The Ukrainian Language: The Heroic Story of a Language That Just Won’t Quit
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Күн бұрын🇺🇦 Ukrainian just might be the most resilient language in the world. From the Tsars to Stalin, many have tried to wipe it from the face of the Earth. But the Ukrainian language and culture continue to fight on!
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - What is Ukrainian?
1:02 - Origins
1:38 - Old Ukrainian
3:48 - The Rule of the Tsars
4:40 - “Little Russian”
6:26 - Ukrainization
7:22 - Linguistic Genocide
9:57 - Ukrainian Becomes Its Own Thing
10:35 - What’s Modern Ukrainian Like?
11:31 - Dialects
13:04 - Ukrainian Around the World
13:51 - How the Language Works
14:38 - Ukrainian Grammar
15:41 - Ukrainian Writing System
17:01 - Is Ukrainian Difficult to Learn?
📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS:
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@storylearning Жыл бұрын
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@victoryinhim9689 Жыл бұрын
Love your vids
@elizabeth_777 Жыл бұрын
I want to learn Ukrainian.🇺🇦🇺🇸
@dmitry_dev Жыл бұрын
@@elizabeth_777 Hi. If you are going to learn Ukrainian, I could help you. I am not a teacher, but Ukrainian and russian native speaker, having conversations with you could improve my own skills in English as well.
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
@@elizabeth_777 , you can also learn its history with me.
@Goahead206 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for donating, please consider Ukrainian charities (like official United24), instead of Red Cross or similar big institutions.
@br1ognloid 6 ай бұрын
I’m from France and i’m learning the Ukrainian language! Slava Ukraine!
@Sleepyphoenix 3 ай бұрын
Nice to hear 🇺🇦🤝🏻🇫🇷
@Pilum1000 2 ай бұрын
Gloire à libérer la Corse!😁
@kt7629 9 күн бұрын
Wow! That is so incredible! Best of luck! It really warms my heart to hear!:) Merci:)! I wish you all the best in learning!
@user-gg5qj5fo5x Жыл бұрын
I am Ukrainian) And I really appreciate that foreigners like you tell our tragic history especially in this time of war. We’re fighting for independence right now and your support is very important for Ukrainians. Thank you❤
@dmytrodelen Жыл бұрын
I don’t agree that it’s tragic, it’s difficult, challenging but it’s heroic, because against all the odds we are here and we are proud
@-ratalbas7115 Жыл бұрын
@@dmytrodelen Це дуже трагічно, як і будь-яка війна ця війна наповнена смертями, стражданнями і людським горем.
@wom_Bat Жыл бұрын
@@-ratalbas7115 They have a rich history of people trying to erase them, yet persevering.
@andreitiberiovicgazdovici Жыл бұрын
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 ✊ 🇮🇹
@user-nd5gg1cj5m Жыл бұрын
о єба, не часто бачиш українця у коментах. Як ти там, брате?
@jonasjonava 2 ай бұрын
If you know Czech, Polish - a group of Slavic languages, it's easy to learn Ukrainian. I understand about 80%, I can also read Ukrainian. I write only with the help of the Google translate program. Glory to Ukraine!!! Lithuania. Kaunas 1000k❤️❤️❤️
@JERRY_HEIL Жыл бұрын
How well you know the history of our country! SO IMPRESSED💙💛💪🏽 thank you for doing this for us!
@storylearning Жыл бұрын
A real pleasure
@elenalysak4947 Жыл бұрын
Нічого собі! Яна, так приємно на ютубі в коментах тертися плечами із зіркою естради і шоубізнесу)
@julianopasaran7200 9 ай бұрын
Wow, I couldn't imagine having seen you here!💞☺️
@th-uh2oo 4 ай бұрын
If he knew the history of Ukraine, he would never say this nonsense.
@Sleepyphoenix 3 ай бұрын
In general yes, but some nuances are wrong
@marekurbaniak1164 Жыл бұрын
I am from Poland and now I learn Ukrainian. Big thanks for this video covering the language of our neighbors and friends. Слава Україні! 💙💛
@iaroslavakryvoshei3593 Жыл бұрын
Wish you luck with learning 💛💙
@axathearcticfox5514 Жыл бұрын
Героям слава!
@koeki7750 Жыл бұрын
Героям слава
@krymskyj_jasmyn_ua Жыл бұрын
Дякую! Героям Слава! ❤🤍💫💙💛
@ZhovtoBlakytniy Жыл бұрын
I learned some Polish in Poland this year. Bardzo dziękuję (for all of the help in hard times, Poland) ❤️
@EeOneGuy Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you Olly for your job!
@Lev_DM Жыл бұрын
Damn, you are still around
@dann-il2lu Жыл бұрын
Слава Украине
@Arseniy_3333 Жыл бұрын
погоджуюсь
@captainwatermelon1238 Жыл бұрын
Привіт Ваня і Слава Україні :)
@Megasigman2000 Жыл бұрын
Молодець КОЗАЧЕ
@axisboss1654 10 ай бұрын
I’m learning Ukrainian because I have partial Ukrainian heritage, it really is an interesting language .
@maxstepko2025 2 ай бұрын
lets be friends!!!
@miriamrojas5059 Жыл бұрын
Ви неймовірні, такий рівень підтримки... Величезна дяка всім причетним до створення цього відео💙💛
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
Завітайте до мене. :)
@mishaknopkin2199 Жыл бұрын
I am Russian American for 31 years. You speak Ukrainian? There is a Civil War in Ukraine since 2014. Russians in Ukraine don't want to be Ukrainians. They want to speak Russian. So, they took weapons like we Americans ~250 years ago to protect Russian culture and educate their children in Russian. And now in 2022 Russia steps in and takes home four regions (more to come). You want Ukraine but fit into a much smaller shoes (borders) and fight with Poland to keep Lvov and Kresty.
@suntzu1168 Жыл бұрын
As an Ukrainian This guy is a hero, not only did he tell about Ukrainian language, he also said Kyiv and not Kiev
@yarinajoy3602 Жыл бұрын
Yep, Kyiv it's correct name
@Viky.A.V. Жыл бұрын
yep, I was surprised too! Such a profound research! gotta share it with everyone.
@vsvinchuk Жыл бұрын
Olly had some help obviously ;) But to my knowledge, this is hands down the most accurate video on the subject of Ukrainian history and language on KZfaq.
@suntzu1168 Жыл бұрын
Wow 109 likes nice
@Moskalhater Жыл бұрын
But used so-called Kievan Rus name. He doesn't know that term has been invented by the Moscow historians to tie their history with the Rus state.
