Eating and drinking in Ukrainian

Ukrainian Phrases for Eating and Drinking

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Ordering Food

Ви будете замовляти щось на обід? (Vy budete zamovlyaty shchos na obid?)

Translation: Would you like to order something for lunch?

Так, я би замовив борщ і чай. (Tak, ya bi zamovyv borshch i chay.)

Translation: Yes, I would like to order borscht and tea.

Vocabulary

• ви будете - you will
  Grammar: Future tense of "бути" (to be), second person plural, used here to form a polite question.
• замовляти - to order
  Grammar: Infinitive verb meaning "to order," used after "будете" to express future action.
• щось - something
  Grammar: Indefinite pronoun, accusative case, used to refer to an unspecified item.
• на обід - for lunch
  Grammar: Prepositional phrase with "на" + accusative case of "обід" (lunch) to indicate purpose/time.
• так - yes
  Grammar: Adverb used to affirm or agree.
• я би замовив - I would like to order
  Grammar: Conditional phrase with "би" (conditional particle) + "замовив" (past tense of "замовити," masculine singular).
• борщ - borscht
  Grammar: Masculine noun, accusative singular as the object of "замовив."
• чай - tea
  Grammar: Masculine noun, accusative singular as the object of "замовив."

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Breakfast Preferences

Що ви б хотіли на сніданок? (Shcho vy b hotily na snidaniek?)

Translation: What would you like for breakfast?

Я би з'їв омлет і запив його кавою. (Ya bi z'yiv omelet i zapiv yoho kavoyu.)

Translation: I would like to have an omelet and drink coffee with it.

Vocabulary

• що - what
  Grammar: Interrogative pronoun, accusative case, used to ask about an object or choice.
• ви б хотіли - you would like
  Grammar: Conditional phrase with "б" (conditional particle) + "хотіли" (past tense of "хотіти," second person plural).
• на сніданок - for breakfast
  Grammar: Prepositional phrase with "на" + accusative case of "сніданок" (breakfast) to indicate purpose/time.
• я би з'їв - I would eat
  Grammar: Conditional phrase with "би" + "з'їв" (past tense of "з'їсти," masculine singular, meaning "to eat").
• омлет - omelet
  Grammar: Masculine noun, accusative singular as the object of "з'їв."
• запив - drank (with)
  Grammar: Past tense of "запити" (to drink with), masculine singular, used to indicate drinking to accompany food.
• його - it
  Grammar: Masculine accusative pronoun referring to "омлет" (omelet).
• каввою - coffee
  Grammar: Feminine noun "кава" in instrumental case, used with "запив" to indicate the means of drinking.

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Trying Dishes

Давайте спробуємо цю страву. (Davayte sprobuyemo tsyu stravu.)

Translation: Let's try this dish.

Як вона смакує? (Yak vona smakuye?)

Translation: How does it taste?

Дуже смачно! (Duzhe smachno!)

Translation: Very tasty!

Vocabulary

• давайте - let's
  Grammar: Imperative form of "давати" (to give), used to suggest a collective action.
• спробуємо - we will try
  Grammar: Future tense of "спробувати" (to try), first person plural.
• цю страву - this dish
  Grammar: "Цю" (this) is a feminine accusative pronoun agreeing with "страву" (dish, accusative singular).
• як - how
  Grammar: Interrogative adverb used to inquire about manner or quality.
• вона - it/she
  Grammar: Feminine nominative pronoun referring to "страва" (dish).
• смакує - tastes
  Grammar: Present tense of "смакувати" (to taste good), third person singular.
• дуже - very
  Grammar: Adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb.
• смачно - tasty
  Grammar: Adverb describing the taste of food, derived from "смачний" (tasty).

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General Food Vocabulary

Я голодний, хочу їсти. (Ya holodnyy, khochu yisty.)

Translation: I am hungry, I want to eat.

Я спраглий, хочу пити. (Ya sprahlyy, khochu pyty.)

Translation: I am thirsty, I want to drink.

Vocabulary

• їсти - to eat
  Grammar: Infinitive verb used to express the action of eating.
• пити - to drink
  Grammar: Infinitive verb used to express the action of drinking.
• страва - dish
  Grammar: Feminine noun, nominative singular, referring to a prepared food item.
• келих - glass
  Grammar: Masculine noun, nominative singular, referring to a drinking glass.
• столова ложка - tablespoon
  Grammar: Feminine noun phrase, nominative singular, referring to a large spoon.
• чайна ложка - teaspoon
  Grammar: Feminine noun phrase, nominative singular, referring to a small spoon.
• гостинець - treat, delicacy
  Grammar: Masculine noun, nominative singular, referring to a special food item.
• буты голодним - to be hungry
  Grammar: Phrase with "бути" (to be) + "голодним" (hungry, instrumental case, masculine singular).
• буты спраглим - to be thirsty
  Grammar: Phrase with "бути" (to be) + "спраглим" (thirsty, instrumental case, masculine singular).
• хочу - I want
  Grammar: Present tense of "хотіти" (to want), first person singular.

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