Reviews about Ukrainian Lessons Podcast:

Whenever I find time, I enjoy learning ukrainian from you! I found the podcast really useful and valuable, that’s why I want to support the heavy work you did so far 🙂
I wish to see you again soon with new projects!

Can Percinler
FromTurkey
https://www.instagram.com/canpercinler/
Ukrainian Lessons is by far the best online language course in Ukrainian, in my opinion.
Having listened to the first 100 episodes, I highly recommend Ukrainian Lessons to anyone who wants to learn the Ukrainian language, whether you are a novice or a polyglot who masters related languages.
Recently I decided to buy a premium membership, and the price is very reasonable for the quality you get. The written material is thorough and structured, and will provide a good foundation for speaking and writing in Ukrainian.
As a philologist and professional translator, I am highly impressed by the pedagogic quality of Ukrainian Lessons.
Anna has a unique personal and human touch to her teaching, and a very agreeable voice that makes it a pure joy to listen to every lesson – repeatedly.
To those of you who already know another Slavic language, Ukrainian Lessons will work for you too!
Edvard Stang
FromNorway

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.

Betka Dorrerova
FromBelgium

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.

Lydia Woronchak
FromLa Prairie, QC, Canada

Я думаю що українська історія дуже цікава, і хочу подорожувати в Україні, тому я вирішив вивчати українську мову. Цей подкаст дуже допомагає мені, я радий що цей сезон буде тільки українською мовою. Вправа, в котрій мені треба перекладати на українську мову, дуже допомагає мені. Я думаю, що найважче в українській мові – види і дієслова руху.

Йенс Ґрот Йогансен
FromЯ з Даніі

I’ve been learning some Ukrainian basics and I’m already in love with it! I agree that more people should learn this beautiful and special language, and not only this but also, about Ukrainian culture, history, art…All this makes you love even more who you are, I feel you as brothers and sisters since we share so many similarities.
Also just wanted to thank Anna for this incredible podcast, it is so lovely to listen to you and learn on each lesson, you make it easier and less difficult to learn, so a big thank you!

Alejandra García
FromBogotá, Colombia
https://medium.com/@Ale.Garcia

Anna is a wonderful teacher of the Ukrainian language. She explains the rules of grammar easily and clearly, in every podcast there is information about the culture of Ukraine, it is always interesting to listen and learn something new. Excellent course of Ukrainian! Suitable for everyone who wants to get to know the Ukrainian language more closely.

Svetlana

I want to say that your podcast is amazing. Thank you. My heart is with you. Your sincerity and thoroughness shine through and make me want to keep learning!

I am a total beginner! Working my wy through the Ukranian alphabet for now, oh, very slowly, though enjoying every minute. I can now listen to the first two podcasts of season 1 and see and hear my progress. Though it is slow, I am not in the least bit discouraged!

Lisa de Wykers
FromUnited States

I am loving the podcast as a support /adjunct to my study of Ukrainian using an app. I’m quite motivated because, although my Russian is very good, my dearest lives in Kiev. I want to be able to engage in simple politeness and greetings, etc. with family and friends when I arrive for New Year’s celebrations. Any tips on toasting in the New Year would be much appreciated. I’m only on episode seven. I have found the podcast both motivating and fun. Дуже дякую!!!

Лавид
FromКанада

I would like to thank Anna for this fantastic podcast that I have recently discovered. She’s really a brilliant linguist, the best I know so far. I’ve just started my journey through her fantastic podcast, but my Ukrainian friend, who’s working here in Italy, is already impressed by what I could learn in few lessons! Anna makes me more and more curious about Ukrainian and her country and I look forward to learn a lot through all the other episodes.
Elena

Elena Straudi
FromItaly

I just want to say a great thanks for your efforts! I am taking the university course at Gothenburg university – introduction to Ukrainian – but thanks to listening to you in my car or when I cook, the Ukrainian language has become dear to me. Your happy voice and clever teaching style means a lot for creating energy to continue!

I really feel that your way of teaching, doing a dialogue and then explaining word by word (and sometimes with a cultural/linguistic root explanation which makes it easier to remember) is an excellent way of creating confidence and the possibilty to make progress, even though it of course requires some re-runs (that ”go back 15 seconds” command on my phone is used frequently.

Carl Östring
FromSweden

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!

Joseph Cummings
FromUnited States

Поскольку я предпочитаю изучать любой язык в первую очередь на слух, то мне было важно найти хорошие аудио-ресурсы по изучению украинского. К сожалению, простое гугление не помогло мне найти никаких ресурсов ориентированных на русскоязычного пользователя, но, к счастью, я говорю по-английски и я нашёл Вас.

В общем спасибо большое, подкаст замечательный. Чего, как мне кажется, немного не хватает подкасту – каких-то регулярных рубрик. Ну т.е. в настоящий момент выпущено 3 сезона, но они больше похожи на готовый аудио-курс, чем на подкаст (то есть периодическое издание). Я не предлагаю, разумеется, менять всю концепцию, но было бы здорово иметь какие-то периодические выпуски. В частности, мне очень понравились “интервью” (мне кажется я теперь никогда не забуду про “гарну усмешку” Богданы), так что я бы хотел видеть больше такого контента.

У меня даже возникла идея создания собственного подкаста про изучение украинского (ну, когда я буду чуть меньше бояться говорить) для русскоязычных пользователей, и если руки до этого дойдут, то я бы хотел Вашей консультации (или даже коллаборации?).

С уважением,
Антон

Антон Калашников
FromМосква

I would like to thank you for the “Ukrainian Lessons” podcasts, I really like them.
I´m Czech living in Slovakia for several years and I am a high school teacher. I started learning Ukrainian because of students who might come to our school because of the war… I hope they will feel comfortable when someone speaks Ukrainian to them.
Your lessons help me a lot. Thank you
Слава Україні! Героям слава!

Martin Němeček
FromCzechia

I really like your methodics in teaching the language. I went just through 5 lessons on your podcast so far but I clearly see it is extremely useful for me. I find it useful to hear fast conversations, then slow, then fast again, you going through sentences word by word, you gave enough encouragement and time for a learner to speak what we hear, to hear ourselves saying what we’ve heard and learnt…

I want to congratulate you for being a very good language teacher and for your tremendous work! Ukrainian is my six foreign language learning, I love languages and I know the difference if it feels good and has an impact on my learning). I find your work very useful, impacting and important.

Дуже дякую!!!

Antonella Balić
FromPodgorica, Montenegro

Many thanks for your fabulous podcast! I have only listened to the first couple of episodes, but find it extremely well made. I work for an international organization in Ukraine, supporting humanitarian and recovery activities in the context of the ongoing war. I am a French speaker, but my work has allowed me to work in many countries before coming to Ukraine. Your podcast is a great complement to my beginner’s classes in Ukrainian. Thank you immensely for doing this!

DS

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!

