Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Ukrainian conversations.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Ukrainian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Verbs

Important verbs

EnglishUkrainianUkrainian
(Romanization)
Ukrainian
(Stress)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) beбутиbutybutyuk-sing_to-be
(to) haveматиmatymatyuk-sing_to-have
(to) do / (to) makeробитиrobytyrobytyuk-sing_to-doto-make
can / (to) know how toуміти
вміти
umity
vmity
umity
vmity
uk-sing_canto-know-how-to
uk-sing_canto-know-how-to-2
(to) know (how)знати (як)znaty (iak)znaty (iak)uk-sing_to-know-how
(to) know / (to) be acquainted withзнайомитисяznaĭomytysiaznaĭomytysiauk-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with
(to) understandрозумітиrozumityrozumityuk-sing_to-understand
(to) speak / (to) talkговоритиhovorytyhovorytyuk-sing_to-speakto-talk
(to) listen toслухатиslukhatyslukhatyuk-sing_to-listen-to
(to) hearчутиchutychutyuk-sing_to-hear
(to) seeбачитиbachytybachytyuk-sing_to-see
(to) feelвідчуватиvidchuvatyvidchuvatyuk-sing_to-feel
(to) liveжитиzhytyzhytyuk-sing_to-live
(to) wantхотітиkhotitykhotityuk-sing_to-want
(to) needпотребуватиpotrebuvatypotrebuvatyuk-sing_to-need
(to) likeподобатисьpodobatys'podobatys'uk-sing_to-like
(to) loveлюбитиliubytyliubytyuk-sing_to-love
(to) giveдаватиdavatydavatyuk-sing_to-give
(to) takeбратиbratybratyuk-sing_to-take
(to) playгратиhratyhratyuk-sing_to-play
(to) laughсміятисьsmiiatys'smiiatys'uk-sing_to-laugh
(to) comeприходитиprykhodytyprykhodytyuk-sing_to-come
(to) goітиityityuk-sing_to-go
(to) go by […]проходитиprokhodytyprokhodytyuk-sing_to-go-by-
(to) writeписатиpysatypysatyuk-sing_to-write
(to) readчитатиchytatychytatyuk-sing_to-read
(to) countлічитиlichytylichytyuk-sing_to-count
(to) pronounceвимовлятиvymovliatyvymovliatyuk-sing_to-pronounce
(to) spellвимовлятиvymovliatyvymovliatyuk-sing_to-spell
(to) conjugateвідмінюватиvidminiuvatyvidminiuvatyuk-sing_to-conjugate
(to) rememberпам'ятатиpam'iatatypam'iatatyuk-sing_to-remember
(to) forgetзабуватиzabuvatyzabuvatyuk-sing_to-forget
(to) eatїстиïstyïstyuk-sing_to-eat
(to) tryпробуватиprobuvatyprobuvatyuk-sing_to-try
(to) useвикористовуватиvykorystovuvatyvykorystovuvatyuk-sing_to-use
(to) openвідкриватиvidkryvatuvidkryvatyuk-sing_to-open
(to) closeзакриватиzakryvatyzakryvatyuk-sing_to-close
(to) greet / (to) welcomeвітатиvitatyvitatyuk-sing_to-greetto-welcome
(to) beginпочинатиpochynatypochynatyuk-sing_to-begin
(to) endкінчатисьkinchatys'kinchatys'uk-sing_to-end

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