#ukrainian101

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Free online courses about Ukraine

Basics of the Ukrainian Language and Culture - https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/introduction-ukrainian-language-and-culture/

Ukraine: History, Culture, and Identities; this course is available in English, French, Italian, and Norwegian on Coursera: https://ui.org.ua/en/sectors-en/the-first-online-course-about-ukraine-in-english/

The Making of Modern Ukraine with Timothy Snyder: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-making-of-modern-ukraine

Crimea: History and People on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/crimea-history-and-people/

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Castles of Ukraine

Бердичівський замок

Дубенський замок

Золочівський замок

Замок Любарта

Vocabulary:

Замок - zamok - castle

Королівський замок - koroleevskyi zamok - royal castle

Королівська сім'я - koroleevska seemia - royal family

Принц - prynts - prince

Принцеса - pryntsessa - princess

Король - korol - king

Королева - koroleva - queen

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23 August - Day of the National Flag of Ukraine

Day of the National/State Flag of Ukraine - День державного прапора України

What is the meaning behind the National Flag?

It is comprised of two colours - blue and yellow, which represent the clear blue sky and the golden wheat field underneath. Why so? Well, generally speaking, it is a very typical scenery for Ukraine, as Ukrainians have had a strong connection with nature and agriculture for centuries. Moreover, even nowadays (at least, prior to the full-scale russian invasion in 2022) the majority of produced goods are grains, in particular wheat, corn, and sunflower seeds/oil (for this reason some people even referred to Ukraine as 'the bread basket of Europe').

Just to give you some infographics

In 2021, Ukraine was

• one of the top 5 world wheat exporters (5th place) (The World’s Top Wheat Exporters In 2021 (rferl.org)

• one of the top 3 world corn exporters (3rd place) Corn | OEC - The Observatory of Economic Complexity

• and the biggest sunflower oil exporter in the world (1st place) quote: "Since 2012, Ukraine has been the world's leading exporter of sunflower oil with a 47% share of global sunflower oil exports in 2021." (Ukraine: Sunflower oil production (October 2022) - Ukraine | ReliefWeb)

Vocabulary:

День - den - day

Прапор - prapor - flag

Національний - natseeonalny - national (masculine form of the adjective)

Державний - derzhavny - state (masculine form of the adjective)

Україна - Oo-kra-yee-na - Ukraine

Серпень - serpen - August

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Dzharylhach National Park

A beautiful natural reserve in Ukraine

A couple of facts about the reserve (sourced from various websites, i.e. tourist guides, interviews with researchers, news articles etc and rewritten by me; if you notice false information, please, let me know)

Dzharylhach Natural Reserve is an island in the South of Ukraine (Kherson region), surrounded by the Azov Sea.

The territory of the island is uninhabited by people

There is a lighthouse on the island, and a legend related to it: some say that the lighthouse was built by one of the students of Gustave Eiffel (yup, the renown creator of the Eiffel Tower). Is it true? Who knows :) Feel free to explore the topic further!

Dzharylhach is home to wild animals and endangered (worldwide or locally) species: ~20 types of rare insects, ~69 species of birds from the Red Book of Ukraine, ~15 types of mammals. Some of those include: Chrysopogon gryllus (plant), Steppe viper (Vipera ursinii), Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius), Blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates), Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) (threatened in the Black Sea region), and others.

Sadly, after the russian invasion of Ukraine (2022) the island was occupied by russian troops. it is reported that Russians have destroyed the flora and fauna of the island by using it as one of their military bases (several fires broke out there as well). 100% accurate assessment of the damage to the reserve cannot be carried out right now due to occupation; prospects for the future restorement of the natural reserve remain uncertain.

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Ukrainian 101, Lesson 39 : Back to School

Школа - shkola - school

Університет - ooneeversytet - university

Семестр - semestr - semester

Навчальний рік - navchalnyi reek - academic year

Урок - oorok - lesson (at school)

Пара - para - lesson (at university or college)

Перерва - pererva - break

Іспит, екзамен - eespyt, examen - exam

Есе - esse - essay

Підручник - peedroochnyk - textbook

Викладач - vykladach - university or college 'teacher', professor

Вчитель - vchytel - school teacher

Професор - professor - professor

Спеціальність - spetsialneest - major

Олімпіада - olimpiada - olympiad

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Ukrainian Christmas carols

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it! I hope that these songs will fill your heart with joy and hope <3

Щедрик or Carol of the bells (did you know that it was originally written by a Ukrainian composer Leontovych? :))

2. Хай Ісус, мале дитя (May Jesus, little baby..)

3. Коляда-колядка (Carol)

4. Добрий вечір тобі, пане господарю (Good evening to you, good sir)

5. BONUS :) Ukrainian cover of the 'Silent Night' (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)

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Ukrainian 101, Lesson 40: Back to School p.2: School Subjects

School Subjects - шкільні предмети - shkeelnee predmety Subject - предмет - predmet

Maths - математика - matematyka

Algebra - алгебра - alhebra

Geometry - геометрія - heometreeya

History - історія - eestoreeya

Geography - географія - heohrapheeya

Literature - література - leeteratoora

English (language) - англійська (мова) - anhleeyska [mova]

Biology - біологія - beeoloheeya

Chemistry - хімія - heemeeya

Physics - фізика - pheesyka

Astronomy - астрономія - astronomeeya

P.E. - фізкультура - fizzcooltoora

Computer Science - інформатика - informatyka

Ukrainian - українська (мова) - ookrayeenska [mova]

Spanish - іспанська (мова) - eespanska [mova]

German - німецька (мова) - neemetska [mova]

French - французька (мова) - frantsooska [mova]

Music - музика - moozyka

Psychology - психологія - psycholoheeya

Examples:

Тобі подобається математика? - Ні, вона дуже складна! | Do you like maths? - No, it's very difficult!

Мені подобається співати, тому мій улюблений предмет - музика. | I love singing, that's why music is my favourite subject.

Його сестра дуже добре знає історію. | His sister knows history very well.

Ми скоро почнемо вчити іспанську! | We will start learning Spanish soon!

Їм подобається хімія? - Так! | Do they like chemistry? - Yes!

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Ukrainian 101, Lesson 42: Stationery p.2 + Drawing

Stationery

Stationery - канцелярія - kantseliareeia

Notebook - блокнот - bloknot

Paper - папір - papeer

Paper clip - (канцелярська) скріпка - (kantselliarska) skreepka

File - файл - file / file-yk

Folder - папка - papka

Sticky Notes - папір для нотаток - papeer dlia notatok

Pen - ручка - roochka

Ink - чорнило, чорнила - chornylo (s), chornyla (pl)

Highlighter - маркер - marker

Pencil - олівець - oleevets

Coloured pencils - кольорові олівці - kol'orovee oleevtsee

Eraser - гумка - hoomka

Glue - клей - clay (yup, that's how it's pronounced!)

Tape - скотч - scotch

Scissors - ножиці - nozhytsee

Ruler - лінійка - leeneeyka

Stapler - степлер - stapler

Drawing

Paintrbush - пензлик - penzlyk

Paints - фарби - farby

Watercolours - акварель - aquarel

Gouache - гуаш - gouache

Oil paints - олійні фарби - oleeynee farby

Drawing - малювання - maliuvannia

Easel - мольберт - mol'bert