Ukrainian Lessons Podcast — for everyone who learns and loves the Ukrainian language
Learn Ukrainian at any level — from absolute beginner to advanced — with this structured and engaging Ukrainian language podcast course! 💙💛
All podcast lessons are free. Want more? Get lesson notes, flashcards, and bonuses with our ⭐ premium membership at ukrainianlessons.com.
There’s a season for every level:
🎧 Season 1 – Absolute beginner: basics, pronunciation, and everyday Ukrainian
🎧 Season 2 – Elementary to intermediate: real-life situations with focus on cases + Ukrainian History in simple Ukrainian
🎧 Season 3 – Intermediate: a story-based course about an American girl in Kyiv
🎧 Season 4 – Intermediate to advanced (slow Ukrainian): culture, idioms, and grammar in slow, clear Ukrainian
🎧 Season 5 – Intermediate to advanced (slow Ukrainian): culture, history, and guest interviews
🎧 Season 6 – Advanced (slow Ukrainian): Ukraine after 2022, poetry, and deep topics
⭐ Unlock extra materials with premium membership at ukrainianlessons.com.
Episodes
240 episodes
ULP 6-201 | Про шостий сезон подкасту | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6 is here! 🎉 In the opening episode, your teacher Anna warmly welcomes you back after a long break. She shares a bit about her recent life and introduces the season’s new structure and charity goal.
ULP 6-202 | Наша подорож в Україну влітку 2023 року | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
In this episode, podcast host Anna shares her insights from traveling to Ukraine from Sweden in the summer of 2023. ULP 6-202 explores traveling with an infant, crossing borders, impressions of life in a country at war, and much more — a...
ULP 6-203 | Інтерв’ю з Катериною Олійник про медичний батальйон «Госпітальєри» | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
Meet Kateryna Oliinyk, Anna's good friend and a representative of the medical battalion 'Hospitallers' — to which we are donating all our income from
ULP 6-204 | Як змінилася мовна ситуація в Україні | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
In ULP Episode 204, delve into the evolution of the Ukrainian language situation since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Discover the shift from Russian to Ukrainian and the public's views on it, all presented in slow...
ULP 6-205 | День української писемності та мови | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
In this episode, we celebrate День української писемності та мови — the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language 🇺🇦🗣! Why do we celebrate this holiday on October 27? What contests are common on this occasion? Join podcast host Anna...
ULP 6-206 | Мовний закон 2019 року | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
⚖️🇺🇦 Episode 206 of ULP explores the historic 2019 language law of Ukraine and how policies supporting the Ukrainian language reshaped the nation in slow Ukrainian. ❗️ Season 6 of the podcast is entirely in slow, simple U...
ULP 6-207 | Бавовна, паляниця, 4.5.0 та інші слова війни | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🇺🇦 In ULP Episode 207, find out which new words emerged or changed their meaning in the Ukrainian language as a result of Russia's invasion, illustrated with many examples in slow Ukrainian. ❗️ Season 6 of the podc...
ULP 6-208 | Про моє життя у Швеції: частина друга | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🤗 Discover the pros and cons of living in a small village in Sweden from the perspective of podcast host Anna, all in slow Ukrainian (with vocabulary explanations and illustrative examples)!❗️ Season 6 of the podcast is en...
ULP 6-209 | Питання-відповіді: частина перша | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🤔 What is the most widespread misconception about Ukraine? What are the educational rights of minorities in Ukraine? Which Ukrainian novel is one of Anna's favorites? Discover answers to these and more intriguing listener q...
ULP 6-210 | Питання-відповіді: частина друга | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🎧 In this episode, Anna continues answering your intriguing questions, now centered on language learning. Discover her journey in learning (and dropping) various languages, get a useful tip for watching Ukrainian shows with Ukrain...
ULP 6-211 | Наголос в українській мові | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
💡 In response to popular demand, this episode focuses on one of the most complex aspects of our language — stress or emphasis in Ukrainian. Explore the main principles of accentuation and the meanings of wo...
