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Free Beginner Materials
Слава Україні!
The Alphabet
Read about the alphabet here!
Alphabet flash cards - Memrise.
Printable alphabet poster - full-sized version here (paid version).
Fun video on Youtube!
Further explanation and practice here.
Alphabet flash cards - Quizlet.
Quiz on EdPuzzle.
Flash card quiz on Quizlet.
Free textbook about the alphabet.
Learn to read Ukrainian letters in this video
Bonus: Printable cursive and print worksheets!
The cursive worksheets are individual, but the print letters are under the file "літери" for "letters!"
Not free, but this handwriting practice book comes with audio and is very professional (Amazon link)
Family Members and Pronouns
Free online textbook here; Lesson One (Урок Один)
Pronoun flash cards on Quizlet (Matching game)
Learn how to say hello and goodbye along with personal pronouns in this podcast episode
Bonus: This episode of the podcast comes with a free printable worksheet available on the linked site!
Essential family member flash cards on Memrise
Word search puzzle with family and people vocabulary available here
Listening quiz on family members here
Learn words for family members in Ukrainian and say "I have" in this podcast
Try out these two dialogues to practice your speaking skills!
Learn how to introduce your family members in Ukrainian as well as possessive pronouns in this podcast episode
Link to the textbook exercise on family members, plurals, and masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns.
Vocabulary booster! This podcast episode contains all the family members you could ever ask for
Bonus: Are you meeting Ukrainian parents for the first time? Get prepared here
Numbers 1-20
Learn to count to 20 in Ukrainian and pronounce the vowel и here
Here is a great Youtube video!
This texbook exercise begins to introduce numbers 1-10 and builds on the previous module.
This textbook module covers numbers 11-20 and introduces countries and nationalities.
Flash cards on Quizlet (Matching game)
Quizlet test on numbers 1-20
These two flashcard sets will teach you how to pronounce numbers 1-20.
This website has a fun tool that lets you put in a number and see how it is written in Ukrainian! Can you guess how the number will be written out before you hit "submit" yet?
Numbers 21-1000
Numbers 20-100, plus important questions like, "How much does it cost?" in this podcast
Learn to pronounce numbers 21-1000 and beyond with these two flashcard sets! (Starts at 10)
Learn numbers 100-1000 and how to say your phone number in this podcast
Ready to watch another Youtube video? :)
Learn to talk in the dative case by learning how to say your age in this textbook lesson! (Introduces numbers above 20.)
This textbook lesson also deals with large numbers and talks about how to give a phone number in Ukrainian.
In this unit of the textbook, you will learn ordinal numbers and how to tell time!
This website will quiz you on what you've learned so far!
You can review what you've learned about numbers here!
Food and Drink
Flash card madness! Essential vocabulary flash cards on Memrise: 1 2 3 4 5
Vocabulary booster! Food and drink podcast here
Cultural cuisine - 10 must-try foods in this podcast
Here is a fun quiz you can take to test your vocabulary!
This fun video game has you destroy asteroids while you study the names of foods!
Can you solve this ultimate word search puzzle?
Discover a family business in this video
This short documentary about the spread of Ukrainian cuisine might interest you!
It's largely in Ukrainian, but try to listen and see what you can pick up. The subtitles can be changed from Ukrainian to English in the video settings if you want!
This chapter of the textbook covers food and drink vocabulary, as well as the accusative and genitive cases, adverbs, and adjectives. Whew! That's a lot!
At the Coffee Shop/Restaurant
Learn useful phrases to practice one of the most common conversations here
This podcast goes into further detail and gives you insight into gender in Ukrainian as well as Ukrainian coffee culture!
Learn about the instrumental case and perfective and imperfective verbs in this chapter of the textbook
Additional Resources
Language Learning
Study Ukrainian on Duolingo!
Take online classes at Ukrainian Catholic University (note that this is not free)
Study with a teacher on iTalki (this is also a paid resource)
Speak Ukrainian website by the Ukrainian government
Uaru Online has developed a free Ukrainian course for beginners
Ling Learn Languages is another free language learning platform!
Pimsleur is offering their famous language learning method for free until the start of 2023!
Language Materials
Hosting refugees? Check out this free phrasebook! (Amazon link)
Get started with the 100 most common words in Ukrainian!
Ultimate list of Ukrainian vocab flash cards by Megamind
Drill Ukrainian sentences with this Anki flashcard set!
What are the best textbooks? I recommend this one and this one.
For a more in-depth approach to grammar, try here!
This folder contains worksheets you might find useful!
You can find printable flash cards on many different topics here
Looking for the periodic table of elements in Ukrainian? Look no further!
Feeling a bit more confident? This book is for more intermediate and advanced speakers. (Amazon link)
Is this the most useful channel on Youtube? If you are learning Ukrainian, it is! Highlight video: cases!
Culture
Wondering how Ukrainian differs from Russian, especially in light of the war?
Free Udemy course on Ukrainian history, culture, and identity
Site developer's Ukrainian playlist on Spotify
Eleven Ukrainian books available with an English translation!
Or, if you prefer to listen, this Youtube channel has many audiobooks available in Ukrainian!
Would you like access to hundreds of books in Ukrainian? Check here!
The Harry Potter books are available free from Pottermore!
Not enough? Read and listen to dozens of traditional fairy tales here! (Site is in Ukrainian)
Connect
Join the Ukrainian Learners' Discord!
Ukrainian Learners Group on Facebook
From Reddit: r/Ukrainian and r/UkrainianConflict