Must-Know Ukrainian Phrases for Shopping in Ukraine

Here are essential Ukrainian phrases useful when shopping at a local supermarket:

• Привіт! (Pryvit!) – Hello!
• Де знаходиться…? (De znakhodytsya…?) – Where is…?
• Скільки це коштує? (Skilky tse koshtuye?) – How much does this cost?
• Я хочу купити… (Ya khochu kupyty…) – I want to buy…
• Чи є у вас…? (Chy ye u vas…?) – Do you have…?
• Будь ласка (Budʹ laska) – Please
• Дякую (Dyakuyu) – Thank you
• Можна мені пакет? (Mozhna meni paket?) – Can I have a bag?
• Ви приймаєте картки? (Vy pryyemayete kartky?) – Do you accept cards (payment)?
• Де каса? (De kasa?) – Where is the cash register?

These phrases cover greetings, asking for location or price, expressing your purchase intent, requesting items, and common politeness to interact smoothly in a supermarket setting. They are helpful for basic communication when shopping in Ukraine.

References

• THE CONVEYING OF FIXED PHRASES OF BUSINESS ENGLISH COMMUNICATION INTO UKRAINIAN

• SPECIFIC FEATURES OF STUDYING CROSS-CULTURAL TEXTS IN CLASSES OF UKRAINIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• New Bulgarian, Polish, and Ukrainian phraseology and language corpora

• New Vector of Development of Modern Ukrainian Dialectology

• FEATURES OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION BY MEANS OF THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE (on the example of official-business, epistolary and conversational-functional styles)

• Representation of the formal structure of the adverbial equivalents of the word with prepositional-case forms

• LINGUAL TECHNOLOGIES OF NAMING IN UKRAINЕ