Ukrainian+(Ukraine)

Ukrainian (Ukraine)

The quick overview: - East Slavic language with Cyrillic alphabet. - Closely related to Russian and Belorussian, and before the 12th or 13th century, they were almost indistinguishable. - Now, all three languages are still closely related with those who speak them able to coherently communicate with those who speak Russian and Belorussian, however Belorussian and Russian are more closely related to each other than to Ukranian. http://ukrainetrek.com/about-ukraine-culture/ukrainian-language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8bfFcijLpw http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c9/93/f0/c993f0385de5e6bd21f41b5caf5e6c31.jpg

Where is it spoken? - Primarily, it is spoken in West Ukraine, however other countries include Croatia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. - There are technically nine dialects which are Volhynian, Podillya (Podole), Galician, Carpathian (Hutsul and Boyko), Pokultya (Bokovynian) Kyiv (Kiev) - Poltova, Southern. - These 9 dialects however, can be roughly categorized into Eastern Ukraine, Northwest Ukraine, and Southwest Ukraine. Though there are separate categories, the differences in the language are minor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUkiEXWaFRw

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Similarities and Differences: - Significant difference in the alphabet between Ukrainian and English - The use of pitch is significant to the word and meaning of the phrase, similar to English. Special Considerations - When teaching students from Ukraine, don't assume that they speak Ukrainian. Especially with the current conflict with Russia, there are many people who live in Ukraine, but would identify as Russian.

Helpful Phrases: http://www.foreigndocuments.com/phrases_ukrainian.html http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/ukrainian.php http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/languages/ukrainian.shtml\