The ladies who spoke English gave me a huge smile) I'm American. Most of us only speak English, which is unfortunate. I began trying to learn some Ukrainian basics in Oct. 2021. It was impossible, lol. I next tried Russian and had significantly more luck with that. Then the war started, and the language just didn't seem as beautiful anymore. So I've been learning ukrainian again, off and on since July 2022. Це дуже важко, але я намагаюся) Stay safe everyone ❤️
Yes, in general, the Ukrainian language has a slightly more complicated grammar and a larger vocabulary, but I always thought that specifically for English speakers, Ukrainian should be easier. In general, Ukrainian is a little closer to English, for example, you can say "Я маю(Ya mayu)" which literally can be translated as "I have", in Russian, there is only one option and it will be less understandable for you. And pronunciation in Ukrainian is simpler and the reading rules are simpler.
As an American who would like to visit Ukraine some day if this is the norm (at least in bigger cities) it seems it wouldn't be impossible to get around only knowing English? In places like Germany it's not unusual to get snubbed for speaking English and those who know English will pretend they don't is what I'm hearing from both a German local and someone looking to move there (they still hate us something awful). I totally get that guy saying no memory for new languages. I'm trying to learn some basic Ukrainian and struggling to retain. It's easier when you're younger for certain.
Hello. in Ukraine they have a good attitude towards the English language. we do not have such unhealthy nationalism as the Germans, the French, etc. But in Ukraine, only young people and people under 40 know English. old people don't know it at all. I will be glad if you visit our country :)
I heard that the French are the same. I don't know, maybe it's because of some kind of quirk of colonial countries in the past. We have an open and cool attitude to languages here. I am glad that Ukrainian culture and language have pushed through the devaluation of Russian propaganda, at least now, in such times. Thank you for your support!
@@zeNoldor I'm fairly certain the French have always been that way. Germany is all proud that they make sure their kids learn about the Holocaust, but are still all about clean and traceable bloodlines. I wish that was a joke, but I know someone gathering their family history so they can get citizenship easier when they move there. I thought Germany had moved past that, but seems not. What I've seen in videos of Ukraine over the past year reminds me more of the American Revolution, but with a better grip on what "all men are created equal" should look like. I hope you can bring that to fruition better than we have.
"In places like Germany it's not unusual to get snubbed for speaking English" In places that don't speak American English they consider it polite for people to make an effort to speak some of their language. "they still hate us" I'm not sure what you mean by "still". If you mean WWII I think you're wrong (they don't hate Brits anyway), many are glad to have been rescued from the Nazis. It might be due to things the USA has done more recently - like invading Iraq. It might be attitudes, I have often seen ignorant attitudes from USA citizens - being excessively loud, insisting on paying in dollars etc. I'm not suggesting you are guilty of this.
so the killing and oppression of the russian speaking peoples east and south of the dnieper river , doesnt matter? the forced ukranianization of these areas by the people of western ukraine, doesnt matter? this war started YEARS before 2022... people need to know all ALL the facts and make balanced decisions , not based on internet or twitter or even braindead media like CNN etc 1991's borders are not coming back... it didnt have to be this way....a year ago negotiations were well under way... and even before that in late 21 negotiations could have taken place as the russians wished for and sent letters to nato usa bruxelles etc... all the death and destruction that has taken place since, was completely avoidable!! but of course this doesnt matter to the ultra nationalistic ukraininan fanatics from lvov and kiev and the para military neo nazi groups , they have long turned the kiev regime into a fanatic anti russian regime, attacked russians, russian speaking people, burned them, suppressed their linguistic rights, bombed donetsk its markets and cities and villages for years... and of course, were used and abused by usa and american politics to weaken and attack russia in its own backyard and among its peoples... has been going brilliantly ... sigh...
I'm also American, and throughout my life I have learned Hebrew, Spanish, French and russian. I'd be hard pressed to communicate in any of them today ... USE IT, OR LOSE IT.
@@RPRosen-ki2fk"I'd be hard pressed to communicate in any of them today." Don't worry, it comes back if you are in a situation where you really want/need to communicate.
I studied German in Sweden more than 30 years ago. I don't use it very much, but I was in Munich last year, and people though my German was excellent. If you learn a language thoroughly, it's like riding a bike or swimming. You can never really forget it.
