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New Year and Christmas in Ukraine | Ukrainian A1

Learn how New Year and Christmas are celebrated in Ukraine. Simple text for A1 level with translation.

Новий рік та Різдво в Україні

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

holidays, New Year, Christmas, winter, kutia, carols

Text about winter holidays in Ukraine. Suitable for A1 level learners. Learn basic vocabulary related to holidays.

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З Новим роком!

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Traditional New Year greeting

Святий вечір

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The evening before Christmas

бажати щастя

new

To wish happiness and health

піднімати келихи

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To make a toast

прикрашати ялинку

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To decorate a New Year tree

співати колядки

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Traditional Christmas tradition of singing songs

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

snow

сніг

White fluffy snow in winter

kutia

кутя

Traditional dish on Holy Evening

garland

гірлянда

Festive decoration for a tree

Christmas tree

ялинка

New Year/Christmas tree

fireworks

феєрверк

Pyrotechnic show

Olivier salad

Олів'є

Popular New Year salad

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Ordinal numbers for dates

Дати: першого січня, двадцять п'ятого грудня

First, second, third... for dates

Time expression

Час: о дванадцятій годині ночі

At + hour: at three, at eight

Imperative mood

Імператив: З Новим роком!

Wishing! Happy New Year!

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