Do I look like a Ukrainian? Well, maybe not. BUT thanks to 5 Minute Ukrainian, (5MU), and Ukrainian Phrasebook for Helping Refugees, I can speak Ukrainian. What I like is the combination of both teaching tools. Consider this: sometimes the lessons of 5MU Ukrainian are helpful and sometimes the lessons do not cover what I want to learn. The Ukrainian Phrasebook for Helping Refugees has some good phrases but not organized into useful lessons. SOLUTION: do both! Every few lessons in 5MU I will find some phrases that I wish to review. I will then add some useful phrases from Ukrainian Phrasebook for Helping Refugees and arrange them to make my own conversation. Making my own dialogue makes it fun, keeps it fresh, and creates something personal. Using both sources has helped me learn Ukrainian. My next step is to find a 5 minute lesson to look like a Ukrainian! Best wishes with your Ukrainian journey!

I really love all resources offered by Анна Огойко and her team!
The lessons, podcasts, blog posts, and now the new phrasebook are all excellent educational materials to learn not only Ukrainian but also the country’s interesting culture and customs. You can tell that the resources are created with passion and a sincere love of language. They are also very aesthetically pleasing and I am sure that a great effort is made that every little detail is perfect! I particularly like the podcast series (both the 5-minute Ukrainian and longer podcasts) as I like to learn full sentences and phrases while walking, cooking, or before going to sleep. My passion is learning languages and I have seen a lot of resources out there, but I have to say that Аnna’s work is one of the best 🙂

Keep up the hard work!
Sending you lots of love!

I have used the author’s dictionary that includes phrases in the past and recently purchased the Five Minute Premium Package. Super! As an older learner who as part of an academic career, learned languages for translating texts, I think that Ukrainian may be the only language that I may be able to orally communicate. This program is ideal for me as it is only 5 minutes and I already know Ukrainian grammar and can translate a little but it reviews vocabulary and basic grammar. Perfect for many learners and quite inexpensive. I find the written texts provided crucial for visual learners.

I stumbled across your sight while looking for Ukrainian music. That was the best 5 minutes of language training I’ve received. I listened to FM-60, 10 ways to say good-bye. The explanations were really helpful and I liked the repetition. I have what I call kitchen table Ukrainian and it’s old. My dad, who immigrated to Canada in 1921, passed away in 1981 and I haven’t spoken a lot since then. It was good to hear what is current and to expand my vocabulary. I’ll be back.

I want to learn Ukrainian because my father’s parents came to Canada from Ukraine in the early 1900s. I’ve always loved my Ukrainian family and culture. Unfortunately, after my grandparents died, my father and his siblings stopped speaking their language. Over the years I’ve tried to learn Ukrainian online and in local classes, but have never achieved more than just a few words.

This year I decided to try learning Ukrainian again. I started listening to the 5 Minute Podcast and printed the PDF lesson notes. After the first three lessons, I was so pleased with my progress that I decided to subscribe to the premium membership.

The lessons are well organized, easy to understand, and easy to fit into my schedule. At the beginner level, I’m steadily learning new vocabulary, and am understanding more and more of the Ukrainian movies and TV shows I watch online. The Ukrainian Lessons blog also offers interesting posts on a wide variety of subjects. Thank you Anna for a great learning experience.

I highly recommend the podcast, the website, and the premium membership.

I think you are doing an amazing job, Anna. I really appreciate the work you put into this and I hope that it is worthwhile to you!

The main reason I decided to subscribe was for the PDF notes. Being able to see the words in print really helps me to learn, I think. Still, I have to listen to each episode several times in order to learn anything and I’m only at lesson п’ять!

I get frustrated at times because I cannot remember simple things from the first two lessons very easily. It still takes me a second to say ‘Tak’ when you ask if we are ready. I hope that as time goes on these words will come easier.

I can’t think of anything I don’t like about the podcast. Your voice is very nice to listen to and your English is exceptional. You are clear in your pronunciation, though I still have trouble with this word, even after listening to Episode four five times – Зві́дки.

I also cannot understand how to say зу́стрічі and stick with До поба́чення. 🙂 None of that is your fault, though, and I don’t think there is anything that can be done about it. It’s a ‘me’ problem.

I feel a little uncomfortable adding a photo, but that’s another ‘me’ problem I’m trying to overcome. I’m just shy and private.)) That was near the top of a mountain in the province of BC near the town of Osoyoos. Pronounced Oh-soy-yooos. It’s phonetically correct, I think. This was taken in May as I drove to Vancouver for a little vacation.

Мені дуже подобається преміальне членство. Я б хотів, щоб я мав більше часу вчитися. Зауважую, дуже корисні. Зараз я також навчусь писати. Після закінчення Дуолінго уроки української мови ідеально продовжують мову.

I started to learn Ukrainian using DuoLingo and some YouTubbers. Having Slovenian as mother tongue I had some advantages, so I learnt the basics very quickly (more effort for the cirillic alphabet). I like the language so I wanted to go deeper. When I found Ukrainian Lessons I immediatly liked it. It is a great tool to improve further. With the premium membership I can combine listening, writing and reading in a very effective way.

I am so happy to have stumbled upon this site/podcast! I think inaccessibility is a big issue for many language learners especially something as niche as Ukrainian and it is wonderful that Ukrainian Lessons Podcast is working to address that inaccessibility by providing the free podcast & an abundance of resources to further our language and cultural learning. I am more of a visual learner so I have more of a challenging time learning solely by audio but I was more than happy to invest in the PDF worksheets which are far cheaper than what I pay for textbooks to learn languages at University. I chose to learn Ukrainian to refresh what I learned as a child and further connect with my Ukrainian heritage and I’d gladly recommend this resource to anyone interested in learning this language.

I thoroughly enjoy the Ukrainian Podcasts and listen to them every day while working outside on our farm. I have just downloaded the premium flash cards to help with my understanding of the language. Anna’s sense of humor and her love of her culture comes through in the podcasts, and makes the learning experience fun. Even though I don’t usually eat beets I am now eager to try the red borscht!
I chose the premium subscription partly for the materials but to thank Anna and her team for all of the effort that goes into producing the free podcasts. In the USA we support independent public radio and television broadcasting with an annual voluntary support payment. I think the podcasts need to be recognized for their worth by paying for them. People who can afford to pay should support the podcasts by purchasing the premium subscription.
Дякую за всю вашу нелегку працю!

