Ukraine phrasebook

Russian is the most common language in Ukraine although in the south-west region of the country locals speak Ukrainian.

Useful Phrases

English: Ukrainian/Russian
Hello: Pryvit (Ukrainian) Zdravstvuite (Russian)
Hello (informal): Zdrastuy (Ukrainian) Zdorovo (Russian)
Goodbye: Do pobachennya (Ukrainian) Do svidanja (Russian)
Goodbye (informal): Prosh-chavay (Ukrainian) Proshyai (Russian)
Please: Proshu (Ukrainian) Pozhaluista (Russian)
Thankyou: Dyakooyu (Ukrainian) Spasibo (Russian)
How are you?: Yak mayetes? (Ukrainian) Kak dyela? (Russian)
Do you speak English?: Chi vi hororite po-angliskih? (Ukrainian) Vy ponimayete po-angliski? (Russian)
I don't understand: Ya ne razumiyu (Ukrainian) Nye panimay (Russian)
What is your name?: Yak vy nazyvayetsya? (Ukrainian) Kak vas zavut? (Russian)
My name is...: Mene zavut... (Ukrainian) Menya zavut... (Russian)

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