Getting around
Трамвай
Наступна зупинка.
Next stop.
You hear this when the doors close or the next stop is called. It is written down too, so a missed word does not end the ride.
Lviv
Ukraine
Lviv is a compact Galician city of squares, coffee houses, and a castle hill above the roofs.
How the language is used
Ukrainian is the language of the square, the trams, and the café boards.
In this city
- Language
- Ukrainian
- Also heard
- Mostly Ukrainian
- A local word
- Пляцок — A slice of cake.
- Writing
- Cyrillic
What people say
Ordinary lines from this city: the ride, the counter, the food, and the greeting.
The counter
Кав'ярня
Каву, будь ласка.
One coffee, please.
This line is a whole order. You do not need a longer sentence.
Food
Площа
Добрий день.
Good day.
The order is built in short pieces like this one.
The street
Вулиця
Дякую.
Thank you.
People keep this line short. It is enough for the moment.
The language through the day
Ukrainian is the language of the ride, the shop, and the street.
Around Rynok, Pidzamche, Lychakiv, this is the ordinary sound of the day.
A first day in Lviv can run on four lines: “Наступна зупинка.”, “Каву, будь ласка.”, “Добрий день.”, and “Дякую.”. Each one is already a complete moment.
If you are new here
- Stops, prices, and shop signs are written in Cyrillic.
- With strangers and at the counter you use вы. Ты is for people you know.
- If a spoken line goes past you, read the screen or the board. In Lviv, the stop and the price are written down.
One local word: Пляцок. It means A slice of cake..
Places you can see
- Rynok Square — The market square of townhouses and a city hall tower at the centre.
- Lychakiv — A historic cemetery of shaded alleys and old Galician graves.
- High Castle — A hill park where the old castle stood, with a view over the old town.
Food
Syrnyk cheesecake, coffee-house menus, and chocolate shops around the square.
Getting around
Trams circle the centre. The old town itself is a walk of short streets.
Daily life
You order in Ukrainian. Café boards and tram signs use it.
A few everyday phrases
Ukrainian
| Phrase | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Добрий день | Dobryy den | Hello |
| Дякую | Dyakuyu | Thank you |
| Доброго ранку | Dobroho ranku | Good morning |
| Мене звати… | Mene zvaty… | My name is… |