As I delved into Ukraine and her cultural traditions and history I wanted to learn that beautiful language of course. By chance I found ULP via pinterest and was impressed by the podcast episodes and how its built up lesson by lesson. It’s a convenient way to learn a foreign language step by step and adding new vocabulary with each lesson. On my first visit to Kyiv I felt confident on my already obtained basic skills in Ukrainian and was even slightly complimented for in a souvenir shop. A good deal I owe huge credit to ukrainianlessons.com and of course to Anna. She takes you into this language gradually enhancing new words and grammar. I also appreciate the cultural section at the end of each episode which grants insight in customs or everyday issues in Ukraine. I like this style of teaching because it does not overwhelm you in mere vocab and grammar tables but practical situations. The lesson notes are also clear and understandable. So that’s why you are always able to track the episodes

After returning I resolved to increase my skills in українська мова for my next trip to Kyiv.

Your premium membership helps me to study Ukrainian language myself at home. I’ve just started but as far as I can see, your system works!
One or two more bonus exercises for each lesson would be a great addition 🙂

Подкаст відмінний!

I have been studying Ukrainian with the podcast and already can communicate with my Ukrainian friends. It’s an effective way to learn the українська мова.

Дякую Анна!

Слава Україні!

As a fluent speaker of both English and Latvian, the Ukrainian language comes naturally to me. Anna Ohoiko, however, has put so much dedication into this ongoing program that I cannot recommend it enough! Never compelling you to buy her premium membership, she SHOWS you exactly why it truly is worth the money. One cannot learn from hearing a language alone, and the written supplements make solidifying essential words both convenient and worthwhile. Латвия з вами – latvieši ar Jums!

I experience Ukrainian Lessons not only as a unique way to learn the language at an affordable cost by also as a warm invitation to love the language and the culture of Ukraine. I hope that ULP will continue and look forward to listening again to Anna. The sooner the better.

Being of Ukrainian ancestry and only having a basic knowledge of the wonderful Ukrainian language is, to be honest, embarrassing.

I studied on Duolingo and that site deserves credit for being a useful introduction to Ukrainian but other courses or study guides are required to get to a higher level.

I currently study Ukrainian at a class at one of the local churches and I subscribed to Anna’s course as well. I find that the material I learn in Anna’s course tends to “stick” for some reason, be it the Anki study cards or the organization of her podcasts and supplemental notes. I get the feeling that the course has a structure to it that builds well.

On a personal note, those of us whose ancestors came to North America one hundred years ago have been blessed and Ukrainians have done well in North America. Ukraine is finally emerging and although not a large financial expenditure, becoming a premium member helps Anna and correspondingly the Ukrainian economy.

Дуже, Дуже Дякую, Тарас

Hello Anna! I am a Jamaican currently living in Florida, USA, and I met my wife, who is from Rivne.

The main reason I subscribe to your Premium membership is to receive the lesson notes with the full translation into English of the dialogs and texts. This is absolutely essential for me to be able to learn the language properly. When I listen to the dialogs and narrations, I read along with the English translation. I listen again, reading along in Ukrainian, then listen without reading to see how much I understand. I do this even before I get into your explanations in the lessons. Now that I am a few lessons into season three, I try to read the Ukrainian texts before I listen to the episode.

The main things I like about the podcast are the dialogues. I get to learn the language in context, rather than just learning words and phrases, as other language resources tend to do. I also love the fact that you use multiple persons throughout your lessons. Hearing different native speakers makes the lessons that much more interesting and helps to train my ears to become accustomed to the language. I cannot begin to tell you just how beneficial this has been to me when I interact with people here in the cafes, marketplaces, shops, and stores. Ooh, the smiles I get when I say a few words or phrases in your native language. People are just so pleasantly surprised.

Thank you so very much for all the work you and your team have done in creating and making these lessons available. Your podcast is by far the best resource I have found for learning Ukrainian. The Premium membership is indeed a worthwhile investment.

I absolutely love Ukrainianlessons.com. I studied French at school, can read Spanish, used to know a bit of German, Swedish and Portuguese, but am a real world failure in all of them.

As part of my learning I go to a lot of different sites but the enthusiasm of the ladies here cannot be duplicated. I have not yet “met” Anna as she is on leave but must give a shout to her partner/administrator/assistant/whatever Milana, who is the most dedicated and patient language teacher I have ever encountered. If the teachers are not in love with the language, what will motivate their students?

The PDFs and Anki cards that come with the podcasts are extremely helpful. I think having the podcasts available in video format would be fantastic because it’s hard to visualize words when you just have the audio and are working out or otherwise without access to the PDFs.

Anyone learning this wonderful language should definitely visit Ukrainianlessons.com.

Anna is an excellent teacher and this is easily the best language podcast available in any language. At first I was very frustrated looking for Ukrainian texts – most stores in the SF Bay Area have extensive Russian language reference works but rarely carry anything in Ukrainian other than the Lonely Planet guide. I now have a three-pronged approach to learning Ukrainian – Anna’s podcast, Duolingo daily drill, and conversation with my friend Anastasia from Kiev. Hopefully by the time I visit this year I will be able to speak and understand the basics. Happy New Year!

I think the Ukrainian language is the most beautiful of all the Slavic languages due to its musicality and rhythm… I feel lucky to came across Anna’s way of teaching it!, it is friendly and very well focused in securing the steps one by one as I am progressing through the entire course. And the best part is that it doesn’t stop at the basics… It keeps on and on, it gets gradually more difficult as you go… Lovely!

I would recommend everyone to subscribe to the premium membership, it justifies its value 100%… better when you leave your українські friends amazed by your progress in their beautiful language.

If I have to give a constructive suggestion will be: more exercises, more practice, more homework, more lessons. and Hopefully Anna one day will recreate this course for Spanish native speakers that want to learn Ukrainian… Well, why?… because I am Peruvian … you figured it out!

