Таємнича бібліотека та магічна книга

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Level A2 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Vocabulary about books, library, and nature; using past tense.

A story about a boy named Maksym who finds a magic book in an old library. The book allows him to travel to the worlds he reads about.

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.

щосуботи він приходив до бібліотеки

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every Saturday he came to the library

"Щосуботи" means "every Saturday". It is a time expression for a past habit.

Useful for describing regular past habits.

Максим зрозумів, що це магічна книга

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Maksym realized that it was a magic book

The construction "зрозумів, що" introduces a subordinate clause of comprehension.

Useful for expressing understanding and explanation.

в ту ж мить

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at that instant

The expression "в ту ж мить" means "at that same moment, immediately".

Very useful for describing instant changes.

кожна книга — це справжня подорож

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every book is a real journey

The main moral of the story: books open new worlds.

A wonderful phrase for expressing love of reading.

високі вікна та дерев'яні двері

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high windows and wooden doors

Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number: "високі вікна", "дерев'яні двері".

Useful for describing rooms and buildings.

написані золотими літерами

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written in golden letters

Passive construction with "було + написано". Used to describe something written on an object.

Useful for describing inscriptions and text decoration.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Library

бібліотека

library — a public place where books are stored and lent for reading

Stress on the second syllable: бібліоте́ка. The word is often used with the verb "відвідувати" (to visit).

This is the key word of the story — the central place of events.

Magic

магічний / магіч须

magic / magical — which has magical power, unusual

Adjective from the noun "магія". Declines by gender: магічний (masc.), магічна (fem.), магічне (neut.).

Describes the supernatural properties of the book.

Dream

мрія

мрія — something a person wants to achieve, a wish

From the word "мріяти" — to have wishes. In the title "Книга Мрій" — books that show worlds of dreams.

A beautiful word with deep meaning in the fairy tale title.

Journey

подорож

journey — a trip or travel to another place

Learn word combinations: "справжня подорож" (real journey), "подорожувати світом" (travel the world).

The main idea of the ending — every book opens a journey.

Tree

дерево

tree — a large plant with a trunk and branches

Plural: дерева. In the text: "дерева були вищі за будинки" — comparative degree.

Appears in the forest section describing the magical nature.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Past tense: habit

любив читати

любив + infinitive — an action a person regularly did in the past

Verb "любити" in past tense + infinitive shows a prolonged habit. Compare: "він любить читати" (present tense).

Helps distinguish present and past habits.

Transition to a state

опинився у лісі

опинився — suddenly found oneself in a new place or state

The verb "опинитися" means "to suddenly be somewhere". It is intransitive and always used with a prepositional case.

Useful for describing unexpected movements.

Comparative: за

вищі за будинки

вищий за + accusative — comparison of degree

Formula: adjective in comparative + "за" + noun in accusative. "Дерева вищі за будинки" = trees > houses.

Helps build comparisons in Ukrainian.

Habit time expression

щосуботи

щосуботи — every Saturday, on each Saturday

The word "що-" here means "each". Similarly: щотижня (every week), щоранку (every morning).