Language Tips!

One or two Ukrainian words sound reassuringly familiar - no prizes for guessing what Kafe, Restoran, Bar and Aeroport mean. Nevertheless, when those words are written in Ukrainian cyrillic it's an altogether trickier matter. Suffice it to say that you're unlikely to return from a two month back-packing trip, fluent in the lingo. But that's no reason not to give it a shot!

Parrot out the following words and the locals will either think that you are completely round the twist (no, of course they won't, our language guide is invincible I tell you) or they will register at once that you are a highly intelligent traveller who has even managed to grasp the rudiments of the language:

Vokzal - Station
Autovokzal - Bus station
Marshrutka - Minibus
Poizd - Train
Tramvaj - Tram
Voda - Water
Seek - Juice
Pyvo - Beer
Vyno - Wine
Tuar 'let - Toilet
Apteka - Chemist
Leekarnia - Hospital
Knyzhkovyj magazyn- Bookshop
Miyasnyj magazyn - Butchers
Dopomo'zhit - Help!
Ahhhh! - Ahhhh!
O.K, that's enough language tips for now...