@youobserver6881 Жыл бұрын
This is also true for Qazaqstan🇰🇿, which also was occupied by Russian Empire, undergone the famine, which is called in Qazaqstan “Asharshylyk“ so there were death twice as much of Ukranian deaths. Furthermere, both Ukraine and Qazaqstan were under Soviet occupation, and in 1991 both these states gained their Independence. Glory to Ukraine, qazaqs with you🇰🇿🇺🇦🇰🇿🇺🇦🇰🇿🇺🇦
@jinochka13 Жыл бұрын
God I believe Qazaqstan and Ukraine will be free from russian terrorism, and we'll just all chill with our languages and cultures 😭
@ilyakovtaniuk2006 Жыл бұрын
Glory to Heroes. Be safe, be free
@tktilk3878 Жыл бұрын
Freedom ana peace for you, my friend. I can only imagine how many moskowians are coming now to your country seeking refuge and in same time telling you how to live in your own country. We also know about moskowians who live there, to our pity some of them were Ukrainians before, forgot of their origins out of convenience
@Krilef Жыл бұрын
Героям слава! Алга Казакстан!
@jio5680 Жыл бұрын
We also share Shevchenko)
@Aflapoid Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for showing the difficult fate of the Ukrainian language 💙💛
@irynanaumenko5586 Жыл бұрын
I am Ukrainian living in the USA. Thank you for your work done telling about the language, the history of my native country.
@nmdskm7319 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Ukraine and I think your work is awesome. Ukrainians and russians are not the same and our native languages as well. We want to let world know about that. Дякую.
@storylearning Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@georgyekimov4577 Жыл бұрын
as a urainian can you explain to me the 0:54 moment because the native languages of these countries are often from other families or did he mean the there are many ethnic speakers i dont get it. PS. stay strong We are very sorry (mostly)
@user-bv9fw6zf4k Жыл бұрын
@@georgyekimov4577 There are a lot of different dialects in Ukrainian language because our country didn't have it's own statehood for many years. Ukrainian language have been developing in close relationship with languages of surrounding nations
@georgyekimov4577 Жыл бұрын
@@user-bv9fw6zf4k thanks for the answer
@annabackman3028 Жыл бұрын
@@user-bv9fw6zf4k In Sweden, a very tall country, the dialects in north and south sounds VERY different from each other. We also have a long border to our Nordic brother Norway. Norwegian and Swedish are very similar, and we can understand and make us understood rather easily. IF not different dialects messes it up. Along the border the Norwegians and Swedes living just across the border have more in common than with standard Norwegian (Norway has TWO similar languages, btw! A legacy from when Norway was under Danish king and flag) and standard Swedish.. I you look at Sweden on a map, you will see two rather large lakes. About (estimating!) 100km north of the largest lake, they speak an incomprehensible dialekt. In the middle of Sweden, the region around the city Östersund, a vast area called Jämtland, and the old dialect 'Jamska'. Not so many speaks like the old people in the seventies did. Luckily the people there, 'Jamtar', are proud of their special dialect, which is more like an own language. They use a lot of own words, not to be found in neither Swedish nor Norwegian. The most part of the rest is Old Norse, and the grammar is more similar to Icelandic than Sew-Nor. Or Danish for that matter. For the fun of it (some take it seriously 😂) the Jamtar have founded their own country 'Republiken Jämtland', with their own president, and 'national anthem', which is beautiful, actually. This is not preparations for a coup, it started as a stunt 1963. 😂😂 Here's 'Jämtlanssåmgen' sung a cappella by a young woman, in Jamska, not Swedish. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jpthrad7nb68lZea.html
@PowerPuff_cheeeze Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: "Carol of the Bells" was adapted from "The Little Swallow" (or Bountiful Evening, or Shchedryk) - ukrainian shchedrivka (we singing it in Shchedryi Vechir). It was written by Ukrainian composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych (he lived and died in my oblast)
@ZhovtoBlakytniy Жыл бұрын
This song is very popular in the US around Christmas.
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
Welcome if you want to know more about the Ukrainian language.
@thenashbridges Жыл бұрын
While "Carols of the Bells" has it's own lyrics, there's a word by word translation of Shchedryk into English made by Eileen. Check out her KZfaq channel if you want to know the roots of this famous carol.
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
I mean, join me.
@wzzzup Жыл бұрын
Yeah. And he was killed by soviet chekist.
@JoWood2000 Жыл бұрын
I'm Polish 🇵🇱 and I'm trying to understand Ukrainian language. Of course, I remembered every Ukrainian alphabet letter. Still is not perfect but I think that I could learning Ukrainian language from Duolingo. This is beautiful language that is similar to Polish, Belarussian and Slovak. russians was trying to wipe Polish and Ukrainian from the world but their attempts was waste time and russians will always lose if they are trying to wipe any culture or any language or any nation. Our languages survived everything and they will survive. We Poles, we made our language and culture to survive any brutal times. And like Ukrainians are now making any efforts to survive and they already win! Україна переможе! 🇵🇱🤝🇺🇦
@melantepalantur7143 Жыл бұрын
Another comment from a Ukrainian here, I cried through pretty much the first part of the video as you mentioned all the historic events that happened to our language. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
@mishaknopkin2199 Жыл бұрын
I am Russian American for 31 years. You speak Ukrainian? There is a Civil War in Ukraine since 2014. Russians in Ukraine don't want to be Ukrainians. They want to speak Russian. So, they took weapons like we Americans ~250 years ago to protect Russian culture and educate their children in Russian. And now in 2022 Russia steps in and takes home four regions (more to come). You want Ukraine but fit into much smaller shoes (borders) and fight with Poland to keep Lvov and Kresty.
@Alex.Kalashnik Жыл бұрын
Yes, I often cry when I see foreigners finally recognize and support our history and language. It’s so comforting after centuries of being unknown to the world.
@recycling7581 5 ай бұрын
Какая история идиоты вас Ленин создал 😂
@kt7629 9 күн бұрын
I cried too haha! It's so heart-warming to see this work of art, at times when your language is being threatened again. This will live on. So grateful!
@misterx2598 Жыл бұрын
Дякую за твою роботу, друже! Наша мова не вмре і не загине, скільки б вороги на неї не зазіхали! Слава Україні!
@oleh_1337 Жыл бұрын
🔱 🇺🇦
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
Їм не вдасться. Приєднуйтеся до мене в посиленні її обороноздатності.
@oleksandrmedvedev Жыл бұрын
Слава Україні!
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
@@oleksandrmedvedev , Героям Слава!
@user-vi2oj6hb5p Жыл бұрын
ми її і без ворогів понівечимо. Дебільними фемінітивами і словами, виколупаними з 300-річної сивини, які типу як аутентичніші. І не забудьте про кончене гекання, де не треба. Мене аж плавить, коли чую Г там, де англійською звук Х. Пропала українська мова давно і назавжди...