@@francisdec1615 "You can never really forget it." I agree, I was terrible at French at school (rather a long time ago), but even now, if I really want to communicate I can.
the dude at 0:50 : "I speak Ukrainian-" Me : Oh, finally a normal ukrainian recognizing he speaks only ukrainian. "-and russian (native), arabic (lived in an arabic country), english (work in that language), a bit of French ..." Me : WTF
I speak Swedish, English and German fluently and understand Norwegian and Danish. I also speak a little Latin and understand written Netherlands to some degree. I wish I were fluent in Latin too and spoke French, Italian and Spanish. I know a Chaturbate model who speaks Spanish, Guaraní, English and Japanese. I actually find it weird with people who *don't* speak more than one language or at least have the ambition to learn foreign languages.
@@francisdec1615 in my country a lot of people speak only one language. Myself I only speak my local language plus a bit of English, but I'm far from being fluent, especially in spoken English, as I don't use it often.
Slava Ukraina! From Mexico. I love your country and culture as well as language. I’d love to learn it. Greetings and my best wishes and support from Mexico!
Interestingly, in all responses the word "Russian" is written with a small letter when mentioning "Russian language", as opposed to mentioning other languages. People, it's just a language!
"People, it's just a language!" no, it's not just a language! this is the language that the ruzzians have been trying to kill the ukrainian language in us for a century!
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Ukrainians deserve all the happiness and goodies in life. So educated and sooooo interested in the world and so cultivated unlike the uncivilised horders on the other site of the border. At least they managed not to loose the Ukrainian culture, their language and their great history after ao many years under USSR occupation. They have good genes to transfer to new generations. I saw so many Ukrainians painting, playing piano, singing, dancing. OMG i love Ukrainians. All the best!
what kind of occupation are you carrying, you are a Ukrainian yourself and do not know that the Ukrainian lands themselves asked for imperial Russia, and it was the USSR that gave such a name as Ukraine, until the 1920s of the last century there was no such name as Ukraine, before that there was Novorossiya and Little Russia, their lands were collected by Russians. Russian regions were transferred to Ukraine at the beginning of the USSR, then gave the Crimea together with the Russian population in 1954, Stalin gave them part of the western part, Ukrainians know Russian, and some have Russian genes. Are such gifts a occupation? And why, if they are so proud and free, why did they take the Soviet lands with them, why are they fighting for the eastern lands and killing civilians there. Civilized people are such that the civil war has been going on for 9 years.
Lmao, if u really think on the other side of the border there are no cultivated people who can play piano, sing, draw and dance then you are out of your mind
Everybody says how hard it is to speak and learn English Is it the hardest language to learn Ukraine will win this war they are very smart and educated people I wish other countries could be this motivated Including me
English is easy, except its phonology doesn't make any sense. You have to learn the pronunciation for every word. The grammar on the other hand is very simple.
Actually, you are right, even though some people for some reason think English is easy. I have been learning English for almost 20 years (with breaks, of course, taking into account school and university) and I still cannot boast of fluency. The reason I don't like English is because a lot of things have to be memorized. All these expressions and exceptions, writing that does not always have logic) I am currently learning Norwegian in parallel and it seems to me that it comes easier (although maybe because I already have experience in learning foreign languages)
@@francisdec1615 Esperanto is much more easier then English. The grammar is very easy without any exceptions, and each word is prononcing exactly as it is written, and on the contrary, also without any exceptions.
@@francisdec1615 you must be hallucinating because the vocabulary of english is like an ocean having no end and its grammar is complex.Spanish is the easiest language humanity has ever made up because its vocabulary is not so wide and its grammar is very simple.Besides the pronunciacion of spanish is extremly easy
even though, in the subtitles Russian is written with a small 'r', the fact is the significant majority of 'ukrainians' speak Russian as a first language
For most of them, Russian is their native language. It shows. How can people be zombified by propaganda so that they give up their native Russian language.
@@sunny-dk9of This fact is based on a lot of sociological research. Until 2014, Russian was the first language for 45-60% of the population. And this is a phenomenal case when half of the population's native language is another language and their natural right to their own language is not protected in any way. This is nonsense from the point of view of a legal civilized state.
It was very interested when she said:"How many times you speak russian, how many times you're an human" I agree that we are a different version of ourself when we speak an other language
Id like to say thank you to so many Ukrainian citizens for knowing english and well done, my wish is that you and your countrymen have peaceful skies, and steadfastness of fortitude in continuing to support those who are protecting democratic sovereignty of Ukraine...💙💛🇺🇦🔱🌍🌎🙏🕊🇨🇦🇺🇸 slava Ukraine, heroyam slava...
