“Uki, Uke and Ukie”
– a Ukrainian whether diaspora or native. Used in North America as endearment.

Explore the Ukrainian language

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi, I am Zhenya! Your journey with the Ukrainian language starts here ๐Ÿ™‚

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ I grew up in Cherkasy, the central part of Ukraine, the land of Schevchenko and Khmelnitskyi which gave me a great sense of our culture and a perfect command of the language.

Also regarding Ukrainian, I am a speaker of a universal dialect that will be understood anywhere in Ukraine.

I like art and music, and I am absolutely a cat lover.

I have 5 years of experience in developing training programs, both in group and in individual Ukrainian language lessons. I can be lazy (or laid back) and can relate to the struggles of learning a new language, so I can share with you some educational tricks ๐Ÿ˜‰

I know, sometimes it is hard to start something new, especially if we are talking about new skills.

There is a saying in Slavic culture: “Trying is not torture”

So let’s try together to improve or acquire your skills!

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hello, my name is Roman.
I’m a native speaker of the Ukrainian language.

๐Ÿ‘‰ If you’re looking for an easy-going person to practice your Ukrainian and you don’t like strict teachers with a complex learning process. Then I can assist you ๐Ÿ™‚

โœ… Usually, I’m helping people master their conversations, understand spoken and written language, and understand the context of different words or phrases.

I live in Cherkasy, Ukraine. Working as a manager in an IT company.
Father of two young boys ะ›ะตะฒ and ะŸะธะปะธะฟ.

๐Ÿค Let’s get your goals done in Ukrainian.

๐Ÿ“… Just book your first Ukrainian language lesson at a suitable time.


Our Happy Learners

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Laith

best teacher ever!

๐Ÿ“ United Arab Emirates

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Georg

Ich genieรŸe wirklich jede einzelne Unterrichtseinheit. Mir gefรคllt die offene Gestaltung von kleinen Gesprรคchen รผber unseren Alltag bis hin zu den strukturierten Lerneinheiten.

๐Ÿ“ Germany

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Eva

Roman gestaltet den Unterricht sehr interessant und abwechslungsreich. Er stellt sich flexibel auf jede Niveaustufe ein und erkennt, in welchen Bereichen Verbesserungsbedarf existiert. Die Hausaufgaben sind nicht nur hilfreich, sondern auch ziemlich spaรŸig. Ich kann den Unterricht mit Roman nur empfehlen!

๐Ÿ“ Germany

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Olga

Mein Sohn (14 Jahre alt, bilingual) hatte bis jetzt 2 Stunden mit Roman gehabt. Der Unterricht gefรคllt ihm gut. Er macht jetzt weiter.

๐Ÿ“ Austria

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kevin

Stop scrolling and look no further! This is your teacher. Student-orientated, multilingual, and therefore multi-understandable. Er spricht auch Deutsch!

๐Ÿ“ Germany

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Joel

Roman is a very kind and patient tutor, who has a lot of interesting anecdotes about the Ukrainian language, and lots of useful advice ๐Ÿ™‚

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Francois

Roman is an amazing teacher! Extremely patient, very open, and relaxed! A fantastic learning environment!

๐Ÿ“ South Africa

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ David

Wow – Glad I found Zhenya – she is spectacular! I am on a serious mission to learn Ukrainian and Zhenya is a new tutor for me – dovetailing perfectly with other ongoing Preply language work. I learn an immense amount every lesson. Zhenya tailors each session perfectly for me, matching my interests and abilities with new material. What’s also great, she quickly understood my weak spots and now steers me into specific lessons to improve those areas. 50 minutes blaze by – and I cannot wait for the next session – and that is a great feeling to have! ะดัƒะถะต ะดัะบัƒัŽ! A+

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Geri

She is really sweet and friendly, and very patient

๐Ÿ“ Australia

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Oded

Roman is GREAT! Super friendly and patient, really showers you with extra information about the language and culture. Highly recommended tutor.

๐Ÿ“ Israel

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Michael

Roman is an excellent tutor! I have tried several times to study Ukrainian language with home materials and other tutors and have previously been unable to keep my progress. Not with Roman! He is engaging and enjoyable to work with, keeps me on track and helps motivate me when my energy for lessons falls off. I have a very busy schedule and find it hard to find time to work on my Ukrainian studies but I look forward to my lessons with Roman and working with him motivates me to keep going. I am sure all stwill get the most out of any student and I am making more progress than I have before without question.

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Steve

Roman is a very precise and thoughtful teacher and very down to earth. I have learned a lot of Ukrainian, and about beautiful Cherkassy, and itโ€™s only been one month! Looking forward to continuing my studies with him.

๐Ÿ“ Canada

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Julien

I knew Roman would be the right tutor for me to learn Ukrainian from the beginning. Always motivated during my lesson to learn something new from him. ะ”ัะบัƒัŽ ะ ะพะผะฐะฝะต, ะดะพ ะทะฐะฒั‚ั€ะฐ!

๐Ÿ“ France

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Simon

Roman ist ein sehr netter Lehrer. Er ist sehr hilfsbereit und geht auf seine Schรผler ein. Top Lehrer!

