Red Apple and Green Apple - Ukrainian A1
A simple story about choosing between two apples. Ukrainian vocabulary about fruits, tastes, and colors for A1 with translation.
Червоне яблуко і зелене яблуко
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What you'll learn
Adjectives (taste, appearance), fruits, colors.
A boy named Maksym chooses between a red and a green apple, describing their taste and appearance. A1 level text for learning adjectives.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
лежать два яблука
newtwo apples are lying (there)
This phrase describes apples placed on a surface. "Leжать" means to be lying (horizontal position).
Useful for describing where objects are located.
хоче їсти
newwants to eat
"Хоче" is the third person of "хотіти" (to want) + infinitive.
Essential pattern for expressing desires.
обидва дуже великі і круглі
newboth are very big
"Обидва" is used with nominative case for two items.
Learn to use "обидва" for referring to two things.
схоже на сонечко
newlooks like a little sun
"Схоже на" + accusative case = comparison phrase.
Essential pattern for making comparisons.
Спочатку Максим кусає
newFirst he bites
"Спочатку" means "first" and shows sequence of actions.
Key adverb for sequencing events.
фрукти — це здоров'я
newfruits are (that's) health
Simple sentence: noun + "це" (is/are) + noun.
Perfect for making general statements.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
яблуко
яблуко
apple
Neuter gender noun. Plural: яблука.
Core vocabulary of the article.
кислий
кислий
sour
Adjective. Green apples are кислі. Antonym: солодкий (sweet).
Common food description word.
солодкий
солодкий
sweet
Adjective. Antonym: кислий (sour).
Essential food description word.
хрусткий
хрусткий
crunchy
Adjective describing texture. Used with зелене яблуко.
Useful food texture word.
рушник
рушник
towel
Masculine noun. You wipe apples with a рушник.
Common everyday word.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Neuter gender adjectives
Червоне яблуко дуже яскраве.
Adjectives with neuter nouns end in -е
With neuter nouns like яблуко, adjectives end in -е: яскраве, солодке.
Essential for adjective-noun agreement in Ukrainian.
Обидва — dual pronoun
Вони обидва дуже великі.
Use обидва when referring to two items
Both in the nominative case.
Learn to say "both" in Ukrainian.
Third person present tense
Максим хоче їсти.
He/she/it verb endings
Максим хоче, він думає — third person singular.
Verbs in third person end in -е or -ить.
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