At a Toy Store. A1 Ukrainian
Read an A1 Ukrainian dialogue about choosing a toy, asking its price, and buying it politely.
У магазині іграшок
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Taras has 300 hryvnias, compares a train and a robot, and chooses the train for 280 hryvnias.
На полиці він бачить червоний потяг за 280 гривень. Поруч стоїть синій робот за 350 гривень. Тарас каже: «Мені подобається робот, але він дорожчий».
Продавчиня підходить і питає: «Добрий день. Чим я можу допомогти?» Тарас відповідає: «Добрий день. Скільки коштує цей потяг?» Продавчиня каже: «Він коштує 280 гривень». Тато запитує: «Ти хочеш потяг чи робота?» Тарас дивиться на ціну й каже: «Я беру потяг, будь ласка».
Вони йдуть до каси. Продавчиня кладе потяг у пакет. Тарас каже: «Дякую». Вона відповідає: «Будь ласка. Гарної гри».
Удома Тарас ставить потяг на підлогу. Він задоволений своїм вибором.
Яку іграшку ви хочете вибрати?
Як ви запитаєте про ціну іграшки?
Що ви скажете продавцеві після покупки?
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What you'll learn
Toy-store vocabulary, prices, «скільки коштує», a choice with «чи», and three questions for the reader to answer.
Taras has 300 hryvnias, compares a train and a robot, and chooses the train for 280 hryvnias.
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У Тараса є 300 гривень на подарунок
newTaras has 300 hryvnias for a gift.
The construction «у Тараса є» says that Taras has money.
The phrase sets a clear budget for the choice.
Мені подобається робот, але він дорожчий
newTaras likes the robot, but it is more expensive.
«Мені подобається» gives a preference, and «але» adds another important detail.
The phrase helps compare two toys.
Чим я можу допомогти
newA polite question from a shop assistant to a customer.
The shop assistant offers help in the store.
The phrase shows a natural start to a shop conversation.
Скільки коштує цей потяг
newA question about the price of the train.
Taras asks politely about the toy's price.
The phrase is useful while shopping.
Він коштує 280 гривень
newThe train has a price of 280 hryvnias.
The shop assistant answers the question about the price.
The phrase gives a short answer about cost.
Я беру потяг, будь ласка
newTaras politely chooses the train.
The words «будь ласка» make the choice polite.
The phrase helps say what you want to buy.
Він задоволений своїм вибором
newTaras likes the decision he made.
The phrase describes Taras's feeling after the purchase.
It helps say that you are pleased with a choice.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Shelf
полиці
A place in a store where toys stand.
Taras sees the train on a shelf.
The word is useful for describing a store.
Price
ціну
The amount of money for an item.
Taras looks at the price before choosing.
The word helps talk about a purchase.
More expensive
дорожчий
Costing more.
The robot costs more than the train.
The word helps compare prices.
Shop assistant
Продавчиня
A woman who works in a store.
The shop assistant greets Taras and offers help.
The word names the person you speak to in a store.
Checkout
каси
The place where you pay for an item.
Taras and his father go to the checkout after choosing.
The word is useful while buying something.
Bag
пакет
Something made of paper or another material for purchases.
The shop assistant puts the train in a bag.
The word names an everyday thing used after a purchase.
Choice
вибором
A decision about what to take.
In the text, Taras's choice is the train.
The word helps talk about decisions in a store.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
За plus a price
за 280 гривень
«За 280 гривень» gives the price of the train.
In «потяг за 280 гривень», «за» introduces the toy's price.
This pattern helps name the price of an item.
How much does it cost?
Скільки коштує
A question about price.
After «скільки коштує», Taras names the toy.
This pattern is used to ask about a price.
Чи for a choice
Ти хочеш потяг чи робота
«Чи» offers a choice between two options.
The father asks about the train or the robot.
This pattern helps offer a simple choice.
I will take
Я беру потяг
A phrase for choosing a purchase.
In «я беру», Taras states his choice.
This pattern helps say what you choose.
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