0:56 as a syrian, im shocked. this reminds me of that one ukrainian man on the arabic-speaking side of youtube who speaks arabic, and he speaks arabic fluently like a true (levantine) arab
What an amazing country with incredible people. I am an American attempting to learn Ukrainian now so that I can communicate with people I have met locally and online. Slava Ukraini.
Откуда вы знаете что всю жизнь говорили на русском?🙃 И вообще их же не бьют за то чтоб они переходили на Украинский, это решение этих людей, зачем осуждать..?
@@arsla5308 фашисты тоже говорили на немецком, но почему то в союзе его учили на равне с английским. Если РФ враг, то лучше знать язык врага, а вот это все что за год перейти во всех сферах на украинский- это решение глупцов и вспыльчивых идиотов, которые думают как дети малые. Так же переименование Дня победы 9 мая этому подтверждение.
Very interesting for me as a Dane being married to a Russian woman (and we of course hates Putin and the war, and are aware that Russians in the future, as a people needs to take the same responsibility as the Germans had to to be forgiven at some point and here I think the Germans has done an exellent job but when it comes to Russia, there are are lot of things that tells that this will take many years) for almost 24 years and my wife has never lived inside Russia during Putins regime as she moved here in 1996, and that is that too me it seems like in percentage that much more Ukranians knows at least one foreign language (not counting Russian despite it's foreign, but most Ukranians knows Russian) while in Russia they are few and far between. I remember being there on holiday in 2005, and even among the young people if I asked "Do you speak English"? the answer was all the time "no" or just "net". To me that teels me a lot about the people, because in countries where most people knows at least one foreign language, the people are much more open to the world, while in countries where foreign languages aren't that well known, they are much more closed minded and live in their own bubble, and that is unfortunely the state of Russia with exceptions. My wife speaks Swedish, understands Danish perfectly, understands Rusyn, Ukranian and Belarusian without any problems, and if spoken slowly also understands Bulgarian, Polish and Slovak. I speak apart from my native Danish, I speak Swedish and English fluently, and understands Norwegian as well. There are some other Germanic languages I can sort of make sense out of, but it most be spoken pretty slow and in many cases I need to see it written as well. Slava Ukraini!
Wow, so many educated people ahah I’m jealous! I studied Russian language, so thankfully I can understand ukrainian language a little bit And I know French a little bit That’s it
Bruuuh, it's fun to see how people go like "ugh, unfortunately, I know Russian" or "I wish I forgot Russian". 😂😂😂 PEOPLE, the more languages you know, the better.
If the language was hated because of the war, then the English language would be the most rejected language in the world because America and Britain are the most destructive and criminal countries in this era.
In Poland there is a proverb "język wroga trzeba znać" which means: "you have to know the language of the enemy" basically, this applies to two languages: this is jokingly said about German (contrary to stereotypes, we have been good and exemplary neighbors for years) and recently, unfortunately, more seriously about Russian
we also thought so before the war, but now we understand that Russian will simply never be useful to us, because none of the Ukrainians will go to Russia. and even before the war, almost none of the Ukrainians wanted to go there. I know Ukrainian and Russian, if I could, I would exchange my knowledge of Russian for English. (I write through a translator, I don't know English)
What a wonderfully joyous video. Thanks for this.👍 More proof, if more proof were even necessary that the female brain is far superior than the male brain when it comes to learning new code, which is what a language actually is. Something to do with how the left and right hemispheres of the female brain work in conjunction with each other.🤔 Anyway, the future is bright and the girls are out in front. 💙💙💛💛
I wish the best to Ukrainian people but been to both and know Russians and Ukrainians who are just regular people I will say I had better experience with Russian people Just giving you my sincerely answer Best to Ukrainian people and hope peace will come soon Great people both of them ❤
it is really cool when people are insulting and renaming the language, for examle "Orkovstanin'ska" - means language of orcs, "Kazap'ska" - means offensive word for russians, "Muscovita" - that's the same shit, it's interesting how they hurt other culture and connecting it with politics, yeah, people here in ukraine "much nicer compared to Russia". Even in ww2 soviet people were respecting germans and never trying to disrespect their culture or language, they knew that only one person was responsible.
