👨👩👧 Family & People in Ukrainian
These are the 14 essential Ukrainian phrases for family & people, each with an English-friendly transliteration (stressed syllable in CAPS), the English meaning, and usage notes. Mother, father, married, kids — the people in your life. Hear native-style audio for every phrase in the free Slava app.
сім'я
sim-YA
family
Це моя сім'я
tseh mo-YA sim-YA
This is my family
мама
MA-ma
mom
тато
TA-to
dad
батьки
bat-KY
parents
сестра
ses-TRA
sister
брат
brat
brother
дружина
droo-ZHY-na
wife
чоловік
cho-lo-VEEK
husband
💡 The same word means “man/person” — context tells them apart.
діти
DEE-ty
children
У мене двоє дітей
oo MEH-neh DVO-yeh DEE-tey
I have two children
Я одружений
ya od-ROO-zheh-nyi
I'm married
💡 A woman says «Я одружена» (od-ROO-zheh-na). Single: «неодружений/-а».
бабуся і дідусь
ba-BOO-sya ee dee-DOOS
grandma and grandpa
друг
drooh
friend
💡 A female friend is «подруга» (PO-droo-ha).
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