@oleksandrbyelyenko435 Жыл бұрын
Helicopter in Ukrainian: Гелікоптер - Helicoptér Гвинтокрил - Hvyntokryl Вертоліт - Vertolit
@ascende_superius Жыл бұрын
Basically each of forms are just coming from different languages: Helicoptér from English, Vertolit from Russian, and Hvyntokry̍l is, i guess, native Ukrainian word. The last one is really cool to use Upd: ok, i got it, there's a difference between those. _Helicopter_ comes from Greek, and _Vertolit_ is also native Ukrainian word. They are the same. But _Hvyntokryl_ is gyrodine, though often used as synonym to the first two
@oleksandrbyelyenko435 Жыл бұрын
@@ascende_superius Hvyntokryl is proper Ukrainian indeed.
@artemgrischuk7741 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, and all of them are correct. They are synonims
@kadmytr Жыл бұрын
Actually "гвинтокрил" ("hvyntokryl") is "gyrodyne", not "helicopter". It's common mistake.
@oleksandrbyelyenko435 Жыл бұрын
@@kadmytr well, the word is used for helicopter and no-one is thinking about etymology
@PatriciaSantos-qt9lw 6 ай бұрын
Excellent. I loved this video about the beautiful Language of the bravest People in the world. *From Portugal. 💗🇺🇦🔱
@Sleepyphoenix 3 ай бұрын
🇺🇦❣️🇵🇹
@irinaruzhanskaya3840 Жыл бұрын
Amazing story about beautiful and much-suffering Ukrainian language! Thank you for populating among EN speaking audience! Glory to Ukraine!
@yevaerin4744 Жыл бұрын
I am so proud to be a Ukrainian. Our language is a true treasure
@dav2ry7 Жыл бұрын
Тільки забруднена вона трохи... 😔
@yevaerin4744 Жыл бұрын
@@dav2ry7череж суржик
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
I also investigate this treasure.
@mishaknopkin2199 Жыл бұрын
I am Russian American for 31 years. You speak Ukrainian? There is a Civil War in Ukraine since 2014. Russians in Ukraine don't want to be Ukrainians. They want to speak Russian. So, they took weapons like we Americans ~250 years ago to protect Russian culture and educate their children in Russian. And now in 2022 Russia steps in and takes home four regions (more to come). You want Ukraine but fit into much smaller shoes (borders) and fight with Poland to keep Lvov and Kresty.
@hilarjia Жыл бұрын
@@yevaerin4744 в суржику немає нічого поганого🫣
@tanyaalex3767 Жыл бұрын
I am an ethnic Ukrainian, but I spoke Russian for 35 years, because my ancestors were Russified, on 24.02 I completely switched to Ukrainian. thanks for the video
@Bzgiorno_Bzgiovanna Жыл бұрын
Gigachad pani👍
@valeriezaverukha433 Жыл бұрын
Ви є прикладом того, що ніколи не пізно перейти на рідну мову, навіть якщо так сталося, що все життя говорили по-російськи. Дякую Вам за Ваш вибір і Вашу свідомість!❤ Слава Україні!
@Proidysweet Жыл бұрын
То складно, але дуже приємно знати. Успіхів :з
@user-cy1yg8yf7v Жыл бұрын
Better later than never ;)
@tanyaalex3767 Жыл бұрын
@@valeriezaverukha433 Героям Слава! Знаєте, намагалась перейти ще у 2014, але люди навколи хіхікали, та казали "не видєлуйся", був навіть конфлікт з чоловіком у магазині, де він прямо кричав, щоб я розмовляла "на нормальном язікє"... я мала пересилити їх ще тоді(( але тепер, хай ті хто залишився російськомовним соромляться.
@libera9552 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for supporting Ukraine!💝 Stand with Ukraine!💪💪💪🇺🇦 God save and bless Ukraine! 🙏🙏🙏
@Vseznaushaya Жыл бұрын
Thank you from Ukraine! You made a very interesting story about our language. We hope, Europeans now understand the difference between Ukrainians and Russians. Thank you for supporting us💙💛 I subscribed
@igorsvyryd Жыл бұрын
I am Ukrainian and I'm impressed with the ammount of research and efford you've put into making this video. Thank you for your work, really appreciate your support, especially in such a grieve time, when our people once again have to fight for our lives, language and country deffending ourselves from russcism.
@Charles_D-Artagnan Жыл бұрын
The author did a lot of work and most importantly - he tells the truth, in accordance with historical facts.
@morganbog8749 Жыл бұрын
I am really impressed how many Ukrainians here have no clue about own history! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ Really sad...
@igorsvyryd Жыл бұрын
@Morgan Bog One of key points of this video is desperate attempts of Russia to erase Ukrainian history. Partially these efforts succeeded. So why are you impressed?
@Charles_D-Artagnan Жыл бұрын
@@morganbog8749 Many Ukrainians know their history. It all depends on the time when they studied: the USSR or in Independent Ukraine.
@familymaslov1971 Жыл бұрын
I am really surprised that someone care to learn our history
@dalubwikaan161 Жыл бұрын
I want to learn Ukrainian, and I support Ukrain. Slava Ukraine
@donniemyers192 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that!
@marinaveselovskaya4505 Жыл бұрын
And Chinese!!
@user-jg7jb7ml3i Жыл бұрын
Героям Слава!
@NikusikJJ Жыл бұрын
В чем именно Слава украины как самостоятельной страны!!?? Украина была сильна только в составе России, больше некогда..
@suntzu1168 Жыл бұрын
@@NikusikJJ я так бачу що про Київську Русь та про Запоріжзьку Січ У вас в школах не вчать
@helengroza Жыл бұрын
This is the best video in English I've seen about Ukrainian language. Thank you for doing this! The result is a wonderful product. 👍🏻 Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I'm impressed with how much you know about us, the Ukrainians, and our history. I appreciate sharing this knowledge with the English-speaking world ❣️
@mariachernous1941 Жыл бұрын
As a Ukrainian I want to thank you for sharing the story of my mother tongue. It's so important to us to make foreigners understand not only our culture, but also our history ❤️ We do appreciate your hard work!
@user-xg2jt2rz6n Жыл бұрын
I really like you pointed out that Ukrainian has more similarities with Belorussian and Polish than with russian, this fact was ignored by many years, because of russian speculation about ‘language cradle’, which is proved to be nonsense. We still fighting for this language to live, generation by generation, and it means a lot, that now we are not alone in this fight. Thank you
@mariuszlech9173 Жыл бұрын
Niestety to co piszesz to jest tylko współczesna propaganda , przeciętny Polak gdy styka się z językiem Ukraińskim nie rozumie więcej jak 20 procent słów . Podobnie jest z Ukraińcami . Tę propagandę szerzą sami Ukraińcy w celu ''przytulenia " się do Polski i Polaków . Ale wydaje się to być bardziej śmieszne jak godne zainteresowania .
@mariuszlech9173 Жыл бұрын
A jako ciekawostkę powiem ci że każdy Polak, Słowak czy Czech rozumie język 'Karpato-Rusinów, w 80 procentach . Dziwny zbieg okoliczności prawda?
