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Food and drink
Everyday food, drinks, meals and cutlery, with gender and plural.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| хліб | bread | noun, masculine | No plural shown: it depends on the meaning (хліба́ “grain crops”, хліби́ “loaves”). |
| вода́ | water | noun, feminine plural во́ди | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| молоко́ | milk | noun, neuter | Used in the singular. |
| ка́ва | coffee | noun, feminine | |
| чай | tea | noun, masculine plural чаї́ | |
| сік | juice | noun, masculine plural соки́ | The і of сік becomes о when an ending is added. |
| м’я́со | meat | noun, neuter | |
| ри́ба | fish | noun, feminine plural ри́би | |
| сир | cheese; curd cheese | noun, masculine plural сири́ | |
| яйце́ | egg | noun, neuter plural я́йця | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| я́блуко | apple | noun, neuter plural я́блука | |
| о́воч | vegetable | noun, masculine plural о́вочі | Mostly met in the plural, о́вочі (vegetables). |
| карто́пля | potatoes | noun, feminine | A collective noun: one word for potatoes in general, with no plural. |
| борщ | borshch (beetroot soup) | noun, masculine plural борщі́ | |
| сніда́нок | breakfast | noun, masculine plural сніда́нки | |
| обі́д | lunch, the midday meal | noun, masculine plural обі́ди | Stress matters: о́бід, stressed on the first syllable, is a different word (the rim of a wheel). |
| вече́ря | dinner, supper | noun, feminine plural вече́рі | |
| виде́лка | fork | noun, feminine plural виде́лки | Usage guides advise against вилка for a table fork. |
| ніж | knife | noun, masculine plural ножі́ | The і of ніж becomes о when an ending is added. |
| ло́жка | spoon | noun, feminine plural ложки | Dictionaries accept the stress on either syllable of the plural, so it is not marked here. |
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