🏠 Home & Daily Life in Ukrainian
These are the 24 essential Ukrainian phrases for home & daily life, each with an English-friendly transliteration (stressed syllable in CAPS), the English meaning, and usage notes. Keys, internet, heating — living-there vocabulary. Hear native-style audio for every phrase in the free Slava app.
ключі
klyoo-CHEE
keys
Де мої ключі?
deh mo-YEE klyoo-CHEE
Where are my keys?
💡 The universal human question.
квартира
kvar-TY-ra
apartment / flat
будинок
boo-DY-nok
house / building
оренда
o-REN-da
rent / rental
сусід
soo-SEED
neighbour
💡 A female neighbour is «сусідка» (soo-SEED-ka).
Інтернет не працює
een-ter-NET neh pra-TSYOO-yeh
The internet isn't working
💡 «… не працює» = “isn't working”. Attach to any appliance.
Немає світла
neh-MA-yeh SVEET-la
The power is out · lit. “there is no light”
💡 The everyday way to say it — світло (light) means electricity here.
Немає води
neh-MA-yeh vo-DY
There's no water
опалення
o-PA-len-nya
heating
💡 Central heating switches on city-wide in autumn — a date everyone discusses.
Потрібен ремонт
po-TREE-ben reh-MONT
It needs repair
💡 «Ремонт» also means renovation — a beloved national pastime.
пральна машина
PRAL-na ma-SHY-na
washing machine
холодильник
kho-lo-DYL-nyk
fridge
кухня
KOOKH-nya
kitchen
💡 The real living room of every Ukrainian home.
ванна кімната
VAN-na keem-NA-ta
bathroom
сміття
smeet-TYA
rubbish / trash
ліфт
leeft
elevator / lift
поверх
PO-verkh
floor / storey
На якому поверсі?
na ya-KO-moo PO-ver-see
On which floor?
двері
DVEH-ree
door
вікно
veek-NO
window
Я вдома
ya VDO-ma
I'm home
Заходьте, будь ласка formal
za-KHOD-teh, bood LAS-ka
Come in, please
💡 Take your shoes off at the door. Always. You'll be offered slippers (капці).
Почувайтеся як удома formal
po-choo-VAI-teh-sya yak oo-DO-ma
Make yourself at home
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