | склодувна справаskloduvna sprava | noun | C1 |
| pastime | розвагаrozvaha | noun | C1 |
| recreational | розважальнийrozvazhalnyi | adj | C1 |
| taxidermy | таксидерміяtaksydermiia | noun | C1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| comic | коміксkomiks | noun | A2 |
| short story | оповіданняopovidannia | noun | A2 |
| encyclopedia | енциклопедіяentsyklopediia | noun | B1 |
| graphic novel | графічний романhrafichnyi roman | noun | B1 |
| non-fiction | нон-фікшнnon-fikshn | noun | B1 |
| science fiction | наукова фантастикаnaukova fantastyka | noun | B1 |
| foreword | вступне словоvstupne slovo | noun | B2 |
| preface | передмоваperedmova | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like веселощі (veseloshchi, fun), слухати (slukhaty, listen), фільм (film, movie), музика (muzyka, music). This page lists 32 Ukrainian words for hobbies (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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