@daianaiskander2757 Жыл бұрын
I'm Ukrainian (Ukrainian native speaker) from Donetsk and not even sure which language is it, yet I understand your comment :D
@user-xg2jt2rz6n Жыл бұрын
@@mariuszlech9173 I do understand Polish, even I wasn’t introduced to it like to russian from media and TV, it may be hard for me to read or to write, since we use cyrillic, but it’s easy to understand. But what drives me crazy is anywhere I go abroad people assume I am supposed or obligated to know russian. It’s always a surprise for them, that I rather will speak English or try to understand their native language, but not russian.
@mariuszlech9173 Жыл бұрын
@@user-xg2jt2rz6n I tym się różnimy , jako narody i jako kultury . Polska i Polacy wycierpieli o wiele więcej prześladowań i wojen ze strony Rosji niż Ukraińcy , tylko nikt was o tym nie uczy . Gdy wasz język w Rosji była traktowany jak ''język prostego ludu ", to nasz polski była systematycznie niszczony , Polacy rusyfikowani w szkołach a inteligencja wywożona na Syberię przez 100 lat , w tym czasie Szewczenko pod opieką rosyjskiego arystokraty tworzył swoją literaturę w waszym języku ukraińskim . Ale nie dostajemy ''szału" kiedy rozmawiamy z kimś w języku rosyjskim, na przykład z uchodzcami z Ukrainy czy z Gruzinami albo z Białorusinami . Ja sam znam zarówno rosyjski jak i angielski i nie mam żadnych problemów z rozmawianiem w jednym czy drugim języku .
@dahliyani Жыл бұрын
I'm learning Ukrainian. The only language I've loved enough to put the effort into learning. I listen to Ukrainian music exclusively at the moment and I love the sound of the language and the emotion behind it but people look at me weirdly when I tell them that. oh well. Thank you for the history of this language.
@sanagul-origin5412 Жыл бұрын
Where are you from?
@artempatyka8103 Жыл бұрын
Write me if you need help in learning Ukrainian 😊
@Warponator Жыл бұрын
same as Artem, hit me up if you need help with learning. I'm mostly in Telegram (something like WhatsUp) but i have a Discord as well
@libera9552 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@maryfrom Жыл бұрын
Let us know if you need any support here :) Greetings from Kyiv 🇺🇦
@sterlingdafydd5834 Жыл бұрын
After studying Russian since high school ….decades….now my attention is turned to Ukrainian..!!!
@mohandimazatene6153 8 ай бұрын
It makes sens as Ukrainian is much more spoken language all over the world than the Russian one !
@mitchyoung93 8 ай бұрын
@@mohandimazatene6153 And it has many more world famous writers than Russian!
@Mary-yp1dc 5 ай бұрын
@@mohandimazatene6153да вы что ? Носителей украинского языка куда меньше ,как бы не хотелось верить в сказочное "обратное" .
@corneliaminor4810 Жыл бұрын
So interesting to learn about the history of the Ukrainian language (and also about Ukrainian history)! I just started to learn Ukrainian and yes, it is difficult. But nevertheless I have fun with learning! Now I'm even more interested!
@BloomessaWowWinxClub Жыл бұрын
Don’t stop! Wish you luck💙💛
@svasylenko Жыл бұрын
I am Ukrainian and I greatly appreciate that you made this video. Thank you! Щиро дякую! 💙💛
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
Я теж роблю.
@mishaknopkin2199 Жыл бұрын
I am Russian American for 31 years. You speak Ukrainian? There is a Civil War in Ukraine since 2014. Russians in Ukraine don't want to be Ukrainians. They want to speak Russian. So, they took weapons like we Americans ~250 years ago to protect Russian culture and educate their children in Russian. And now in 2022 Russia steps in and takes home four regions (more to come). You want Ukraine but fit into much smaller shoes (borders) and fight with Poland to keep Lvov and Kresty.
@cauchemarr Жыл бұрын
I am so proud of being Ukrainian and knowing this language)
@ashtonshelton8584 Жыл бұрын
Ukrainian is a very beautiful language! I’m from Texas in the US, and have been trying to learn some for the last couple of weeks. Слава України!🇺🇦
@Alina-dw2lg Жыл бұрын
@@ashtonshelton8584Героям Слава 🇺🇦 ❤️
@o.z Жыл бұрын
@@ashtonshelton8584 This is where the declinations are important: Слава України means Glory of Ukraine. The saying is actually Слава Україні, which means Glory to Ukraine. :)
@ashtonshelton8584 Жыл бұрын
@@o.z oh that’s valuable valuable information haha thank you!!!
@jinochka13 Жыл бұрын
@@ashtonshelton8584 thank you for for being interested in our language, some people in Ukraine and also in US thinks *goddamnit am i really interested in what's happening somewhere 1000 miles away from my city?*
@pas0003 Жыл бұрын
I'm a Ukrainian who mostly speaks Russian and English, living overseas. I'm going back to my roots and learning Ukrainian and ditching Russian. I'm a prime example of russification. I really appreciate your video! Thank you! 🇺🇦 I'm really glad you mentioned Holodomor as well. Слава Україні!
@Alex.Kalashnik Жыл бұрын
Героям Слава! 🇺🇦 Same case here.
@stay_with_me_natalija 3 ай бұрын
З такою гордістю: I'm a prime example of russification. 🫤
@yuliaom3616 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for spreading information about the Ukrainian language and culture. It is very pleasant for the Ukrainian people and it means a lot.❤️🇺🇦
@valeriamarus6520 Жыл бұрын
If I am not mistaken, Ukrainian is THE ONLY language in the world in which the word "man" (human, person) has a feminine gender: людина (l'udyna). Ukrainian also has feminine forms for all professions, which indicates respect for women since ancient times. And the last fact. The Ukrainian language is melodious also because it is flexible: in many words, the first letter can change depending on the last letter of the previous word to achieve melodiousness. Many thanks for sharing the history of Ukrainian! Slava Ukraini!
@valeriamarus6520 Жыл бұрын
@Andrew Najdenov hahaha, true
@NataliaVasylenko Жыл бұрын
This is true indeed. Thanks for sharing these facts!
@kagobenz Жыл бұрын
What does having feminine forms for all professions in a language have to do with respect (or disrespect or whatever else) for women? The correct answer is - nothing. It's a language and it has nothing to do with sick fantasies of some women who are obsessed with their gender. Nuff said.
@connormurphy683 Жыл бұрын
The Arabic word for 'people' (ناس nās) is grammatically feminine singular
@LaParisienne971 Жыл бұрын
No, If you mean “man” as male in Ukrainian is - чоловік, if you mean “man” as human - is людина And людина is fem. Most of professions in Ukrainian have famine forms, you are right. But same things happened in German and in polish . For ex in English doctor (he or she), in German (arzt,- he doctor, ärztin she doctor) In polish (lekarz - he doctor, lekarka - she doctor), in Ukrainian (лікар -he doctor, лікарка - she doctor) But if you will you in Ukrainian masc. form for the profession of woman it could be acceptable.