ULP 6-212 | Про літеру ґ | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🔎 Explore the adventures of a Ukrainian letter Ґ through its history. Why is it so rare and seldom used? Why did the Soviets ban Ґ and compare it with the gallows? Uncover these insights in our ULP episode.
ULP 6-213 | Милозвучність української мови | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🎵 This episode offers an in-depth exploration of euphony rules — правила милозвучності — helping master the art of blending sounds, like у-в, з-із-зі, and other combinations!❗️ Season 6 of...
ULP 6-214 | Символи Різдва в Україні | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
In this festive edition, discover traditional Ukrainian symbols that give Christmas its distinctive charm. Explore the unusual history and meaning behind кутя (kutia), дідух (didukh), вертеп (ve...
ULP 6-215 | Емоції під час війни | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
😱 This episode focuses on how to name and express emotions like anger, helplessness, and despair, experienced during a war, in easy-to-follow Ukrainian.❗️ Season 6 of the podcast is entirely in<...
ULP 6-216 | Декомунізація, деколонізація, дерусифікація | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
💡 Dive into the main aspects of decommunization and decolonization in Ukraine, covering laws, monument demolitions, and other key practices, all explained in slow Ukrainian.❗️ Season 6 of...
ULP 6-217 | Про Крим. Частина 1: Географія та корінні народи | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🇺🇦 ULP Season 6 introduces a special short series Про Крим — About Crimea! Delve into the first part as we explore Crimea's diverse geography and indigenous peoples in easy-to-follow Ukrainian.❗️ Season 6 of ...
ULP 6-218 | Про Крим. Частина 2: Коротка історія Криму | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🔍 Welcome to Part 2 of our Про Крим series, where we explore the main aspects of the history of Crimea, from its earliest settlers to recent developments, all in slow Ukrainian.❗️ Season 6 of the podcast is entirely...
ULP 6-219 | Про Крим. Частина 3: Відомі особистості | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
⭐️ In Part 3 of our series "Про Крим", we spotlight the legacies of Crimea's most eminent figures — artists, political and cultural activists — who have contributed to the unique identity of the peninsula. ❗️ Season...
ULP 6-220 | Про Крим. Частина 4: Гастрономічні традиції | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🥗 In this episode in slow Ukrainian and the final part of our series about Crimea, we invite you for a special treat! Discover common Crimean dishes and culinary traditions that define its unique gastronomic heritage. <...
ULP 6-221 | Українська поезія. Григорій Сковорода «De libertate» | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
📝 Welcome to the Ukrainian Lessons Podcast's new series: Українська поезія (Ukrainian Poetry)! Join Anna as she delves into the richness of Ukrainian poetry, exploring its language, themes, and ties to key Ukrainian virtue...
ULP 6-222 | Українська поезія. Тарас Шевченко «Заповіт» | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
✊ In the second episode of the ULP's Ukrainian Poetry series, we delve into Taras Shevchenko's "Testament" ("Заповіт"), his powerful call to fight for freedom. Learn new vocabulary, read the poem line by line, and e...
ULP 6-223 | Українська поезія. Леся Українка «Contra spem spero!» | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
💫 In the third episode of the Ukrainian Poetry series, explore the essence of Ukrainian resilience (незламність) through one of the most celebrated Ukrainian poems — "Contra spem spero!" by Lesia Ukrainka.
ULP 6-224 | Українська поезія. Олександр Олесь «О слово рідне! Орле скутий!..» | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🦅 The fourth episode of the Ukrainian Poetry series delves into the importance of preserving and cherishing the native language and homeland in a powerful poem by Oleksandr Oles, titled "О слово рідне! Орле скутий!...
ULP 6-225 | Українська поезія. Павло Тичина «Гаї шумлять» | Ukrainian Lessons Podcast Season 6
🌳 Join us for the fifth episode of our Ukrainian Poetry Series, where we explore the beauty of Ukrainian nature with Pavlo Tychyna's poem "Гаї шумлять" ("Groves Murmur"). Enjoy the poem's recitation ...