How to Say “Happy” in Ukrainian
In Ukrainian, the default form for happy is щасли́вий.
About Ukrainian
Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine, with about 27 million native speakers. It is an East Slavic language, related to Russian and Belarusian but clearly a language of its own, and it shares much of its vocabulary with Polish.
Ukrainian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet of 33 letters, including і, ї and є, which Russian does not use. The letter г is a soft h, as in hryvnia, the name of the currency. Use vy for a polite "you" and ty with friends and family. Stress can fall on any syllable and has to be learned with each word.
| Family | Indo-European, East Slavic |
|---|---|
| Native speakers | about 27 million (2023) |
| Official in | Ukraine |
| Script | Cyrillic, 33 letters |
| Codes | uk (ISO 639-1), ukr (ISO 639-3) |
Speaker number: Ethnologue (2023), via Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
How to Say “Greetings” in Ukrainian
The Ukrainian word for “greetings” is вітання. вітання is a formal noun meaning “greetings”.
How to Say “Save Ukraine” in Ukrainian
The English phrase “save ukraine” is translated into Ukrainian as врятуйте Україну.
How to Say “Bird” in Ukrainian
The English word “bird” is translated into Ukrainian as птах or пти́ця.
How to Say “Jesus Loves You” in Ukrainian
The English phrase “jesus loves you” is translated into Ukrainian as Ісус любить тебе.
How to Say “Hello” in Ukrainian
The English phrase hello can be translated into Ukrainian using several forms, most commonly приві́т.
How to Say “Sasha” in Ukrainian
Sasha is a common Ukrainian nickname for the names Alexander or Alexandra. Саша is a unisex name used for both males and females in Ukrainian.
How to Say “Mother” in Ukrainian
The English word ‘mother’ is translated into Ukrainian as ма́ти. All forms of the word refer to a female human who gives birth to or parents a child.
How to Say “Help” in Ukrainian
To help in Ukrainian is to say допомага́ти. The verb is used to describe the action of providing assistance to someone or something.
How to Say “Hungry” in Ukrainian
The English word ‘hungry’ is translated into Ukrainian as голо́дний.