The audio-only lessons seemed fine to start but as I learned more the greater was the need to write things down. As I did I was often unsure of the spellings. Having the written notes allows me to verify and correct. In conjugations, I like seeing the series written out for me. The summary tables, fill-in-the blank exercises and extra practice promote a more thorough learning.

I don’t have suggestions on things to improve. For my needs what you have provided is quite good and provides excellent value.

I am the son of Diasporan parents, am 64 years old, and pretty much haven’t spoken Ukrainian since starting university. So, I’ve forgotten more Ukrainian than I know but am catching up fast. I’m thrilled to be learning Ukrainian again. Thanks for the assist.

I am just thrilled to have come across a language program that is so relatable and user friendly! My husband is originally from Ukraine and I want to learn the language. I decided to listen to one or two podcasts for interest’s sake, but when Anna speaks on podcasts, it’s as if she’s there in person to teach you. I printed off the free lesson notes, and before long decided to purchase all the available seasons! This is such a great tool to have a scheduled learning of the Ukrainian language! It will help to make your dreams reality!

I met my Ukrainian girlfriend in April 2020, right before the pandemic really hit. After 1.5 years, we were finally able to meet, and now she’s been living with me since October. Last year, she and her mother and cat also temporarily lived with me for a few months after the invasion. She’s the reason I started learning Ukrainian I have a textbook with grammar et cetera and use some apps for vocabulary, but I found your podcast to be very useful for learning how to speak, that’s why I also bought your Premium membership for the first season. The materials are all well put together!

I am really enjoying the premium membership. I just started learning Ukrainian in December 2020 as I have a family heritage. I started using Duolingo and then progressed to listening to the Ukrainian Lessons podcasts. And I started to print out and review the lesson notes. I found these sessions to be so helpful and very practical – the way people actually speak to each other. I decided to invest in the premium membership. I did have some challenges with installing the Anki app at first, but once this was sorted out, I’ve found the flashcards to be very helpful as are the lesson notes. I also take weekly lessons on iTalki and so I’m using 3 different methods of learning – Premium membership in Ukrainian Lessons, Duolingo and iTalki lessons. Each is really good in different ways and they all compliment each other. I find the Ukrainian Lessons premium membership to be worth the investment and not overly pricey. I like the fact that I can purchase a specific number of lessons at a time and I don’t have to commit to ongoing payments if I don’t choose. Although I am quite certain I will continue to use this excellent service!

I have tried other methods and find Ukrainian Lessons the best for me. I really like the way they are presented and the easy to follow format. I will be traveling to Ukraine soon for work and wanted to be able to speak to my Ukrainian counterparts in their native language as much as possible. I never thought learning languages could be so much fun! Well done and thank you for a great product!

What I like about ukrainian lessons premium membership, is having the lesson notes to follow along with the audio recordings, and also the bonus exercises. The flashcards are also a huge help!
What I don’t like(would like to see), would be more lessons geared towards a family situation such as: getting kids ready for school, ready for bed.

I decided to get the premium version of your wonderful Ukrainian Lessons podcast and I am now done with all 40 podcasts of the first series. I want to thank you for this fantastic source for learning Ukrainian. I enjoy the podcasts a lot. I think the length of them with about 20 minutes is just right. The content is really engaging. Your explanations about grammar or other things are always clear and easy to understand. It is a real joy to listen to them. Also, the premium materials, in particular the lesson notes, extra exercises and lists of vocabulary are excellent. I printed them and got them bound in a copy shop, so I have my own “book” with all the explanations always at hand. I also really enjoy that you include in all your podcast a short section about the country and the culture. Even so it is sometimes bittersweet to listen to these parts now, knowing what is going in your country.

I am really looking forward to listing to the second series of the podcast. I think another reason why your podcasts stand out is because you recorded five series. There is, in particular at the moment, a lot of material available for beginning to learn Ukrainian, but there is not much material for continuing to a higher level. I have lessons via Zoom with a teacher who is still in Kyiv. They are great, but I really enjoy that I can work in parallel with your podcasts and the additional material.

Anna’s podcast series Ukrainianlessons.com is fabulous. It’s incredibly well thought out and interesting to use. It’s head and shoulders above any other Ukrainian-language learning resource that I have come across, printed or on line. Anna’s approach is warm and encouraging, yet also challenging. Her explanations are clear and her love of her language and country, and her passion for teaching, shine through. Where the series really wins, for me, is through our progressively hearing, and being able to understand, more and more of the spoken language. I have also benefited greatly by having the transcripts and exercises and flashcards available through the premium materials. The whole package is an extremely rich language-learning resource. Thank you, Anna.

Дуже трудно вчитися нові мови, але з подкастом Анни й її «premium package» (не знаю слів тут) це багато легше. Маю родина в Україні й мені був багато років без успіху пробування не тільки чітати але розуміти розмовну українську мову також. Тепер, все супер. «Kласно,» не правда? Дуже дуже дякую Анно!!

Dear Anna, I wanted to write to say how helpful your podcasts are! Season 3 is at the perfect level of Ukrainian for me (I’d previously finished the first book of Yabluko), and both the audio part and the notes are just great. And while I use the current season, I go back and review previous seasons.

I’m a teacher myself (choir director with mainly boys, girls and teens, actually), so I can say that your method is very good for teaching  – give an idea, then use it in the course of the lesson. Then repeat later. I particularly like the “phrase of the day”.

I’m so happy that I’ve signed up for your premium membership – it’s very useful.

Life is always an adventure! I grew up in the U.S., speaking Ukrainian at home and our Ukrainian Orthodox Church. I even attended Школа Українознавства for 8 years. To be honest, I didn’t always appreciate sitting there while the other kids were out playing. When we visited Ukraine many many years ago I realized what a great heritage I had. In memory of this heritage we named our son Taras.

I live in Germany now and when my parents passed away I no longer really had the opportunity to hear or speak Ukrainian. Thanks to the internet I came across Anna’s website and podcast and I love it!

Anna herself is so charming and engaging and her lessons are a delightful incentive to revive dormant vocabulary and traditions. I am beginning to think it would be a good idea to visit Ukraine again. Being a language teacher myself I don’t claim to be an expert, but perhaps a pretty good judge of what and how Anna puts across her endeavors.

