Рибка, яка хотіла побачити сонце

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About this article

Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Nature vocabulary, colors, motion verbs (to swim, to jump), emotions, and simple descriptive sentences.

This article follows Zlata the goldfish on her journey to the surface of a lake. Ideal for A1 learners to practice nature vocabulary and basic verbs.

After reading

Article learning block

Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

15 items

Phrases for training

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Я попливу вгору!

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I will swim up!

The fish decides to rise to the surface. «Попливу» is a future tense form of the motion verb.

A short phrase for expressing determination.

Це сонце!

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It's the sun!

Zlata sees sunlight for the first time. A simple demonstrative with a noun.

Easy to remember and reuse.

Там прекрасно!

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It's wonderful there!

Zlata describes the world beyond the lake. The adverb «прекрасно» expresses admiration.

Phrase for describing impressions.

Я пливу до сонця!

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I'm swimming to the sun!

Zlata answers her friends. The verb «плисти» with an object.

Phrase for describing direction of movement.

Мрії збуваються

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Dreams come true

The main moral of the story. A passive construction with «збуватися».

An inspirational phrase for motivation.

Ти смілива рибка

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You are a brave little fish

The old crab praises Zlata for her bravery. The adjective «сміливий» refers to the fish.

A compliment for bravery.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

золота рибка

goldfish

Name of the main character. Zlata is a small goldfish.

Common word in fairy tales and everyday speech.

плисти

to swim

The main motion verb in the story. Zlata swims upward toward the sun.

Basic motion verb for describing movement in water.

стрибати

to jump

Zlata jumps out of the water to see the sun.

Verb for describing a sharp upward movement.

небо

sky

Zlata sees a huge blue sky.

Basic vocabulary for describing nature.

щасливий

happy

Zlata feels happy after her journey.

Basic emotional state, used frequently.

мріяти

to dream

Zlata dreams of seeing the sun since childhood.

Verb for expressing wishes and hopes.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Prefix ви- in motion verbs

плисти → випливає

Prefix ви- in motion verbs

Випливає = to swim out. The prefix ви- indicates direction outward.

Useful for understanding verbs with prefixes.

Present tense

друзі чекають (present tense)

Present tense

Друзі чекають = Friends are waiting. Present tense of the verb «чекати».

Basic tense for describing habits.

Adjective agreement

маленька золота рибка