Lingoflyрахунок за електрику
- рахунок за електрикуrakhunok za elektrykuelectricity bill
“рахунок за електрику” (rakhunok za elektryku) — electricity bill in Ukrainian. Noun, level A2, topic — home and things. Elektryka is shorter than the English noun and a she-word at that. The bill arrives separately, and the phrase for it stays two words long. In a live sentence: “Рахунок за електрику приходить окремо” (Rakhunok za elektryku prykhodyt okremo) — The electricity bill arrives separately. Written with the characters р, а (a), х, у (U), н, о (o), к, з (z), а (a), е, л, е…
In short
| Written in Ukrainian | рахунок за електрику (rakhunok za elektryku) |
| Read in Latin letters | rakhunok za elektryku |
| Translation | electricity bill |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Elektryka is shorter than the English noun and a she-word at that. The bill arrives separately, and the phrase for it stays two words long.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Рахунок за електрику приходить окремоRakhunok za elektryku prykhodyt okremoThe electricity bill arrives separately
Nearby words: home and things
Room, key, water, electricity. You will need them on your first day in a rented flat.
- дімdimhouseSaid "deem", with a long i. Doma, "at home", becomes vdoma — one small word, and the preposition v grows onto the front of it.
- квартираkvartyraapartmentThe same word as flat or apartment. A floor is poverkh and the floor you walk on is pidloha — one English word splits in two here.
- житлоzhytlolodgingThe word of rental ads: zdaetsia zhytlo — "lodging for rent". In live conversation people just say kvartyra.
- кімнатаkimnataroomApartments are counted by rooms: dvokimnatna kvartyra — a two-room apartment, said in one breath.
- кухняkukhniakitchenThe cook, who rules over it, is a kukhar — same nest, one letter more.
- ванна кімнатаvanna kimnatabathroomThe room, not the tub — though the same word does both jobs. The toilet lives separately and is called tualet: no surprises there.
- балконbalkonbalconyRental ads write z balkonom — "with a balcony" — and that with-phrase adds to the price. A balcony counts here.
- поверхpoverkhfloor (storey)Floors count from one: pershyi poverkh. Nothing like "floor" inside — just memorize its shape.
- ліфтliftelevatorSaid "lyft". When it fails, the phrase is lift ne pratsiuie — "the elevator is not working".
- сходиskhodystairsAlways plural — many steps, one word. Skhody vverity lead up; the elevator being broken makes them personal.
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “home and things”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “electricity bill” in Ukrainian?
Elektryka is shorter than the English noun and a she-word at that. The bill arrives separately, and the phrase for it stays two words long.
- How do you say “balcony” in Ukrainian?
Rental ads write z balkonom — "with a balcony" — and that with-phrase adds to the price. A balcony counts here.
- How do you say “lodging” in Ukrainian?
The word of rental ads: zdaetsia zhytlo — "lodging for rent". In live conversation people just say kvartyra.
- How do you say “stairs” in Ukrainian?
Always plural — many steps, one word. Skhody vverity lead up; the elevator being broken makes them personal.
- How do you say “bathroom” in Ukrainian?
The room, not the tub — though the same word does both jobs. The toilet lives separately and is called tualet: no surprises there.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- 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.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “electricity bill” in Ukrainian?
«рахунок за електрику» (rakhunok za elektryku), read “rakhunok za elektryku”. In a live sentence: “Рахунок за електрику приходить окремо” (Rakhunok za elektryku prykhodyt okremo) — The electricity bill arrives separately. Noun, level A2, from the set “home and things”; written with the characters р, а (a), х, у (U), н, о (o), к, з (z), а (a), е, л, е…
How is “рахунок за електрику” (rakhunok za elektryku) written in Latin letters?
rakhunok za elektryku. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Elektryka is shorter than the English noun and a she-word at that. The bill arrives separately, and the phrase for it stays two words long. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.