Feelings

1. Я радий

   Ya radyi

   I am glad

   Usage

   The basic response to good news

   Grammar Note

   A woman says "Ya rada"; forms in -yi take -a for a woman

2. Я щасливий

   Ya shchaslyvyi

   I am happy

   Usage

   Stronger than "radyi" and closer to deep contentment, not for small pleasures

   Grammar Note

   A woman says "Ya shchaslyva"

3. Мені смішно

   Meni smishno

   That is funny

   Usage

   What you say when something has made you laugh

4. Я в захваті

   Ya v zakhvati

   I am excited

   Usage

   The set phrase for being thrilled by a view or a performance, and taken as praise

5. Я пишаюся тобою

   Ya pyshaiusia toboiu

   I am proud of you

   Usage

   For praising someone close; switch to "vamy" for anyone you address formally

6. Яке полегшення

   Yake polehshennia

   What a relief

   Usage

   For when a worry lifts — the line when your lost bag turns up

7. Я сумую за тобою

   Ya sumuiu za toboiu

   I miss you

   Usage

   For someone close; use "za vamy" for anyone you address formally

8. Мені сумно

   Meni sumno

   I am sad

   Usage

   The basic way to say you feel sad, and it does not change with your gender

9. Шкода

   Shkoda

   That is a pity

   Usage

   A short "what a shame". It looks like the car brand, but the words are unrelated

10. Я розчарований

    Ya rozcharovanyi

    I am disappointed

    Usage

    For unmet expectations, and a measured way to open a complaint

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya rozcharovana"

11. Я почуваюся самотнім

    Ya pochuvaiusia samotnim

    I feel lonely

    Usage

    For saying you feel lonely on a solo trip

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya pochuvaiusia samotnoiu"

12. Я злий

    Ya zlyi

    I am angry

    Usage

    A strong way to say you are angry — better not aimed at service staff

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya zla"

13. Мене це дратує

    Mene tse dratuie

    That annoys me

    Usage

    Aims the complaint at the situation rather than the person, so it lands softly

14. Мені страшно

    Meni strashno

    I am scared

    Usage

    For telling a companion you are frightened

15. Я здивований

    Ya zdyvovanyi

    I am surprised

    Usage

    For surprise of either kind

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya zdyvovana"

16. Я хвилююся

    Ya khvyliuiusia

    I am worried

    Usage

    For saying you are worried, as when you cannot reach someone

17. У мене стрес

    U mene stres

    I am stressed

    Usage

    For being under stress — widely used in everyday speech

18. Мені ніяково

    Meni niiakovo

    I am embarrassed

    Usage

    For awkwardness, and also as modesty when someone does you a favour

19. Мені нудно

    Meni nudno

    I am bored

    Usage

    It means bored. Do not confuse it with "Meni nudyt" in the Health & Hospital category, which means nausea

20. Я втомився

    Ya vtomyvsia

    I am tired

    Usage

    The standard line after a long day of walking

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya vtomylasia"

21. Хочу спати

    Khochu spaty

    I am sleepy

    Usage

    Literally "I want to sleep" — the normal way to say you are sleepy

22. У мене все добре

    U mene vse dobre

    I am fine

    Usage

    The safest answer to "Yak spravy?" — how are you

23. Я погано почуваюся

    Ya pohano pochuvaiusia

    I feel unwell

    Usage

    A neutral way to say you feel unwell, usable as-is at a clinic

24. Я спокійний

    Ya spokiinyi

    I am calm

    Usage

    For saying you are calm, including to reassure someone else

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya spokiina"

25. Я нервуюся

    Ya nerviuiusia

    I am nervous

    Usage

    For nerves before an interview or a performance

26. Я сумую за домом

    Ya sumuiu za domom

    I am homesick

    Usage

    For homesickness on a long trip

27. Я розгублений

    Ya rozhublenyi

    I am confused

    Usage

    For being at a loss — the right word when a procedure baffles you

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya rozhublena"

28. Я зворушений

    Ya zvorushenyi

    I am moved

    Usage

    For being touched by a kindness — good to add when you thank someone

    Grammar Note

    A woman says "Ya zvorushena"

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