๐Ÿ“ Germany

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kaela

Roman is an excellent tutor! He has worked with several family members and helped them advance (impressively) rapidly in the language. He is fun, engaging, patient, dedicated, and motivating. I highly recommend him for anyone interested in learning Ukrainian.

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Diodemise Amos

I had some knowledge of the Russian language but I needed help with understanding conversations and improving on my speech and diction, and Roman was open to do that, even trying to adjust the teaching schedule to sooth my hectic work timetable. I am happy I found him.

๐Ÿ“ United Kingdom

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Dinah

Roman is very good at making you feel relaxed and at ease for learning

๐Ÿ“Australia

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Ewa

I am very happy with the lessons with Roman. He adjusted to my needs, so that the learning process goes as I expected.

๐Ÿ“ Poland

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Joe

Roman is wonderful. I am learning Ukrainian and I am a native English speaker. He is patient and in a short amount of time, we have made a lot of progress (so it seems to me:).

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Dan

Roman is a great instructor who’s enjoyable to chat with and is flexible with your learning goals!

๐Ÿ“ Switzerland

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Sergey

Learning Ukrainian with Roman has been a great experience so far. He has a very conversational approach to teaching and will get you to speak the language from day one. Roman is also very patient when it comes to mistakes and will offer corrections without being too intrusive and interrupting the flow of the conversation. This allows the student to freely experiment with the language and learn by trying. Furthermore, Roman’s extensive knowledge of English allows him to effectively explain different linguistic and grammatical aspects in an understandable fashion. It is also important to note that Roman has an amiable and easy-going personality which is very important for a language teacher. You can relax in his presence and discuss a variety of topics without it feeling awkward or forced. Overall, I cannot recommend his services enough for anyone who wishes to start speaking Ukrainian in a short time.

๐Ÿ“ Germany

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Zura

Lessons with Roman are immersive and interesting. He integrates both conversational language lessons, as well as grammar and vocabulary. We discuss different topics, while he corrects my language and helps me with pronunciation, provides guidance with grammar and goes over online study material/videos with me. He is the first tutor in my life, who even showed me some tricks of learning the language via AI, chatGPT. If you want to dedicate your time to learning the new language, Roman is a great choice. Highly recommended

๐Ÿ“ Georgia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ William

Roman has been extremely helpful! His ability to navigate the English language and native mastery of Ukrainian and Russian makes him an ideal teacher for anyone looking to hone their skills in either language! He also gives plenty of homework so you can put in many more hours outside of the classroom to improve. I look forward to many more lessons and thank you for all your patience and hard work!

๐Ÿ“ Canada

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Bruna

I highly recommend Roman if you would like to learn Ukrainian is both challenging and fun to learn with him. Not only he helps me get familiar with the vocabulary but also with his culture.

๐Ÿ“ Portugal

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Iris

Sehr guter Unterricht. Geht auf die Bedรผrfnisse des Teilnehmers ein. Sehr freundlich und kompetent. Gute Informationen zu Lehrmaterialien. Der Unterricht ist sehr gut vorbereitet.

๐Ÿ“ Germany

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jay

Roman was very kind in our intro lesson. I offered what I wanted to do and Roman offered path forward that is unexpected. Iโ€™m thankful for opportunity of idea to have more than 1 tutor. Thank you, Roman. ๐Ÿ™‚

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Susan

Roman is fun to work with. He does not make me feel bad when I make mistakes or struggle. I have tried 4 other tutors before him. Some I felt just did not care, some were totally depressing. I speak Russian and some past tutors did not like that. Roman is always upbeat and positive. He is friendly and genuinely interested and engaging. He is also great at explaining confusing points in a simple way. Recommend for someone who wants an individual rather than schoolbook approach.

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Liz

Roman is a great tutor. He uses several resources that are interesting and topical, and he is friendly and patient with his students. He pushes you to not be shy and practice speaking Ukrainian, but is also happy to work through the challenges with you. His English is excellent, which is especially good for native speakers of English who are new to learning Ukrainian. I can definitely recommend Roman!

๐Ÿ“ USA

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Lauren

Zhenya has a great style of teaching, is very friendly and patient. I have already learnt new things in the first few lessons!

๐Ÿ“ Australia


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Learning materials - selected resources to learn the Ukrainian language

  • Websites
  • Interactive lessons and courses
  • Learning words
  • Tests/quizes
  • Ukrainian youtube courses
  • Books
  • Speaking/Writing
  • Ukrainian radio
  • Ukrainian TV news
  • Ukrainian TV channels
  • Newspapers
  • Ukrainian Youtube channels
  • Ukrainian music
  • Ukrainian movies

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Do you have questions about the Ukrainian language?

  • I'm coming to Ukraine as a tourist, what should I know before the visit?
  • I'm coming to Ukraine to work, can I learn some basic things in Ukrainian?
  • Can I get quick consultations/translations online or by phone to help me while I'm in Ukraine?
  • Questions about the Ukrainian language grammar or vocabulary
  • Questions about Ukrainian culture and what to do with them
  • Questions about living in Ukraine and how to "call a plumber to fix a heater"

We'll be glad to help with those questions - contact us at roman@ask-ukie.com

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