How to learn Ukrainian for free
If you're just starting with Ukrainian and don't yet know if you want to invest a lot of money in that, you need resources to learn Ukrainian for free. Here is a selection of tools to get acquainted with Ukrainian for $0.
Ukrainian courses
Duolingo
If you have learned some other language before, you might have heard about Duolingo courses. Here is one for Ukrainian. It is a good start for learning Ukrainian key vocabulary and basic grammar.
Подорожі.ua
However, if you want more structured and meaningful learning, I highly recommend to start with this free course – «Подорожі.ua». You begin with the alphabet and go, lesson by lesson, learning Ukrainian grammar and basic words. The best thing about this course is that it trains you to listen and spell Ukrainian, and it checks your answers online in the interactive exercises.
Udemy courses by "Taste Ukrainian"
Check out my courses on Udemy to see what I offer.
"Speak Ukrainian: How to Talk About Your Family and Friends". It is a short free course on how to start speaking Ukrainian. You will learn to tell about yourself, your family and friends. Start here.
"Essential Ukrainian Grammar: Nouns". If you have already learned some Ukrainian, this free grammar course gives you an overview of Ukrainian cases. It is not for absolute beginners but it helps summarize grammar rules about nouns.
"The Little Prince in the easy Ukrainian" is for A2-level students who are keen on reading and look for their first book to read in Ukrainian. The course is based on "The Little Prince" retold at the beginner's level, with follow-up exercises and vocabulary practice.
If you're interested in a systematic overview of Ukrainian grammar, here's my course "Basic Ukrainian Grammar: Step By Step" which offers to take the first step for free.
Ukrainian dictionaries
When you continue to learn Ukrainian, you need a trustworthy dictionary.
«Словники України» online is where you can find a word in all its grammatical forms.
Check out this dictionary which offers all the forms of the word together with examples and ethymology.
English-Ukrainian online dictionaries is where you can find an online English/Ukrainian dictionary. They offer a lot of dictionaries, but I would opt for «Новий українсько-англійський словник».
Reverso Context is a resource where you can find different examples of how a word can be used.
«Академічний тлумачний словник» gives you a Ukrainian definition of a Ukrainian word with the examples of usage. It is helpful for advanced students.
Ukrainian text editors
If you need your Ukrainian text to be corrected, try out this free tool – LanguageTool.
Read Ukrainian
Ukrainian texts are a good resource to practice reading, broaden your vocabulary, learn new grammar in the context, and more. Check out my article on how to work with Ukrainian texts. There you will find useful resources to learn Ukrainian with the help of texts.
Listen Ukrainian
I wrote a post on how to improve your Ukrainian listening skills. Check it out to find useful tips and learner’s resources.
Other Ukrainian resources for learners
If you are looking for good Ukrainian resources, I recommend «Ukrainian Lessons» blog → «General», where they share selections of Ukrainian resources for language learners.
I also recommend these Youtube-channels:
Ukrainian culture
If you want to know more about Ukrainian culture, here is an encyclopedia about it.
This Udemy course about Ukrainian culture and history will also be helpful.
Also, check out my free lesson about Ukraine on the world map.
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