Amy McCoy
FromNorth Carolina

Hi there! I have recently started your podcast and would just like to say how amazing they are! I have been wanting to learn since I was very young when my Ukrainian Grandfather bought me a book and cassette but I never stuck with it. Now I am on episode 8 and am learning every day so I would just like to say thank you for all your hard work. I hope you are safe and well.
Slava Ukraini

Mark Chlopas

Hello Anna!

My name is Ronald Sidoryk. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
I am a second-generation Ukrainian living in Canada. My grandparents immigrated to Canada in 1900 from Brody and Sorotsky, in western Ukraine.

The only one who speaks Ukrainian fluently in my family is my mother, who is 97 years young.
I have two brothers and one sister. I also have one daughter and two grandsons ages 13 and 16.
I have a very strong desire to visit the Ukraine in the near future. I would like to visit the villages of my grandparents.

I have also been communicating in Ukrainian with a friend in Odesa, Ukraine for about two years on Skype. I would like to visit my friend in Odesa one day as well.
So, these are the two main motivating reasons, I would like to improve my spoken and written Ukrainian.

I currently can read, write and speak in Ukrainian, but I would like to become more proficient. I can only do that by more practice.
My biggest challenge is conversational Ukrainian. I do not have the opportunity to speak enough Ukrainian to become proficient in it.

So, this is the reason I enrolled in your online Ukrainian Lessons Podcast. I have completed Season One, Lessons 1-40 and enjoyed them very much. I learned a lot and noticed improvement in reading, writing and pronunciation.
I have recently begun Season Two, Lessons 41-80. I am really looking forward to this second series.

I really like the podcast aspect of the Ukrainian Lessons, because I can hear the correct pronunciation of Ukrainian words, which has improved my conversational Ukrainian dramatically. I also enjoy the lesson notes and the challenge of the exercises. My writing and printing of the Ukrainian alphabet is also improving immensely. I am very pleased with your lesson plans which are well organized, comprehensive, very easy to understand and still challenging.

I also like the fact your lessons are contemporary, relevant and applicable to everyday life in the Ukraine. I am very confident that it will be a lot easier for me to travel in the Ukraine after completing your Ukrainian lessons series online.

I would like to thank you for the excellent lesson plans and podcasts you have prepared. Very professionally done. It is wonderful to have access to learning the Ukrainian language online.
I had taken two years of Ukrainian language courses (written and conversational) at the University of Manitoba in 1966-68. However, I have little opportunity to become proficient in it.

So, your online lessons have given me that opportunity. Please keep up the wonderful work. I will be looking forward to communicating with you. Hopefully, in Ukrainian.

Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Ronald Sidoryk

Ronald I Sidoryk
FromWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
I am from Slovakia, and I started learning Ukrainian in 2022, a few months after the war started. Thousands of refugees were passing through Slovakia, and I wanted to be able to speak at least a few words in Ukrainian because I thought that was the bare minimum I could do in showing solidarity with the Ukrainian people. It’s also been helpful later in my work- I have been engaged in two UNICEF-sponsored projects helping Ukrainian kids in Slovakia.
I found the ULP while browsing Spotify, and I stuck with it. I like that it is interactive, fun (love the music, live dialogues, and interesting materials that go along with it in the website), and that each episode is rich with new vocabulary but also with revision of the already learned. Thank you for creating this resource, Anna & co. and so much of it free of charge! It makes it all the more accessible to various learners across the world. Keep up the amazing work. It is making a difference out there.
Мія
FromSlovakia

I finished the lessons available for free at Duolingo. Anna’s lessons are the perfect next step. I found that I had a lot of the vocabulary and some of the grammar, but Anna’s explanations and examples brought me into the real world of Ukrainian speakers. How they talk in real life and how they interact.

Mark Hickler
FromArizona USA
http://hicklerbanjo.com

I would like to thank Anna for this fantastic podcast that I have recently discovered. She’s really a brilliant linguist, the best I know so far. I’ve just started my journey through her fantastic podcast, but my Ukrainian friend, who’s working here in Italy, is already impressed by what I could learn in few lessons! Anna makes me more and more curious about Ukrainian and her country and I look forward to learn a lot through all the other episodes.
Elena

Elena Straudi
FromItaly

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.

Ray (Roman) Lewyckyj
FromVirginia, USA

I found your website and podcast because I want to learn some Ukrainian to maybe be of some little help for people coming to Germany at the moment. And I have to say, I fell in love with your work immediately – I’m a language nerd and have learnt quite some languages before (and I regret it hasn’t been Ukrainian earlier!), but I’ve never heard such a thoughtful and loving way of transferring knowledge in a podcast. I have to say I was already lost after hearing the first seconds of the first lesson – I’m a folk musician myself and just LOVED the intro 🙂 Have it stuck in my head since, just replaced shortly by the pronouns song, which made me cry with happiness!

Anna, you’re a wonderful teacher, I’m looking forward to also becoming a premium member when I’ll have saved some money (currently I’m trying to donate every week). Even without the script everything is so clear and easy, but of course I’m both curious and also need to support your immense work.

Ursula Suchanek

Anna is clearly a brilliant linguist, and manages to convey masses of information in an engaging and exciting way. It means a lot that she has created a resource that is so helpful and accessible for Ukrainian language learners, and that includes contemporary Ukrainian culture. I will definitely stick with her program, and I really hope the community grows!

Irene SanPietro
FromNYC

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.

Irena Henderson
FromLondon

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to all her podcasts, multiple times. All of my in-laws only speak Ukrainian, so I had a vested interest to start learning. I found her site via a Ukrainian community site for those living in the US. I have no Ukrainian heritage or blood-relatives and never learned a foreign language extensively before becoming fascinated with this beautiful language.

The good:
Many real-world situational dialog that help teach relevant grammar and verb/noun conjugation
Lots of insight into Ukrainian daily life
Many pages with words and audio

The not so good:
Some audio is difficult to hear and understand during conversations
Teacher’s English is good, but she makes many common grammatical mistakes

Jared Roberts
FromЯ зі Сполучених Штатів Америки. Я живу в Бостоні.

Thanks, Anna, for this series of lessons. You have a very engaging style. In just one week, I have learnt more than I ever expected and I am full of enthusiasm to continue. Very professional but friendly at the same time.

Colin Burdfield
FromCambridge

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!

Беа Нолан
FromПівнічна Ірландія

Привіт Анна,

Я ваша студентка Українською мову!

Я тільки дізналася про вашого подкасту три місяць тому, і вже я дуже вдячна вам- дійсно!

Я англійька, і я люблю вчити Українську мову тому що мій чоловік Україньец! Його звати Юра. Він народився в кїєв. Він дуже любить коли я стараюсь використовувати його рідну мову.

Я знала Юра сім років вже і я відвідала Україну багато часу. Хоча, тільки його брат говоріть англійську мову, отже… Я мушу вивчати поспілкуватися вільніше.

У минулого- я прочитала багато книгів, але на жаль, не слухала часто, тоді дуже складно для мене розуміти. Зазвичай, я мала тільки чути і практикувати з Юром, тому що ми не живемо в Україну.

