Ukrainian Family and Traditions A1
Text about the Ukrainian family, relatives, and holidays. Reading for A1 beginners with translation.
Українська родина. Хто живе разом?
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What you'll learn
family members, daily routines, relations, present tense
The article discusses the structure of a Ukrainian family and relationships between generations. The text is adapted for A1 level Ukrainian learners. Helps memorize family vocabulary.
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Родина — це дуже важливо
newFamily is very important
An expression that emphasizes the importance of family in Ukrainians' lives.
жити разом
newto live together
To share a home, to be together.
збиратися разом
newto gather together
To meet, to come together in one place.
велика родина
newbig family
A family with many members: parents, children, grandparents.
приїжджати у гості
newto come to visit
To travel to someone's home for a visit.
поважати старших людей
newto respect elders
To treat elderly people with respect.
великі свята
newbig holidays
The most important holidays, such as Christmas and Easter.
збиратися за одним столом
newto gather at one table
To sit together at a table to eat and communicate.
місце, де тебе завжди розуміють
newa place where they always understand you
Home, where family members support each other.
традиційні страви
newtraditional dishes
Dishes prepared according to ancient recipes.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
мама
mother
A female parent who gives birth to and raises children.
тато
father
A male parent who gives birth to and raises children.
бабуся
grandmother
The mother of one's mother or father. An older woman in the family.
дідусь
grandfather
The father of one's mother or father. An older man in the family.
діти
children
Boys and girls born to parents.
внуки
grandchildren
The children of one's children. Grandchildren of grandparents.
хрещений батько
godfather
A man who participates in a child's baptism. A close friend of the family.
хрещена мама
godmother
A woman who participates in a child's baptism. A close friend of the family.
родина
family
A group of people living together and related by kinship.
сім'я
family
Same as родина. People who live together and love each other.
Grammar in context
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Хто є в українській родині?
Who is in a Ukrainian family?
A question about family members. Answer: mother, father, children, grandmother and grandfather.
Це мама, тато, діти, бабуся і дідусь
It is mother, father, children, grandmother and grandfather
List of family members. We use "це" (it is) for introduction.
Багато молодих людей живуть окремо від батьків
Many young people live separately from their parents
We use "від + genitive case" to express separation.
Бабуся завжди готує багато смачної їжі
Grandmother always cooks a lot of delicious food
Завжди + present tense = habit. "Багато" + genitive case.
Сім'я — це місце, де тебе завжди розуміють
Family is a place where they always understand you
—"де" + present tense to define a place. "Де" also means "where".
Для українця дім — це не просто місце
For a Ukrainian, home is not just a place
—"не просто" = not only. We use "для" to express belonging.
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