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Trip to the Big City: Learn Ukrainian (A2)

Follow Mykhailo's adventures in a big city. Master vocabulary about transport, buildings, and travel for A2 level with translation.

Перша подорож до великого міста

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Level A2 Reading focus

What you'll learn

City vocabulary (street, square, metro, station), transport, describing emotions and impressions, buildings.

This article describes a village boy's first trip to a big city. Readers will learn about train stations, subways, parks, and landmarks. The text helps master travel, urban infrastructure, and emotional vocabulary. Suitable for A2 level.

After reading

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

21 items

Phrases for training

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велике місто

new

big city

Adjective + noun combination

Common collocation for describing cities

високих гір

new

high mountains (genitive)

Genitive plural case

Used to describe origin or location

вперше

new

for the first time

Adverb meaning an action happening for the first time

Important word for talking about new experiences

приємне хвилювання

new

pleasant excitement

Emotional state before something new

Useful for describing emotions during travel

було стільки людей

new

there were so many people

Expression for describing a large number of people

Useful for describing crowded places

справжнє диво

new

a real wonder

Expression for describing something extraordinary

Useful for expressing admiration

підземне метро

new

underground metro

City transport that runs underground

Important transport term for cities

неймовірний вид

new

incredible view

Beautiful panorama seen from above

Useful for describing panoramic views

тисячі вогнів

new

thousands of lights

Poetic description of a city at night

Useful for describing city night lighting

неймовірно щасливим

new

incredibly happy

Very happy, extremely pleased

Useful for describing strong positive emotions

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Train station

вокзал

train station

Place where trains arrive

Basic travel vocabulary

Avenue

проспект

avenue

Wide main street of a city

Important vocabulary for describing cities

Town hall

ратуша

town hall

Building of city government from old times

Historical city architecture

Escalator

ескалатор

escalator

Moving stairs for going to another level

Useful for describing metro stations

Exhibit

експонат

exhibit

Object displayed in a museum

Vocabulary for museum visits

Fountain

фонтан

fountain

Structure from which water sprays

Part of a city park or square

Architecture

архітектура

architecture

Art of designing and constructing buildings

Useful for discussing cities and buildings

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Dative case: to/for the boy

Давальний відмінок: хлопчикові

dative case

Case indicating the recipient of an action

Important for expressing communication

Locative case: in a small village

Місцевий відмінок: у маленькому селі

locative case

Case indicating location

Used with prepositions у, в, на

Instrumental case: to music

Орудний відмінок: під музику

instrumental case

Case indicating instrument or manner

Used with prepositions з, під, між

Genitive case: in dreams

Родовий відмінок: у мріях

genitive case

Case indicating part or absence

Used after many prepositions and verbs

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