🇺🇦 Ukrainian vocabulary
The 300 most common Ukrainian words
Learn these first: they make up a big share of everything you'll read. Ranked by frequency, with meanings, romanization and examples for the top 50.
| # | Ukrainian | Romanization | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | я Я живу в Києві. — I live in Kyiv. | ja | I | pronoun |
| 2 | не Я не знаю. — I don't know. | ne | not | particle |
| 3 | в Ми були в театрі. — We were at the theater. | v | in, into, at | preposition |
| 4 | що Що ти робиш? — What are you doing? | ščo | what; that | pronoun |
| 5 | на Книжка на столі. — The book is on the table. | na | on, onto, at | preposition |
| 6 | це Це мій брат. — This is my brother. | ce | this, that, it | pronoun |
| 7 | ти Ти де? — Where are you? | ty | you (informal) | pronoun |
| 8 | так Так, звичайно. — Yes, of course. | tak | yes; so, like this | particle |
| 9 | у У мене є собака. — I have a dog. | u | in, at; (у мене є = I have) | preposition |
| 10 | і Чай і кава. — Tea and coffee. | i | and | conjunction |
| 11 | з Я йду з другом. — I'm going with a friend. | z | with; from, out of | preposition |
| 12 | а Я вдома, а ти? — I'm at home, and you? | a | and, but, while | conjunction |
| 13 | ми Ми запізнюємося. — We're running late. | my | we | pronoun |
| 14 | все Все добре. — Everything's fine. | vse | everything, all | pronoun |
| 15 | тебе Я тебе кохаю. — I love you. | tebe | you (informal, accusative/genitive) | pronoun |
| 16 | він Він лікар. — He's a doctor. | vin | he, it | pronoun |
| 17 | як Як справи? — How are things? | jak | how; like, as | adverb |
| 18 | за Дякую за допомогу. — Thanks for the help. | za | behind; for | preposition |
| 19 | ви Ви розмовляєте англійською? — Do you speak English? | vy | you (formal or plural) | pronoun |
| 20 | до Я йду до лікаря. — I'm going to the doctor. | do | to, until, before | preposition |
| 21 | мене Мене звати Оксана. — My name is Oksana. | mene | me (accusative/genitive) | pronoun |
| 22 | мені Мені холодно. — I'm cold. | meni | me, to me | pronoun |
| 23 | ні Ні, дякую. — No, thank you. | ni | no; not, neither | particle |
| 24 | але Дорого, але смачно. — It's expensive, but tasty. | ale | but | conjunction |
| 25 | просто Це просто жарт. — It's just a joke. | prosto | simply, just; simple | adverb |
| 26 | тут Я тут працюю. — I work here. | tut | here | adverb |
| 27 | для Це подарунок для тебе. — This is a present for you. | dlja | for | preposition |
| 28 | його Я його знаю. — I know him. | joho | him, it; his | pronoun |
| 29 | то То був гарний день. — That was a nice day. | to | that; then | pronoun |
| 30 | ну Ну, що скажеш? — Well, what do you say? | nu | well, so | particle |
| 31 | знаю Я знаю це місто. — I know this city. | znaju | I know | verb |
| 32 | про Розкажи про себе. — Tell me about yourself. | pro | about | preposition |
| 33 | нас Почекай на нас. — Wait for us. | nas | us | pronoun |
| 34 | вас Радий вас бачити. — Glad to see you. | vas | you (formal/pl., accusative/genitive) | pronoun |
| 35 | вони Вони живуть поруч. — They live nearby. | vony | they | pronoun |
| 36 | вона Вона навчається в університеті. — She studies at university. | vona | she, it | pronoun |
| 37 | тобі Тобі подобається? — Do you like it? | tobi | you, to you (informal, dative) | pronoun |
| 38 | ж Я ж казав! — I told you so! | ž | (emphatic particle) after all, indeed | particle |
