"Dad is there."

Translation: Тато там.

[wayne_f]

if you're using the computer, you can use this http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/ukrainian.htm just type in this and then just cut and paste it on Duolingo :)

[sfreuden]

You can also use Google Translate's phonetic keyboard at translate.google.com but it's probably best to use a true Ukrainian keyboard for practice.

[Neco_Coneco]

Finally, I have used my downloaded Ukrainian phonetic keyboard!!! Thanks Ukrainian team!!!

[YariMsika]

Spending ages sticking little pieces of paper on my keyboard. :/

[LandonRoo]

I've written the letters with a pencil on a keyboard, it was faster.

[YariMsika]

My Keyboard is Black :/

[Denfisksson]

Any idea on how to write cyrillic characters? =)

[travel.linguist]

Here you can install a ukrainian phonetic keyboard system: http://www.shklar.org/keyboard-vista/

I use it too.

[YariMsika]

Is there one for Windows 10?

[SergioRuido]

https://www.duolingo.com/comment/7687358

[OmarMahmoudov]

Why is батько not allowed?

[Tielbert]

Because it is father. Dad is тато.

[Dianoya]

1. Батько - father
2. Тато - dad
3. Мати - mother
4. Мама - mom

[PerunBolt]

"Тато є там." & "Тато там є." should both BE accepted as correct grammatical forms. They are still being used today.

[jelikap]

Why is it тато instead of тата?

[SergioRuido]

Why do you think it should be тата?)

[RobertLech3]

We haven't learned conjugation so it's very easy to assume тата is the only way of saying "dad"

[SergioRuido]

Conjugating is for verbs. Nouns are declined. There is neither a hint nor a translation with тата for this sentence. Sorry, but I don't understand where your assumption comes from.

[SpaceC]

If you are on win8 you can:
go to your control panel...
click languages...
add language...
select ukrainian...
advanced settings...
change language bar hot keys...
change key sequence...

This site explains it well: http://www.7tutorials.com/introducing-windows-8-how-switch-between-keyboard-input-languages

[anna_hello]

I am wondering why it says tato here? I mean, I know alot of people in ukraine just say papa and mama.. Does it depend on where you come from?

[sagitta145]

That's because, sadly, due to some, let's say, historical factors, a lot of people in Ukraine speak Russian. Those are Russian words.