Dedicated to the last syllable, motivating and it’s always a pleasure to listen to her charming голосочок. Анна фантастична and for anyone seriously interested in learning Ukrainian, her podcast is the place to be. For anyone without any previous knowledge her Premium Membership is a valuable addition. Go for it and remember, practice makes perfect. Гарного дня, всього найкращого!

The Premium Membership at Ukrainian Lessons is soooooo worth it. I bought it for several seasons since I started learning Ukrainian a few years ago. The material is excellent! 

I am very happy I found this wonderful possibility with Anna to continue learning Ukrainian on an advanced level. I find the podcasts and texts very well done. I only regret not to find more time to dedicate to using this excellent possibility.

I love learning language, and Anna’s teaching is simply the best! It took finding myself tongue-tied speaking to Ukrainians in Ukraine today to nudge me toward studying my first language. You can find it all here in a most palatable and well-prepared mix — grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, language functions — all served up engagingly with a serving of cultural knowledge topping it up like a spoonful of сметана! It doesn’t get any better than this!

The premium materials not only help a student get more serious, but cover reading and writing well.

Дякую Анно за всі фантастичні кроки!

Дякую за якісні та дуже корисні матеріали подкасту!

Я люблю українську мову.
Українська мова як музика, і буде моєю третьою мовою.
Моя рідна мова – англійська, я з Австралії.
Подкаст Анни має чудові пояснення.

I am 100+ days into learning Ukrainian using another service, but I found them to be relatively light on explaining principles, so I looked for more and found Anna’s service. I signed up, tried it, then loved it and paid for the Premium service. When I got the materials, I was very impressed by the huge amount of detail-oriented effort that must have gone into this, wow.

Anna is an amazing teacher and I’m growing by leaps and bounds in my understanding and ability to speak. The lessons are so well done. It’s so obvious that she is indeed a trained teacher who knows how to convey information so that it is retained well. I 100% recommend this course to anyone who wants to become proficient in Ukrainian. It’s the best program out there!

A big big THANK YOU from Australia! I have purchased the premium membership and have been enjoying your content immensely.

I’ve started to learn your language to show support for my wonderful Ukrainian friend and for your beautiful country with everything that is going on right now. I believe that even as we feel small and weak in the shadows of the looming evil people in this world, we can give strength and power and purpose to the Ukrainian people and culture by keeping the language alive and by spreading the stories of your courage and resilience in your native tongue.

I only knew a few Ukrainian words when I started out. Before purchasing your 1000 Most useful Ukrainian words book, I had completed the Ukrainian language course on Duolingo. I bought your book to supplement the course. I use the flash cards and find they are very helpful. Having a picture along with the words is a good memory aid. I haven’t gone through all of the flash cards yet but I will continue working at it. I would definitely recommend your book to others. It has helped to improve my Ukrainian. I also listen to your podcasts which is another helpful resource.

Anna, I just wanted to thank you for your amazing book, I got through every word and have studied your book very carefully and now starting to listen to your podcasts) thank you very much, really. As soon as I get free time, I go onto your website and check every resource there! Thank you very much!!

After 77 days of learning using anki I’ve finished learning all 1000 words you’ve prepared. Since I’m Polish, a lot of the words were really similar, but even knowing which words are the same was really helpful. The same can be said about Ukrainian lessons podcast.
Thanks to your materials, I was able to communicate with my girlfriend’s family after they escaped war. I’ll never forget when my gf’s 4 old nephew showed me his рюкзак, ручку й олівсі – all words that I had learned a couple days before.
You’ve enabled those little happy moments, thank you for that.

When I purchased the book “1000 Ukrainian words”, I was at good beginner level. I have spent time living in a Ukrainian village with people who don’t speak English, so I could manage ok, but my vocabulary was maybe 130+ words. I need to improve my vocabulary for my next visit!

I use the flashcards most days. I find the flashcards one of the most useful ways to learn the language, because it’s repeating and reinforcing. I also like the way you include the words in sentences. It’s helping me learn the past tense, too. The pictures help learning, as well (association).
I will use the book at a later stage.

I would recommend this book to others, as it was not expensive and I feel that it’s a good way to concentrate on the most useful words. Sometimes it’s hard to find time for learning, but these flashcards are easy to fit into my day. I like the way they are structured.

So I’m really happy with this book and programme. Thank you!

My level is beginner.

The flashcards are very helpful and enjoyable for the beginner or advance students,
and you need to use it continuously without a break. If you give it a break, then you need to restart again 🙂
what can I say ..if you want to visit Ukraine some day in the future,
you can already start to learn this charming language,

дякую Анна

I have used the flashcards, and they are quite useful. The PDF, as it is in alphabetical order, is somewhat useful as a dictionary; but it would be more useful to me in a spreadsheet (such as in Excel), so that I could organise the words into groups (such as work-related words, numbers, family-related words, etc.) for studying purposes, and so that I could maybe add a column or two so that I could take my own notes about each word. I would definitely recommend the flashcards to others, since they include pronunciations as well as contextual examples of how to use the words.  The PDF I might recommend as a beginner’s dictionary.

I use the book to simply practice and improve my memory of Cyrillic and key words. I really like flashcards, they are helpful and a good visual memory aid.

I definitely recommend this book to others. It is easy to follow, as long as you understand the Cyrillic alphabet.

I was and am a complete beginner. I use the AnkiDroid flashcards every day, going very slowly. They’ve helped me learn vocabulary better than any other source. Hearing the words read in your voice (over and over and over) has really helped with memorization in a way that just reading or hearing a computer-generated voice read them has not. I’d recommend it for that reason. I also like that you did not include transliteration on the flashcards. I find this distracting and it hinders my learning, and it can be challenging to find beginner/vocab sources that don’t have the words in Latin letters right next to the Cyrillic.

This product is fantastic. I have looked at others in the market and even I can tell that there are errors, mixture of russian and Ukrainian, etc.

So chydovo!