| 39 | там Що там відбувається? — What's going on there? | tam | there | adverb |
| 40 | якщо Якщо хочеш, ходімо разом. — If you want, let's go together. | jakščo | if | conjunction |
| 41 | ще Хочеш ще чаю? — Do you want more tea? | šče | more, still, yet | adverb |
| 42 | та Батько та мати. — Father and mother. | ta | and; but; that (fem.) | conjunction |
| 43 | добре Добре, домовилися. — OK, it's a deal. | dobre | well, good, OK | adverb |
| 44 | щоб Я прийшов, щоб допомогти. — I came to help. | ščob | in order to, so that | conjunction |
| 45 | є Тут є кафе? — Is there a café here? | je | is, there is, there are | verb |
| 46 | вам Вам допомогти? — Can I help you? | vam | you, to you (formal/pl., dative) | pronoun |
| 47 | по Ми гуляли по парку. — We walked around the park. | po | along, around, by | preposition |
| 48 | нам Нам пора йти. — It's time for us to go. | nam | us, to us | pronoun |
| 49 | хочу Я хочу пити. — I'm thirsty. | xoču | I want | verb |
| 50 | коли Коли ти повернешся? — When will you be back? | koly | when | adverb |
| 51 | би | by | would (conditional particle) | particle |
| 52 | вже | vže | already | adverb |
| 53 | було | bulo | was (neuter) | verb |
| 54 | її | jiji | her; hers | pronoun |
| 55 | був | buv | was (masc.) | verb |
| 56 | може | može | can, may; maybe | verb |
| 57 | чи | čy | whether, or; (question particle) | particle |
| 58 | дуже | duže | very | adverb |
| 59 | від | vid | from, away from | preposition |
| 60 | чому | čomu | why | adverb |
| 61 | буде | bude | will be | verb |
| 62 | хто | xto | who | pronoun |
| 63 | давай | davaj | let's; come on | verb |
| 64 | тому | tomu | that's why; ago | adverb |
| 65 | де | de | where | adverb |
| 66 | треба | treba | need to, must | adverb |
| 67 | думаю | dumaju | I think | verb |
| 68 | того | toho | that (genitive) | pronoun |
| 69 | їх | jix | them; their | pronoun |
| 70 | щось | ščosʹ | something | pronoun |
| 71 | гаразд | harazd | OK, all right | adverb |
| 72 | цього | cʹoho | of this, this (genitive) | pronoun |
| 73 | нічого | ničoho | nothing; it's OK | pronoun |
| 74 | моя | moja | my, mine (fem.) | pronoun |
| 75 | тільки | tilʹky | only, just | adverb |
| 76 | те | te | that (neuter) | pronoun |
| 77 | бути | buty | to be | verb |
| 78 | один | odyn | one; alone | number |
| 79 | можу | možu | I can | verb |
| 80 | тепер | teper | now | adverb |
| 81 | мій | mij | my, mine | pronoun |
| 82 | ось | osʹ | here is, there is | particle |
| 83 | дякую | djakuju | thank you | interjection |
| 84 | раз | raz | time, once | noun |
| 85 | знаєш | znaješ | you know | verb |
| 86 | через | čerez | through, across; because of; in (time) | preposition |
| 87 | всі | vsi | all, everyone | pronoun |
| 88 | бо | bo | because | conjunction |
| 89 | правда | pravda | truth; really | noun |
| 90 | без | bez | without | preposition |
| 91 | себе | sebe | oneself | pronoun |
| 92 | більше | bilʹše | more; no longer | adverb |
| 93 | тоді | todi | then | adverb |
| 94 | час | čas | time | noun |
| 95 | день | denʹ | day | noun |
| 96 | можна | možna | may, it's possible | adverb |
| 97 | була | bula | was (fem.) | verb |
| 98 | боже | bože | God! (exclamation) | interjection |
| 99 | будь | budʹ | be (будь ласка = please) | verb |
| 100 | йому | jomu | him, to him | pronoun |
| 101 | лише | lyše | only | particle |
| 102 | привіт | pryvit | hi | interjection |
| 103 | навіть | navitʹ | even | particle |
