Family Goes to the Park - Ukrainian A1
Description of a family walk to the park on Saturday. Ukrainian text about family, hobbies, and nature for A1 with translation.
Сім'я йде в парк
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A story about a family spending time in the park, playing football and having a picnic. A1 level, ideal for learning family member names.
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What you'll learn
Family members, names of flowers, leisure items.
A story about a family spending time in the park, playing football and having a picnic. A1 level, ideal for learning family member names.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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Моя сім'я йде в парк.
newMy family goes to the park
This phrase shows how to say your family is going somewhere. The verb "йде" (goes) is the present tense form for he/she/it.
Useful for talking about family plans.
На вулиці тепло і сонячно.
newIt is warm and sunny outside
Impersonal sentence pattern: "На вулиці + temperature/state". "Тепло і сонячно" joins two states with "і" (and).
Essential weather description pattern.
Ми всі дуже раді.
newWe are all very happy
"Раді" is the short form of the adjective "радий/рада". It is used without a noun: "ми раді" (we are glad).
Shows how to express shared happiness.
Тато і я граємо у футбол.
newDad and I play football
"Граємо" is the present tense form of "грати" (to play) for "ми/ви/вони". The construction "грати у + accusative" means "to play [sport]".
Useful for describing games with others.
Ми сміємося.
newWe are laughing
"Сміємося" is the present tense form of "сміятися" (to laugh), first person plural. It is a reflexive verb.
Common pattern for describing fun moments.
Нам дуже добре разом.
newWe feel very good together
"Нам добре" is an impersonal sentence using the dative case. "Разом" (together) is an adverb.
Shows how to express a shared feeling.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
day off
вихідний
day off / weekend
Adjective from "вихід" (exit) — a day when you do not work. "Вихідний день" or "вихідні" (plural) means "weekend".
Key word for talking about rest days.
sunny
сонячно
sunny
Impersonal state word: "На вулиці сонячно" = the weather is sunny.
Standard word for sunny weather.
glad
раді
glad / happy
Short form of an adjective. Used without a noun: "ми раді" (we are glad).
Expresses emotion without a full sentence.
bag
сумка
bag
Feminine noun, 1st declension. "Велика сумка" (big bag) is a typical description.
Useful for describing things we carry.
sandwiches
бутерброди
sandwiches
Plural of "бутерброд". Common for snacks: "бутерброди та вода" (sandwiches and water).
Typical picnic food.
bicycle
велосипед
bicycle
Masculine noun. "Кататися на велосипеді" means to ride a bicycle.
Popular active recreation.
ducks
качки
ducks
Plural of "качка". An animal often seen in parks near ponds.
Useful for describing nature in the park.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Verb "йти" in present tense
йде
Verb "йти" in present tense
"Йде" is 3rd person singular present: he/she/it goes. "Ми йдемо" (we go), "Вони йдуть" (they go).
Core movement verb.
Verb "грати" in present tense
граємо
Verb "грати" in present tense
"Граємо" is 1st person plural: we play. "Ти граєш" (you play), "Він грає" (he plays).
Useful for describing games and leisure.
Verb "їсти" in present tense
їмо
Verb "їсти" in present tense
"Їмо" is 1st person plural: we eat. "Ти їси" (you eat), "Він їсть" (he eats).
Core verb for describing eating.
Impersonal weather sentences
На вулиці тепло і сонячно
Impersonal weather sentences
"На вулиці + state": тепло (warm), холодно (cold), сонячно (sunny), добре (good). No predicate — special feature of Ukrainian.
Adapter for describing weather in Ukrainian.
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