
яблуко — Apple
Reading guide: yabluko
Gender / number: Neuter
Fresh fruit and berries. Learn Ukrainian nouns with English translations and audio.
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Tap a letter to hear its sound. Ь has no sound of its own; its recording says the sign’s name.
Tap an ending to hear it. Plural is a number category, not a fourth gender. These are common patterns, not absolute rules.
Start with the dictionary form. Endings give useful clues, but learn exceptions with the noun. Grammatical gender does not always match biological sex.
Tap the blue ending buttons to listen. For -ння, -ття and the soft sign, listen in a complete word. The soft sign has no sound of its own. Swipe examples left or right on mobile. On desktop, expand a row to see all its examples. Tap an example to hear it.
Match pronouns to the noun: мій брат · моя сестра · моє вікно · мої батьки. Practice in Pronouns → Gender.
References: Read Ukrainian! — Gender and number · Kyiv-Mohyla Academy — Noun gender
Fruit names are useful at markets, in shops and when talking about food you enjoy. Use the pictures to connect each fruit directly with its Ukrainian name, then hide the English meaning to practise recall.

Reading guide: yabluko
Gender / number: Neuter

Reading guide: banan
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: apelsyn
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: mandaryn
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: lymon
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: laym
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: hreypfrut
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: polunytsya
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: malyna
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: ozhyna
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: lokhyna
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: Blueberry; чорниця usually means bilberry.

Reading guide: zhuravlyna
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: vynohradyna
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: One grape; виноград means grapes collectively or a grapevine.

Reading guide: kavun
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: dynya
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: chereshnya
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: Sweet cherry.

Reading guide: vyshnya
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: persyk
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: nektaryn
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: abrykos
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: hrusha
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: slyva
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: kivi
Gender / number: Neuter
Grammar note: Neuter for the fruit; the bird is a different use of the word.

Reading guide: ananas
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: manho
Gender / number: Neuter

Reading guide: hranat
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: inzhyr
Gender / number: Masculine

Reading guide: khurma
Gender / number: Feminine

Reading guide: smorodyna
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: Commonly blackcurrant; redcurrant is порічка.

Reading guide: agrus
Gender / number: Masculine