0:40 Ok... I do speak Japanese but I don't. In Europe, it is increasingly difficult to lie about your knowledge of foreign languages. You are likely to come across someone who knows perfectly one of the languages you claim to speak. If you're the mythomaniac type, at least try to choose a language that few people know. Or, even better, be modest and honest, say you know a few words and grammar rules because you took a Japanese module at university for example.
I'm Ukrainian I can speak Ukrainian language, russian, German, English, I have basic knowledge of Spanish, because I used to learn this language but without practice for yrs I lost my skills. Also can little understand Polish language and Belarusian.
I want to speak German too. I speak Ukrainian, English, French, russian. I have good knowledge of Polish and understand Belarusian but can't speak it. So also I learn German, Czech, Spanish, Italian.
@@andrewshepitko6354 ЮНЕСКО считает, что он стал формироваться в 863 году, - этого мнения придерживается и остальной мир. Почему именно эта дата? В этот год знакомые всем еще из школьной программы Кирилл и Мефодий ввели церковнославянскую письменность. Часть символов братья позаимствовали из греческого, а сама речь базировалась на старославянском языке, который был распространен в ту пору по всей территории Восточной Европы.
@@romagreen5980 С другой стороны, Русский язык помогает беженцам в странах где есть много Русскоязычных. Эстония, Латвия, Израиль и т.д... желаю вам счастья и мира 🤍💛💙
@@romagreen5980 приравнивать язык, национальность, гражданство, расу или этнос к взглядам - идиотизм. Очень жаль что вы этим занимаетесь и не можете осознать тот факт, что необязательно даже русский язык знать чтобы крыть градами украинские города.
@@malynu3542 Это Вы про Зелю и Парашу?.. ну да, эти мрази красиво скрывали своё истинное лицо и цели, чтобы на выборах в Президенты набрать голоса электората! а потом это же мирное население кошмарить вооруженными нациками и террористами!
I can tell that most, if not all, of these people speak russian in every day life. Which is fine, btw. I dont see how a language has anything to do with the atrocities that are going on in their country at the moment. The more tongues you know, the richer you are.
7:05 What? No you will not with this huge corruption, first fight that and then many years later maybe. EU is not a rock concert so you can buy a ticket and join the party - it involves a hell lot of effort.
Dear Author, - How do You speak Ukrainian with such a perfect pronunciation?!?! Did You study the Language?/or.., - I just wonder, - or just have learn few phrases for interview?? 🤔
2:47 - i laughed so hard xD! Did he say kasapska? in my language (montenegrin) kasapin is a man who go around and kill other people for no reason so i guess he just made a language of that noun xD btw, he is right! russian is a kasapian language
@@user-hp2ex8tt9p я есть на этом видосе, мне задали вопрос на украинском и я из вежливости ответил на украинском, но подчеркнул что сам я русскоязычный
The russian language is a second language of the ukrainians (in some parts of the country is the native), just deal it. The russian language is part of the formation of ukrainian culture and language, it's historical and dissafects with the current situation doesn't change that.
На жаль, вам не вистачає мозку,щоб зрозуміти. Чому «Россия» але язьік русский?? В українській мові країна Росія і мова російська, а національність «росіянин» а не «руський»
З вікіпедыі: Беларускія словы Расея (да рас. Россия, Великороссия) і *расейскі* (да рас. великорусский) падае Беларуска-расейскі слоўнік Міколы Байкова і Сьцяпана Некрашэвіча (1925 год). Гэты ж слоўнік да перакладу рас. великорусский прапануе таксама варыянты *маскоўскі* і *маскальскі.* Раней назва расейская мова ўжывалася як асноўная ў газэце Наша Ніва[17]. Назвы Расея і расейскі - нарматыўныя ў сучаснай нармалізацыі Беларускага клясычнага правапісу (2005 год)[18].
@@olenaskrypnyk2900 оскорблять человека тем, что у него мозгов не хватает не обязательно. Просто в украинском языке слово "росіянин" подходит под оба значения, и под "русский" и под "россиянин" Сами же россияне знать об этом не обязаны. Они украинский не учат. У нас просто по другому сложился способ деления на граждан и этнос. По этносу ты можешь быть и русином, и молдаванином, и гагаузом, и поляком, и русским, и белорусом, и украинцем. Но если ты гражданин государства Украина, ты будешь украинцем. Одно слово - два значения. У них же два слова и два значения. Это не повод оскорблять не разбирающегося в вопросе человека.
