мати / мама — Mother / Mom
Reading guide: maty / mama
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: Mother / Mom; мама is the familiar, affectionate form.
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Ukrainian Family & Relationships
The people in your life, from family to friends. Learn Ukrainian nouns with English translations and audio.
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A word can have more than one form. These are dictionary forms; Ukrainian endings change within sentences. A slash shows common alternatives, which the audio reads in order. Relationship notes explain distinctions such as a husband's or wife's parents. The thumbnails match the watercolor artwork in Study.
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How to identify noun gender
Start with the dictionary form. Endings give useful clues, but learn exceptions with the noun. Grammatical gender does not always match biological sex.
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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
Learning Ukrainian Family & Relationships
Family vocabulary is a useful place to begin describing the people in your life. Learn the everyday forms alongside more formal relationship words; some English relationships need different Ukrainian words depending on the family connection.
How to practise
- Listen to each Ukrainian expression before repeating it.
- Try the interactive lesson, then use the reference below to review spelling and meaning.
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Vocabulary reference
батько / тато — Father / Dad
Reading guide: batko / tato
Gender / number: Masculine
Usage: Father / Dad; тато is the familiar, affectionate form.
мати або батько — Parent
Reading guide: maty abo batko
Gender / number: Feminine / Masculine
Grammar note: мати: feminine; батько: masculine.
Usage: A mother or father. Ukrainian commonly uses this phrase for one parent.
батьки — Parents
Reading guide: batky
Gender / number: Plural
Grammar note: Plural form. Singular: батько · masculine.
брат — Brother
Reading guide: brat
Gender / number: Masculine
сестра — Sister
Reading guide: sestra
Gender / number: Feminine
син — Son
Reading guide: syn
Gender / number: Masculine
дочка — Daughter
Reading guide: dochka
Gender / number: Feminine
дитина — Child
Reading guide: dytyna
Gender / number: Feminine
діти — Children
Reading guide: dity
Gender / number: Plural
Grammar note: Plural form. Singular: дитина · feminine.
немовля — Baby
Reading guide: nemovlya
Gender / number: Neuter
бабуся — Grandmother
Reading guide: babusya
Gender / number: Feminine
дідусь — Grandfather
Reading guide: didus
Gender / number: Masculine
онук — Grandson
Reading guide: onuk
Gender / number: Masculine
онука — Granddaughter
Reading guide: onuka
Gender / number: Feminine
онук / онука — Grandchild
Reading guide: onuk / onuka
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: онук: masculine; онука: feminine.
Usage: Grandson / granddaughter; choose the word that fits.
прабабуся — Great-grandmother
Reading guide: prababusya
Gender / number: Feminine
прадідусь — Great-grandfather
Reading guide: pradidus
Gender / number: Masculine
чоловік — Husband
Reading guide: cholovik
Gender / number: Masculine
дружина — Wife
Reading guide: druzhyna
Gender / number: Feminine
чоловік / дружина — Spouse
Reading guide: cholovik / druzhyna
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: чоловік: masculine; дружина: feminine.
Usage: Husband / wife. Подружжя means the married couple together.
тітка — Aunt
Reading guide: titka
Gender / number: Feminine
дядько — Uncle
Reading guide: dyadko
Gender / number: Masculine
двоюрідний брат / двоюрідна сестра — Cousin
Reading guide: dvoyuridnyy brat / dvoyuridna sestra
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: двоюрідний брат: masculine; двоюрідна сестра: feminine.
Usage: Male cousin / female cousin.
племінниця — Niece
Reading guide: pleminnytsya
Gender / number: Feminine
племінник — Nephew
Reading guide: pleminnyk
Gender / number: Masculine
свекруха / теща — Mother-in-law
Reading guide: svekrukha / teshcha
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: Husband’s mother / wife’s mother.
свекор / тесть — Father-in-law
Reading guide: svekor / test
Gender / number: Masculine
Usage: Husband’s father / wife’s father.
брат чоловіка / брат дружини / чоловік сестри — Brother-in-law
Reading guide: brat cholovika / brat druzhyny / cholovik sestry
Gender / number: Masculine
Usage: Husband’s brother / wife’s brother / sister’s husband. These clear descriptive phrases avoid ambiguity.
сестра чоловіка / сестра дружини / дружина брата — Sister-in-law
Reading guide: sestra cholovika / sestra druzhyny / druzhyna brata
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: Husband’s sister / wife’s sister / brother’s wife.
мачуха — Stepmother
Reading guide: machukha
Gender / number: Feminine
вітчим — Stepfather
Reading guide: vitchym
Gender / number: Masculine
пасинок — Stepson
Reading guide: pasynok
Gender / number: Masculine
падчерка — Stepdaughter
Reading guide: padcherka
Gender / number: Feminine
родич / родичка — Relative
Reading guide: rodych / rodychka
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: родич: masculine; родичка: feminine.
Usage: Male relative / female relative.
сім’я — Family
Reading guide: sim’ya
Gender / number: Feminine
друг / подруга — Friend
Reading guide: druh / podruha
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: друг: masculine; подруга: feminine.
Usage: Male friend / female friend.
сусід / сусідка — Neighbor
Reading guide: susid / susidka
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: сусід: masculine; сусідка: feminine.
Usage: Male neighbor / female neighbor.
хлопець — Boyfriend
Reading guide: khlopets
Gender / number: Masculine
Usage: In a relationship; also means a boy or young man.
дівчина — Girlfriend
Reading guide: divchyna
Gender / number: Feminine
Usage: In a relationship; also means a girl or young woman.
партнер / партнерка — Partner
Reading guide: partner / partnerka
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: партнер: masculine; партнерка: feminine.
Usage: Male partner / female partner.
гість / гостя — Guest
Reading guide: hist / hostya
Gender / number: Masculine / Feminine
Grammar note: гість: masculine; гостя: feminine.
Usage: Male guest / female guest.