@alexanderkretov7731 Жыл бұрын
Мені, як українцю, дуже приємно слухати як ти розповідаєш нашу історію. Велике дякую за твою працю, однозначно лайк!
@user-er9vx1kp5u Жыл бұрын
I am Ukrainian and I'd like to thank you for this amazing video about my mother tongue 😘
@victoriasnishchuk7652 Жыл бұрын
Our beautiful language will never die. Thank for the video 💛💙💛💙💛
@dr.dolzur223 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing that people from other countries appreciate Ukraine. Thanks, buddy!
@Charles_D-Artagnan Жыл бұрын
Due to the war - now many people are interested in - who are Ukrainians?
@user-nb4qk2xl3u Жыл бұрын
Did you know that Christmas Cerrol is actually Schedrivochka, wrigting by Ukrainian compositor, Mykola Leontovych.
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
I do. But I also investigate the history of this language.
@Chillburger Жыл бұрын
💙💛As a ukrainian i want to thank you for your work, this is really important for Ukraine, especially now. Also video is very easy to watch, lots of information i didnt even know by myself! liked and subscribed for sure, and, again - many thanks. 💙💛
@bodiaspace0468 Жыл бұрын
As one of Ukrainian Im very happy to see videos of this type. You realy found true facts about language history
@kashiomi_art Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this wonderful video! Shevchenko helped popularize the language we now know as modern Ukrainian, but there was one more outstanding man before him. Ivan Kotliarevskyy was "the first modern Ukrainian writer" with his poem "Eneida" and further works. I've been russian speaking for most of my life because of past forced russification of Ukrainian cities, especially in the eastern and central Ukraine, since they are closer to russia. But I'm extremely happy that now me and all my loved ones switched to Ukrainian. We cherish our language, because it's beautiful, powerful and free.
@kashiomi_art Жыл бұрын
The part about the word helicopter is true! We have three words for it: гелікоптер, вертоліт, гвинтокрил. The first two are used the most often
@Mortablunt Жыл бұрын
Shevchenko was a Nazi www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110671186-005/pdf
@tktilk3878 Жыл бұрын
Хороше рішення, друже, ці московитські чорти спершу приносять пушкіна і повчають тебе як жити у тебе дома а потім кажуть - "мижебратья" і приїжджають на танках і посилають тебе і твоїх дітей робити те саме в інші чужі країни
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
@@kashiomi_art , join me to learn the past of our ancestors. If you wish. Glory to Ukraine!
@victoriakyivua6929 Жыл бұрын
Fully support this comment, friend. I was born in the South East, i always loved Ukrainian language more , but all my neighbors and most of relatives were speaking russian back in the days, nowdays they all speak Ukrainian and me too moreover i moved 15 years ago to central Ukraine
@LisaAugust Жыл бұрын
I am a Ukrainian refugee currently living in England. I'm overwhelmed by all the support and interest British people have for our culture, history, and language! Thank you so much, this video was incredibly interesting and insightful! Thank you for supporting and telling more people about Ukraine! 🇺🇦🥺
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
I'm telling even more about it.
@mishaknopkin2199 Жыл бұрын
I am Russian American for 31 years. You speak Ukrainian? There is a Civil War in Ukraine since 2014. Russians in Ukraine don't want to be Ukrainians. They want to speak Russian. So, they took weapons like we Americans ~250 years ago to protect Russian culture and educate their children in Russian. And now in 2022 Russia steps in and takes home four regions (more to come). You want Ukraine but fit into much smaller shoes (borders) and fight with Poland to keep Lvov and Kresty.
@viktoriiaienko5311 Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you Olly! Very important at this moment! ❤ Best regards from Ukraine!🇺🇦
@alexsandr4835 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this information about our language and culture. We really appreciate any kind of support. 💙💛 🇬🇧
@valerieandherlifeofwonders2465 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video! I just wanted to add few facts to it: 1. Shevchenko was actually a slave (in Ukraine a slave was called "kripak") and he was bought by his friends from his master. He also was a painter and quite a great socialite. 2. The first modern (or you may say peoples - народна мова) Ukrainian language poem was written by Ivan Kotlyarevskyi and published in 1798, so before Shevchenko (or Pushkin, if we're comparing) was even born. It's called "Eneida" (yes, like Virgil's work) and it follows the adventures of a fine and agile kozak Enei ("Еней був парубок моторний. І хлопець хоч куди козак"). It's an amazing humorous poem I highly recommend to anyone interested. AND it was beautifully animated in 1991 and you can watch it for free here on KZfaq, just search for "Eneida/ Енеїда 1991". Even without understanding the language you will definitely enjoy the picture and music. P.S. i got shivers and cried, when you talked about the kobzars. It's not widely a widely known fact, so thanks for speaking up about it in your video.
@user-qs5rn6dj7g Жыл бұрын
Дякую, що розповідаєте всьому світу про українців. Нам потрібна ваша підтримка 💙💛
@user-dt6rh1yv8f Жыл бұрын
Так це правда
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
Були вже у мене?
@mishaknopkin2199 Жыл бұрын
I am Russian American for 31 years. You speak Ukrainian? There is a Civil War in Ukraine since 2014. Russians in Ukraine don't want to be Ukrainians. They want to speak Russian. So, they took weapons like we Americans ~250 years ago to protect Russian culture and educate their children in Russian. And now in 2022 Russia steps in and takes home four regions (more to come). You want Ukraine but fit into much smaller shoes (borders) and fight with Poland to keep Lvov and Kresty.
@user-oz2rr2bk5j Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this wonderful short history of Ukrainian language! ❤❤❤
@customeruser3716 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the honest and professional review! Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦
@miroslavaharnuskova3717 Жыл бұрын
Ukrainian language is so beautiful. Thank you for a great video!! ❤from Slovakia🇸🇰❤🇺🇦
@listoopad Жыл бұрын
Дякуємо вам)
@Diashka0 Жыл бұрын
💗💗💗💗Дякую - thank!!!!🇸🇰💓🇺🇦
@user-kp5ru7ng6d Жыл бұрын
Ďakujem mnohokrát ❤️💙💛
@evelynmedranorubio2004 4 ай бұрын
I agree
@antekp2965 Жыл бұрын
Widzę, że swołocz rosyjska alergicznie reaguje na inofrmacje o ukraińskim
@bastion6421 Жыл бұрын
What language is this? It looks familiar, and I see familiar words. Is it Czech?
@antekp2965 Жыл бұрын
@@bastion6421 Polish.