Однак- тепер, у мене є ваш подкаст також- це супер! Мені подобається слухати щодня, і я думаю що я краще і краще…ну- я сподіваюсь 🙂 Я щиро дякую вам 🙂

Власне, я хотіла сказати вам, що я готувала вашу улюблену їжу в Англії- деруни! Мої батьки думали що вони були смакота!!

Анна, дуже дякую, і я сподіваюсь що ви розуміла мене!

Папа,

Сара Бушма

Сара Бушма
FromАнглія

I’m so glad that I came across Anna’s Ukrainian lessons podcasts. It has helped me go back to the beginning to brush up on my Ukrainian language skills with interesting and relevant content. I’ve also learnt a lot about Ukrainian history and modern culture. I always look forward to listening to a new podcast . Anna has a lovely conversation style that is a pleasure to listen to. I hope there are many more episodes to come.

Anita Doyle
FromSydney Australia

Ola a todos! quero dizer que estou muito satisfeito como membro premium, do conteúdo do Ukrainian Lessons. os podcasts são precisos e agradáveis trazendo situações do cotidiano que são totalmente aplicáveis para o estudante da língua ucraniana que pretende um contato com a rica cultura desse pais apaixonante. o material impresso e o conteúdo do blog e do site complementam o aprendizado. A Anna tem um carisma ímpar e conduz o aluno de forma a mantê-lo sempre motivado a estudar a língua e a rica cultura ucraniana. Quando se ensina com paixão, consegue-se passar esse sentimento a quem recebe o aprendizado…A anna consegue isso!!
Meu aprendizado da língua ucraniana, é minha maneira de homenagear meus antepassados, pois sou descendente de ucranianos por parte de pai. O amor ás tradições ucranianas foi passado de geração em geração em minha família e a minha participação no Ukranian Lessons serviu como um catalisador e só fez aumentar minha vontade em conhecer mais profundamente a língua e a cultura ucraniana.

hipolito Caplan
FromBrasil
https://m.facebook.com/hipolito.caplan

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.

Lilly F
FromUnited States

Dear Anna! Thank you for this great podcast series! Well done! I am a teacher of Polish, Norwegian and English as foreign/second/heritage languages. Learning languages is my hobby. When I noticed how many Ukrainian people live in Poland now, I really felt the need to learn some Ukrainian!

Your podcasts are so well structured, so listener-friendly and so well carried out that listening to them is a sheer pleasure. Great pace, ideal for listeners, perfect amount of material for one episode! Congratulations on your fantastic English by the way! I am only on episode 3 and I am so excited to know that there are so many episodes and seasons coming along! I have learnt (or attempted at learning) many languages using audio courses, but yours is EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD!

Aleksandra Kuznik
FromNorge

Thank you for all of your lessons! I started listening to your podcast on the train to work every day. I know I should slow down and do the homework and learn things properly, but I’m always impatient to keep moving to the next lesson to learn more, and I can always listen to the podcasts again if I need to repeat them. I have come as far as lesson 67 now, and continue to enjoy your teaching and all of the things I am learning. You’re a great teacher!

For the last several months, I have also been listening to Zelensky’s nightly video address, and although it’s still too hard for me to understand, I catch words and phrases, and can often at least figure out the general topic without subtitles, and with subtitles I can follow what he is saying and match it to the translation. I am incredibly proud that I now understand enough to partially understand him. This progress would not have been possible without your teaching.

Heather Solheim
FromNorway

I just started listening to your podcast. I have to say it’s the best one I have found. So thank you very much for your time and effort. I can feel your warmth and playfulness and that helps so much. My original attitude was too strict and I would get annoyed at myself for how hard it seemed to learn. Like I just wanted to download the ability like in the “Matrix”. But now my attitude is to just go slow and enjoy myself.

Kevin Mitchell

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!

Anna
FromPoland

I’m a portuguese who was born in France and choosed English as my third language. In 2001, 5 Ukrainians went to my enterprise and it was my first contact with the language. I found it was a beautifull one to learn, but I didn’t found many options to do it here in Portugal. I found your podcast few days ago, and i tried them the day after… And now, I can’t pass a day without listening to them. Ana is really an outstanding teacher, who knows how to cativate us and in a simple and pleasant way, we learn this beautifull language and fall in love with this amazing country! I love to exercite myself with my collegues here, and they are very happy with my improvements! Thank’s a lot!

João Felipe Martins Fernandes
FromPorto-Portugal
https://www.facebook.com/joao.fernandes.3979489

I’ve enjoyed listening to the Ukrainian Lessons Podcast in the car. Whether on a long trip or around home in the city I find the podcasts very useful. Still hoping to improve my Ukrainian so I can better appreciate the history episodes at the end of season two. Thank you very much for making this experience more interesting.

John Lazeski
FromSaskatoon, Canada

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!!!

Valentin Markus Oppermann
Fromthe Netherlands

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Я дуже люблю цей сайт)

I am from near Liverpool in England and I am passionate about learning Ukrainian language. I have completed the Ukrainian Duolingo but still practice every day. The part I find hardest about learning Ukrainian, is listening to spoken Ukrainian. I want to be competent enough where I can comfortably watch television shows in Ukrainian to further my language ability.

Since completing Duolingo I have found it difficult to further my progress without finding the time to sit down and read or watching videos over and over to try and translate. Finding this podcast has been amazing because I can listen to the lessons while I am doing other things or on the move and I feel like it is helping me a lot with being able to understand spoken Ukrainian.

I really like the lesson formats and the cultural information as well as the light hearted humour. I will continue to work through these lessons and keep improving my Ukrainian but I just wanted to leave a message to say дякую and keep up the good work, your lessons are awesome.

Many thanks,

Paul.

Paul Kirby
FromLiverpool, England
https://www.facebook.com/PaulTemplar

I assist in Ukrainian refugee resettlement in California. I have a long commute for my job and spend a lot of my time in my car, but time flies when I listen to Anna’s podcasts! The podcasts help me learn, review and improve my Ukrainian so that I can better help my clients. All my clients are refugees from the war in Ukraine and they are so happy to hear that a native Californian is learning their language! Thank you Anna! Your podcasts and Ukrainian language materials are helping people help hundreds of Ukrainians in California, tens of thousands of miles away from their home.

Mimi
FromUnited States

I recently have found season one. Having liven in Kiel Oblast for 5 years I quickly realised that I needed an intermediate – advanced option. I just wanted to be able to listen to regular Ukrainian again after a few years of not speaking with anyone. Season two is perfect! I love the Vilnee Stoyp and the 90% Ukrainan. It is perfect for me Thank you!

Ben
FromAustralia (Rzhyshchiv)

Дуже дякую вам за цікаву Ukrainian lessons podcast. Мене звут Brendan. Я Ірландець а моя дружина Українка. Ми живемо з діти в Англії. Ви дуже допомагає мені говорити украінскою.

Брендан
FromАнгліа

I look forward to studying which includes listening every day for 30-60 minutes. I believe I am making progress because of Anna. I appreciate Anna’s method of presenting the correct amount of material at a slow pace. I also appreciate her pleasant voice that I find encouraging. The explanations in each lesson are extremely good and helpful.

