LingoflyTransport in Ukrainian
16 words in Ukrainian on the topic “transport”: автобус (avtobus) — bus, їхати (yikhaty) — to go (by vehicle), вокзал (vokzal) — railway station, поїзд (poizd) — train.
16 words on the topic
- автобусavtobusbusThe international word, stressed in the middle: av-TO-bus. Its relatives tramvai and trolleybus ride the same streets with the same passport.
- їхатиyikhatyto go (by vehicle)For anything on wheels or rails. The present tense opens with the special ii-letter: iidu, iidesh, iide. Walking gets a different verb entirely.
- вокзалvokzalrailway stationThe Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only.
- поїздpoizdtrainThe letter yi is "yee": "poyizd". A folksier word potyah is also heard, but poizd is the standard one for timetables.
- таксіtaksitaxiThe international word again. You can hail it with an app or with one shouted word at the curb — both work equally well.
- метроmetrometroThe word everyone shares. In the Kyiv metro you arrange to meet bilya metro, "by the metro", at the exit — a classic meeting point.
- зупинкаzupynkastop (transport)From zupunytysia, "to stop". The word does all the stopping work a schedule could ask for.
- пасажирpasazhyrpassengerOne s where you might write two. A woman passenger is pasazhyrka — the suffix does the gender, as usual.
- сидінняsydinniaseatTwo i's in a row: sydinnia. From sydity, "to sit" — a seat is a "sitting", which is fair enough.
- порученьporuchenhandrailThe bar you hold: trymatysia za poruchen — "hold onto the handrail", with trymaty, "to hold", doing the holding.
- контролерkontrolerticket inspectorNo special vowel letter here — written plainly, read through the o. The one who checks tickets on board.
- плата за проїздplata za proizdfareThe yi in proizd sounds like "yee". The fare is "payment for the ride" — the phrase builds itself.
- переповненийperepovnenyicrowdedFrom povnyi, "full" — filled right over the top. One n fewer than your fingers expect; trust the spelling.
- вільне місцеvilne mistsefree seatVilne is "free" as in at liberty; "free of charge" is bezkoshtovne. Careful: misto is "a city"; the seat is mistse.
- квитковий автоматkvytkovyi avtomatticket machineGrows out of kvytok, the little paper every ride needs. The machine half is the same avtomat you meet at vending stands everywhere.
- затримкаzatrymkadelayFrom trymaty, "to hold" — a delay is a "holding". No d after the z; the word is shorter than it feels.
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
автобус (avtobus) — bus. The international word, stressed in the middle: av-TO-bus. Its relatives tramvai and trolleybus ride the same streets with the same passport.
їхати (yikhaty) — to go (by vehicle). For anything on wheels or rails. The present tense opens with the special ii-letter: iidu, iidesh, iide. Walking gets a different verb entirely.
вокзал (vokzal) — railway station. The Kyiv one is labeled Zaliznychnyi vokzal — "railway station", from zaliznytsya, "railway". The word vokzal covers train stations only.
поїзд (poizd) — train. The letter yi is "yee": "poyizd". A folksier word potyah is also heard, but poizd is the standard one for timetables.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “bus” in Ukrainian?
The international word, stressed in the middle: av-TO-bus. Its relatives tramvai and trolleybus ride the same streets with the same passport.
- How do you say “passenger” in Ukrainian?
One s where you might write two. A woman passenger is pasazhyrka — the suffix does the gender, as usual.
- How do you say “ticket machine” in Ukrainian?
Grows out of kvytok, the little paper every ride needs. The machine half is the same avtomat you meet at vending stands everywhere.
- How do you say “metro” in Ukrainian?
The word everyone shares. In the Kyiv metro you arrange to meet bilya metro, "by the metro", at the exit — a classic meeting point.
- How do you say “crowded” in Ukrainian?
From povnyi, "full" — filled right over the top. One n fewer than your fingers expect; trust the spelling.
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Bus, metro, taxi, stop, station. These are words you need to recognize in writing — off a departure board and off a sign.
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 “bus” in Ukrainian?
«автобус» (avtobus), read “avtobus”. The international word, stressed in the middle: av-TO-bus. Its relatives tramvai and trolleybus ride the same streets with the same passport. It is one of 16 words in the set “transport” — the rest are in the table above.
How many transport words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 16 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.