So, let’s talk a little bit about love. And who loves who. Look at the following sentence: The man loves the woman. Even with this short sentence, we […]
Us, and them – And after all, we’re only ordinary men
And this ordinary man think it’s time to look more into different cases in Ukrainian. In other words, what role different nouns play in a sentence, and how […]
Independence day/ День Незалежності України
Sundays on this blog are meant to focus on reflection of what the week has given in regards to learning Ukrainian or things about Ukraine. And, this weeks […]
Mavka: The Forest song! / Лісова пісня
Today is the 24th of August, which is celebrated in Ukraine as Independence Day. For me that means going to a celebration with Ukrainian friends and acquaintances in […]
Marichkas find!
У невеликому селі жила дівчинка на ім’я Марічка. Вона дуже любила тварин. Одного дня Марічка знайшла маленького кошеня біля свого будинку. Кошеня було голодне і холодне. Марічка принесла […]
Words 12-10: A song about the green spring! / Пісня про зелену весну!
On my list of my 12 favourite words, we will start with positions 12 to 10. 12 – Пісня Пісня is pronounced “pisnya” (or perhaps “pisnja” is better) […]
Cute – Милий
On my list of favourite Ukrainian words, the word Милий (Mylyj) is just outside the list. Mostly because I spent quite a lot of time putting the list […]
Ukrainian is a melodic language
One thing I’ve discovered is that the Ukrainian language is very deep and rich, and very suitable for music and melodies. There is much to say about this, […]
Some days are better than others
Or “Деякі дні кращі за інші”, as it might have been sung, if U2 had been from Ukraine and not Ireland. The picture for todays post is from […]
Katerina by the sea
Катерина жила біля моря. Вона кожного дня ходила на пляж і збирала мушлі. Одного разу вона знайшла велику і красиву мушлю. Катерина вирішила зробити з неї прикрасу. Вона […]