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

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

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

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

I 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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

My level is beginner.

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

дякую Анна

I 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.

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.

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.

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!!

Щиро дякую за чудовий подкаст! На мою думку, це просто безцінний ресурс не лише для тих, хто вивчає українську мову, але і для всіх тих, хто бажає освіжити свої знання і поступово перейти на спілкування українською в повсякденному житті. Надзвичайно цікаві теми і корисні вислови, а також дуже приємний голос і прості пояснення Анни допомогли мені всього за 6 місяців пригадати те, що я не використовувала протягом понад 20 років. Бажаю вам натхнення, миру і нових цікавих проєктів!

Хочу щиро подякувати вам за всю працю, яку ви робите, щоб допомагати іноземцям вивчати українську! Мені особливо подобається ваш чудовий подкаст “Ukrainian Lessons”! Для мене він неймовірно корисний, та дуже цікавий, що не менш важливо. А ще я купила вашу книжечку “Як іноземці козака рятували” – вона також є чудовим ресурсом для вивчення української! Сподіваюся продовжати вивчати з вами українську мову!

I just wanted to say that I love your podcast. It is extremely helpful for learning Ukrainian Language (and culture) on the road. But just to say that it is useful on the road would greatly underestimate the value of Ukrainian Lessons. I am a retired university researcher/teacher and have listened to many language podcasts in my life. Your podcast is outstanding in many ways.

Not only is it not crippled at all, it is also very well designed and balanced in its didactic mix of conversation, description and repetition. Learning a new language at an advanced age, especially with a non-Latin alphabet, is a difficult undertaking. In this case, good language courses are quickly distinguished from bad ones. It was therefore no question for me to purchase the Premium Membership. The written material is excellent and well worth the money. Also, your voice is very pleasant. Keep up the excellent work!

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!!!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

I 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.

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

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!

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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!

Привіт)

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.

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

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!!!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

I enjoy my lessons with her very much!

Щиро дякую за чудовий подкаст! На мою думку, це просто безцінний ресурс не лише для тих, хто вивчає українську мову, але і для всіх тих, хто бажає освіжити свої знання і поступово перейти на спілкування українською в повсякденному житті. Надзвичайно цікаві теми і корисні вислови, а також дуже приємний голос і прості пояснення Анни допомогли мені всього за 6 місяців пригадати те, що я не використовувала протягом понад 20 років. Бажаю вам натхнення, миру і нових цікавих проєктів!