Discover the story of Леся Українка – one of the greatest Ukrainian writers and translators, as well as one of the first feminist artists in Ukraine. In this episode, you will also learn about фемінітиви – female gender-marked nouns in Ukrainian (like авторка, письменниця, продавчиня, etc.)

Remember, this episode is entirely in Ukrainian. For episodes with English, check out our Season 1 or Season 2.

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Onuka – ZENIT

Background music from Epidemic Sound

Відео про Лесю Українку від проєкту “Книга-мандрівка” (з англійськими субтитрами!)

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Transcript, Vocabulary, and Exercises!

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Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

  • Full transcript of the whole episode in Ukrainian;
  • Vocabulary: translation of more difficult words on the side;
  • Idioms & expressions: table of the idioms mentioned in the episode (with English translation);
  • Grammar: фемінітиви – female gender marked nouns in Ukrainian;
  • Bonus Exercises to practice grammar and idioms.