Пригоди кошеняти Мурчика у селі

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Level A2 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Domestic animals names; adjectives for feelings.

Murchyk, a city kitten, visits the countryside for the first time. There he meets a goose, a dog named Rex, and hunts a butterfly.

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злякався і швидко заліз на паркан

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he got scared and quickly climbed onto the fence

«Злякатися» = to get scared (past tense reflexive verb). «Залізти» = to climb onto.

Useful for describing fear and quick actions in past tense.

Мурчик підійшов ближче

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Murchyk came closer

«Підійти» = to approach. «Ближче» = comparative adverb (closer).

For describing approaching someone or something.

Мурчик втомився

new

Murchyk got tired

«Втомитися» = to get tired (past reflexive). Describes physical fatigue.

For describing tiredness after physical effort.

на нього чекають нові пригоди

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new adventures await him

«На когось чекають» = someone is awaited / awaits them. Future expectation structure.

For expressing what awaits someone in the future.

він навіть спробує потоваришувати з Рексом

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he will even try to make friends with Rex

«Потоваришувати» = to become friends. «Спробує» = will try (future).

For expressing intent to become friends with someone.

він дуже здивувався

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he was very surprised

«Здивуватися» = to be surprised (past). «Дуже» = very (adverb).

For describing strong surprise.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Yard

подвір'я

yard

Подвір'я = yard / courtyard. An open area near a house. In villages it is usually large.

Essential village and house vocabulary.

Fence

паркан

fence

Паркан = fence. A barrier made of wood or posts. Murchyk climbed it when scared.

For describing typical village features.

Garden

сад

garden

Сад = garden. A place with trees, usually fruit trees. Grandma has a garden in the village.

For describing nature and garden plants.

Bowl

миска

bowl

Миска = bowl. A dish for food or water for animals. Grandma put a bowl of milk for Murchyk.

Everyday word for dishware.

Doghouse

буди

doghouse

Буди = doghouse. A shelter for a dog. Rex was lying by his doghouse sleeping.

Specific word for a dog shelter in the village.

Milk

молоко

milk

Молоко = milk. White liquid from a cow. The air smelled of flowers and milk.

Basic vocabulary for describing products and sensations.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Reflexive verbs in past tense

злякався

got scared

«Злякатися» is a reflexive verb. In past tense masculine singular: «злякався». Forms: злякався/злякалася/злякалися.

Reflexive verbs are common in narratives.

Adjective agreement with nouns

м'яка і зелена

soft and green

Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number. «Трава» is feminine, so adjectives end in -а/-я: «м'яка», «зелена».

Essential for correct description of objects.

Verb «бути» in past tense

було багато

there was a lot of

«Було» = was/were (past of «бути»). Neuter singular past. Used to express existence in the past.

For describing what existed or was present in the past.

Accusative case for animal names

гусак, пса

goose, dog

Animal names in Ukrainian change by case. «Гусак» (nom.) → «гусака» (acc.). «Пес» → «пса».