🚌 Directions & Transport in Ukrainian
These are the 24 essential Ukrainian phrases for directions & transport, each with an English-friendly transliteration (stressed syllable in CAPS), the English meaning, and usage notes. Find your way and stop the taxi in time. Hear native-style audio for every phrase in the free Slava app.
Де туалет?
deh too-a-LET
Where is the toilet?
💡 «Де …?» = where is. The single most useful question word.
Де метро?
deh met-RO
Where is the metro?
Де зупинка?
deh zoo-PYN-ka
Where is the (bus) stop?
ліворуч
lee-VO-rooch
to the left
праворуч
pra-VO-rooch
to the right
прямо
PRYA-mo
straight ahead
близько
BLYZ-ko
near / close
далеко
da-LEH-ko
far
тут
toot
here
там
tam
there
автобус
av-TO-boos
bus
метро
met-RO
metro / subway
таксі
tak-SEE
taxi
потяг
PO-tyah
train
вокзал
vok-ZAL
train station
аеропорт
a-eh-ro-PORT
airport
квиток
kvy-TOK
ticket
Один квиток, будь ласка
o-DYN kvy-TOK, bood LAS-ka
One ticket, please
Зупиніть тут, будь ласка
zoo-py-NEET toot, bood LAS-ka
Stop here, please
💡 Essential in taxis and marshrutkas (shared minibuses).
наступна зупинка
na-STOOP-na zoo-PYN-ka
the next stop
Як дійти до центру?
yak deey-TY do TSEN-troo
How do I get to the centre (on foot)?
Я заблукав
ya za-bloo-KAV
I'm lost
💡 A woman says «Я заблукала» (za-bloo-KA-la).
Покажіть на карті, будь ласка formal
po-ka-ZHEET na KAR-tee, bood LAS-ka
Show me on the map, please
Це далеко звідси?
tseh da-LEH-ko ZVEED-sy
Is it far from here?
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