1000 most important Ukrainian words helped me start talking in Ukrainian! I had some vocabulary I was learning with my online instructor but I was missing some key practical words to piece my sentences together. I only used the flashcards. Once I downloaded the Anki app, I did not go back to look at the tables in the book at all. The flash card method is definitely the most useful. I go through it a few times a week on my lunch break. I still have a couple hundred more words.

This is one of the most practical resources when it comes to learning Ukrainian. I have put in a lot and time and effort into other ways of learning the language (passive listening, an online tutor, subscribing to Ukrainian social media accounts and forcing myself to read long captions in Ukrainian), but this was by far the MOST VALUABLE resource and I am slowly piecing together my own sentences! Thank you for all you do at Ukrainian lessons and for this amazing book.

I bought “1000 Ukrainian words” as one of my primary resources at the very beginning of learning Ukrainian. The part I really wanted were Anki flashcards. I love the overall quality of the deck and the selection of vocabulary. It surprised me how learning even a small subset of well-selected words allows constructing useful sentences and start communicating. I really appreciate the work put into it!

Definite wins:

+ great audio recordings
+ highlighting accent with a color (rather than with an accent character)
+ I love the pictures. Особливо: a wealth of cute animals and other positive images 🙂
+ sentences showing usage example are short & easy to understand
+ testing in both directions (Ukrainian to English and English to Ukrainian) definitely has value for me
+ I think it works well to have доконаний вид & недоконаний від on the same card

My level is still probably A1 or A2, but before the book it was pretty much an absolute beginner. I just knew the alphabet. As i’m on the move a lot, I actually think the flashcards have been the most useful thing for me – I don’t really want to sit and learn through a list (although the list is useful as a reference tool), so the Anki flashcards are really helpful, I try and study them everyday when I have some spare time, alongside the FMU podcast flashcards 🙂

I would definitely recommend the book and flashcards to others – for me it’s been a great reference point and with the flashcards, a really simple and effective way of boosting my Ukrainian vocabulary.

It is perfect for my current elementary level. I use the flashcards on a regular basis (approximately 4 times a week) to increase my understanding of new words and cement my understanding and pronunciation of words that I have already learnt. I find that it works well in parallel to the podcast lessons.

Мені подобається 1000 Ukrainian words. If I ever meet a ukrainian person, I will probably switch to back 1000 Ukrainian word flashcards to learn more everyday words. I like Anki a lot. Also, your list has the pronounciation of every words, which helps me to remember them. I remember the sound of подобається easily, but I would have a hard time spelling it without “playing” the sound in my head.

I love the flash cards! I highly recommend them. The pictures that accompany the new vocabulary are also charming and funny.

I’m solely using the flashcards. I find them more useful than the book as the Anki format is designed to help with memorization. The book is a good reference for looking up words, but I wouldn’t be able to study from it unless I used it to make my own cards on paper. The sentences and images on your cards are also very helpful in the memorization process. For words that I struggle to remember, I end up memorizing the sentence instead.  Having the word in the context of a sentence makes it easier to remember.

I would definitely recommend your book and cards to others because most of the language courses I have found online don’t do a good job at building up vocabulary and returning to words from earlier lessons. They throw long sentences in Ukrainian at the learner and I find myself guessing a lot based solely on my ability to identify verbs and adjectives. I feel accomplished when I study other courses, such as clozemaster.com, and am able to understand words because I learned them from your flashcards.

I started to learn Ukrainian with your podcasts in February this year, I am a beginner. I use the book to learn new words and refresh my learning of words from the lessons. I like the flash cards too, they are a great help in pronunciation, and the visual cues help me to memorize the words.

Yes I would strongly recommend the book. The examples of the words in sentences helps with understanding the use of the words in everyday speech. I also copy the text into Google translate if I need help with the pronunciation.

The book is perfect for independent studying, money well spent. And Ukrainian is a language of the future, there will be so much collaboration with Ukraine that this is the language to study now

I’m probably still A1 but hoping to reach B1 by the end of the year. I absolutely love the 1000 Anki deck! I have all your decks plus a Duolingo deck. I’m slowly consolidating them into one personal deck and the cards from the 1000 deck are professional grade! I do add lots of my own cards since some of what I study is the Telegram channels of Zelenskiy and the Ministry of Defense. I would definitely 100% recommend all your materials to anyone!

Thank you so much for the amazing Ukrainian language resources. My Ukrainian level was absolute beginner when I got the book. I didn’t use the book itself very much, but I use the Anki flashcards everyday. I would absolutely recommend these flashcards to others. This is probably the number 1 resource that has helped me learn so much Ukrainian.  Once I started to learn these 1000 words, I started to learn words from other resources much faster.

I keep the book as a PDF on my phone for now, I browse through it daily, while queuing, etc. The most useful thing – is the example sentences – I feel it boosts up my reading skills.

So yes, I recommend this book, it’s concise, it’s a good supplementary to the podcast, and a way to support the podcast.

I didn’t use the book, just the flashcards. The flashcards are very useful, partially because Anki is much more efficient and fun for memorizing than the other apps I used. Also, the flashcards have more useful vocabulary on them than in the other apps I used, which tended to focus mainly on nouns and specific niches, like travel. Thirdly, I like that the flashcards gave some explanation when needed, like why is a шапка different than капелюх.

Anki prioritized words for review well and the flashcards feel like they have a well chosen selection of words.

Я дуже люблю флеш-карти. Я їх вивчаю щодня. Вони дуже корисні.

I was a beginner-level learner. Finding materials in Ukrainian was difficult so I found your podcasts very helpful. I started taking Ukrainian courses and used your flash cards to help build my vocabulary. I’ve learned so much using them and am now at an intermediate level. I speak regularly with my friend in Ukraine and he comments on the difference

I actually have recommended 1000 Most useful Ukrainian words to others and will continue to! Making your own flash cards for Anki takes a lot of time. You’ve done a really good job picking frequently used words which also makes it easier. I can tell you put a lot of effort into making these – having sentences, images, sound recordings, as well as док/недок.

Well organized, lots of good examples! Lots of examples are a must for anybody learning anything. So, yes very helpful for me!

Flashcards are tremendous. Audio pronunciation is a must.

I recommend using book and Flashcards, you can’t get too much of a good thing!

