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It's the first time, I'll be actively studying Ukrainian
Man, there is so many languages I'd like to learn
if only I could stop time
but it's better late than never
I'm on omniglot.com, it's not the first time I visit this website
It's my go-to when I want to learn basic expressions in a new language
Look at all the languages, it's crazy!
You can discover many things about all the languages
including their history and find plenty of resources to learn more
But what I find very important is that you can listen
to the expressions, instead of guessing
how it's pronounced by just reading them
So if you're a language enthusiast like me
what you can do is to repeat along
so that you'll have something to say
next time you meet a Ukrainian person
And if you are Ukrainian yourself
let me know in the comment section how I can improve myself
and especially my pronunciation
Ok so I've studied the Cyrillic alphabet a while back
I remember most of the letters
On this website, you'll see the transcription in Latin alphabet
Don't get me wrong, it's very helpful
But I believe it's not the best
because you might get some letters wrong
And it's also necessary, if you want to spell something
Enough talking, let's study
Alright so, they suggest we start with "welcome"
What a nice way to start!
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
He rolls his R
I don't know if I'm supposed to roll
or if I can do it without the rolling
[BigBong repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Wow ok, again
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
That's "welcome"
Before that actually, how do we say Ukrainian?
I'm gonna need Google Translate for that
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Then we have "hello"
General greeting
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Oh interesting
[BigBong listens and repeats]
That sound very similar to Czech and Slovak "Ahoj"
[BigBong listens and repeats]
I don't know who's the guy who recorded that
but he sounds a bit scary
Now saying "hello" on the phone
Oh my god, this is just like French but with a Ukrainian accent
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Ok so there are two, am I supposed to choose one?
Or does it depend on the context?
Or can I actually use both at the same time?
[BigBong repeats the expressions in Ukrainian]
How are you?
That's a bit longer and I see that there is no recording for that
So I'm gonna need Google Translate
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
This is apparently informal
[BigBong repeats the expression in Ukrainian]
And in formal that becomes...
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Actually, it's a question... Am I supposed to go up at the end?
[BigBong repeats the expression with different intonations]
Or is it weird? Oh actually, there is another one!
So I assume that's also informal because there is nothing
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
And the [i] sounds like a [ɨ]
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
If someone can explain the proper pronunciation in the comments
I'd be very grateful
Here same thing again, I don't know if it's Google Translate
But it doesn't go up at the end
So for me it's weird in a question
Oh wait, hold on... How would I say it in English?
How are you?
Oh no, actually in English it doesn't go up either
How are you?
Yeah, I guess it's the same
Then we have...
How to reply to "how are you?"
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
From what I understand [vɨ] is formal
So if I want to make it informal, that would be [a tɨ]
Correct me if I'm wrong
Long time no see
Oh man, this is too fast
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
I'm putting intonations there, it might not sound natural
What's your name?
If I understand correctly, the first one is in formal singular
And if it becomes informal plural
it's the same as formal
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expressions]
My name is...
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
How am I doing?
Where are you from?
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
I am from... Oh and then I'll need to learn France
Yeah, I'll need to learn France or Canada
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expressions]
Next we have "pleased to meet you"
Oh yeah that's very nice... "pleased to meet you"
It looks long, so I would say it's pretty old fashion
Correct me if I'm wrong
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
One thing I'm not sure, it ends with [s] and [ya]
But it doesn't sound like that
It's not [poznajomytysia]
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Alright, I'm just repeating what I hear
Good morning
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Good afternoon
Oh ok, hold on
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
And now, good evening
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Ok, this one is easier to pronounce, to me at least
[BigBong repeats the Ukrainian expression]
And good night
Good night and sweet dreams
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Goodbye, so I guess this is gonna be the last one
for this session
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Let's just learn "good luck" for fun
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expression]
Ok, so I see [ščasty vam] and I see another one "Tobi"
Who's Toby?
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expressions]
It's the soft letter that I can't seem to understand
This one is tricky
I'm gonna need a bit of time to get used to that one
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expressions]
I don't know the nuances between all these expressions
But if I have to choose one, it's probably gonna be the last one
[BigBong listens and repeats the Ukrainian expressions]
Ok give me some time to process all that
I'm probably gonna need some time to make flashcards
Anyway, thank you so much for watching
Again, if you're Ukrainian, please let me know in the comments
how I can improve myself
And for everybody else, please don't forget the donation button
They do make a difference
I'll see you very soon for more videos, bye!