LingoflyBuildings and premises in Ukrainian
13 words in Ukrainian on the topic “buildings and premises”: вокзал (vokzal) — railway station, крамниця (kramnytsia) — shop, аптека (apteka) — pharmacy, автовокзал (avtovokzal) — bus station.
13 words on the topic
- вокзалvokzalrailway stationThe Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only.
- крамницяkramnytsiashopUkrainian's own word for a shop, from kram, "goods". The borrowed mahazyn is equally common — two doors, same shop.
- аптекаaptekapharmacyThe green cross on the sign is the same worldwide. The after-hours one is cherhova apteka — "duty pharmacy", posted on every other door.
- автовокзалavtovokzalbus 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.
- пристаньprystanpierWhere 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 пунктobminnyi punktexchange 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.
- зоопаркzooparkzooZoo plus park, the same two pieces English joins in "zoo park", short for "zoological park". You can read the whole word off its parts.
- циркtsyrkcircusSame 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 частинаpozhezhna chastynafire 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.
- автомийкаavtomyikacar 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 агенціяturystychna ahentsiiatravel agencyRecognizable on sight: ahentsiia is the borrowed "agency", taken in its Latin shape. A tour agent stays ahent in speech; the two-word phrase names the office.
- головна вулицяholovna vulytsiamain streetFrom holova, "head" — the head street, the one that leads the city. The same metaphor English uses in "the head of the road".
- квиткова касаkvytkova kasaticket officeA ticket is kvytok, so this is the "ticket till". Kasa is the same international word as "cash desk"; it is also the checkout in a store.
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
вокзал (vokzal) — railway station. The Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only.
крамниця (kramnytsia) — shop. Ukrainian's own word for a shop, from kram, "goods". The borrowed mahazyn is equally common — two doors, same shop.
аптека (apteka) — 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 (avtovokzal) — 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.
- Study spread over days wins 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» (vokzal), read “vokzal”. 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?
The whole set on this page is 13 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.