Categories
Every saying sits in one theme. Pick the one you are in the mood for — or read all 128.
😂
Funny literal translations
The ones where the word-for-word English is pure nonsense.
66
🧠
Wisdom
Folk advice, warnings and things your grandmother was right about.
53
❤️
Relationships
Love, friendship, and telling someone the truth.
16
💼
Work
Effort, laziness, money and getting the job done.
33
🍺
Everyday life
Food, home, hunger and small daily disasters.
31
😡
Anger
Comebacks, brush-offs and losing your patience out loud.
35
🐴
Animals
Wolves, goats, horses and crayfish doing the explaining.
30
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Family
Parents, children, in-laws and who gets blamed.
13
🇺🇦
Ukrainian culture
Cossacks, hospitality and things that need context.
15
🥊
Street expressions
Blunt, colloquial and occasionally rude.
20
🔥
Things Ukrainians say
Everyday phrases you will hear within a day of arriving.
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