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Reading: Shopping. Ukrainian for Beginners A1

Practice reading Ukrainian at the A1 level with a story about going to the store. Learn the names of food items and shopping terms with translation.

Разом у великому магазині

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

shopping, store, food, groceries, basic vocabulary

This article helps learn Ukrainian through a story about shopping in a supermarket. The material is designed for beginners at the A1 level. The text covers useful words related to food, shopping, family, and daily routines.

After reading

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

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Phrases for training

Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.

нам треба купити

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We need to buy

The construction "треба + infinitive" expresses necessity. "Нам" is the dative case of "ми".

Essential phrase for everyday situations when you need to express that something must be done.

Олена дуже рада

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Elena is very happy

The adverb "дуже" (very) intensifies the adjective "рада" (happy). Word order: adverb + adjective.

A simple phrase for expressing happiness.

тримає маму за руку

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Holds mom by the hand

The verb "тримати" (to hold) with the preposition "за" (by) means to grasp a body part. Cf. тримати за руку, за ногу.

Useful for describing physical actions and safety.

Мама погоджується

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Mom agrees

The verb "погоджуватися" (to agree) conjugates as погоджуюся, погодився, погодиться. Expresses agreement with a proposal.

Important phrase for situations when you need to reach an agreement.

Мама платить гроші

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Mom pays money

The verb "платити" (to pay) conjugates as плачу, платиш, платить. The object "гроші" is in the accusative case.

Essential for the topic of shopping and payment.

Візок вже повний

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The cart is already full

The adverb "вже" (already) indicates the action was completed before the moment of speech. "Повний" is the short form of the adjective.

Useful for describing when shopping is finished.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Supermarket

супермаркет

Supermarket

A large store selling food and goods. The adjective "супер" intensifies the meaning of "маркет".

Core vocabulary for the Store topic.

Cart

візок

Cart / Shopping trolley

A cart is a vehicle in a store for carrying groceries. In a supermarket, people say "візок" or "кошик".

Essential for the shopping topic.

Queue

черга

Queue / Line

A queue is people waiting for their turn. "Стояти в черзі" (to stand in line) is a typical expression.

Useful for everyday communication.

Cashier

касир

Cashier

A cashier is a person who receives money at the checkout. The feminine form is the same as masculine — not changed.

Important for the store and payment topic.

Groceries

продукти

Groceries / Food products

Продукти is food bought at a store. It is the plural form of "продукт".

Basic word for the shopping topic.

Purchases

покупки

Purchases / Shopping

Покупки is what you bought. "Робити покупки" (to do shopping) means to go to a store and buy things.

Practical word for everyday use.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Треба + infinitive

нам треба купити

Necessity construction

The construction "треба + infinitive" expresses necessity. "Нам треба" = "We need to". The infinitive does not change.

Essential for expressing necessity.

Найкращу — superlative

найкращу моркву

Superlative adjective

"Найкращу" is the superlative form of the adjective "красивий" (beautiful). Prefix "най-" + adjective. Роблю → найкращий.

Superlative is formed with prefix "най-" for most adjectives.

Але — contrast conjunction

Олена втомилася, але щаслива

But — contrast conjunction

"Але" is a conjunction for contrast. "Втомилася, але щаслива" = contrast between two states.

Necessary for expressing contrast in a sentence.

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