"Люди тут знають англійську."

Translation: People here know English.

[FU0MOcVv]

Is this phrase correct and normal in Ukrainian? It sounds very "english" to me, or is it just me?

[KuzmaS]

Yep, sounds right to me.

[SJOl61]

Англійску (мову)

[KuzmaS]

1. you missed "ь" there
2. the word "мову" is not necessary at all in this context

[91b92]

does ь here make a softer "s" sound, like in сіль? I cannot hear it neither here nor in Google Translate

[Tielbert]

Sure it does. In fluent speech this nuances may be blurred

[91b92]

Дякую!✨

[KuzmaS]

"ь" does not add "s" sound, instead it modifies the consonant before it. In this case: "т" sounds softer.

[Tielbert]

I guess the asker meant the word "англійську".