Thomas Gaydosh
FromUSA

I wanted to reach out to compliment you on your incredible language course. I wish I had discovered it before going to Ukraine earlier this year! Your Ukrainian course is the first course I have found in a lifetime of language learning that really speaks to me. It is beautiful and organic. The pace at which new material is introduced is perfect. The explanations could not be better. The dialogues (especially the ones recorded “in situ”), the subject matter, and the cultural notes – all perfect. And not least, your teaching style, and the way you present yourself, are perfect. If I were to distill my lifetime of experience and create the perfect language course, I could not do better than you have done. I don’t know what you are doing at present to occupy yourself, and what your plans are for the future, but you have created a language program that I believe is unique and significant, and you have reason to be proud.

Clay
FromMontana, USA

Прівіт (вибач мий не добре Українскую). Я просто хочу сказати тебе моя історіа і «подорож» вивчати це Українску мова. Без викоростувати ґоґґле перекладач. Сьогодні це сімдьзят дня тому я почав викоростувати Duolingo, i один чу дві тіжнья пізніше я знайти/знайшов(?)Ваша подаст. У мене бов послухав це подкаст щодніь тому ця день. Я дуже люблю вивчати ваш гарня і цікаво мова. Я сподиваюсь ти розумієш щось. Якщо ти це робуш ? Це багато тому що тебе і ваш подкаст. Дуже дуже дякую!!

Доречи , я забовМене звати Jørgen, я живу Норвегїї. Я мрію про допомогти люди у ці важку часи що зараз з вивчати це мова. Ще раз , дуже дякую що ви зробила що можліво дла мене!

Jørgen
FromNorway

I have first find out about your podcast two three months ago. Had already listened to the first few seasons. Having great fun with it, the content you put out there is really very engaging. Last year, we had some business opportunities with colleagues in Ukraine, and my respect that I already had for Ukraine and its people, just grew even more. So I decided, why not learn Ukrainian as a side hobbie when I get some free time on my hands. So I found out your podcast, finished all Duolingo’s materials. Had fun discovering that although Lithuanian language is very different from slavic languages, but because of shared history and geographical proximity, quite a few words in Ukrainian are the same or very similar that we have in Lithuanian haha.

Tomas Fedaravicius
FromLithuania

Anna is a great instructor. All the explanations are detailed. The structure/the flow of the episodes is super good. Even if you are a beginner, you can catch up. I’ve learnt a lot of vocabulary from the podcast. I still cannot talk, but sometimes I can understand when people talk and that is thanks to the two time repetition of the conversations in the episodes.
I would like to say thank you to our teacher. Best of luck!

Ahlem
FromAlgeria

Шановна Анно, хочу щиро вам дякувати за це подкаст! Моя чудова вчителька української у Америці порекомендувала слухати. Він мені дуже допоміг вивчати українську мову, і я зараз у києві вже місяць, а знаю що краще розмовляю завдяки подкасту. Надіюся що буде 3й сезон.

Matt Ellett
FromUSA
I have been listening with great pleasure to your podcasts since September this year mainly in the car driving my kids to and back from school. My aim is to learn a few basic words and phrases and to be able to have a basic talk with a Ukrainian.
In the plane to Stockholm I decided to listen to a podcast (some free time finally) and it turned out I have only 3 episodes downloaded. I just touched “play” and episode 163 started which to my surprise was about Stockholm! I couldn’t believe my ears :-).
I am a beginner in Ukrainian but yet I understood to a great extent your opinion and impression about Sweden. And I agree with you that the tap water here is very good :-).
I just wanted to share with you this funny fact. I would like to thank you for your enormous efforts that you invest into creating these very interesting and helpful podcasts. Respect! I am like Pavlov’s dog now, when I sit in a car, I can help but listening to Ukrainian lessons.com. 🙂
Wishing you all the best! And Слава Україні!
Tania Zaharieva
FromBulgaria

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!

мене звати Анжела
FromЯ родом з Гонконгу, але зараз живу в Римі
Мене звати Бріана. Я американка. У квітні я почала вивчати українську мову і мені дуже подобаються ваші подкасти.These days, I’m working on Season 2 of your podcasts. It’s my primary source of learning material since I’m almost done with DuoLingo and finished my online class. It’s slow going.  I read the transcripts and try to learn all the words. I listen to each podcast many times because I only seem to have success with learning words when I hear them. I love the fact that I can understand most of your introduction the first time I hear it. For some reason, I often remember where I learned a word. When I talk with my Ukrainian friends (and I have many!), I hear so many words that I’ve learned on your podcasts! I also love how warm, cheerful and kind you sound on each podcast. You’re like a friend I’ve never met. I can tell you are smiling when you record each podcast. Thank you for your wonderful podcasts.
Briana
FromUnited States

Я вам пишу це повідомлення просто для того, щоб вам подякувати за той чудовий ресурс для вивчення української мови, яку ви створили. Я вже кілька тижнів щодня слухаю епізоди вашого подкасту і просто захоплено його якістю.

Я пошукав ресурси та знаходив деякі але вони всі були такі не дуже якісні та я робив трохи прогресу але процес був повільним та не дуже задовільним. Все це змінилося коли я знайшов ваш подкаст. Я зараз слухаю третій сезон. (Зі знанням російської перші два сезони я дуже швидко освоїв.) І не сумніваюся, що його до кінця дослухаю.

Загалом, я хотів вам подякувати за подкаст. Це реально унікальний ресурс і відчувається, що робота зроблена з любові до вашої мови і ця любов заразлива.

Дідерік Лохман

Anna is an effective instructor and has such a pleasant voice. I am practicing what I learn with native Ukrainian friends and they are impressed. Thank you, Anna! “Dyakuyu!”

Karen W
FromRaleigh, NC US

As a teacher of French as a foreign language, I really appreciate the quality of the podcast offered by Anna. The length, the rhythm of each dialog is perfect. I really like the fact that the dialog is repeated twice and then explained part after part. Many many thanks!

Marie Aubet
FromFrance but living in Kiev

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.

Doralee Strachey
FromNew Jersey, USA

Дякую за якісні та дуже корисні матеріали подкасту!

Irina Nummemees
FromФінляндія

I just wanted to thank you so much for your passion and efforts in teaching Ukrainian, I have been listening to the Podcast for some weeks and I really loved every single episode! The podcast has been a valuable instrument for me to learn about the Ukrainian language and culture (and I have still a long way to go!). I am listening to your voice every morning while I am going to the office, here in Amsterdam we go by bike and it takes me 30/40 minutes: perfect to listen to 2/3 episodes and learn something new 🙂 I am sure that thanks to your teachings and useful resources I will be soon reaching a good level of the Ukrainian language:) even if it is quite a challenge for an Italian speaker!

Nicolo Zavarise
FromMilan, Italy

Your course seems SO awesome so far! I had looked at your blog a few times in the past but finally checked out your podcasts. Your sample PDF files sold me! The Anki decks are icing on the cake.

