Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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

People & Professions in Ukrainian

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People

EnglishUkrainianUkrainian
(Romanization)		Ukrainian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personлюдина
чоловік		liudyna
cholovik		liudyna
cholovik
people / humansлюдиliudyliudy
womanжінкаzhinkazhinka
manчоловік
мужик		cholovik
muzhyk		cholovik
muzhyk
childдитинаdytynadytyna
girlдівчинаdivchynadivchyna
boyхлопецьkhlopets'khlopets’

Professions

EnglishUkrainianUkrainian
(Romanization)		Ukrainian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
professionпрофесіяprofesiya profesiya
employee / workerробітникrobitnykrobitnyk
clerk / officialкасир
слуг		kasyr
sluh 		kasyr
sluh
colleagueколегаkolehakoleha
pensioner / retireeпенсіонерpensionerpensioner
unemployed person / jobseekerбезробітнийbezrobitnyybezrobitnyy
doctorлікарlikarlikar
journalistжурналістzhurnalistzhurnalist
engineerінженерinzhenerinzhener
bossначальникnachal'nyknachal’nyk
directorдиректорdyrektordyrektor
managerменеджерmenedzher menedzher
secretaryсекретаркаsekretarkasekretarka
driverводійvodiyvodiy
farmerфермерfermerfermer
bakerпекарняpekarniapekarnia
salesman (m), saleswoman (f)пекарpekarpekar
nurseпродавець
торгівлець		prodavets'
torhivlets'		prodavets'
torhivlets'
policeman (m), policewoman (f)поліцейский, поліцейска
міліціонер, міліціонерка		politsiys'kyy (m), politsiys'ka (f)
militsioner (m), militsionerka (f)		politseis'kyy, politseis'ka
militsioner, militsionerka
cook / chefкухарkukharkukhar
teacher (m), female teacher (f)вчитель, вчителькаvchytel' (m), vchytel'ka (f)vchytel', vichyytel'ka
shoemaker [Sg]сопожникsopozhnyksopozhnyk
shoemakers [Pl]сопожникиsopozhnykysopozhnyky
watchmaker [Sg]часівникchasivnykchasivnyk
watchmakers [Pl]часівникиchasivnykychasivnyky

Work & Application

EnglishUkrainianUkrainian
(Romanization)		Ukrainian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workпрацюватиpratsiuvatypratsiuvaty
work / jobпрацяpratsiapratsia
workplaceслужбове місцеsluzhbove mistse sluzhbove mistse
employment / occupationпрацяpratsiapratsia
officeкабінет
офіс
відділ		kabinet
ofis
viddil 		kabinet
ofis
viddil

factoryзавод
фабрика		zavod
fabryka		zavod
fabryka
construction siteбудівнивствоbudivnyvstvobudivnyvstvo
salaryзарплатаzarplatazarplata
(to) earnзаробитиzarobytyzarobyty
(to) look for a jobшукати працюshukaty pratsiushukaty pratsiu
(to) find a jobнайти працюnaity pratsiunaity pratsiu
job interviewінтерв’юinterv'yuinterv'yu
CVрезумеrezumerezume
educationосвітаosvitaosvita
experienceдослідdosliddoslid

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