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Ukrainian Language Textbook

You are welcome to study one of the most beautiful languages in the world, the descendant of the language of ancient sacred Slavic texts, the Principality of Rus, the language of Cossacks—free people by the will of God known all over the world—and the modern Ukrainian (Ukrainian Cossack) nation, state, and society.

Please remember, the main secrets of quickly learning every language are freedom of mind, constant training, using and speaking it. If you want to learn our language—read, write, listen, and make friends with us—and soon you will become the real Cossack, a free-minded man of the world—one of us. :) Don't worry about pronouncing or saying it in your own way or using mixed language—we, Ukrainians, often also use it, and we like to talk and make friends with people from all parts of our world despite their language skills, because we believe that all humanity is one big community of friends, or in our language—real Cossacks. :)

Such sites as Wikipedia in Ukrainian and Google Translate (one of the best translators in the modern world) will be a great help for you, especially during first time.


Table of Contents

Chapter I: Introduction to Ukrainian

  1. Abbreviations
  2. Glossary of Grammatical Terms
  3. Introduction
  4. History
  5. Alphabet and Pronunciation

Chapter II: Nouns

  1. Words
  2. Simple Sentences
  3. Complex Sentences
  4. Common Phrases
  5. Parallel English-Ukrainian and Ukrainian-English Texts

Chapter III: Adjectives

  1. Adjectives

Chapter IV: Pronouns

  1. Pronouns

Chapter V: Numerals

  1. Numerals

Chapter VI: Verbs

  1. The Present Tense
  2. The Perfective Future Tense
  3. The Imperative
  4. The Past Tense

Compound Tenses

  1. The Imperfective Future Tense
  2. The Past Perfect
  3. The Conditional

Non-Finite Verbal Forms

  1. The Infinitive
  2. The Present Active Participle
  3. The Present Passive Participle
  4. The Present Adverbial Participle
  5. The Past Active Participle
  6. The Past Passive Participle
  7. The Past Adverbial Participle

Chapter VII: Adverbs and Adverbial Constructions

  1. Overview of Adverbs

Chapter VIII: Conjunctions

  1. Conjunctions

Chapter IX: Ukrainian Culture

  1. Naming
  2. Religion

Appendix A - Vocabulary Lists

Appendix B - Grammar Summary

Appendix C - Reading Exercises

A1–A2 Texts

  1. Найкращі Казки Малюкам

B1–B2 Texts

C1–C2 Texts

  1. Кобзар

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