🛒 Shopping & Market in Ukrainian

These are the 20 essential Ukrainian phrases for shopping & market, each with an English-friendly transliteration (stressed syllable in CAPS), the English meaning, and usage notes. Markets, bargaining, and getting a bag. Hear native-style audio for every phrase in the free Slava app.

Я хочу це

ya KHO-choo tseh

I want this

💡 Point and say it. Markets are very pointing-friendly.

Я хочу купити подарунок

ya KHO-choo koo-PY-ty po-da-ROO-nok

I want to buy a gift

У вас є кава?

oo vas yeh KA-va

Do you have coffee? · lit. “at you is coffee?”

💡 «У вас є …?» works for anything: wifi, oat milk, a bigger size.

Кілограм, будь ласка

kee-lo-HRAM, bood LAS-ka

A kilogram, please

півкіло

peev-kee-LO

half a kilo

Це все

tseh vseh

That's all

Пакет, будь ласка

pa-KET, bood LAS-ka

A bag, please

💡 Cashiers always ask «Пакет потрібен?» — do you need a bag?

Можна подивитися?

MOZH-na po-dy-VY-ty-sya

May I take a look?

Я просто дивлюся

ya PRO-sto dyv-LYOO-sya

I'm just looking

Занадто дорого

za-NAD-to DO-ro-ho

Too expensive

Можна дешевше?

MOZH-na deh-SHEV-sheh

Any cheaper?

💡 Gentle haggling is fine at markets, never in shops.

Це свіже?

tseh SVEE-zheh

Is this fresh?

овочі

O-vo-chee

vegetables

фрукти

FROOK-ty

fruit

яблука

YAB-loo-ka

apples

помідори

po-mee-DO-ry

tomatoes

сир

syr

cheese

молоко

mo-lo-KO

milk

магазин

ma-ha-ZYN

shop / store

ринок

RY-nok

market

💡 Every city has one. Best produce, best prices, cash only.

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