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Kyiv: The Capital of Ukraine | Ukrainian A1

Read an interesting text about Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. City description for A1 level with translation.

Київ. Столиця України

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

city, Kyiv, street, metro, park, center

Text about Kyiv, the largest city in Ukraine. Describes main streets, transport, and atmosphere. For A1 level.

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.

столиця України

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capital of Ukraine

The main city of a country where the government is located.

Important for talking about countries.

найбільше місто

new

the biggest city

The city with the largest population.

Use for comparing cities.

стоїть на березі річки

new

stands on the riverbank

The location of a city near water.

Describing city geography.

вихідні

new

weekend

Saturday and Sunday — days of rest.

For talking about rest and plans.

історичне місце

new

historical place

A place connected to the past.

For talking about tourist places.

найвідоміша церква

new

the most famous church

The most well-known religious building.

For describing landmarks.

дуже радий гостям

new

very happy to see guests

Joy from meeting guests.

For describing hospitality.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Key word

столиця

capital

The main city of a country.

Basic geography word.

Key word

річка

river

A large stream of water flowing across land.

For describing nature and geography.

Key word

площа

square

An open area in a city.

For navigating in a city.

Key word

собор

cathedral

A large beautiful church.

For describing landmarks.

Key word

пам'ятник

monument

A sculpture in honor of an important person or event.

For describing cultural places.

Key word

метро

metro

Underground railway transport.

For talking about transport.

Key word

вулиця

street

A road in a city with buildings.

For describing urban environment.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Grammar

Питання: Хто? Що? Де?

Questions: Who? What? Where?

Question words for asking about a person, object, or place.

Basic questions for communication.

Grammar

Множина іменників

Plural of nouns

Changing a word to indicate multiple items: city → cities.

For describing groups of items.

Grammar

Прикметники: старий, новий, великий, красивий

Adjectives

Words for description: old, new, big, beautiful.

For detailed description of items.

Grammar

Дуже + прикметник

Very + adjective

Emphasis: very beautiful = extremely pretty.

For expressing degree of quality.

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