How to greet and introduce yourself in Ukrainian

Here is how to greet and introduce yourself in Ukrainian, with translations:

• Greeting someone:

  • Привіт — “Hello” (informal)
  • Добрий день — “Good day” (formal)
  • Добрий ранок — “Good morning”
  • Добрий вечір — “Good evening”

• Introducing yourself:

  • Мене звати + Your Name — “My name is” + Your Name
  • Я з + Country/City — “I am from” + Country/City
  • Радий познайомитися — “Nice to meet you” (male speaker)
  • Рада познайомитися — “Nice to meet you” (female speaker)

Example introduction in Ukrainian: Привіт, мене звати Олексій. Я з України. Радий познайомитися.

This means: “Hello, my name is Oleksiy. I am from Ukraine. Nice to meet you.”

These phrases cover common ways to greet and introduce yourself in Ukrainian effectively.

References

• Some properties of the Ukrainian writing system

• Help Ukraine

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

• TRANSLATION ASPECT IN BUSINESS CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

• The Use of English, Russian and Tatar Etiquette Words and Expressions in Speech Situations of Greeting and Farewell

• IMPLEMENTING AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD TO TEACHING UKRAINIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE INITIAL STAGE