Ukrainian Festival Food: Vocabulary from the slides
All words in this list are given in their dictionary forms. In the slides
and the transcript they may have different endings, as required by the
grammar. Verbs are given first in the infinitive (as in the dictionary),
then in the 1st person singular (“I” form) and finally in the 1st person
plural (“we” form), as used in the slides.
Nouns
| страва | dish |
| писанка | decorated (written) egg |
| неділя | Sunday |
| церква | church |
| кошик | basket |
| паска | Easter bread |
| яйце | egg |
| хрін | horseradish |
| сир | cheese |
| буряк | beetroot |
| м’ясо | meat |
| ковбаса | pork sausage |
| шинка | ham |
| полядвиця | cured pork loin |
| салат | salad |
| картопля | potato |
| масло | butter |
| медяник | honey cake |
| торт | cake, gâteau |
| стіл | table |
Adjectives
| традиційний | traditional |
| український | Ukrainian |
| великий | big, large, great |
| святковий | festival |
| Великодній | Easter |
Verbs
| писати - пишу - пишемо | write |
| нести - несемо - несу | carry, take |
| іти (йти) - ідемо - іду | go |
| готувати - готую - готуємо | prepare, cook |
| сідати - сідаю - сідаємо | sit down |
| їсти - їм - їмо | eat |
| просити - прошу - просимо | ask, invite |
| святити | bless, have blessed |
Adverbs
| вдома | at home |
| разом | together |
Prepositions
| до | to (a place), before (an event) |
| під час | during |
| на (Великдень) | at (Easter) |
| з | with (з хріном); made of (з картоплі) |
Conjunctions
Special terms relating to Easter
| Великдень (Пасха) | Easter |
| Великий піст | Lent (literally – Great Fast) |
| лоза (верба) | pussy willow |
| Квітна (вербна) неділя | Palm Sunday (literally – Flowering / Willow Sunday, as, traditionally, pussy willow is used instead of palm leaves) |
| свячене | Easter breakfast (literally – what has been blessed) |
Polite phrases
| Просимо до столу | Come to the table |
| Смачного! | Enjoy your meal! (literally – Have a tasty meal!) |
