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12 CATEGORIES. 144 ESSENTIAL VERBS.

Ukrainian Home & Household Actions

Everyday actions around the home. Learn Ukrainian verbs with English translations and audio.

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Бути
Buty
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Family & Relationships

Useful building blocks for everyday sentences.

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Listen and learn. Tap any verb to hear Ukrainian speech. Play category reads every verb in order; use Slow for extra practice. Latin letters are a reading aid, not an exact pronunciation guide.
Start with the dictionary form. These are infinitives (mostly imperfective) and a few common phrases. Infinitives have no gender. Present forms change with the subject; past-tense forms can show gender. English translations are a starting point; notes explain important differences.

Learning Ukrainian Home & Household Actions

Household verbs describe moving, arranging and caring for things at home. Practise opposite actions together, such as opening and closing or turning something on and off.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each Ukrainian expression before repeating it.
  2. Try the interactive lesson, then use the reference below to review spelling and meaning.
  3. Return to the category regularly and test the words without relying on the English.

Vocabulary reference

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Open — відчиняти; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Open — відчиняти

відчиняти — Open

Reading guide: vidchynyaty

Usage: відчиняти is used for doors and windows; відкривати is broader (a book, shop, file).

Hear відчиняти

Close — зачиняти; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Close — зачиняти

зачиняти — Close

Reading guide: zachynyaty

Usage: зачиняти is used for doors and windows; закривати is broader.

Hear зачиняти

Turn on — вмикати; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Turn on — вмикати

вмикати — Turn on

Reading guide: vmykaty

Hear вмикати

Turn off — вимикати; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Turn off — вимикати

вимикати — Turn off

Reading guide: vymykaty

Hear вимикати