I am a beginning learner of Ukrainian who is taking advantage of considerable similar features of the Ukrainian and Czech wordstock and grammar as well as my previous good knowledge of azbuka. I have been using the 1000 Ukrainian words at Anki app installed at my smartphone. I practise the vocabulary at Anki including pronunciation for a few minutes once a day, and I mainly appreciate examples of the use of Ukrainian vocabulary, shown in sentences. This app also uploads new words for you according to your labelling the word as difficult, easy, etc.

I have also been listening to Anna’s podcasts and I can definitely recommend all the materials for learning Ukrainian. Thank you for them!

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

100/100

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 have only completed the first 5 розділи. Unfortunately life is very busy for me now, but I have been listening to the audio, then reading the words at the same time. And then the next day I will read the text and translate using the vocabulary provided at the end of each розділ. I have also completed the exercises. It was very challenging for me, as I have just completed the Duolingo course, so I have a lot more vocabulary to learn!

The vocabulary at the end of each розділ (and in some of the pictures) was very useful! Especially the idioms! Which do not make sense when translated word-by-word. The audio is great too! As I translate, I can read out the words (in my head or spoken) but it is nice to hear and confirm I am saying the words correctly – I often get the stress in the wrong place 🙂

There is not much to improve – I really love it!  But perhaps one thing that could help is to have a separate sheet of vocabulary that readers can print on paper. I sometimes need to look up part of a sentence in the vocabulary list, and I lose my place in the main text. If the vocabulary was also on a separate document that I could print, that would be cool!

I have already recommended it to some friends who are also learning Ukrainian. Because it is a challenge – some of the words are unfamiliar to those people who have learned Ukrainian through apps like Duolingo, but I have been able to show these friends that the ‘difficult’ words are either shown in pictures or translated in the word list at the end of each section. It is a lot more rewarding than just putting the words into Google Translate 🙂

I am interested in learning Ukrainian, for many years I had this desire, and since last year I had the economical possibilities to sustain such a journey in order to start a more structured as well as guided way. Hence one of the reasons is to have material of good quality to practice with, indeed it is not as easy as in the case of finding materials to study English for instance.

It is a bit challenging because I feel I’m still a pretty beginner, however I try not to feel overwhelmed nor to worry if I still do not understand many words or phrases, I’m confident I’ll make progress and week by week I’ll raise my awareness and capabilities. For me the most useful part is the short list of some words with an English translation as well as some exercises and some of the picture dictionary pages. Yes, I would recommend to anyone interested in learning Ukrainian.

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

I’m learning Ukrainian in an online course here in Finland and the teacher recommended this book. I’m just at the start. I´m reading the stories, learning the vocabulary, listening. I found most useful the variety of the stories and the vocabulary. I would definitely recommend the book, it is very interesting!

I would absolutely recommend this book to others.

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!

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.

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.

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!

I lived in Ukraine for 2 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer and learned Ukrainian. When I returned home, my language skills atrophied. I found Ukrainian Lessons Podcasts and Anna’s private tutoring and am so happy I did. Anna is knowledgeable, encouraging and has the amazing skill of correcting your language without stopping the conversation/scaring you into silence.

The best teacher ever!!!
I have been Anna’s student for 8 months and in that short time I can honestly tell that she is the best teacher. I learnt a great deal from her.
• She is always prepared.
• She is very creative.
• She gives great lessons.
• She is nice and patient.
• She speaks, reads, and writes in English and Russian fluently it comes handy for me because I speak a little bit in Russian too and when I mix the two together she can correct me.
• Usually our lessons only in Ukrainian, we only use English if I completely lost, but then she always tries to explain everything in a simply way in Ukrainian so I could understand.
• She is caring and shows interest.
• She is always well-prepared and organized.
I hope one day we can meet in person.

A legjobb tanár!!!
Most már nyolc hónapja mondhatom el azt, hogy Anna tanítványa vagyok és ezalatt a rövid idő alatt nagyon sokat tanultam tőle.
Mindig felkészült, kedves, aranyos, és türelmes. Minden kérdésemre tud válaszolni. Jól beszél angolul, de nem nagyon használjuk az angol nyelvet, mert megkértem, hogy az óráink csak ukrán nyelven legyenek. Természetesen tökéletes beszél oroszul, ami kapóra jön az én esetemben, mert én is beszélek egy kicsit oroszul és ilyenkor ő ki tudja javítani a hibáimat. Ha valamit nem tudok vagy nem értek mindig megpróbálja a legegyszerűbb módon elmagyarázni a dolgokat, hogy megértsem őket termesztésen ukrán nyelven.
Remélem találkozunk egyszer személyesen is.

Найкраща вчителька у світі.
Я студент Ані за 8 місяців і за цей короткий час я можу чесно сказати, що вона найкраща вчителька. Я навчився багато від неї. Вона просто супер.
Я надіюсь, що ми можемо зустрітися. І я теж надіюсь, що я довго міг би бути її студент.

Anna has been my teacher for almost 2 years. I live in the United States and she lives in Kyiv, but we have our lessons through Skype or FaceTime. We have also had some in-person lessons when I traveled to Ukraine a few times.

• Anna is an extraordinary teacher in every way:
• She is very intelligent and is an expert in her subject.
• She is always well-prepared with lesson plans.
• She presents things in an organized manner and makes things easy to understand.
• She gives me just the right amount of challenges without overwhelming me.
• She encourages me and offers support when things are difficult.
• She praises when I succeed.
• She is always enthusiastic about the subject being taught.
• She exceeds my expectations. For example, when I was in Ukraine, she went with me to the Thaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine to help me communicate with the faculty and staff. She also assisted my communication during the lesson as I studied piano with one of the professors at the Academy.
• She expects excellence in herself and her students.
• She speaks, reads, and writes in English fluently.

I enjoy my lessons with her very much!

On my own, I invested time in the Duolingo Ukrainian course and various Memrise vocabulary lists but I wasn’t improving my language skills as quickly as I wanted, especially for speaking, which was the main point for me. I discovered Ukrainian Lessons podcast while looking for more resources and found the quality so good that I invested in the premium membership and private lessons with Anna.

She is the best language teacher I have ever had! Each lesson is always fun and incorporates a lot of conversation as well as structured lessons that are tailored to me and my ability level. Anna keeps notes in a doc while we meet so that it is easy to keep track of everything I learned in each lesson. I have taken 11 lessons so far and my language skills have improved from mostly just reading and saying “hello, good morning, etc” and simple phrases to being able to construct whole, unique sentences in present, past, and future tense. I feel much more confident in my ability to handle ambiguity and have (simple) conversations with native speakers.

The quality of the podcast notes, of the lesson notes, of the website, of the social media handles (Instagram and Facebook are the ones I follow) is so impressive and once you meet Anna, it makes sense. I would highly recommend Anna as a teacher!

Я у захваті від Вашого сайту! Сама я українка, а мій хлопець – британець, тому, Ваші подкасти і статті неабияк допомагають йому постійно мати на слуху українську мову, коли немає змоги бути в Україні. Щиро дякую за це! Дуже якісно, чітко і зрозуміло викладено матеріал! А ще, не можу не сказати, що на сайті дуже затишна і дружня атмосфера 🙂 Keep up the good work!

Дуже дякую for all your hard work in helping me and many others to learn about your beautiful language! Your resources are by far the most in-depth and comprehensive out there!

Thank you again for all your hard work and the loving attitude you show to all of us learners!

Thank you for maintaining the Ukrainian Lessons site and learning materials. I gain a lot of value from the podcasts and your website. It is very well produced and is a creative learning experience. It is light years away from the grammar text books with which I started my Ukrainian language learning journey!

Дякую, що пропагуєте нашу мову. Впевнена, що іноземцям буде дуже легко вивчити українську мову за допомогою Вашого сайту.

Багато спасибі за ваш труд Анна, та інші співробітники!
Я дуже, дуже люблю мою чудову, цікаву мандрівку крізь гарну Українську мову! Без вас, и вашей допоможі, це не було можливе. У мене є ще багато роботі, але я рішений витримати.
Якщо можливе, перекладайте пісні гурта “Один в Каное” у ваших майбутніх блогів. Вони дуже чудові. Дуже дякую друзі! Привіт з Сербії! ❤

Making easier learning language, like your style.
Thanks a lot!

I am very sorry for all mistakes, I only speak a little English. I am a volunteer at a railway station in Poland.

I would like to thank you for podcast and in particullar for „Ukrainian Phrasebook for Helping Refugees”.

I use your lessons (and Duolingo) when I drive home and in my spare time.

It helps me a lot in everyday communication while I help at the railway station.

I make a lot of mistakes, but I can to convey the most important information – when and where the train arrive, where to get something to eat, cleaning products, etc.

I’m not a premium membership but I fully recommended this course! And дуже дякую, слава Україні!

A very rewarding journey! Start with Anna Ohoiko. She has hands down the best FREE Ukrainian teaching podcasts in the universe. Everything else pales into insignificance.

She has me speaking after just 3 weeks of studying (following 6 weeks of less prolific self-study) and might make me fairly fluent by the end of this year. I spend so much time listening to her podcasts first thing in the morning and last thing at night that I have been dreaming in Ukrainian lately. In my last dream I kept repeating “Голосове повідомлення” (voice message), not knowing what it was and when I woke up I did know what it is!

There is a wealth of written and other bonus materials you can buy bit by bit as you progress. 5 minute Ukrainian and Ukrainian Lessons podcast by Anna Ohoiko.

Мені дуже подобаються напрацювання Вашої команди. Усі матеріали зроблені професійно, із знанням методики викладання іноземної мови  і, що дуже важливо, з любов’ю до України. Дякую!

Викладаю мову іноземцям вже майже 30 років. Дуже часто на заняттях використовую малюнки з лексикою і аудіотексти (подкасти). Вони невеликі за обсягом, містять в собі найбільш потрібні для іноземців  комунікативні фрази, мають гарну озвучку і правильно побудовані. Іноземцям легко їх сприймати, опрацьовувати і потім запам’ятовувати.

What a magnificent and extremely effective website!
Unlike any other usual sites or books I am impressed at how Ukrainian Lessons provides a warm-hearted, natural and creative learning experience: In the podcasts Anna guides you through the Ukrainian language in every day situations. She explains subtle differences in meaning and highlights different aspects of Ukrainian custom and culture. You can nearly picture yourself there..
Truly wonderful!

Thank you for the best language podcast in the world! You are simply the most talented, encouraging, and clever language podcast person out there! Your website is also a gift from heaven. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I would like to thank you for your way and method of teaching, which makes me love ukrainsku movu.
Dusje dyakyu!

I recently started to learn Ukrainian and recently discovered “Ukrainian Lessons”. Thank God , I found it! First I saw the podcasts then decided to check the website. The content is very useful and the teacher is really nice =) Hope Ukrainian Lessons will be better! I believe in it! Анна you are doing very well keep going. I am ready for every kind of support 😊 I sent her an e-mail and she gave me a quick response❤ Дуже дякую Анна! Best Regards!🙏

Слава Україні! 💙💛

I don’t have much time to learn language, but Anna’s method permits me to go at my pace and still have progress. I either repeat or start a new lesson every night before going to bed, and review at breakfast time. Find it great! One day You Tube was auto-playing a speech of President Zelensky in Ukrainian, and I was so happy to have understood when he said будь ласка, and when he said вісімнадцять. Although I don’t know 18 of what, but I am glad to have understood the number. And he says the Russian have no вибачте for what they have done. Although only bits and pieces, I am glad to be able to pick up words from a real discourse in Ukrainian. I am now at lesson 10. Eager to learn more and visit Ukraine one day. Great programme, Highly recommended! дуже дякую Анна!

I grew up wanting, desperately, to learn Ukrainian – my grandfather’s native language. It was not spoken at home, so I only had a few basic words, and was familiar with the alphabet.

For the longest time – quality learning resources were just not there!

Since my grandfather’s passing I have been working to refresh and improve my very limited vocabulary, and bad grammar – when I stumbled upon the Ukrainian Lessons website, and Anna’s language course.

I immediately recognised the that she has constructed an excellent course in everyday Ukrainian – precisely what I need!

I also instantly noticed Anna’s ebook and Anki flashcard pack. She was extremely helpful with my (many, and probably annoying) questions. She kindly also offered me the option at a full refund, if I didn’t think it would be useful to me.

Once I used the flashcards, which function both to, and from, the target language – and are complete with sound file and images – I knew I would be keeping it.

I’ll be listening to the podcast. Дуже дякую!

Hi! In one month I will be volunteering to help Ukrainian refugees in my community (Tacoma, WA, USA). I’ll be helping through a refugee organization and a Ukrainian church. To prepare, I’ve been madly studying Ukrainian with Duolingo, which is great but doesn’t teach the needed helpful phrases right off the bat. I just downloaded your phrase book for helping refugees, and I can tell at a glance it will be exactly what I need to be most effective. My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine who have been displaced by war, and I’m very thankful my community has opportunities to support the refugees. Shari Allgood

I stumbled across your sight while looking for Ukrainian music. That was the best 5 minutes of language training I’ve received. I listened to FM-60, 10 ways to say good-bye. The explanations were really helpful and I liked the repetition. I have what I call kitchen table Ukrainian and it’s old. My dad, who immigrated to Canada in 1921, passed away in 1981 and I haven’t spoken a lot since then. It was good to hear what is current and to expand my vocabulary. I’ll be back.

I found your courses. And I would like to say, I’m stunned with the quality of it! I truly didn’t expect to find materials on Ukrainian that would include Anki cards, or a podcast that would not require any prior knowledge of the language. This is wonderful. I hope that some day, not far from today, I’ll be able to say the same thing in Ukrainian!

I am really and fully fascinated by the high quality of all your materials and also by your enthusiasm which is impossible to ignore. I am far from diving deeply into your files but my first impressions are already very positive and very stimulating. If someone has such a huge support for learning a language it is much easier and much more enjoyable. My intention to get acquainted with your language meets your very elaborated and very efficient support behind which I feel your soul and heart and all the delightful Ukrainian life spirit which I am also trying to understand and speak besides your words. For the moment the first few podcasts and the language book to take care of the refugees are the most useful for me (since yes I am also welcoming Ukrainian refugees nowdays) but my final goal is to go to Ukraine and live together with you – the only nation in Europe which still merits the nation word. Please keep yourself and save your country in this terrible war – otherwise I will not have a place where to go. And please keep this wonderful treasury of your language which is a precious drop in the desert during these very hard days. My next testimony I would like to write in Ukrainian. Дуже дякую! Мирного неба над головою!

I just want to thank you for making this site.
At first, I had doubts about picking Ukrainian as a third language but you made it such an easy-going and friendly experience, just can’t say no to learning more.
I definitely recommend www.ukrainianlessons.com and will do to anyone who wants to learn.

All I’m going to say is that this website is incredibly helpful! It was very hard for me to find a website to learn Ukrainian that is well-structured and easy to use.

I want to thank Anna not only for her effort and time that she has put into building this website but also for her individual help as she recommended me some extra books for me to learn Ukrainian on a better level.

I, myself, am half Ukrainian and have visited Ukraine multiple times since I was little but I only knew some Russian (since many people here in Ukraine are still used to speaking Russian because of the Soviet era educational system), nevertheless since I finished school I have much more time to dedicate learning the language of the country that is in my heart.

Слава Україні!

Чудóво!
Дуже добре!
Дуже Дякую
Я люблю уроки та музику.

I really love all resources offered by Анна Огойко and her team!
The lessons, podcasts, blog posts, and now the new phrasebook are all excellent educational materials to learn not only Ukrainian but also the country’s interesting culture and customs. You can tell that the resources are created with passion and a sincere love of language. They are also very aesthetically pleasing and I am sure that a great effort is made that every little detail is perfect! I particularly like the podcast series (both the 5-minute Ukrainian and longer podcasts) as I like to learn full sentences and phrases while walking, cooking, or before going to sleep. My passion is learning languages and I have seen a lot of resources out there, but I have to say that Аnna’s work is one of the best 🙂

Keep up the hard work!
Sending you lots of love!

I absolutely love Ukrainianlessons.com. I studied French at school, can read Spanish, used to know a bit of German, Swedish and Portuguese, but am a real world failure in all of them.

As part of my learning I go to a lot of different sites but the enthusiasm of the ladies here cannot be duplicated. I have not yet “met” Anna as she is on leave but must give a shout to her partner/administrator/assistant/whatever Milana, who is the most dedicated and patient language teacher I have ever encountered. If the teachers are not in love with the language, what will motivate their students?

The PDFs and Anki cards that come with the podcasts are extremely helpful. I think having the podcasts available in video format would be fantastic because it’s hard to visualize words when you just have the audio and are working out or otherwise without access to the PDFs.

Anyone learning this wonderful language should definitely visit Ukrainianlessons.com.

I have just started learning Ukrainian and I find your website most useful of all! I went through a few lessons only, but I am quite impressed so far and I’ve really wanted to drop you an email to tell you what a great job you are doing. I love the spirit!!:)) Keep up the good work and stay brave!

I first wanted to thank you so much for your post “Verbs of Motion in Ukrainian: So Easy with These Pictures!”
(Feb 3, 2019)

I would be most grateful if you could do something similar explaining the differences between all the (many) verbs that mean LEARN or TEACH (or both) in Ukrainian. some of them are transitive, some only intransitive, and then of course the usual perfective/imperfective distinction. This is sooooo confusing to me. Thanks in advance if you find the time to clear up the mess this verbs have caused in my mind 😉

I am particularly motivated by a desire to be able to help and work with Ukrainian refugees. That is how I found your website and your book focusing specifically on this area! I am so grateful to have found your resources. I can say as a lifelong foreign language learner that your materials are top quality.

Я купів картки у вони дужи корині. I can tell that you are a good person and expert teacher. I am very hopeful that I will become better and better at speaking and understanding Ukrainian as a result of your hard work. I also began listening to your podcast. As a language teacher myself, I think that you do an amazing job. Be encouraged and continue to create lessons and materiales.

Thanks so much for the abundant and helpful resources!