These are the 100 most useful Ukrainian words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Ukrainian.
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| # | Word | Ukrainian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the food | їжа |
| 2 | the drink | напій |
| 3 | the cup | чашка |
| 4 | the bottle | пляшка |
| 5 | the plate | тарілка |
| 6 | the spoon | ложка |
| 7 | the fork | виделка |
| 8 | the knife | ніж |
| 9 | the breakfast | сніданок |
| 10 | the lunch | обід |
| 11 | the dinner | вечеря |
| 12 | the bread | хліб |
| 13 | the butter | масло |
| 14 | the cheese | сир |
| 15 | the milk | молоко |
| 16 | the coffee | кава |
| 17 | the tea | чай |
| 18 | the juice | сік |
| 19 | the soda | лимонад |
| 20 | the rice | рис |
| 21 | the pasta | паста |
| 22 | the fish | риба |
| 23 | the chicken | курка |
| 24 | the beef | яловичина |
| 25 | the egg | яйце |
| 26 | the soup | суп |
| 27 | the salad | салат |
| 28 | the sandwich | сендвіч |
| 29 | the pizza | піца |
| 30 | the cereal | мюслі |
| 31 | the sugar | цукор |
| 32 | the salt | сіль |
| 33 | the pepper | перець |
| 34 | the snack | перекус |
| 35 | the meal | прийом їжі |
| 36 | the restaurant | ресторан |
| 37 | the cafe | кафе |
| 38 | the bakery | пекарня |
| 39 | the cafeteria | кафетерій |
| 40 | the dough | тісто |
| 41 | the pan | сковорода |
| 42 | the pot | каструля |
| 43 | the bowl | миска |
| 44 | the meat | м’ясо |
| 45 | the flavor | смак |
| 46 | the toast | тост |
| 47 | the yogurt | йогурт |
| 48 | the spice | спеція |
| 49 | the teacup | чайна чашка |
| 50 | the lemonade | лимонад |
| 51 | the jar | банка |
| 52 | the milkshake | молочний коктейль |
| 53 | the vinegar | оцет |
| 54 | the waiter | офіціант |
| 55 | the beer | пиво |
| 56 | the noodle | локшина |
| 57 | the cork | корок |
| 58 | the wine | вино |
| 59 | the sausage | ковбаса |
| 60 | the pitcher | глек |
| 61 | the glass | склянка |
| 62 | the grapefruit juice | грейпфрутовий сік |
| 63 | the bill | рахунок |
| 64 | the menu | меню |
| 65 | the bagel | бейгл |
| 66 | the pancake | млинець |
| 67 | the chocolate | шоколад |
| 68 | the candy | цукерка |
| 69 | the cookie | печиво |
| 70 | the cake | пиріг |
| 71 | the ice cream | морозиво |
| 72 | the honey | мед |
| 73 | the bubblegum | жувальна гумка |
| 74 | the gummy | мармелад |
| 75 | the marshmallow | маршмеллоу |
| 76 | the syrup | сироп |
| 77 | the cocoa | какао |
| 78 | the popcorn | попкорн |
| 79 | the sundae | морозиво |
| 80 | the cotton candy | цукрова вата |
| 81 | the custard | пудинг |
| 82 | the dessert | десерт |
| 83 | the jellybean | цукерка |
| 84 | the lollipop | льодяник |
| 85 | the jelly | желе |
| 86 | the gingerbread | імбирне печиво |
| 87 | the waffle | вафля |
| 88 | the pastry | випічка |
| 89 | the pie | пиріг |
| 90 | the cupcake | капкейк |
| 91 | the muffin | мафін |
| 92 | the donut | пончик |
| 93 | the biscuit | печиво |
| 94 | the apple pie | яблучний пиріг |
| 95 | the carrot cake | морквяний пиріг |
| 96 | the chocolate cake | шоколадний торт |
| 97 | the pumpkin pie | гарбузовий пиріг |
| 98 | the apricot jam | варення з абрикосів |
| 99 | the jam | варення |
| 100 | the apple | яблуко |
The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Ukrainian - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.
They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.
Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.