Talk:Ukrainian

Lots of audio files
Hello, I write to inform you that in next two days there'll be more than 16,000 audio records of Ukrainian pronunciation in commons:Category:Ukrainian pronunciation (it may take another couple of days until they'll appear in search results). It would be great if you used some of this audio in the textbook, like when introducing new words or teaching pronunciation. See also audio. If you have any questions, leave me a message. --Derbeth talk 21:29, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Unit Requests
As a student who has dabbled in several languages, I'd like to see more of the same techniques that I've seen in say, a classroom Spanish textbook applied here. This textbook currently teaches with sparse examples and does not address the underlying rules of the Ukrainian language. If somebody familiar with the language could at least add sections on gender, number, tense, sentence order and construction, and so on, I feel it would make this textbook a vastly more comprehensive piece. Ismailzali (talk) 16:14, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

I just made a potential framework for the Words page. It's messy and incomplete, but please feel free to improve it or, if you feel it's necessary, replace it altogether. Ismailzali (talk) 04:13, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Questions
I'd like to contribute to this book as I become familiar with different aspects of the language, but I first need to actually become familiar with different aspects of the language. For the past few weeks, I've been using an assortment of different sites for declensions, conjugation, vocabulary, etc. Does anybody have any comprehensive sites to recommend? ismailzali (talk) 12:18, 24 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey Ismail. I'd like to help out with Ukrainian if I can. I am living in Belarus now. I agree that it should look more like a textbook form. Check out some books that I initially designed or redesigned, Chechen, Icelandic, Manx. It would be nice to have a book format set up by chapters explaining not only grammar, but expanding on the learners culture, vocabulary, reading, and listening. Also, a small appendix for vocabulary seperate from the book would be great as well. Use my Chechen book as an example. :) Just some suggestions I had for the redesigning of some books. I don't like how many Language Wikibooks have just chapters set up explaining only complex grammar instead of using a textbook style format. --Girdi (discuss • contribs) 18:36, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Recommended Links
Z rizdvom Khristovim! Over my winter break, I've been doing some research and trying to pick up more of the language. These are some of the free sites I've found useful.

Read Ukrainian! - Here is a very comprehensive set of lessons on Ukrainian grammar and many of the nitty-gritty details of the language that are difficult to find outside of a classroom.

MyLanguages offers a smorgasbord of vocabulary and grammar tutorials. There are dozens of examples of rules, but it can be frustrating to try to find something, as internal links aren't very conveniently placed.

These next two sites are focused on vocabulary memorization.

Internet Polyglot contains several sets of flash cards. I created a free account and, though I haven't had much success working with the site's metrics, have been able to pick up and (so far) retain about 100 words.

Byki has fewer sets of terms than Internet Polyglot, but it offers a program that you can download to your computer to allow offline access.

If you prefer more of a Rosetta Stone-style approach, LiveMocha seems to be your best bet online. The 100- and 200-level courses in Ukrainian are free and teach the rules of grammar through examples. A very cool perk is the community. I've helped students trying to learn English in the past by grading their writing submissions, and native/experienced Ukrainian speakers should be able to do the same for you if you submit a text or audio sample.

Feel free to contribute your own feedback and suggestions. ismailzali (talk) 03:05, 29 December 2010 (UTC)


 * @Ismailzali: Of the links you provided, I tried only the www.ucrainica.info one, which seems not to be working now, but it sounds quite like www.ukrainianlessons.com, one of my favorites. I have been studying Ukrainian for the past few months, using Duolingo. Duolingo merits a lot of criticism (e.g., for their poor handling of perfective/imperfective verbs, and more generally the fact that they seem to have placed their course on autopilot, locking the discussions and not responding to feedback or fixing errors), but I have been able to use it somewhat enjoyably and quite effectively by frequently consulting Wiktionary and the aforementioned Ukrainian Lessons website. I have also found HypLern Interlinear Project books (e.g., Learn Ukrainian with Beginner Stories, Kindle version, a few dollars at Amazon) quite helpful. Peter Chastain (discuss • contribs) 12:14, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Make a full course?
Can we make this less of a reference handbook and more of a full language course? Shalin1234 (discuss • contribs) 03:19, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Flag is too big
Hello! The flag is too big and makes this page small on my iPad. Please fix this. The Master of Hedgehogs (discuss • contribs) 15:23, 18 April 2024 (UTC)