Sorochyntsi Fair: Ukrainian Reading A1
Read a simple A1 Ukrainian text about the Sorochyntsi Fair, folk crafts, goods made by artisans and writer Mykola Gogol.
На Сорочинському ярмарку
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What you'll learn
Ukrainian vocabulary for fairs, shopping, crafts, dishes, clothing and gifts.
A short A1 Ukrainian text about the fair in Velyki Sorochyntsi. Readers learn about artisan goods, the history of trade and the village's connection with Mykola Gogol.
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Ярмарок — це великий ринок
newA fair is a large market
A ярмарок is a traditional open-air market.
Useful for describing markets and trading places.
Що можна було купити на ярмарку?
newWhat could you buy at the fair?
Uses the modal «можна» in past tense.
Model for asking what was available: «Що можна було...?»
Там продавали все!
newThey sold everything there!
Past tense, plural form of the verb.
Shows how «продавати» conjugates in past plural.
Найвідоміший ярмарок в Україні
newThe most famous fair in Ukraine
Superlative adjective «найвідоміший».
Learn to form superlative adjectives in Ukrainian.
Це чудове місце
newIt is a wonderful place
«Чудове» is an evaluative adjective.
Useful for describing places and experiences.
щоб відчути українську культуру
newto feel Ukrainian culture
Pattern «щоб + infinitive» for purpose.
Learn to express purpose of an action.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Fair/Market
ярмарок
ярмарок
A traditional open-air market and gathering place.
Core vocabulary of the article.
Goods
товари
товари
Goods are everything that can be bought or sold.
Useful word for the topic of trading.
Tradition
традиція
традиція
A tradition is a custom passed down through generations.
Key word for cultural topics.
Embroidered shirt
вишиванка
вишиванка
A вишиванка is a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt.
Important cultural symbol of Ukraine.
Borscht
борщ
борщ
Borscht is a traditional Ukrainian beet soup.
Famous Ukrainian dish worth knowing.
Varenyky
вареники
вареники
Varenyky are Ukrainian dumplings with various fillings.
Traditional Ukrainian dish.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Past tense: to sell
Там продавали все!
They sold everything!
Verb «продавати» in past plural: продавали.
Shows plural past tense formation.
Modal in past
Що можна було купити?
What could you buy?
«Можна було» is the past tense of the modal «можна».
Learn to use «можна» in past tense.
Modal in present
На ярмарку можна купити
At the fair you can buy
«Можна» without «було» is present tense.
Shows what is possible now.
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