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A Kupala Wreath in the Park: Ukrainian A1

Read about a flower workshop, Kupala songs, and the legend of the fern flower.

Купальський вінок у міському парку

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

wreath, plant, summer event and safety vocabulary, plus simple present tense forms

The narrator makes a wreath at a park event, listens to songs, and learns how the legendary fern flower differs from a real fern.

After reading

Article learning block

Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

15 items

Phrases for training

Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.

майстер-клас із плетіння вінка

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a wreath-making workshop

«Майстер-клас» is a practical lesson with an instructor.

Useful for talking about a learning event.

з'єдную кінці ниткою

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I join the ends with thread

The phrase describes the final step in making a circle.

Useful in simple instructions.

пускаємо вінки на воду

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we set the wreaths afloat

Here «пускаємо» starts the wreaths moving on the water.

Explains an action at the event.

за огорожею

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behind the barrier

The preposition «за» places something on the other side of a barrier.

Useful for describing a safe position.

квітку папороті

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the fern flower

In the text, it is an image from a legend, not a real flower.

Helps separate legend from fact.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Вінок

Вінок

wreath

A ring-shaped decoration made from grasses, leaves, or flowers.

The central word in the text.

Стебла

стебла

stems

The plural of «стебло», the part supporting leaves and flowers.

Needed when working with plants.

Нитка

нитку

thread

In the sentence, «нитку» names the object given by the instructor.

Useful for craft activities.

Вогнище

вогнище

bonfire

A fire lit outdoors in a prepared place.

Important for describing the event.

Легенда

легенді

legend

In the sentence, «легенді» shows where the magical flower exists.

Useful for talking about traditional stories.

Папороті

папороті

ferns

The plural of «папороть», a green plant without flowers.

A key word for the fact near the end.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

A place phrase with «у»

нашому міському парку проходить

the event takes place in our park

«У нашому парку» names the place of the event.

Useful for saying where something happens.

The form «беру»

Я беру три стебла

I take three stems

In the first person singular, «брати» becomes «беру».

Useful in simple instructions.

A verb with a plural subject

люди співають

people sing

The ending «-ють» agrees with the plural subject «люди».

Useful for describing group actions.

A question about a future choice

Які квіти ти покладеш

which flowers will you put in your wreath?

«Покладеш» asks one person about a future action.

Useful for a simple plan.

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