3.2 Key language
Table 5 and Audio 18 transcript: Wider family and friends
| Ukrainian | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| батько | batko | father |
| мати | maty | mother |
| дідусь | didus | grandfather |
| бабуся | babusia | grandmother |
| онук (внук) | onuk (vnuk) | grandson |
| онучка (внучка) | onuchka (vnuchka) | granddaughter |
| дядько | diadko | uncle |
| тітка | titka | aunt |
| чоловік | cholovik | man / husband |
| жінка / дружина | zhinka | woman / wife |
| хлопець | khlopets | boy / boyfriend |
| хлопчик | khlopchyk | (small) boy* |
| дівчина | divchyna | girl / girlfriend |
| дівчинка | divchynka | (small) girl* |
| сусід | susid | male neighbour |
| сусідка | susidka | female neighbour |
| колега | koleha | colleague |
| сімʼя | simia | close family |
| родина | rodyna | wider family |
**Words хлопчик khlopchyk and дівчинка divchynka were formed as diminutives from хлопець khlopets and дівчина divchyna. They denote younger boys and girls (approximately till 13 years old).
Audio 18
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