Ukrainian phrasebook
A Ukrainian phrasebook arranged by situation, not alphabetically: introductions, cafés, directions. Each has both sides' lines, so you understand not only what to say but what you will be told back.
Conversations by situation
- 💬Getting acquaintedA chat in a Kyiv café
- 💬At the caféAn order in a Kyiv café
- 💬How to get to the stationLooking for the station on Khreshchatyk
- 💬At the marketBuying apples at a market stall
- 💬Viewing an apartmentTalking with the landlord about the rent
- 💬At the pharmacyAsking for something for a cough
- 💬Arranging a walkThe weather and weekend plans
- 💬First day at workMeeting a colleague in the office
- 💬At the station ticket officeBuying a train ticket
- 💬On the shoreArranging a boat ride and a swim
- 💬At the clothing storeTrying on a jacket
- 💬Talking after a quarrelMaking up and making plans
- 💬At the restaurantOrdering dinner
- 💬A phone callBad connection and a promise to call back
- 💬At the repair shopLeaving shoes to be fixed
- 💬Reporting a theftAt the police station
- 💬A wedding invitationAgreeing on a gift and the date
- 💬Sharing the houseworkSaturday cleaning
- 💬Before the examTwo students outside the lecture hall
- 💬At the bankOpening an account and asking about a loan
- 💬At the emergency roomA patient with an injury
- 💬The job interviewA conversation with the employer
- 💬Moving to a new apartmentTalking with the landlord and the movers
- 💬At the hotel deskCheck-in and questions about the room
- 💬Renting a carThe paperwork and the rules of the road
- 💬At the consulateSubmitting visa documents
- 💬Arguing over a news storyTwo people discuss whether to trust the source
- 💬Making a planDiscussing tomorrow's order of business
- 💬Talking about the new colleagueTwo people discuss a person's character
- 💬Talking after a bad dayA friend comforts and gives advice
- 💬Cooking togetherTwo people in the kitchen discuss the recipe
- 💬A return at the storeA customer returns a jacket
- 💬At the service centerLeaving a phone for repair
- 💬Asking for directionsA passerby explains the way
- 💬Signing up for a courseA conversation with the school administrator
- 💬Talking about lifeThey meet after many years
- 💬A polite request and a refusalAsking a colleague to cover a shift
- 💬Keeping the conversation on trackA meeting drifts off topic
- 💬Looking for a repairmanCalling an electrician and a plumber
- 💬Discussing the contractA client and a business owner
- 💬The courtyard raises moneyThe neighbors agree on a collection
- 💬After the playDiscussing the production
- 💬First time at the gymThe trainer explains to a beginner
- 💬Measuring the roomTwo people work out whether the paint will be enough
- 💬After the examinationThe doctor explains the result
- 💬Getting ready for the holidayDividing the tasks before the guests arrive
- 💬An argument at the meetingTwo disagree and a third sums up
- 💬Asking for adviceA friend advises what to do
- 💬What is this thingA found object is described in the workshop
- 💬How to get thereA passerby explains the way through the courtyard
- 💬Adding up the totalsTwo people check the figures before the report
- 💬The job is dragging onTalking about work that isn't moving
- 💬Checking the rumorTwo people work out whether the talk is true
- 💬The city then and nowTwo people compare the old and the new district
- 💬Sorting the trashA neighbor explains what goes where
- 💬A production orderThe customer and the master discuss the batch
- 💬Here's how it wentOne of them tells what happened yesterday
- 💬What kind of person he isTwo people discuss the new colleague
- 💬At the caféA customer places an order
- 💬Asking the wayA visitor looks for the bus station
- 💬At the grocery storeA customer picks out food
- 💬Morning at homeTwo people get ready for work
- 💬When shall we meetTwo people compare calendars
- 💬Weigh half a kiloA customer and a seller at the market
- 💬Stuffy in the roomTwo people deal with the window and the door
- 💬Saturday cleaningDividing the housework
- 💬Something brokeA tenant tells the repairman what isn't working
- 💬Choosing a tableAt the furniture store
- 💬At the appointmentThe doctor questions the patient
- 💬What's outside the windowTwo people get ready for a walk
- 💬At the post officeSending a parcel
- 💬A plan for the dayAn intern and a mentor in the office
- 💬After classTwo pupils talk about school
- 💬Behind the wheelThe passenger helps the driver find the way
- 💬Before the trainTwo people look for their carriage at the station
- 💬Who to meetThey explain how to recognize the person
- 💬Strict or fairTwo people discuss an acquaintance
- 💬Cooking dinnerTwo people in the kitchen look for ingredients
- 💬The phone is acting upThe breakdown is explained at the repair shop
- 💬Checking inAt the hotel desk
- 💬Making an appointmentA call to the salon
- 💬What to doThey are planning the weekend
- 💬Who is comingThey count the guests before the holiday
Phrases that always rescue you
These are learned first not for politeness. They bring back a conversation that has already gone wrong — which makes them more useful than any list of nouns.
Frequently asked
Which Ukrainian phrases to learn first?
“Hello”, “thank you”, “sorry”, “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”. The first three open a conversation; the last two save it.
Is a phrasebook enough without grammar?
For a short trip — yes. For living in the country — no: memorized phrases do not assemble into new ones, and the other person does not follow your script.