какой с них спрос? там у большей половины опрошенных морды не обезображены интеллектом! :)) Там национальная стратегия - главное изучить и знать язык "хозяина", т.е. английский, чтобы лучше обслуживать или попрошайничать.
Actually no. Our language is most similar to Belarusian, then Polish and other Slavic languages. Russia is very different, but we were simply in the USSR, where everyone was forced to Russify
@@zeNoldor Actually the Soviet governments, except for the most drastic Stalin (a Georgian) times, encouraged Ukrainian in the Ukraine, even where it had never been spoken like in Donetsk and Odessa. Even today in the Russian Federation, the republics encourage their own languages (e.g. in the Tatar Republic).
@@mitchyoung93 are u kidding me?? In Donetsk and Luhansk Ukrainian language in 19-20 century is Main language for population. More than in central Ukraine. Other info - only russian propaganda. I also can talk about of assimilation of ukrainians in Kuban.
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Да уж а сколько понтов было что знает итальянский английский в итоге даже обычное пожелание не смогла выдавить из себя, так можно получается про всех говорить если они знаю пару слов из того или иного языка.
Интересно, а почему называется российский язык, а не русский? В первый раз такое слышу. Интересно, в других странах тоже russian language переводится российский язык.
And you consider these people are not Nazists? Their talks about the russian language is same as germans were talking about jews in germany of 1939. Such behavior make the russians more convinced that they are right!
"Their talks about the russian language is same as..." ...as Polish/Jewish/Czech/Serbian/etc. about the German language during 1939-1945. Nothing surprising about it.
You are completely messed up with "nationalist" and "nazist" words. Of course, we don't want to speak Russian anymore. Do you see an impact of the Russian culture? It was everywhere in our country before the war. And we have results that Russian language led to. I know some cases when people were surprised and confused if you would start to speak Ukrainian. Actually, it was the usual situation in Kharkiv ten years ago. Russians forced us to forgot Ukrainian language and culture. Russian empire has banned Ukrainian language so many times and tried to provide Russian in all spheres of life instead. And they have some success. So yes, we should annihilate the Russian impact on our life. It's the only way to exist for Ukrainian as a nation
Most, if not all, Ukrainians interviewed here admitted they knew Russian. But the Russians ... seem not!. Well, Russians think that surhzyk, which they understand, is Ukrainian. Funny thing: When they (Russians) overheard some radio conversations between Ukrainian troops on current battlefields (conversations conveyed in pure Ukrainian), they started shouting the NATO troops (namely, Polish) were present in the fighting. Haha.
Another true story🤣🤣 do you really believe in everything you hear on the internet?🤣 do you really think, that Ukrainian and Polish sounds similar for a Russian speaking person🤣🤣
@@vaziralramin4565 Perhaps the pure version spoken in the far west of the country. My understanding is that only a minority of Ukrainians speak this "pure" version. And this region used to be part of Poland before WW2.
@@vaziralramin4565 Для них написи польською -це уже українська латинка(звісно є більш освідчені, але більшість російських військових-з бідних регіонів)
Most often, people in Ukraine know English at the A2-B1 level, have the vocabulary to understand what you say, but not much practice. It is quite difficult to speak well, without practice, to start speaking normally without practicing half an hour before :)
@@MssKsenia *Чужу мову можна вивчити за 5...6 років, свою потрібно вчити все своє життя! ___________________ Які нацисти?... Вас ненавидить практично увесь світ!
Есть очень хорошая статья написанная американским ученым .Эта статья не является пропагандой, объективная и объясняет происходящее на/в Украине. Jeffrew D Sachs - What Ukraine needs to learn from Afghanistan.
@@sant0s2 гитлеровцы были оккупанты так же как путинцы но это не значит что русский или немецкий язык становится из за этого языков нацистов или террористов. Вот во время гитлера было много немцев которые сбежали из страны при становлении власти НСДАП, также и сейчас миллион русских убежало.
It's a pity that due to their situation they are feeling ashamed that they know Russian. It's completely justified for them to feel that way don't get me wrong, but there's so much value to being bilingual in the modern world that it's kind of sad too in a way Slava Ukraini
Ukrainians should start to learn Spanish since many Latinos and Spaindars want marry with a beautiful Ukrainian woman or gay men from Ukraine and its the 3th language most spoken in the World.
