Lingoflyрозуміти на слух
- розуміти на слухrozumity na slukhto understand by ear
“розуміти на слух” (rozumity na slukh) — to understand by ear in Ukrainian. Phrase, level B1. Word for word "on hearing". The exam section is rozuminnia na slukh — listening comprehension — and the classroom instruction is "Poslukhaite i povtorite": listen and repeat. In a live sentence: “Найважче розуміти на слух” (Naivazhche rozumity na slukh) — I can read, but understanding by ear is harder. Written with the characters р, о (o), з (z), у (U), м, і (i), т, и, н, а (a), с, л…
In short
| Written in Ukrainian | розуміти на слух (rozumity na slukh) |
| Read in Latin letters | rozumity na slukh |
| Translation | to understand by ear |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Word for word "on hearing". The exam section is rozuminnia na slukh — listening comprehension — and the classroom instruction is "Poslukhaite i povtorite": listen and repeat.
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.
- Найважче розуміти на слухNaivazhche rozumity na slukhI can read, but understanding by ear is harder
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 “to understand by ear” in Ukrainian?
«розуміти на слух» (rozumity na slukh), read “rozumity na slukh”. In a live sentence: “Найважче розуміти на слух” (Naivazhche rozumity na slukh) — I can read, but understanding by ear is harder. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters р, о (o), з (z), у (U), м, і (i), т, и, н, а (a), с, л…
How is “розуміти на слух” (rozumity na slukh) written in Latin letters?
rozumity na slukh. 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?
Word for word "on hearing". The exam section is rozuminnia na slukh — listening comprehension — and the classroom instruction is "Poslukhaite i povtorite": listen and repeat. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.