📝 In this episode, meet Іван Котляревський (Ivan Kotliarevskyi), the founder of modern Ukrainian literature and language who inspired many Ukrainian writers including Taras Shevchenko.

Listen to his biography in slow Ukrainian, learn new words with a carefully selected dictionary, and practice answering Anna’s questions!

! Season 6 of the podcast is entirely in slow, simple Ukrainian. For easier episodes with English, check out our Season 1 or Season 2.

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Transcript and Exercises!

Конспект уроку – lesson notes for this episode include:

  • Transcript of the entire episode in Ukrainian;
  • Translation of challenging vocabulary in the margin;
  • Питання-відповіді: Comprehension questions with suggested answers;
  • Словничок: This episode’s focus vocabulary with additional examples in various forms;
  • Three exercises to practice the lesson’s vocabulary and phrases. Answers included.

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