Buildings and premises in Ukrainian
13 words Ukrainian words on the topic “buildings and premises”: вокзал — railway station, крамниця — shop, аптека — pharmacy, автовокзал — bus station.
13 words on the topic
- вокзалrailway stationThe Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only.
- крамницяshopUkrainian's own word for a shop, from kram, "goods". The borrowed mahazyn is equally common — two doors, same shop.
- аптекаpharmacyThe green cross on the sign is the same worldwide. The after-hours one is cherhova apteka — "duty pharmacy", posted on every other door.
- автовокзалbus stationBuilt from avto plus vokzal — and vokzal itself comes from the English place name Vauxhall, of all things. The avto part tells you buses leave here, not trains.
- пристаньpierWhere small boats tie up. Its partner prychal is the actual mooring spot — the pier is the whole structure, the prychal is where the rope goes.
- обмінний пунктexchange officeFrom obmin, "exchange", with an i in the stem. In speech people shorten the whole phrase to one word, obminnyk — the currency window on the corner.
- зоопаркzooZoo plus park, exactly the two Greek roots English stitched together in "zoological park". You can read the whole word off its parts.
- циркcircusSame Latin root as English circus — the ring. For "we are going to the circus" Ukrainian says do tsyrku, do plus a "of" form-like form.
- пожежна частинаfire stationPozhezha is a fire — note the zh at the end. A firefighter is pozhezhnyk, built from the same noun, so the whole rescue family shares one root.
- автомийкаcar washFrom myty, "to wash", with avto in front — "car-wash place". The y right after m is the Ukrainian vowel where you might expect an o.
- туристична агенціяtravel agencyRecognizable on sight: ahentsiia is the borrowed "agency", taken a syllable shorter than English spells it. A tour agent stays ahent in speech; the two-word phrase names the office.
- головна вулицяmain streetFrom holova, "head" — the head street, the one that leads the city. The same metaphor English uses in "the head of the road".
- квиткова касаticket officeA ticket is kvytok, so this is the "ticket till". Kasa is the same international word as "cash desk" — you will meet it again for the checkout in a store.
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- Де вокзал? — Прямо і праворучWhere is the station? — Straight and to the right
- Крамниця поруч, два крокиThe shop is nearby, two steps away
- Аптека поруч з крамницеюThe pharmacy is next to the shop
- Автовокзал за два кварталиThe bus leaves from the bus station
- Катер відходить від пристаніThe boat waits at the pier
- Обмінний пункт працює до шостоїThe exchange office works until six
What is worth knowing about these words
вокзал — railway station. The Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only.
крамниця — shop. Ukrainian's own word for a shop, from kram, "goods". The borrowed mahazyn is equally common — two doors, same shop.
аптека — pharmacy. The green cross on the sign is the same worldwide. The after-hours one is cherhova apteka — "duty pharmacy", posted on every other door.
автовокзал — bus station. Built from avto plus vokzal — and vokzal itself comes from the English place name Vauxhall, of all things. The avto part tells you buses leave here, not trains.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “railway station” in Ukrainian?
The Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only.
- How do you say “circus” in Ukrainian?
Same Latin root as English circus — the ring. For "we are going to the circus" Ukrainian says do tsyrku, do plus a "of" form-like form.
- How do you say “shop” in Ukrainian?
Ukrainian's own word for a shop, from kram, "goods". The borrowed mahazyn is equally common — two doors, same shop.
- How do you say “fire station” in Ukrainian?
Pozhezha is a fire — note the zh at the end. A firefighter is pozhezhnyk, built from the same noun, so the whole rescue family shares one root.
- How do you say “pharmacy” in Ukrainian?
The green cross on the sign is the same worldwide. The after-hours one is cherhova apteka — "duty pharmacy", posted on every other door.
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “railway station” in Ukrainian?
«вокзал». The Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only. It is one of 13 words in the set “buildings and premises” — the rest are in the table above.
How many words for buildings and places do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 13 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.