I’ve also started studying Bartosz’s “how to learn” material at http://VocbularyLabs.com. He’s recently convinced me that Anki is the way to go.

Sam Linton
FromUnited States

Привіт, Анна! Добрий день!

I’m so glad that I found your wonderful podcast. I will share a little bit why I am learning your language, Ukrainian language.

Few years ago, I made a bucket list, to be exact that was on 2017. Part of my bucket list was to study languages but it was not realized because I keep on making excuses. And it was refreshed later in December 2018 when I watched a YouTube motivational video all about excuses. Which is really hit me at some point, it is like the video was created for me. I examined myself and sad to say I am not doing something to achieve my goals. So earlier in 2019, I decided to fulfill 4 on my list, one is learning new language. And the first stop is to study Ukrainian language. And I am very happy that I found this podcast.

I would like to thank Anna for this wonderful podcast. Right now I’m still at Season 1 Episode 1-10. I learned so much with these 10 episodes and I am so excited to continue and hopefully I can complete all.

Regards from Republic of the Philippines!

Ximo Carlos
FromPhilippines
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016063777543&ref=bookmarks

I have been using Ukrainian Lessons for 3 years, I have learned a lot., and I am impressed how varied the topics are. The last two seasons are only in Ukrainian, but still on a level where it is possible to understand, even though I don’t speak it fluently. Also this has been very helpful for improving my Ukrainian skills. I strongly recommend the Ukrainian Lessons podcast.

Jens Groth Johansen
FromDanmark

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!

Tim Coemans
Fromthe Netherlands

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!

Alex M. Mobley
FromCalifornia
https://twitter.com/doctorvball

Чудовий подкаст!!!

Dave Harper
FromКанада

Привіт Анна!

I just discovered your podcasts, and I wanted to write and thank you- they’re amazing! I play in a Ukrainian band from Newfoundland, Canada called the Kubasonics; we’re in the middle of a tour of Ukraine now. A couple of us in the band don’t speak the language but I’m finding your podcasts to be so helpful. I dabble in many languages and they’re the best I’ve ever used. My Ukrainian friends are impressed 🙂

Thanks again,
Даррен

Darren Browne

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.

Wilhelm Fuchs
FromChemnitz/Кемніц, Німеччина

Just started your Ukrainian lessons course with Podcasts 1-3 and may I say how well structured and didactically sound they are with just the right amount of repetition and scope for input from the student. This is the way to teach a language! Also your voice is so pleasant to listen to.

Paul Henry
FromNorthern Ireland

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!

Shavonn Kravets
FromNew Holland PA

Thank U very much for your podcasts. I just discovered them and i am in epizode 1 @4. You are doing so amazin job with this.

Jaroslaw
FromPoland

I just cooked Syrnyky. I used a recipe from ukrainianlessons.com/episode49/

Oh, they were so delicious. I ate them all and forgot to take pictures. I will cook more and possibly add sultans, of course, also photos. Thank you “ukrainian lessons”, Anna Ohoiko and of course mom. The perfect recipe

Bernard Hicks
FromAustralia
I began learning Ukrainian about one month ago. Since the invasion, I have become very interested in Ukraine – the culture, language, and, of course, the current situation, about which I have the deepest empathy. For now, I am using Duolingo and Pimsleur, as well as listening to your podcast, which I love!  I want to start one on one lessons, in six months to a year. I love the language, and am determined to press on and learn it well.
Stefanie Mills-Wise
FromUnited States

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!

Христина Сікорська
FromWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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!

Mary Margaret Perez
FromWatsonville, California
https://Ambystomafarm.com

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!

Paweł from Warsaw
FromWarsaw, Poland

Дуже дуже дякую за твій чудовий подкаст! У листопаді я почав слухати твій подкаст і зараз я вже у середині епізоду 144! Це справді найкращий подкаст для вивчення мови, який я коли-небудь слухав — з чудовим планом, розумними кроками від абсолютного початківця до авансового, добре дозованою граматикою, великою кількістю цікавих культурної інформації, гумору, і багато більше — просто досконало! Вона завжди говорить з належною швидкістю, щоб її легко зрозуміти, має приємний голос, а також робить усе можливе, щоб подкаст був інтерактивним.

Ян Енцман
FromНімеччина

Thank you so much for creating the Ukrainian lessons podcast! I only discovered your podcast and materials 2 days ago, but I can see that it will be extremely useful for filling out and and extending my Ukrainian learning. I also bought the 1000 Ukrainian words book and flashcards. I am finding the flashcards on Anki very useful, and an engaging way of learning a lot of vocabulary. So once again, thank you for creating this excellent course. I will certainly recommend it to anyone else I know who wants to learn Ukrainian.

Sally
Fromthe United Kingdom

I have just started listening to your podcast, and I absolutely love it! I am at the very beginning of my Ukrainian language journey, so I have been using it to start training my ear to understand the spoken language, while I also practice the alphabet and learn some simple vocabulary each day. Thank you for your podcast, and the work you are doing to spread Ukrainian to the world.

Audrey Blunt
FromPennsylvania, USA

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!

Привіт! Я дуже люблю Ukrainian Lessons Podcast. Я волонтер корпусу меру, і я живу в Україні. Моя вчителька мене сказала я розмовляю українською дуже добре. Я слухала кожного уроку. Дякую!

Hi! I love this podcast! I am a Peace Corps Trainee, and I just moved to Ukraine, where I will be serving for 2 years. I listened to this podcast A LOT in the months before my departure, and now that I am here I made it into the advanced language study group. My teacher said I speak very well, and she was especially impressed that I know how to conjugate some verbs. When she asked where I learned, I told her about this podcast! I’ve listened to every episode. Thank you!

Кортні Коупленд
FromКаліфорнія, Америка

Dear Anna,

Thanks very much for your excellent and charming podcast. Your lessons are so nicely presented. It feels like having a good, kind friend helping you learn : -)

Another great thing about the podcast is being able to listen and learn even in the car, or while doing chores at home. It’s a very convenient format. I have printed out the extra materials, which are so useful for reviewing lessons.

My biggest challenge in learning Ukrainian is that I don’t have many chances to use it in my daily life. It is important to study a little every day or at least several times a week. Yet sometimes it is hard to have the necessary self-discipline to study daily!

I think you should be applauded for your excellent work helping people learn Ukrainian and I really enjoy the podcast. By the way, it’s good to go slowly, that’s a very comfortable and effective approach!

Wishing you all the best!!

Kindly,
Robin

Robin Clapp
FromSweden

Hello Anna,
I have been listening to your podcasts for the last couple of months and I wanted to let you know I am really enjoying them.
I have been learning Ukrainian language by attending a weekly lesson with a small group here in Melbourne, Australia. I have a little language which I was very proud to be able to use when I visited Ukraine in August 2018. My mother was born in Ukraine but I never learned when I was younger. but lately I have been making up for lost time !

