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 |
| банан |
banana |
| банк |
bank |
| бар |
bar |
| вельвет |
velvet |
| вино |
wine |
| відео |
video |
| віскі |
whiskey |
| галерея |
gallery |
| геологія |
geology |
| гітара |
guitar |
| готель |
hotel |
| грам |
gram |
| гриль |
grill |
| гумор |
humor |
| джаз |
jazz |
| джемпер |
jumper |
| енергія |
energy |
| жираф |
giraffe |
| журнал |
journal |
| інтернет |
internet |
| історія |
history |
| Ukrainian |
English |
| кава |
coffee |
| какао |
cocao |
| камера |
camera |
| кенгуру |
kangaroo |
| концерт |
concert |
| коньяк |
cognac |
| крокодил |
crocodile |
| метр |
meter |
| метро |
metro |
| міністр |
minister |
| музей |
museum |
| музика |
music |
| нейтральний |
neutral |
| нормальний |
normal |
| ноутбук |
laptop |
| олива |
olive |
| опера |
opera |
| папір |
paper |
| піжама |
pajamas |
| піца |
pizza |
| політика |
politics |
| Ukrainian |
English |
| президент |
president |
| принтер |
printer |
| професор |
professor |
| радіо |
radio |
| салат |
salad |
| сидр |
cider |
| смартфон |
smartphone |
| сода |
soda |
| таксі |
taxi |
| телевізор |
television |
| телефон |
telephone |
| томат |
tomato |
| трактор |
tractor |
| турист |
tourist |
| факс |
fax |
| фільм |
film |
| фольклор |
folklore |
| хаос |
chaos |
| цукор |
sugar |
| шампунь |
shampoo |