Useful Phrases

1. Цей застосунок зробив я

   Tsey zastosunok zrobyv ya

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   Ukrainian word order is flexible. "Zastosunok" means app/application

2. Цей застосунок безкоштовний

   Tsey zastosunok bezkoshtovnyy

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "Bezkoshtovnyy" combines "bez" (without) and "koshtiv" (costs)

3. Спробуйте завантажити

   Sprobuyte zavantazhyty

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Sprobuyte" is the polite imperative of "to try"

4. Я японець

   Ya yaponets

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   Ukrainian also omits the present tense copula

5. Я мандрівник

   Ya mandrivnyk

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Mandrivnyk" is derived from "mandrivka" (journey/wandering)

6. Я подорожую на самоті

   Ya podorozhuyu na samoti

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "Na samoti" is an idiom meaning alone/by oneself

7. Я тут вперше

   Ya tut vpershe

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Vpershe" is an adverb meaning for the first time

8. Можна зробити фото?

   Mozhna zrobyty foto?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Mozhna" is an impersonal expression for permission/possibility

9. Можемо сфотографуватися разом?

   Mozhemo sfotohrafuvatysya razom?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Razom" means together in Ukrainian

10. Будь ласка, відскануйте QR-код

    Bud laska, vidskanuyte QR-kod

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Bud laska" literally means "be kind/gracious" = please

11. Не обманюй мене

    Ne obmanyuy mene

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Used when being cheated or overcharged; a strong protest

    Grammar Note

    "Ne + imperative" forms Ukrainian prohibition. "Obmanyuvaty" means to deceive

12. Не недооцінюй мене

    Ne nedootsinyuy mene

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when someone disrespects or underestimates you

    Grammar Note

    "Nedootsinyuvaty" means to underestimate/undervalue in Ukrainian

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