"Ти там?"
Translation:Are you there?
3 years ago
14 Comments
The literal translation would be "you there?" Ukrainian does not require copula verbs (like "is" or "are" in English) and you can make a sentence to a question just by putting a question mark after it in writing (in speech you change the intonation).
1 year ago
Zinthak
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So...is there a difference in the pronunciation between the 'y' and the 'i'? I don't hear a distinct difference myself
3 years ago
mizinamo
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I've heard it described as similar to the difference between "fit" and "feet", "hill" and "heel", "sin" and "seen" etc.
3 years ago
Nyafeinstein
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Very confused. For some reason, I keep on thinking "there" (tam) means "here". How do you say "here"?
3 years ago
"ти" is informal, "ви" is formal or when addressing a group of people.
2 years ago
