Ukrainian Lessons Podcast — for everyone who learns and loves the Ukrainian language

This is the finale episode of Ukrainian Lessons Podcast – Season 4! One more time, Anna will tell you about a famous Ukrainian in slow and simple language. Discover the life of Ukrainian poet and dissident Василь Стус and find out more about the 1960-70s in in the Soviet Ukraine.

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

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Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: word order in Ukrainian;
• Bonus Exercises to practice grammar and idioms.

Have you heard of the greatest Ukrainian режисер – movie director? His name is Олександр Довженко, he was an innovative Ukrainian movie maker and writer. Learn all about him in this podcast episode in slow Ukrainian!

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

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Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: forming and using збірні числівники (двоє, троє, десятеро);
• Bonus Exercises to practice grammar and idioms.

In this episode in slow and simple Ukrainian, you will learn about another Ukrainian genius – Іван Франко – a writer and intellectual who has the whole city named after him.

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: using and conjugating numbers in dates in Ukrainian;
• Bonus Exercises to practice grammar and idioms.

Discover the life of Леся Українка — one of the greatest Ukrainian writers and translators, as well as one of the first feminist artists in Ukraine.

In this episode, you will also learn about фемінітиви – female gender marked nouns in Ukrainian (like авторка, письменниця, продавчиня, etc.)

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: фемінітиви – female gender marked nouns in Ukrainian;
• Bonus Exercises to practice grammar and idioms.

Would you like to get to know life of probably the most famous and respected Ukrainian – Тарас Шевченко (Taras Shevchenko)? Listen to this episode in slow Ukrainian to find out more about his life, his work, and his crucial role in the Ukrainian history.

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: forming по батькові – patronymic in Ukrainian;
• Bonus Exercises to practice idioms.

Григорій Сковорода is often called the traveling philosopher or the Ukrainian Socrates.

He is one of the first and most important Ukrainian philosophers with quite an unusual life. Find out all about Григорій Сковорода in slow Ukrainian in this ULP episode!

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: different meanings and use of the word та;
• Bonus Exercises to practice idioms.

In this episode, you will learn about Олекса Довбуш — a famous hero from the Carpathian mountains who was a leader of опришки movement.

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: different uses and meanings of the word ще in Ukrainian;
• Bonus Exercises to practice idioms.

Discover the life of Маруся Чурай – a legendary Ukrainian singer and songwriter from the 17th century. Listen to her song in the episode as well!

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: using бути + дієприкметник to express passive statements in Ukrainian;
• Bonus Exercises to practice idioms.

Practice your Ukrainian comprehension while discovering life of Роксолана or Hurrem Sultan, one of the most powerful women in the history of the Ottoman Empire.

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: using бути and стати + орудний відмінок;
  
  
• Bonus Exercises to practice idioms.

Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 4 starts a series of episodes about famous Ukrainians! The first one is about Ярослав Мудрий – one of the wisest kings in medieval history of Europe.

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out Season 1 or Season 2.

Become a premium member to receive the Lesson Notes.

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

• Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
• Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
• Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
• Grammar: using the word чи;
• Bonus Exercises to practice idioms.