"Це мама, а це тато."

Translation: This is mom and this is dad.

[TseDanylo]

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Which form of and do I use?

In Ukrainian, there are four words that mean and; і, та, а and й. Three of them; і, та and й are all used to link similar things, the only reason we have so many is so we can switch them around to make the language flow and sound more melodic.

• Мама і тато - Mom and dad
• Та я! - And me!
• Мова й алфавіт - Language and alphabet

It's really up to you when you want to use them :)

But on the other hand, а is used to contrast between two different things. It roughly corresponds to the English whereas.

• Мама там, а тато тут - Mom is there, and/whereas dad is here
• Я працюю а ти танюєш - I work and/whereas you work
• Мене звати Віктор а вас звати Вєра - My name is Victor and/whereas your name is Viera

[G-M2]

I read before that the 3 interchangeable ands are best used to create harmonic cadence in the language between the vowels and consonants of the surrounding words as follows: consonant i consonant, vowel ta consonant, vowel Ň vowel. Ach! Sorry I can't get Cyrillic keyboard during this post. It is very similar to using a or an in English, where before a vowel we use an and before a consonant we use a.

[RaveTuba]

I need to ask though, in Ukranian, how do we distinguish the sentence "This mother." and "This is mother"? or more accurately, when does "це" mean "this" or "this is" ?

[TseDanylo]

Different forms are used for this, these and this is

• Цей чоловік - Masculine Singular Nominative (This man)
• Ця жінка - Feminine Singular Nominative (This woman)
• Це місто - Neuter Singular Nominative (This town/city)
• Ці лавці - Plural Nominative (These benches

Це місто can mean "this is a city" or "this city", you'll have to rely on context

[Rvvz18]

It means both

[BrookeHyland0]

I put "This is mom, and this is dad" WHAT DID I DO WRONG??

[Merwabi]

It is accepted now. :)

[AmyeLaine22]

No its not :(

[.Sophie2009.]

I agree :|

[Jatinjk07]

Why in this sentence we didn't use ta or i but a?

[etincelleux]

Why is "this is mom, and that is dad" incorrcect if "це" can mean "this" or "that" (or "it")?

[Vinnfred]

"That" is actually "то"

[.Sophie2009.]

What is the difference between "This is mom, this is dad" and "This is mom and this is dad"?
I don't understand.

[DrewTaormi]

I guess i need to download a Ukrainian keyboard for this

[DenisBeaub]

Lol really, when you are introducing your parents, you just say "this is mom and dad" Most persons know to make the difference between man and woman. I hardly know any one that would point them out as singly as this.

[Beth326636]

I said this correct three times and it counted it wrong