I have been listening to the podcasts and enjoying the chance to listen to and practice using the language beyond the weekly lessons. I’m still listening to the first 50 episodes or so, but I’m making steady progress thanks to you.
I’m sure that by next time I visit Ukraine I will be much better. That is my aim, anyhow ….

So I just wanted to say thanks and let you know you have a keen student all the way on the other side of the world !

Andrew

Andrew McLeod
FromAustralia

This podcast is just super. Anna is such a great presenter, the content is so useful. She really makes studying Ukrainian a pleasure.

Roma Hunter
FromMassachusetts, US
I just started listening to the podcasts and absolutely love them. Dyakuyou!
I also purchased the 1000 words e-book and am working my way through it. I really like how Anna uses the words in the context of a sentence. Bonus!
Larissa Rozdzilski
FromToronto, Ontario, Canada
I tried several ways (books and apps) and finally I found ULP podcasts. They are wonderful!!  And you are… Надзвичайна in capturing and stimulating the interest of the listener. I really appreciate your way of introducing slowly in learning ukrainian language. And I also really appreciate your “pills” on Ukrainian culture and customs. They make to grow in me the desire to visit Ukraine.
Emanuele Pettenuzzo
FromItaly

I came across your Ukrainian lessons podcast on the web and frankly, didn’t have high expectations. But I was instantly excited about it. It is so cleverly structured! I have been teaching Slovak in Western Europe myself (my background is in linguistics and translation) and I know how difficult it is to teach a Slavic language to beginners. Moreover (and I have seen more people commenting about this), there is something about your attitude and voice that makes it a genuine pleasure to listen to the podcasts. They always put me in a good mood!

Martin Andor
FromSlovakia

These lessons are fantastic! It’s so hard to find quality learning materials that explain the different concepts. Anna has done an absolutely amazing job with these podcasts and lesson notes. 100% recommend to anyone wanting to learn Ukrainian!

дуже дякую Anna

Alexandra
FromAustralia

 

 

Reviews about 5 Minute Ukrainian:

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!

Frederik Georgian
New York, United States

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!

Marta J
Poland

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.

Robert Marko
United States

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.

Patricia Kostuk
Burnaby, BC, Canada

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.

Joanne Deriw
Ottawa, Canada

 

 

Reviews about Podcast 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.

Jason Witte
Calgary, Canada

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.

Бернард Зікс
Австралія

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.

David
Slovenia

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.

Lilly F
United States

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!

Mary Margaret Perez
Watsonville, California

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.

Wilhelm Fuchs
Chemnitz/Кемніц, Німеччина

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 🙂

Bartek Surowiec
Poland

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!

Dan Denisoff
New York USA

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!

Stefan Bruvelis
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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.

Jacques
Switzerland

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

Terry Taraschuk
Ottawa, Canada

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.

Colin Rose
Jamaica. Now living in Florida, USA.

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.

Doralee Strachey
New Jersey, USA

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!

Alex M. Mobley
California
Ukrainian Lessons is by far the best online language course in Ukrainian, in my opinion.
Having listened to the first 100 episodes, I highly recommend Ukrainian Lessons to anyone who wants to learn the Ukrainian language, whether you are a novice or a polyglot who masters related languages.
Recently I decided to buy a premium membership, and the price is very reasonable for the quality you get. The written material is thorough and structured, and will provide a good foundation for speaking and writing in Ukrainian.
As a philologist and professional translator, I am highly impressed by the pedagogic quality of Ukrainian Lessons.
Anna has a unique personal and human touch to her teaching, and a very agreeable voice that makes it a pure joy to listen to every lesson – repeatedly.
To those of you who already know another Slavic language, Ukrainian Lessons will work for you too!
Edvard Stang
Norway

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!

Luis A. Zapata
Peru

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.

Ray (Roman) Lewyckyj
Virginia, USA

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!

Shavonn Kravets
New Holland PA

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!

Tim Coemans
the Netherlands
I wanted to tell you how happy I am with my premium membership and the books etc. It is a pleasure to listen to your kindly voice and you explain things very well. I have many contacts with Ukranian refugees (3 stayed at our house) and it is great to see how language can get you closer to each other.
So, via many ways, you bring lots of kindness and pleasure to other people. Please go on with your excellent work.
Christian Hein

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!

Carolyn Pitchot
Toronto, Canada

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!

Joseph Cummings
United States

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.

Кірк Юрак
Saskatchewan, Canada

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.

Simone

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.

Irena Henderson
London

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!!

Девід Гаварецький
США (Сполучені Штати Америки)
The main reason that I joined premium membership was to get access to the additional materials. These have proven to be extremely valuable to me. They have additional content and lessons. However the best part is having the written material so that I can review it at any time. Having the visual media helps me learn the language faster.
I love the podcasts and the easy way that you present the content.
There is probably no way that I would be able to become fluent in Ukrainian without the premium membership.
Andrew Buzinsky
USA

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.

Larry T.
NY, USA

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!

Рагнєда Брейкер
CША

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! 

Caroline Caire-Odushkin
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Rolf Zinne
Pfalz, Germany

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!

Христина Сікорська
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Дякую за якісні та дуже корисні матеріали подкасту!

Irina Nummemees
Фінляндія

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.

Бернард Хікс
Australia

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.

Tanya Charbury
United States

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!

Amy McCoy
North Carolina

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.

Ashlee Flesser
Australia

 

 

Reviews about 1000 most useful Ukrainian words:

I started learning Ukrainian in May, so I’m very much a beginner and I found the flashcards quite useful, thank you. In particular I find it’s very helpful to have the correct pronunciation available when learning new vocabulary.
It’s my last semester in my masters program, but for this brief time I did join a small Ukrainian language club at the university, and I recommended your flashcards to everyone else.
Joshua Pierce
the US

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.

Lydia Woronchak
La Prairie, QC, Canada
I am learning Ukrainian as a beginner and I bought the book mostly for the flash cards. I have found the flash cards to be a great tool for learning. They are especially good as they have sound and the example sentences.
I would absolutely recommend it to others as I have found it so helpful. It is clear that a lot of effort has been put in to making it.
Дякую!
Erin O’Connor
Glasgow

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!!

Alexis
Paris, France

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.

Radosław Ludwig
Poland
Привіт!
My language level is beginner-intermediate but after i purchased “1000 Ukrainian words” i started to understand Ukrainian better.
You suggested flashcards on your video, then i started to use Anki майже (almost) everyday.”I just learned that word today:)” To use flashcards is more useful because in general. I forget words, but in this programme i repeat constantly and that keeps them in my mind.
I would like to recommend this book to my friends who want to learn Ukrainian. You had written the most used words in this book and it’s quite enough to communicate with people in Ukraine.
Гарного дня!
Alper Engin
Turkey

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!

Michelle Lawson
Devon, England, UK
My decision to purchase it paid immediate dividends. As soon as I saw the word written down it immediately renewed my knowledge of more than 50 years previously. I tested myself on each word and am pleased to say that 95% of them were known to me. More to the point for each word I could recall another one.
The presentation of each word works very well. Context is important for understanding.
So I think that 1000 Ukrainian words is a great product which I will continue to use as revision in my conquest to recover my heritage.
Roman Ciurpita

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

Kerim
Turkey
When I bought the book, I was still a beginner. I knew the alphabet, some grammar and perhaps a few hundred words.
I think that the book offers a great selection of the most useful words. In addition, I love the stress indications and example sentences. The example sentences also offer more vocabulary and grammar on their own! You can really feel that a lot of work has been put into this.
I haven’t yet used the flash cards, since I’ve developed my own simple iOS app.
In short: I would recommend this book to everyone. And you can sign me up for part two!
Daan Odinot
the Netherlands

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.

Andrew JM Lambert
Alberta, Canada

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.

David Harasymczyk
United Kingdom

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.

Kimber Walden

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!

Roman Ciurpita
Sydney, Australia

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.

Anna Skudarnova
the US

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

Paweł Bulwan
Poland
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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.

Guy Boucher
Warwick, England
I had forgot that there was a book to be honest- don’t think I ever read it. However, the flashacards are very, very useful- I have progressed far more in 1-2 months of Ukrainian than I had in the previous 5 because of these so thank you. Before I started using it lessons with my tutor were basically 100% in English but learning some Ukrainian words. Now it’s probably 50-60% in Ukrainian- very big progress and the only difference is that I started using your anki deck. Please release 1001-2000 most common words flashcards and I will buy again.
Ciaran Pearson
the Netherlands

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.

John Charuk
Worcestershire, England

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.

 

 

François Boudreau
Canada

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

Brian Kowalchuk
Winnipeg, Canada
Before purchasing your cards, I felt that my Ukrainian language level was basic. I had finished the Duolingo Ukrainian course, which gave me a basic vocabulary and grammar introduction. I then moved onto a variety of other Ukrainian language courses, but felt my limited vocabulary was holding me back.

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.

Mary Margaret Perez
United States
I am a beginner in Ukrainian and bought the book “1000 Ukrainian words” after a couple of weeks of studying Ukrainian by myself (I know some russian so it helps learning).
I printed the book and just read it, many times, and I still continue reading it. It has been very useful to learn words in a context: in phrases, with cases, with stresses marked and verbs conjugated. The format is very clear and easy to use and this way of learning suits me. I’d be happy to buy the next 2000 words!

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

Katja Pulkkinen
Helskinki, Finland

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!

Sam Linton
United States
I just started listening to the podcasts and absolutely love them. Dyakuyou!
I also purchased the 1000 words e-book and am working my way through it. I really like how Anna uses the words in the context of a sentence. Bonus!
Larissa Rozdzilski
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Steve Middleton
Canada
I have browsed this book off and on. I mostly listen to music or podcasts and read through a certain amount of the words. I used the flash cards – I am new to Anki however and have not made more cards. I mean to learn more about Anki I just have limited time. I have combined it more with DuoLingo Ukrainian language course. I try to play like Ukrainian Duolingo once a day. Part of the downside with Duolingo though is it seems very copy and paste, it is good to see examples from a native speaker. If I have down time I read through the book and also use the premade flashcards. The Ukrainian words used in context in the text has been the most useful for me with the translations.
Yes I would recommend this book to others. Before this book I was not as strong with reading and using the Ukrainian alphabet. I had a hard time with around 5 of the letters. I feel like I have better understanding of the Ukrainian alphabet now. I have also expanded my vocabulary and I enjoyed the notes on different conjugations for singular form and plural form and so forth. It was helpful to see the new words used in different contexts. I feel like the more Ukrainian words I understand the more grammar I will pick up from reading and listening to Ukrainian. Through practice I have managed to memorize a couple Ukrainian words. While I still feel like I use basic to intermediate Ukrainian, I feel like I am closer to using intermediate Ukrainian.
Jesse Hart
United States

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.

Kobic
Israel

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.

James Pawliuk
Vancouver, Canada
I did some doulingo and lingq before bying the product but I was probably still A1 when I bought it. I used only the flashcards, didn’t used the book at all. But I also bought the book only for the flashcards. Yes I would reccomend it for the anki deck. The selected words are relevant and it is a great ressource for getting a base vocab. The quality of the cards is also great, with the stress vovel beeing colored, example sentences, pictures and audio is really great.
Vincent
Germany

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.

Stephanie Dvareckas

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!

Ron Wight
United Kingdom

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!

Lenka
Czechia

 

 

Reviews about Easy Ukrainian Book:

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.

Shanna Jade
Calgary, Canada

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.

Radboud Visser
the Netherlands
I just love reading this book – such a fun story – it’s read out loud so well (so good for reinforcing correct pronunciation in a fun way) – so good to have vocabulary at the end of each chapter – and good introduction of grammar in small chunks with workable (not too demanding) exercises! Thank you and your friend for your excellent work!
Ljuba
Australia
Ukrainian Lessons Easy Book

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!

Irena Henderson
London
I bought the book to practice reading and listening to Ukrainian, and it’s been great so far for my level. The chapters are short, so I don’t get overwhelmed, but I still learn a lot of new words each chapter, as well as getting listening/comprehension and pronunciation practice. I usually listen to it once, then read it once through silently, then again with the recording out loud, and then listen a fourth time without the book to see if I can catch all the words and understand the story, after which I do the exercises. And the story is well done, too!
The context makes it much easier to remember words and phrases as opposed to endlessly trying to memorize vocabulary lists. For only 10-15 minutes a day, I learn a lot of Ukrainian, especially pairing it every so often (I’m extremely lazy) with a Ukrainian lessons podcast.
I’m only 6 chapters in so far, but wanted to let you know it’s a great resource! I’d absolutely recommend this to others learning Ukrainian below the advanced level.
Oved Lobel
Australia

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.

Heather Solheim
Norway
I bought this book a few weeks ago to give more impetus to my Ukrainian learning. I have started teaching some of the Ukrainians who have arrived in the UK and therefore I have an opportunity to speak Ukrainian. I want to make every effort to improve my limited vocabulary. I read first and try to guess the meaning.  Then I read a second and a third time. The pictures help a lot. I remember one of my best childhood teachers – a Latin teacher – who said you will not understand a foreign language text on first reading, but if you keep looking, then each time you will guess more and more.
He was right.
After several attempts I listen to Natalia reading. She is a slow speaker which I greatly appreciate. I don’t always do the exercises but recently I have started re-reading earlier chapters and then I often do so. One of my Ukrainian students recently told me that my pronunciation of Ukrainian was a bit careless so now I sometimes use the book to try to improve this aspect. I now understand what she means. It is very interesting that her pronunciation of English is not careless enough! It is too precise. She pronounces every consonant. This is an interesting point of distinction between the 2 languages.
I am now 100 pages into the book. This represents around 60 hours of reading. I love the story. It goes with me when I go kayaking on the river. I listen to the story in the car. It seems to me that it complements the Ukrainian Podcasts really well.
Alas, few Brits seem to want to learn Ukrainian so i haven’t been able to recommend it to anyone.  They are missing out on the thrill of surprising Ukrainians with a burst of your beautiful language.
Colin Burdfield

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!