@user-uj7qt5fk6k Жыл бұрын
You're totally right. Русня біситься через кожну згадку правди про Україну. Russians are allergic to truth. Hi from Ukraine 🇺🇦
@p_serdiuk Жыл бұрын
It's so weird that I had no problems understanding that as a Ukrainian, but I can't really respond. :D
@ttlbrh Жыл бұрын
Always has been
@elenayakymiv1018 Жыл бұрын
Дуже дякую Вам за таку грандіозну працю в дослідженні української мови, історії, культури. Вражаюче позитивний погляд на український народ, це так цінно для мене. Я запитувала себе (особливо, коли розпочалася війна) : що мій народ несе в собі цінного унікального і важливого для світу. Які якості мого народу збагачують цій світ? І отримала відповідь від Вас. Всередині свого народу не так добре це можна побачити, як це можна зробити зі сторони, свіжим поглядом, так би мовити. Прекрасно освітлено Вами героїчність і незламність українського народу. І милозвучність самої мови Ви прирівняли до співу птахів! Також широкі можливості надавати відтінків і змінювати значення явища, змінюючи слова з допомогою префіксів та суфіксів. Благодарю Вас за такий надихаючий погляд і глибокий вдумливий аналіз історії і мови. Безмежно вдячна.
@freikorpsdamonisch8127 Жыл бұрын
Схожі почуття виникли. Знаєте, нас століттями принижували і хоч я достатньо освічений і вихований в досить патріотичній родині, щоб не мати багатьох комплексів (наприклад з підліткового віку принципово розмовляв україгською в російськомовному середовищі, нехай у великій компанії), але все одно треба був свіжий погляд збоку. Дивно як часто ми не помічаємо очевидного у собі, зате сторонні бачать. У вас вийшло надзвичайно ємко в одному реченні і тремтливо в цілому. Погляд зачепився за комент.) "що мій народ несе в собі цінного унікального і важливого для світу. Які якості мого народу збагачують цій світ?" - перфектно. Постановка питання дуже по українськи. Добра вам.
@teti7078 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations from Ukraine! Thank you very much for this video! 🥰
@user-ww6bd5wu4i Жыл бұрын
Hi! I’m Ukrainian, from Kyiv, and I want to thank you for the video:)) The information you told is great, but there’s one thing that you didn’t mention, so I want to tell it. The problem is, because of russification in the past, nowadays there’s really A LOT of Ukrainians who talk Russian in every day life. So did I before the war. We know ukraininan very well, we learn it all the time and use it in official situations, but the truth is, it is hard to take Russian language away, even if people understand the importance of language. We don’t shame people who talk Russian or Ukrainian, but, sadly, we are two language country. BUT because of war there’s now a really great amount of people who talked Russian the whole life, but now start to talk Ukrainian only. And me too. My “home” language was Russian, but my family don’t want to talk the language of our enemies anymore. And I’m glad that many adults and teenagers change Russian to Ukrainian too. It’s like a bad habit that we need to get rid of. That’s all, that you for attention)
@zaba18 Жыл бұрын
Same story, sister!
@internetmousse Жыл бұрын
Hi, Ukrainian here! Just wanted to let you know that watching this video made me really emotional, and it actually made me cry a bit, but it's just because I'm so happy you spread the info about our language, I can't thank you enough! :'( The topic of prohibiting a Ukrainian language is really sensitive for me since I was born and raised in the eastern part of Ukraine and my grand-grandparents experienced Holodomor and forced russification, but our family still speaks Ukrainian! I'm glad my parents protected Ukrainian language for me, and now seeing someone from the other country making such a detailed piece about Ukrainian language (which is also can be considered as protecting this language from disappearing) makes my heart melt. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
@Irene-jr3qg Жыл бұрын
I was crying too. We all feel the pain of our brave ancestors. Until 24.02.2022 the anti Ukrainian language propaganda financed by Russia was still working. This is such a beautiful language. But for Russian empire it was always a language of resistance and freedom loving people. The main danger for this evil empire.
@internetmousse Жыл бұрын
@@Irene-jr3qg Yes, true! Until 24.02.2022 Ukrainian language was considered as "the language of uneducated people from villages" and I was bullied for speaking Ukrainian too :( Soviets created this myth, I'm so glad now this narrative is slowly dying and more and more people are genuinely interested in Ukrainian language
@zoralinka Жыл бұрын
Same here!
@s19or Жыл бұрын
I'am Ukrainian. Thank you Olly for your job. Glory to Ukraine!🇺🇦✊
@rajni8705 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your work and for supporting Ukrainians!💙💛
@hwfcup1344 Жыл бұрын
Also an interesting fact! Ukrainian language has two words for “Love” which are kind of synonyms, but bear a slightly different meaning. The regular “Ljubow” and “Koxannja”, the latter means more sexual love. Like when you love your girlfriend it’s “Koxannja”, but “Ljubow” is what you feel towards your dog or your mother for exqmple.
@user-jm9ko5wm5l Жыл бұрын
Любити можна яблука, але наврядчи кохати їх
@dmitriymaltsev3085 Жыл бұрын
Hm.Interesting
@vladyslavh3940 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering my native tongue! Much love from Ukraine🇺🇦❤️
@storylearning Жыл бұрын
Same to you!
@user-wc8cj7dc3n Жыл бұрын
*language
@vladyslavh3940 Жыл бұрын
@@user-wc8cj7dc3n “tongue” can also be used in this case. There’s no need for correction
@Morriell Жыл бұрын
@@vladyslavh3940, no, it can't. The Oxford dictionary specify what a "tongue" is. It have a identical pronunciation with "language" word in a russian translation, but the meaning is completely different. The "tongue" is a part of a body, while the "language" is a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar
@vladyslavh3940 Жыл бұрын
@@Morriell “Tongue” is also used to mean “language”, although it’s a somewhat old-fashioned usage. Just to give one example: the King James Version of the Bible, published in 1611 but used very widely by English-speaking Christians for centuries afterwards, mentions how Jesus’s disciples “began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts 2:4) It means that they were speaking different languages. Your “mother tongue” or “native tongue” is the language you learned from your mother, as a child-although you might one day master a “foreign tongue”. It’s an expression that is used by native speakers. It doesn’t have to do anything with Russian at all.
@olenkaluchyshyn125 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for fascinating video about Ukrainian language! Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
@denisss9350 Жыл бұрын
Great video Olly. Many westerners think of Ukraine and its language as Russia(n). But u did some great work showing history of beautiful Ukrainian language. Yet there is another great language - Belorussian, which is unfortunately stands at the edge of extinction. To my Russians speaking friends, you have to admit Ukrainian language exists and you need to embrace the diversity. Same way as Swedes never say that Danish doesn't exist.
@EnglishOlgaBond Жыл бұрын
Olly, I cannot thank you enough for this video! I’m Ukrainian 🇺🇦 and I got so much pleasure watching this video, listening about my country, my people and our history! Thank you SO MUCH for this tremendous amount of work done to present the true vision on Ukraine and Ukrainians on such a fascinating way! You’re a great talent and a hero for me, as well as to many people here in comments, for sure! Big hugs and many thanks for your support! This means the world to me 🇺🇦🙏💙💛 P.S. came across your channel by accident, but I like and subscribe!
