Background
Like most other languages, Ukrainian has a good number of linguistic loanwords (мовного запозичення) from other languages, including Russian, Polish, and German. English words and phrases (англіцизми) began entering Ukrainian in the 19th century, usually by way of other neighboring languages. Today, they are increasingly borrowed directly from English into Ukrainian. The main subjects that import loanwords are technology, military, politics, economics, sports, clothes, food, and culture.
Please note that not all of the words given below are direct loanwords from English, but they are shared words and should be helpful while studying.
Common Words
| Ukrainian |
English |
| бана́н |
banana |
| банк |
bank |
| бар |
bar |
| вино́ |
wine |
| ві́део |
video |
| ві́скі |
whiskey |
| галере́я |
gallery |
| геоло́гія |
geology |
| гіта́ра |
guitar |
| готе́ль |
hotel |
| грам |
gram |
| гриль |
grill |
| гу́мор |
humor |
| джаз |
jazz |
| дже́мпер |
jumper |
| ене́ргія |
energy |
| жира́ф |
giraffe |
| журна́л |
journal |
| інтерне́т |
internet |
| істо́рія |
history |
| ка́ва |
coffee |
| Ukrainian |
English |
| кака́о |
cocao |
| ка́мера |
camera |
| кенгуру́ |
kangaroo |
| конце́рт |
concert |
| конья́к |
cognac |
| крокоди́л |
crocodile |
| метр |
meter |
| метро́ |
metro |
| міні́стр |
minister |
| музе́й |
museum |
| му́зика |
music |
| нейтра́льний |
neutral |
| норма́льний |
normal |
| ноутбу́к |
laptop |
| оли́ва |
olive |
| о́пера |
opera |
| папі́р |
paper |
| піжа́ма |
pajamas |
| пі́ца |
pizza |
| полі́тика |
politics |
| президе́нт |
president |
| Ukrainian |
English |
| при́нтер |
printer |
| профе́сор |
professor |
| ра́діо |
radio |
| сала́т |
salad |
| светр |
sweater |
| сидр |
cider |
| смартфо́н |
smartphone |
| со́да |
soda |
| таксі́ |
taxi |
| телеві́зор |
television |
| телефо́н |
telephone |
| тома́т |
tomato |
| тра́ктор |
tractor |
| тури́ст |
tourist |
| факс |
fax |
| фільм |
film |
| фолькло́р |
folklore |
| ха́ос |
chaos |
| цу́кор |
sugar |
| шампу́нь |
shampoo |