Yayoi Takano-Beck
Germany

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

100/100

Franz Müller
Guatemala
I started learning Ukrainian 1 year ago.  I am a big fan of the podcast, so I was aware of this book, but I didn’t think I knew enough to begin reading it. I purchased the book because it was recommended by my teacher, Inna Sopranchuk. She says that I am at the B1 level. She warned me that this book would be challenging for me, but she felt I was ready to read more challenging material.
I have lessons with my teacher 2x/week and each lesson we read 1-2 sections of this book.  After our lessons, I re-read the sections and independently listen to the audiobook. I love the audiobook because it helps me with my listening and pronunciation skills. I find the exercises and the book challenging, but appropriate for where I am at in this journey of learning this beautiful language. The audio, vocabulary list and the exercises. I love it! I highly recommended this book! I hope you will consider creating more books!
Stephanie Toothaker
United States

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!
Lenka Kopečková
Ostrava, Czechia

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 🙂

Chris Yates
United Kingdom

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.

Alessandro Fregoli
Italy

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

Jenny Rimbault
UK

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!

Jaana
Finland
There’s a lack of intermediate level texts (with and without audio) for learning Ukrainian. This book was the only one I found.
I do a lot with a book:
– Listening and understanding (roughly, just getting the main ideas)
– Listening and following the text
– Reading and understanding (in detail, every word)
– Listening and repeating out loud (to practice pronunciation)
– Reading out loud
– Listening, writing down and comparing written text with the original (to practice spelling which is not that easy for me)
– Learning vocabulary (not every word, but the most important ones)
– Doing exercises
I found the most useful funny story that makes it interesting and audio that helps with pronunciation and stressing the words.
I’d love to have a series of these kinds of books. I have a lot of similar books of all levels from A1 to C1 in English and German, but only one in Ukrainian (which is sad).

I would absolutely recommend this book to others.

Sergei Kriger
Germany

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!

Miguel Silva
Portugal
Як іноземці козака рятували
My main reason for buying “Як Іноземці Козака Рятували” was to improve my grammar, and phrasing. Though, I quickly realised that it would also be an excellent way to improve my vocabulary, and find native expressions and idioms. I’m still not terribly confident in my language skills when speaking – and I feel that this is a good way to improve my confidence (alongside, actually speaking more.) The audio is excellent. It is easy to listen to, is a great further listening practice, and is helping me to solidify the correct stress patterns – which is an area in which I often make mistakes!
I’m about halfway through the book, currently – listening to the audio, primarily, and trying to comprehend everything aurally, but also reading along. I generally then look at the questions to gauge how much I understood, and to use the vocabulary list to fill in the gaps. After which, I re-read any sections that I misunderstood or failed to understand from context, on the first pass. I plan to go through the book multiple times to try to familiarise myself with as much of it as possible. I find my passive vocabulary is vastly better than my active vocabulary – I’m hoping to use the book to improve that!
The most useful aspect to me is the self-contained nature of the book – almost everything you need to make the content comprehensible: is right there. With the addition of the audiobook version – it’s perfect for immersive comprehensible content. As I can’t be in Ukraine currently – it’s perfect for me, in that regard.
I would definitely recommend it – and in fact I have! I imagine Bohdan will have already ordered it!
Nick Wysoczanskyj
Aberdare, South Wales, UK
I purchased the book, because our teacher of Ukrainian at Tampere summer university recommended it. So far we have read and studied the first two chapters, but I can tell You, that I already like the book very much. It is really interesting and it is nice that the texts are full of humor. Thank You very much for creating such an interesting textbook!
Eija
Finland

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.

Sam Slinn
Canada

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.

Stefan Bruvelis
United States
I was looking for Ukrainian language material. I listen to audio and try to read along. I work with a tutor to improve my comprehension and pronunciation. I most like how the language is applicable to modern, everyday interactions of real life. Yes, and I already have recommended the book!
Дуже вам дякую!
Peter Hamernick
Rockville, Connecticut, US
Ukrainian Lessons Easy Ukrainian Book
On the photo: reading with Сіра! My cat!
I bought the book as I liked the format (also to support Natalia). I think we need more books like this, Ukrainian with key English translations.
I have only read the book, I haven’t had the time to listen to it. Reading it was a good challenge. I enjoyed the story line and the new Ukrainian vocabulary, especially the language that is now commonly used in Ukraine.
I found the overall format of the book to be very interesting and useful. I would actually re-read each chapter both quietly and loudly after reviewing the notes.
I would definitely recommend it to others who are of the same level. I hope Natalia can write some more books.
Thanks and take care.
Andrew Sobol
Thousand Oaks, USA

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!

Теодора Гьоґер
Відень / Львів

 

 

Reviews about Anna Ohoiko:

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.

Carey Homan
Seattle, WA

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.

Attila Bruneker
Budapest Hungary

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!

Scott Smith
Overland Park, KS, USA

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!

Sara LaVigna
USA

 

 

General reviews about Ukrainian Lessons:

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!

Олеся
Україна

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!

Рахіль Мєйнард
New York, United States

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.

Тетяна
Україна

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! ❤

Алекса В.
Сербія

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

Irfan Acar
Türkiye

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!

Anna
Poland

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.

Betka Dorrerova
Belgium

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.

Анжеліка Заячківська
Івано-Франківськ, Україна

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!

Беа Нолан
Північна Ірландія

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!!!

Valentin Markus Oppermann
the Netherlands

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

hakan acar
Türkiye

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! 💙💛

Мустафа
Turkey

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!

мене звати Анжела
Я родом з Гонконгу, але зараз живу в Римі

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!

Nick Wysoczanskyj
Aberdare, South Wales, UK.

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

Shari Allgood
USA

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.

Patricia Kostuk
Burnaby, BC, Canada

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!

Paweł from Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland

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!

György Matavovszky
Hungary

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.

Gabriel Steinbach
Buenos Aires province, Argentina

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!

Vasilisa Anastasopoulou
Athens, Greece

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

Ліст
Фомоса
I am using your courses to learn Ukrainian so that as my husband and I grow our family, I will be able to help preserve Ukrainian language and culture for the next generation. I have pointed medical students and colleagues working with Ukrainian refugees to your amazing resources.  Truly, thank you, for helping us have language to connect to our patients.
Allison C.
the United States

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!

Marta J
Poland
I wanted to tell you how happy I am with my premium membership and the books etc. It is a pleasure to listen to your kindly voice and you explain things very well. I have many contacts with Ukranian refugees (3 stayed at our house) and it is great to see how language can get you closer to each other.
So, via many ways, you bring lots of kindness and pleasure to other people. Please go on with your excellent work.
Christian Hein

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.

Doralee Strachey
New Jersey, USA

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!

Gretty

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 😉

Emilio Soto
Spain

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.

Дуже дякую, I am so happy to have found your website!
Kathleen Brooks
Seattle, US

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.

Geoffrey Bolillo
United States

Thanks so much for the abundant and helpful resources!

Julia
USA

 

 

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