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
What about visiting me? :)
@alphariusomegon5028 Жыл бұрын
Дуже дякую за поширення на англомовну аудиторію актуальної, та що найважливіше, правдивої інформації про усі перепетії, які пережила наша мова. З любов'ю з Києва)))
@SuperStasyuk Жыл бұрын
You are an amazing storyteller!!! Yes I am Ukrainian too. Listening to my history in your performance is just the best. Thank you and to people that supplied sources for this lesson. ❤❤❤❤, you 🔥 ))
@user-bs7ye4uk1v Жыл бұрын
Дякую, за те, що поширюєте нашу історію! Для нас це дуже вадливо. Бо мова і наша воля - це те, що є в нас. І росіяни в нас це не зможуть забрати. Все буде ПЕРЕМОГА!
@annabackman3028 Жыл бұрын
I was already in awe over the strength of the Ukrainian people, but this rose it even more!! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦! Much respect from 🇸🇪
@staskozak8118 Жыл бұрын
you have nice flag colours btw
@griswa Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support
@ConorClyneTsarExperience Жыл бұрын
Great video Olly! In Brazil the dialect is indeed an old version of Ukrainian from the west of the country. I would just add that Ukrainian was spreading in use over Russian in the capital, Kyiv, before the 24 February Russian invasion and has now accelerated in use. Putin has ironically been amazing at forging Ukrainian identity and encouraging Ukrainians to speak their national language instead of Russian. 🤦🏼♂Greetings from Odesa Mama, Free Ukraine! 🇺🇦
@devansa125 Жыл бұрын
Guy you can't understand even the western ukranian dialect.The dialect you hardly talk is central surzhik.
@zefra.records Жыл бұрын
@@devansa125 because it was NOT a dialect, but a separate Galician (Galyćka / Галицька мова) language!
@devansa125 Жыл бұрын
@@zefra.records It It is a western dialect with a mix of hungurian,polish,german,russian words.So it is a western surzhik.Which is quite uncomprehensive for the most ukranians.
@wh1teworld154 Жыл бұрын
@@devansa125 it's not true. Dialect in the west is understanded by most of Ukrainians.
@devansa125 Жыл бұрын
@@wh1teworld154 On the contrary it is tough to understant western ukranians for the most ukranians.It is easy for them to talk Russian for a smooth conversion.
@GloryToUkrainianPeople 6 ай бұрын
As a Ukrainian living in the USA I am very grateful for your video 💙💛 The world must know about how beautiful Ukrainian is. It is one of the most romantic and musical languages (along with French, Italian and Spanish languages) Дуже Дякую! 🙏🏻🇺🇦🙏🏻
@andrewrozhen513 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Olly from Ukrainians for this video 🇺🇦
@marinalataniuk3338 Жыл бұрын
I am Ukrainian and I appreciate the way you’ve told our story. There not too many information out there in internet about Ukraine mostly because it was banned and suppressed for years and years. I’m very happy that our history started to raise again. Thank you for taking your part in this process. ❤
@Paul-vk7bx Жыл бұрын
I am part of the Ukrainian Diaspora and I've been learning Ukrainian since 2014... thank you for your work, it is great to see this content in English. Videos like these that portray the tragic history of Ukrainian language and culture are extremely important as the imperialist powers have always liked to pervert history to their benefit...unfortunately most of European historiography is still russo-centric... i like Ukrainian folk songs a lot, which was the main motivation to pick up the language.
@kt7629 9 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you, Olly! This is truly an INCREDIBLE video! Ukrainians are ourselves shocked at how well our language has survived centuries of attempts of elimination. We have survived against all odds, and I have faith in the future. Beautifully delivered! It actually made me tear up! It's so impressive to see a foreigner not only SO well-educated around the language, but doing it justice! Thank you! Of course I am biased, but Ukrainian is truly a beautiful language, it's very lyrical and sincere if that makes any sense haha. I LOVE how you mention the emotion part (and the way to say something in a cuter way haha!!), I've noticed this too, but you articulate it perfectly! So thank you! I think it's so beautiful, especially when a community expresses such kindness to one another, and even with children, they learn how to be kind when they hear things expressed with love. I think it's very true! It's so hard to articulate, especially when for example in English this doesn't really exist. Wonderfully expressed! There's so many ways to personalize a sentence to shape it in an endearing or loving way for example, or to express something through creative structuring. Even names can be said in a cuter way, I think it's very heart-warming, especially for kiddos. It's a really challenging language to learn though I feel like, but I think there's something magical around it haha. Thanks again
@sluefootjoe Жыл бұрын
Thank you for support. Greeting from Dnipro, Ukraine
@buttermile Жыл бұрын
Я українка. Дуже вдячна тобі за створення цього відео. Висвітлення нашої історії дуже важливе для розуміння нас як нації. Дуже вдячна тобі💙💛
@derpauleglot9772 Жыл бұрын
Trying really hard to *not* study Ukrainian because I already have 5 languages to maintain and no urgent reason to study it - but man, what a beautiful language and what an interesting history 🙂 Maybe 10 minutes a day....^^
@StepalexUA Жыл бұрын
As Ukranian, i wish you luck and "nasnahy" ;)
@derpauleglot9772 Жыл бұрын
@@StepalexUA Дякую
@Grek1574 Жыл бұрын
Come to Ukraine (after the war) and maybe u will find why(or for whom=) learn our language!
@iaroslavakryvoshei3593 Жыл бұрын
If you need a native speaker to practice with - we all are here for you! 💙💛
@ZhovtoBlakytniy Жыл бұрын
Do it 😉👍
@awesomeplay8076 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing up the story of my language! Quite accurate history)
@Artedge123 Жыл бұрын
I'm Ukrainian and I'm very grateful. This is beautiful video about our history n language. I had goosebumps when I heard the song "Sadok Vishenviy Koloa haty". We r strong n we r fighting for our freedom and for the world. Also it took me like 15 minutes but the only translation of word helicopter that I remember is "Gvintokryl"😅
@Sleepyphoenix 3 ай бұрын
*hvyntocryl😁
@iVo42928f Жыл бұрын
I'm a Dutch speaker learning Ukrainian as my first Slavic language. Something I started to notice more and more, especially after looking into historical sound changes, is how many words are cognate to German and its ancestor languages. I cannot say for sure if this is an effect mainly carried through the Polish influence or by a separate cause, but it really eases the acquiring of new words. On top of that, many endings in both cases and verb forms quite resemble their Latin/Ancient Greek counterparts, again making it easier than expected for Germanic/Romance speakers to learn. I do wonder, did more people (especially Romance speakers as I already found German speakers with the same experience and Ukrainians having the same in reverse as they learn Dutch) experience this? And as this is my first Slavic language, with my only experience outside that being a kind of Ukrainian/Czech surzhyk to make myself understood there: are these Germanic loanwords in more Slavic languages?
