Ukrainian Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Ukrainian words for shopping to start with: купувати (kupuvaty, buy), картка (kartka, card), дорогий (dorohyi, expensive), платити (platyty, pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

Handbags and shoes on shelves in a boutique
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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
buyкупуватиkupuvatyverbA1
cardкарткаkartkanounA1
expensiveдорогийdorohyiadjA1
payплатитиplatytyverbA1
priceцінаtsinanounA1
cashготівкаhotivkanounA2
cheapдешевийdeshevyiadjA2
costкоштуватиkoshtuvatyverbA2

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Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
bagсумкаsumkanounA1
moneyгрошіhroshinounA1
pocketкишеняkyshenianounA1
sizeрозмірrozmirnounA1
creditкредитkredytnounA2
packупаковкаupakovkanounA2
receiptчекcheknounA2
bargainвигідна покупкаvyhidna pokupkanounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
returnповертатиpovertatyverbA2
consumerспоживачspozhyvachnounB1
retailроздрібна торгівляrozdribna torhivlianounB1
warrantyгарантіяharantiianounB1
acquisitionпридбанняprydbannianounB2
e-commerceелектронна комерціяelektronna komertsiianounB2
merchandiseтоварtovarnounB2
purchaseкупівляkupivlianounB2

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Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
broomмітлаmitlanounA2
antisepticантисептикantyseptyknounB1
bleachвідбілювачvidbiliuvachnounB1
detergentзасіб для пранняzasib dlia prannianounB1
disinfectantдезінфекційний засібdezinfektsiinyi zasibnounB1
fabric softenerпом'якшувач тканиниpomiakshuvach tkanynynounB1
sanitizerантисептик для рукantyseptyk dlia ruknounB1
stain removerзасіб для виведення плямzasib dlia vyvedennia pliamnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, 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.

Common questions

Which Ukrainian words should I learn for shopping?

You could start with words like купувати (kupuvaty, buy), картка (kartka, card), дорогий (dorohyi, expensive), платити (platyty, pay). This page lists 32 Ukrainian words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Ukrainian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Ukrainian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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