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TV and Internet in Ukraine: Learn Ukrainian A2

What do Ukrainians watch online and on TV? A2 reading text for learning Ukrainian. Read the text with translation!

Українське телебачення та інтернет. Що дивляться люди

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About this article

Level A2 Reading focus

What you'll learn

TV, news, internet, smartphone, to watch, program, social networks

The article discusses media in Ukraine: television, YouTube, and social networks. Written for A2 level students. It helps to learn vocabulary about the internet and entertainment.

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.

звички українців дуже змінилися

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Ukrainian habits have changed a lot

This phrase describes how people's behavior has changed in recent years.

Useful for describing social changes.

головним джерелом інформації став інтернет

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The internet became the main source

The construction «стати + instrumental» shows a change of state.

Useful for describing how something became important.

дивитися кіно без реклами

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To watch movies without ads

A practical phrase for describing subscription benefits.

Use it to explain why you like Netflix.

баланс між технологіями і реальним життям

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Balance between technology and real life

An important topic for discussion.

Useful for talking about a healthy lifestyle.

користуватися соціальними мережами

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To use social networks

The verb «користуватися» requires the instrumental case.

Essential for describing daily habits.

вимкнути свої телефони

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To turn off phones

Used in the context of «digital detox».

Useful for describing rest from technology.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Blogger

блогер

Blogger

A person who creates content for YouTube or social media.

Important word for the media topic.

Smartphone

смартфон

Smartphone

A mobile phone with internet access.

Basic term for modern communication.

Subscription

підписка

Subscription

Paid access to a service (Netflix, Spotify).

Useful for understanding modern business models.

Social networks

соціальні мережі

Social networks

Platforms for communication and content sharing.

Key term for the media topic.

Content

контент

Content

Videos, photos, texts created by users.

Modern word from the digital world.

Dubbing

ozвучка

Voice-over / Dubbing

Replacing a film's original voice with another voice.

Useful to know when watching movies.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Period "over the last years"

за останні роки + минулий час

Period "over the last years"

«За останні роки» indicates a completed period and requires past tense.

Use it to describe recent changes.

Стати + instrumental case

стати + інструментальний відмінок

Стати + instrumental case

The verb «стати» requires a noun in the instrumental case to indicate a change.

Use it to describe a transition to a new state.

Perfective/imperfective: to watch

подивитися / дивитися — доконаний/недоконаний вид

Perfective/imperfective: to watch

«Подивитися» (perfective) — once, specific action. «Дивитися» (imperfective) — process, habit.

Use it for accurate description of actions.

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