You can make a real difference in people’s lives by hosting refugees. People who arrive in Germany from Ukraine had to leave their homes, and are looking for a safe place to stay. To help you create a warm and welcoming environment and bridge the language barrier, we’ve put together a collection of useful phrases in Ukrainian. Let’s dive in!
Ukrainian Phrases for Hosts
| ENGLISH | UKRAINIAN | PRONUNCIATION |
| Hello! | Добрий день! | Dobri den |
| Welcome! | Ласкаво просимо! | Laskavo prosimo! |
| My name is | Мене звати | Mene zvaty |
| What is your name? | Як вас звати? | Yak vas zvaty? |
| Please | Будь ласка | Bood laska |
| Thank you | Дякую | Dyakuyu |
| You’re welcome | Нема за що. | Nema za shcho |
| Could you repeat that? | Повторіть, будь ласка. | Povtoreet, bood laska. |
| Sorry | Вибач. | Vybach |
| Yes | Так | Tak |
| No | Ні | Nee |
| Good morning! | Доброго ранку! | Dobroho ranku |
| Good evening! | Добрий вечір! | Dobryi vechir |
| Good night! | На добраніч! | Na dobranich |
| Goodbye | До побачення. | Do pobachennya |
| I will come back. | Я повернуся. | Ya povernusya |
| Don’t worry | Не хвилюйся. | Ne khvylyuysya |
| I don’t understand | Я не розумію. | Ya ne rozumiyu |
| I don’t know | Я не знаю. | Ya ne znayu |
| How are you? | Як ти? | Yak ty |
| I’m happy to see you. | Радий був тебе бачити. | Radyi buv tebe bachyty |
| Tomorrow | Завтра. | Zavtra |
| The day after tomorrow | Післязавтра | Pislyazavtra |
| Next week | наступного тижня | Nastupnoho tyzhnya |
| Did you sleep well? | Ви добре спали? | Vy dobre spaly? |
| At home | Вдома | Vdoma |
| This is your room. | Це твоя кімната. | Tse tvoya kimnata |
| This is the kitchen. | Це кухня. | Tse kukhnya |
| This is the bathroom. | Це ванна кімната. | Tse vanna kimnata |
| Family | Сім’я | Sim’ya |
| Daughter | дочка | Dochka |
| Son | син | Seen |
| Sister | сестра | Sestra |
| Brother | брат | Brat |
| Mother | мати | Maty |
| Father | батько | Bat’ko |
| Grandmother | Бабуся | Babusya |
| Grandfather | дід | Deed |
| One | Один | Odeeen |
| Two | Два | Dva |
| Three | Три | Tree |
| Four | Чотири | Chotyry |
| Five | П’ять | Pyat’ |
| Six | Шість | Shist’ |
| Seven | Сім | Seem |
| Eight | Вісім | Visim |
| Nine | Дев’ять | Dev’yat’ |
| Ten | Десять | Desyat’ |
Further language support
We hope these Ukrainian phrases will help you find easy ways to communicate and build mutual understanding. If you need further help with specific words or sentences, you can use websites and apps like Deepl or Google Translate, which give convenient translations.
If you’d like to help your tenants find language support, you can guide them to one of the many language courses and integration courses available in Germany. These are free of charge as long as they receive benefits, you can find more information here.
How can I support Ukrainian refugees with accommodation?
You can offer accommodation to refugees on the Helfende Wände (Helping Walls) platform, which offers a safe and easy way to set up a listing and receive booking requests. Set up by Wunderflats in partnership with the non-profit organization ProjectTogether, it connects people offering their homes in Germany and people who had to leave their homes due to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The platform is free to use, you can learn more and get started as a host by visiting helfendewaende.de.
(Originally published 06.09.2024)
