Ukrainian Adjectives
Welcome to the second Ukrainian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Ukrainian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black  чорний [chorniy] | grey сірий [sіriy] | white білий [bіliy] | blue синій [sinіy] |
green зелений [zyelyeniy] | yellow жовтий [ʐovtiy] | red червоний [chyervoniy] | brown коричневий [korichnyeviy] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Ukrainian + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | мій будинок білий [mіy boodinok bіliy] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | ваша країна велика [vasha krayina vyelika] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | нові книги дорогі [novі knigui doroguі] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | ми щасливі тут [mi shtaslivі toot] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | вона має троє маленьких собак [vona maye troye malyenʲkikh sobak] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | ця мова дуже легка [tzya mova dooʐye lyeguka] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | я маю невеликий зелений будинок [ya mayo nyevyelikiy zyelyeniy boodinok] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold холодний [kholodniy] | hot гарячий [guaryachiy] | cloudy хмарний [khmarniy] | rainy дощовий [doshtoviy] |
snowy сніжний [snіʐniy] | sunny сонячний [sonyachniy] | windy вітряний [vіtryaniy] | warm теплий [tyepliy] |
Conversation in Ukrainian
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Ukrainian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | привіт! | [privіt!] |
| how are you? | як справи? | [yak spravi?] |
| I'm good, thank you | у мене все гаразд, дякую! | [oo myenye vsye guarazd, dyakooyo!] |
| and you? | а ви? | [a vi?] |
| what is your name? | як вас звати? | [yak vas zvati?] |
| my name is Maya | мене звуть майя | [myenye zvootʲ mayya] |
| nice to meet you | приємно познайомитись! | [priyemno poznayomitisʲ!] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Ukrainian. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Ukrainian Nouns |
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