I bought this book so that I could improve my Ukrainian in an enjoyable way. I find it quite challenging so am working through it quite slowly. I’m reading each chapter and trying to do the exercises. I haven’t listened much to the recordings yet.

I find the vocabulary lists very useful – and the illustrations. I like the physical feel of the book too. Personally I find it quite challenging, yet the chapters are all nice and short.

I would recommend this book to others. I haven’t read enough of it to be able to comment on the actual story, though so far it seems amusing enough. However, having the vocabulary lists at the end of the short chapters is great. I’m not aware of anything similar existing. If another book is written like this I will buy that too!

I will try to finish reading the book this Summer!

Thank you for all the materials you have produced for us to study Ukrainian. My only suggestion for new material is for more grammar exercises!

I really recommend this book to all the people who would like to take Ukrainian language learning to a whole new level.

100/100

I can definitely say that I was pretty impressed by the high quality of the book. It seems like an excellent resource, and the recording is great as well. In fact, I would say it is probably the best Ukrainian learning book I have seen (and I have lots).

I would definitely recommend this book to others. Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone else who is studying Ukrainian, but if I did, I would recommend this book.

Я зараз прочитала першу частину. Читати було не занадто важко, а теж не занадто легко. Читаю на іPad (додатка Good Notes) бо мені так зручніше.

Вправи класні. Мені дуже допомагають. Як на мене, книжка взагалі дуже крута!

Дуже Вам дякую і за подкаст. Ви справжня інспірація для мене. Дякую за все, що Ви робили для мене щоб мені легше спілкуватися з друзями та із сім’єю.

Гарного Вам вечора і СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ!

Just received my copy of “Easy Ukrainian Book” and would thoroughly recommend it for anyone with beginners Ukrainian who wants to improve. Dyakuyu!

Ця книга дуже зручна. Я ще в сторінці 38, бо був на каникулі в Каліфорнії і також бо щойно солоджуюся слухати мову більше ніж читати. Але, знав що мені потрибно побачити нови слова щоб вивчитися ці. 10/10 цього книгу рекомендую. The difficulty is just right for my level of comprehension.

I also bought this book as a means to donate more money to Ukraine. Nonetheless, the book is very helpful for learning sentence structure and syntax of Ukrainian, while at a pace which promotes retention (reading over hearing). Furthermore, I believe the chapter lengths (1-2 pages) is VERY appropriate for someone just learning the language.

I would absolutely recommend this book to others.

I’ve understood what’s so special about this book! It is full of idioms of how to speak in everyday life. This way I will understand conversations much better. Thank you again for your precious work!

I want to learn Ukrainian in a more conversational way (I can read much better than I can write!). I am in the process of working through reading and listening, and the exercises. I am finding it challenging for sure, but rewarding! The ability to listen is very helpful, my spelling is poor because some of the sounds sound the same to me, so it is helpful to listen as I read. I think it’s great! The idioms are amazing.

I have bought the electronic version of the book suitable for an electronic bookreader to practise reading skills in the Ukrainian language and learn new vocabulary and grammar. I listen to one audio file to the book several times, guessing the meaning of unknown vocabulary. Then I open the book and read the text and study the vocabulary in the list to the chapter. It is the captivating plot that motivates me to read the story, as well as the vocabulary lists to the respective chapters and the audio files that I find very useful. I can remember the modern and useful vocabulary more easily when it appears in the context of the story in the book. I find the plot and style of the book original and intriguing. Being a language teacher myself, I strongly believe that reading a book develops our vocabulary and not only this aspect of the language knowledge.

Бажаю подальших успіхів!

I stumbled across your Ukrainian podcasts on Spotify and the app Mondly. I especially enjoyed the podcasts, with your relaxed and upbeat explanation of simple sayings in Ukrainian.

When the book arrived I immediately started reading it. After all the hours I spent on learning words and listening to podcasts I had the feeling I would easily pick that up. But no. Reading a ‘real’ book is indeed something completely different than translating simple sentences and words. Once I got the book and lost an illusion that I would be able to read it, I pushed through with AnkiDroid to expand my vocabulary first, so I don’t need to lookup every word. The book is ‘paused’ through the week, but I spend 1-2 hours in the weekends on it, to not forget about the adventure.

I have mainly read the book, but a few weeks ago I have also listened to the audio files up until where I am in the book right now. Exercises I have tried, but because of my limited knowledge, understanding the exercises takes a lot of time. Some English hints would help.

The enormous number of new words and expressions — this is way more than AnkiDroid, Mondly and DuoLingo combined. I am accepting that I cannot remember all the words, but trust that they will sink in when I get in contact with them often enough.

I bought the Easy Ukrainian book before Christmas. So far I have only made it through the first chapter. I am enjoying the book but finding it difficult, definitely above my level, but that is also what I wanted and expected. I read the first chapter again later and it was (slightly) easier the second time through. No regrets about buying the book – but it will keep me busy for a long time at this rate. Still, my Ukranian keeps getting better, so I hope I will be able to read later chapters more easily as I progress. I like the vocabulary at the end of each chapter, and it covers most of the words I don’t know. I haven’t used the soundtrack yet, but plan on doing so. If someone wrote a slightly easier book like this in Ukrainian, I would buy it.

I’ve been learning Ukrainian for 11 months now and it’s been a blast. As a baby learner, I was first really excited about this new language and the new communication skills I would get (especially important for the war context), and I was also feeling a bit naive about the complexity of this language. Then, a lot of waves of demotivation kicked in, and it frequently felt like I was rolling back to the starting point over and over again. It didn’t matter how many resources I could get; it seemed like non of them was good enough. Thankfully, I started having some private lessons and my teacher strongly advised the Ukrainian Lessons Podcast. Man, what a boost of knowledge and motivation it gave me. Progressed happened, and one day I came across this intriguing book that everyone was talking so well about. What was it that made “Як Іноземці Козака Рятували” so popular among learners? After purchasing it, I finally got it: outstanding isn’t enough to describe the quality of this incredible learning tool. You get to dive in a rather intriguing story line, and at the same time you keep on learning AND ASSIMILATING an incredibly good about of vocabulary. And I’ve only read six chapters. It is that good!