| 104 | ніколи | nikoly | never | adverb |
| 105 | буду | budu | I will (be) | verb |
| 106 | немає | nemaje | there is no | verb |
| 107 | хочеш | xočeš | you want | verb |
| 108 | цей | cej | this | pronoun |
| 109 | чого | čoho | what (genitive); why | pronoun |
| 110 | життя | žyttja | life | noun |
| 111 | теж | tež | also, too | adverb |
| 112 | люди | ljudy | people | noun |
| 113 | твоя | tvoja | your, yours (informal, fem.) | pronoun |
| 114 | сказав | skazav | said (masc.) | verb |
| 115 | або | abo | or | conjunction |
| 116 | який | jakyj | which, what kind; who | pronoun |
| 117 | сюди | sjudy | here (direction) | adverb |
| 118 | таке | take | such (neuter) | pronoun |
| 119 | були | buly | were | verb |
| 120 | два | dva | two | number |
| 121 | краще | krašče | better | adverb |
| 122 | завжди | zavždy | always | adverb |
| 123 | багато | bahato | a lot, many, much | adverb |
| 124 | сьогодні | sʹohodni | today | adverb |
| 125 | точно | točno | exactly; for sure | adverb |
| 126 | ласка | laska | kindness (будь ласка = please) | noun |
| 127 | той | toj | that, that one | pronoun |
| 128 | сам | sam | oneself (masc.); alone | pronoun |
| 129 | має | maje | has | verb |
| 130 | прошу | prošu | please; I ask | verb |
| 131 | маю | maju | I have | verb |
| 132 | мама | mama | mom | noun |
| 133 | зробити | zrobyty | to do, to make | verb |
| 134 | сказати | skazaty | to say | verb |
| 135 | сказала | skazala | said (fem.) | verb |
| 136 | назад | nazad | back; ago | adverb |
| 137 | які | jaki | which, what kind (pl.) | pronoun |
| 138 | можеш | možeš | you can | verb |
| 139 | трохи | troxy | a little, a bit | adverb |
| 140 | потрібно | potribno | need to, necessary | adverb |
| 141 | ці | ci | these | pronoun |
| 142 | саме | same | exactly, precisely | particle |
| 143 | хотів | xotiv | wanted (masc.) | verb |
| 144 | під | pid | under | preposition |
| 145 | три | try | three | number |
| 146 | можете | možete | you can (formal/pl.) | verb |
| 147 | рік | rik | year (років = years) | noun |
| 148 | скажи | skažy | tell, say (command) | verb |
| 149 | пан | pan | sir, Mr. | noun |
| 150 | робити | robyty | to do, to make | verb |
| 151 | знову | znovu | again | adverb |
| 152 | твій | tvij | your, yours (informal) | pronoun |
| 153 | люблю | ljublju | I love, I like | verb |
| 154 | наш | naš | our, ours | pronoun |
| 155 | потім | potim | then, later | adverb |
| 156 | ніж | niž | than; knife | conjunction |
| 157 | дай | daj | give (command) | verb |
| 158 | перед | pered | in front of, before | preposition |
| 159 | завтра | zavtra | tomorrow | adverb |
| 160 | яка | jaka | which, what kind (fem.) | pronoun |
| 161 | ваш | vaš | your, yours (formal/pl.) | pronoun |
| 162 | знаєте | znajete | you know (formal/pl.) | verb |
| 163 | ніхто | nixto | nobody | pronoun |
| 164 | можливо | možlyvo | possibly, maybe | adverb |
| 165 | після | pislja | after | preposition |
| 166 | прямо | prjamo | straight; right (now) | adverb |
| 167 | скільки | skilʹky | how much, how many | adverb |
| 168 | чудово | čudovo | wonderful, great | adverb |
| 169 | давайте | davajte | let's (formal/pl.) | verb |
| 170 | бачив | bačyv | saw (masc.) | verb |
| 171 | такий | takyj | such, so | pronoun |
| 172 | кого | koho | whom | pronoun |
| 173 | хтось | xtosʹ | someone | pronoun |
| 174 | разом | razom | together | adverb |
| 175 | куди | kudy | where (to) | adverb |
| 176 | звичайно | zvyčajno | of course | adverb |
| 177 | справді | spravdi | really, indeed | adverb |
| 178 | поки | poky | while; for now; bye | adverb |
| 179 | гроші | hroši | money | noun |
| 180 | міг | mih | could (masc.) | verb |
| 181 | маєш | maješ | you have | verb |
| 182 | хіба | xiba | really? (doubting); except | particle |
| 183 | повинен | povynen | must, should (masc.) | adjective |
| 184 | друг | druh | friend | noun |
| 185 | досить | dosytʹ | enough; quite | adverb |
| 186 | можемо | možemo | we can | verb |
| 187 | зробив | zrobyv | did, made (masc.) | verb |
| 188 | над | nad | above, over | preposition |
| 189 | хоче | xoče | wants | verb |
| 190 | якби | jakby | if (hypothetical) | conjunction |
| 191 | місце | misce | place, seat | noun |
| 192 | воно | vono | it | pronoun |
| 193 | хлопці | xlopci | guys, boys | noun |
| 194 | вибачте | vybačte | excuse me, sorry (formal) | verb |
| 195 | додому | dodomu | home (direction) | adverb |
| 196 | весь | vesʹ | all, whole | pronoun |
| 197 | рука | ruka | hand, arm | noun |
| 198 | ясно | jasno | clear, I see | adverb |
| 199 | вибач | vybač | sorry (informal) | verb |
| 200 | доктор | doktor | doctor | noun |
| 201 | нема | nema | there is no (colloquial) | verb |
| 202 | йди | jdy | go (command) | verb |
| 203 | навіщо | naviščo | why, what for | adverb |
| 204 | господи | hospody | Lord! (exclamation) | interjection |
| 205 | мабуть | mabutʹ | probably | adverb |
| 206 | чоловік | čolovik | man; husband | noun |
| 207 | ходімо | xodimo | let's go | verb |
| 208 | звідси | zvidsy | from here | adverb |
| 209 | мати | maty | mother; to have | noun |
| 210 | скажу | skažu | I'll say, I'll tell | verb |
| 211 | скоро | skoro | soon | adverb |
| 212 | сталося | stalosja | happened | verb |
| 213 | нормально | normalʹno | fine, OK, normal | adverb |
| 214 | здається | zdajetʹsja | seems | verb |
| 215 | пані | pani | lady, Mrs., madam | noun |
| 216 | також | takož | also, as well | adverb |
| 217 | кілька | kilʹka | several, a few | number |
| 218 | брат | brat | brother | noun |
| 219 | подобається | podobajetʹsja | is pleasing (мені подобається = I like) | verb |
| 220 | чорт | čort | devil; damn | noun |
| 221 | думаєш | dumaješ | you think | verb |
| 222 | казав | kazav | said, used to say (masc.) | verb |
| 223 | розумію | rozumiju | I understand | verb |
| 224 | батько | batʹko | father | noun |
| 225 | отже | otže | so, therefore | conjunction |
| 226 | тим | tym | by that; the (тим краще = all the better) | pronoun |
| 227 | швидше | švydše | faster; quickly! | adverb |
| 228 | туди | tudy | there (direction) | adverb |
| 229 | річ | rič | thing | noun |
| 230 | знати | znaty | to know | verb |
| 231 | свій | svij | one's own | pronoun |
| 232 | хочете | xočete | you want (formal/pl.) | verb |
| 233 | допомогти | dopomohty | to help | verb |
| 234 | людина | ljudyna | person, human | noun |
| 235 | правильно | pravylʹno | right, correct | adverb |
| 236 | давно | davno | long ago, for a long time | adverb |
| 237 | зовсім | zovsim | quite, completely; at all | adverb |
| 238 | при | pry | at, in the presence of | preposition |
| 239 | бачу | baču | I see | verb |
| 240 | знав | znav | knew (masc.) | verb |
| 241 | йти | jty | to go (on foot) | verb |
| 242 | знайти | znajty | to find | verb |
| 243 | дещо | deščo | something | pronoun |
| 244 | знає | znaje | knows | verb |
| 245 | далі | dali | further, next | adverb |