@whitehotflower Жыл бұрын
This similarities could be explained with Kyivan Rus history. Those times a lot of vikings were living, traveling, trading and according to some myths even ruling in Ukraine. Also as you mentioned - Poland and Czechia as catholics with Latin influention. It could be one of those reasons or even all together which caused that
@l.y.299 Жыл бұрын
we all have same roots (if you may call it). Check out the "The Indo-European Connection" video on the proto indo-european langauge, that will shed light on the topic you mentioned.
@l.y.299 Жыл бұрын
"Germanic loanwords in more Slavic languages" not necessarily loan words. might just be cognates, as you have mentioned before. Like german Schwein and Ukrainian свиня (same as words for family members, many verbs like "to bear" (ukr. брАти) etc) are the same not because we never had pigs here and borrowed the word along with this poor animal, but because of the common (sort of) ancestors. Though there are Germanic loan words too, especially in western Ukrainian dialects.
@iVo42928f Жыл бұрын
@@l.y.299 I think I know what video you mentioned, and that is the quite clear cause behind the matching endings and some more 'hidden' cognates. However, the German loanwords are still very close to their (current) German counterparts, way closer than you expect from Slavic-Germanic cognates.
@user-jy6lh2in8k Жыл бұрын
Maybe it's just the Indo-European heritage?
@user-uj7qt5fk6k Жыл бұрын
Ukrainian language plays a huge role for Ukrainian identity. You have described essential aspects of Ukrainian language: how it survived a crackdown on itself. Thanks for covering this topic for English speakers. Слава Україні 🇺🇦❤️
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
Він існує майже з давніх-давен. А я розповідаю як.
@tatvynry6978 Жыл бұрын
Героям слава!
@dmytro_ale_ne_vyshnevetskyy Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for sharing this information with the world! As a Ukrainian, I find it so touching that so many people have become interested in my native language that me and my family have always been very passionate about. So the Ukrainian language and culture are at least not worthless (unlike what my parents and grandparents were often told…)
@vasssssson Жыл бұрын
I have nothing to say. Just. Thanks to you from all my heart to tell the true story of Ukrainian language survivor. Survive...
@TonyVarious Жыл бұрын
I am Ukrainian, and really grateful that you covered our history precisely and with love. My great grandmother went through famine in 1930s and she told me about that time. My teachers at school told us about persecution of Ukrainian language during soviet union time. And also worth noticing that modern russian propaganda says that Ukrainian should be exterminated, because it never existed, and its just "Lenin invented Ukraine". So all those who say that it's "cringe" or "fake" actually russians who want to believe that. Thank you again for covering our language in this video!
@storylearning Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I’m grateful for your comment
@Soulskinner Жыл бұрын
"And also worth noticing that modern russian propaganda says that Ukrainian should be exterminated, because it never existed, and its just "Lenin invented Ukraine". " - except it doesn't. Russian propaganda only concerned with keeping rights of Russian speaking population of Ukraine, to speak Russian (rather native language of the people of eastern part of the Ukraine).
@user-xm9sh6pp6r Жыл бұрын
Враньё!
@TonyVarious Жыл бұрын
@@user-xm9sh6pp6r you telling me, Ukrainian, that it's a lie? All the evidence and proven materials don't mean for you anything because you believe only what's told on your TV
@Soulskinner Жыл бұрын
@@TonyVarious Lol. While all the opposite evidence and proven material don't mean for you anything because you believe only what's told on your TV. So what's the difference? And who are the judges?
@likelyhappy363 Жыл бұрын
Came across your video .. thank you for speaking about Ukraine. Indeed, Ukrainians have been struggling for their language, identity and state for more than 400 years
@NikusikJJ Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂🤷♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ кто же вам так голову то задурил🤦♂️🤦♂️
@likelyhappy363 Жыл бұрын
@@NikusikJJ ви прочитайте історію України . а потім пишіть коментарі. мені не дурили голову, як ви кажете. я знаю, як моя бабуся була вивезена до сибіру , і як московити вбивали людей , коли будували свій СРСР..
@user-sz8bz8fy5u Жыл бұрын
@@likelyhappy363 він не прочитає, бо та історія, що написана російською то, є суто росіянське ілюзорне бачення подій.
@richardlambert8406 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your contribution into the language. It's major help! 💙💛
@PUARockstar 7 күн бұрын
I'm Ukrainian, and I'm revisiting this video, I salute its elgance, simplicity and number of important topics in fairly short time. Mesmerising, and thanks for your support!
@bordergore1395 Жыл бұрын
I started learning Ukrainian back in April and it's the most beautiful language I ever heard of
@sammymarrco2 Жыл бұрын
As an American with Ukrainian ancestors and a very Eastern European last name, I had no idea that they suffered this much before the holodomor and the modern war. No wonder they left to the US in the early 1900s. Thanks for this video.
@jinochka13 Жыл бұрын
That's so cool you know who your ancestors were, and no wonder you didn't know about all sh*t usssr and russia were doing, thank you for being interested in this 💕
@ZhovtoBlakytniy Жыл бұрын
It's important to talk to your family and document things, if you can. Even if they never lived in the " old world" they may have some interesting insights. I think you could probably also get some family recipes for national dishes, which is always nice 👍
@cutekiller2693 Жыл бұрын
Actually, we have had an Independence back in 1918 (УНР (Ukrainian People's Republic), but it did not last long, unfortunately, for plenty of reasons. That's why so many people were fled from their country, when the bolsheviks occupants came (
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
In the US, people know fairly little about Ukraine. But I'm the one who tries to fix this. New "joiners" are welcome.
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
@@jinochka13 , ще не були в мене? :)
@ruvimkulyk5154 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the support brother, we appreciate it 💙💛
@igorrootless515 Жыл бұрын
Thank You so much for Your support, for support from all of the People of Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. All the best to You and Your channel!
@bruuuh_boi Жыл бұрын
Despite you've just scratched a surface of the Ukrainian language oppression history - that still shows how much undivided and intertwined the people and their language are: people who fight today on the battlefields of Ukraine fight for the language as well, and use it even as weapon. Yup, Ukrainians are nice guys to befriend Thank you for your contribution, Olly
@x_e_n_a Жыл бұрын
I'm Ukrainian and really appreciate that people around the world will learn more about Ukrainian language and history! Thanks for this video!!) Слава Україні!!!
@katerynapankieieva9209 Жыл бұрын
that's nice to hear about the history of the Ukrainian language and the language itself from a foreigner, we are not yet used to it. but it's very touching, thank you!
@Leni_Lee Жыл бұрын
Thank U from the bottom of my Ukrainian heart! ♥️🙏💪💙💛
@viktoriakondratyuk8276 Жыл бұрын
Мед для душі коли бачу як висвітлюють нашу історію і не тільки в інших країнах))
@psychedelikchameleon Жыл бұрын
Ukrainian is beautiful and I'm glad it has survived against huge odds
@Daniel_Poirot Жыл бұрын
It has survived from the distant past I talk about with my audience.
@valerrycherrnov Жыл бұрын
Wow. That was HUGE research done. Thank you for your work😱🧡
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