2.1 Morning, afternoon and evening
Listen to greetings and ways to say ‘goodbye’ at different times of the day.
Transcript: Audio 11
Transcript: Audio 12
Take a closer look (Audio 12 transcript)
Among the greetings you have just heard, there is one informal greeting pryvit, used commonly between friends, relatives and young people, in other words, when you greet people whom you address using singular ‘you’ –ty. When you greet someone whom you address with polite plural – vy – use other, neutral greetings, acceptable in all situations: dobroho ranku, dobryi den, dobryi vechir.
Activity 3: Greetings
A. Now listen to greetings and saying ‘goodbye’ and repeat them when you hear gaps.
Transcript: Audio 13
| Ukrainian | How to say it |
|---|---|
| Доброго ранку! | Dobroho ranku! |
| Добрий день! | Dobryi den! |
| Добрий вечір! | Dobryi vechir! |
| Привіт! | Pryvit! |
| До побачення! | Do pobachennia! |
| Па-па! | Pa-pa! |
| Па! | Pa! |
| На добраніч! | Na dobranich! |
a.
Привіт! Pryvit!
b.
Доброго ранку! Dobroho ranku!
c.
Добрий вечір! Dobryi vechir!
The correct answer is a.
Answer
The answer is: Привіт! Pryvit!
Доброго ранку! Dobroho ranku! means ‘Good morning.’
Добрий вечір! Dobryi vechir! means ‘Good evening.’
a.
До побачення! Do pobachennia!
b.
На добраніч! Na dobranich!
c.
Па-па! Pa-pa!
The correct answer is c.
Answer
The answer is: Па-па! Pa-pa!
До побачення! Do pobachennia! means ‘Goodbye.’
На добраніч! Na dobranich! means ‘Goodnight.’