| 246 | слухай | sluxaj | listen | verb |
| 247 | дійсно | dijsno | really, indeed | adverb |
| 248 | звісно | zvisno | of course | adverb |
| 249 | вперед | vpered | forward | adverb |
| 250 | шкода | škoda | pity, sorry | adverb |
| 251 | справа | sprava | matter, business | noun |
| 252 | проти | proty | against | preposition |
| 253 | піти | pity | to go, to leave | verb |
| 254 | номер | nomer | number; room | noun |
| 255 | тож | tož | so, therefore | conjunction |
| 256 | нехай | nexaj | let (him/her/it) | particle |
| 257 | син | syn | son | noun |
| 258 | бачиш | bačyš | you see | verb |
| 259 | тобто | tobto | that is, i.e. | conjunction |
| 260 | взагалі | vzahali | in general; at all | adverb |
| 261 | пішли | pišly | let's go; went | verb |
| 262 | відбувається | vidbuvajetʹsja | is happening | verb |
| 263 | розумієш | rozumiješ | you understand | verb |
| 264 | пішов | pišov | went (masc.) | verb |
| 265 | поговорити | pohovoryty | to have a talk | verb |
| 266 | хоч | xoč | at least; although | particle |
| 267 | проблема | problema | problem | noun |
| 268 | двері | dveri | door | noun |
| 269 | хлопець | xlopecʹ | boy, guy, boyfriend | noun |
| 270 | світ | svit | world | noun |
| 271 | чув | čuv | heard (masc.) | verb |
| 272 | майже | majže | almost | adverb |
| 273 | тато | tato | dad | noun |
| 274 | зрозумів | zrozumiv | understood (masc.) | verb |
| 275 | насправді | naspravdi | actually, in reality | adverb |
| 276 | бачити | bačyty | to see | verb |
| 277 | швидко | švydko | quickly, fast | adverb |
| 278 | бог | boh | God | noun |
| 279 | кажу | kažu | I say | verb |
| 280 | схоже | sxože | looks like, seems | adverb |
| 281 | слово | slovo | word | noun |
| 282 | раніше | raniše | earlier, before | adverb |
| 283 | питання | pytannja | question | noun |
| 284 | між | miž | between | preposition |
| 285 | жінка | žinka | woman; wife | noun |
| 286 | смерть | smertʹ | death | noun |
| 287 | добрий | dobryj | good, kind | adjective |
| 288 | десь | desʹ | somewhere | adverb |
| 289 | колись | kolysʹ | once, someday | adverb |
| 290 | мало | malo | little, few | adverb |
| 291 | означає | označaje | means | verb |
| 292 | ніби | niby | as if, like | conjunction |
| 293 | говорити | hovoryty | to speak, to talk | verb |
| 294 | варто | varto | worth (it), should | adverb |
| 295 | досі | dosi | still, until now | adverb |
| 296 | аби | aby | so that, in order to | conjunction |
| 297 | занадто | zanadto | too (much) | adverb |
| 298 | хай | xaj | let (him/her/it) | particle |
| 299 | план | plan | plan | noun |
| 300 | довго | dovho | for a long time | adverb |
Frequency ranking based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords).
Questions
What are the most common Ukrainian words?
The top ten are я (I), не (not), в (in), що (what; that), на (on), це (this), ти (you (informal)), так (yes; so), у (in), і (and).
How many Ukrainian words do I need to know?
The few hundred most frequent words make up a large share of any everyday text, which is why they're the best place to start. To read graded stories comfortably you need roughly 1,000–2,000; for unadapted books, several thousand. Test yourself with the Ukrainian vocabulary size test.
Where does this list come from?
The ranking is based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords), cleaned by hand to remove names, fragments and noise, with meanings added for learners.