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Ukrainians Finally Correct My Terrible Pronunciation
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- Jul 15, 2026
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Summary
I invited Anna from Ukraine and Alex from Ukraine to correct the Ukrainian place names I regularly mispronounce. What began as a pronunciation lesson quickly became a deeper discussion about Kyiv, Ukrainian identity, Russian linguistic imperialism, and why Ukrainian is far more distinct from Russian than many outsiders realize.0:00 Anna and Alex Begin the Pronunciation Intervention2:29 How to Properly Pronounce Kyiv6:13 Lutsk, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk9:44 Rivne, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi12:05 Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Irpin, and Chernihiv13:16 The Sounds That Make Ukrainian Difficult14:00 Why Ukrainian Uses H Where Russian Uses G15:14 How Different Are Ukrainian and Russian?17:00 Where the Slavic Languages Came From22:31 How Russia Uses Language as an Imperial Weapon#Ukraine #UkrainianLanguage #Kyiv #LearnUkrainian #RussiaUkraineWarFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperienceAmazon…