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.
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Important verbs
English | Ukrainian | Ukrainian (Romanization) | Ukrainian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) be | бути | buty | buty | |
(to) have | мати | maty | maty | |
(to) do / (to) make | робити | robyty | robyty | |
can / (to) know how to | уміти вміти | umity vmity | umity vmity | |
(to) know (how) | знати (як) | znaty (iak) | znaty (iak) | |
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with | знайомитися | znaĭomytysia | znaĭomytysia | |
(to) understand | розуміти | rozumity | rozumity | |
(to) speak / (to) talk | говорити | hovoryty | hovoryty | |
(to) listen to | слухати | slukhaty | slukhaty | |
(to) hear | чути | chuty | chuty | |
(to) see | бачити | bachyty | bachyty | |
(to) feel | відчувати | vidchuvaty | vidchuvaty | |
(to) live | жити | zhyty | zhyty | |
(to) want | хотіти | khotity | khotity | |
(to) need | потребувати | potrebuvaty | potrebuvaty | |
(to) like | подобатись | podobatys' | podobatys' | |
(to) love | любити | liubyty | liubyty | |
(to) give | давати | davaty | davaty | |
(to) take | брати | braty | braty | |
(to) play | грати | hraty | hraty | |
(to) laugh | сміятись | smiiatys' | smiiatys' | |
(to) come | приходити | prykhodyty | prykhodyty | |
(to) go | іти | ity | ity | |
(to) go by […] (e.g. by car) | проходити | prokhodyty | prokhodyty | |
(to) write | писати | pysaty | pysaty | |
(to) read | читати | chytaty | chytaty | |
(to) count | лічити | lichyty | lichyty | |
(to) pronounce | вимовляти | vymovliaty | vymovliaty | |
(to) spell | вимовляти | vymovliaty | vymovliaty | |
(to) conjugate | відмінювати | vidminiuvaty | vidminiuvaty | |
(to) remember | пам'ятати | pam'iataty | pam'iataty | |
(to) forget | забувати | zabuvaty | zabuvaty | |
(to) eat | їсти | ïsty | ïsty | |
(to) try | пробувати | probuvaty | probuvaty | |
(to) use | використовувати | vykorystovuvaty | vykorystovuvaty | |
(to) open | відкривати | vidkryvatu | vidkryvaty | |
(to) close | закривати | zakryvaty | zakryvaty | |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | вітати | vitaty | vitaty | |
(to) begin | починати | pochynaty | pochynaty | |
(to) end | кінчатись | kinchatys' | kinchatys' |
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