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Words of inspiration. Words that capture the indomitable human spirit.
It goes without saying that at Wordsmithie, we love words. While silly phonetics, daffy definitions, and double entendres tickle our funny bones (see “Words We Love” toward the bottom of our homepage), the hostilities in Ukraine beg us to think seriously for a few moments about words that reflect the tremendous spirit, resolve, and tenacity of the Ukrainian people.
Below are some “Ukrainian Words We Love” along with pronunciations so you can say them in Ukrainian.
We stand with Ukraine. We stand with democracy.
English — Ukrainian | Pronunciation
Peace — мир | MUIR
Persistence — наполегливість | nah-POLE-ekh-liv-east
Solidarity — солідарність | sow-lee-DAR-neest
Democracy — демократія | demo-KRAH-tee-ya
Resistance — опір | AW-peer
Unity — єдності | YED-no-steh
Self-determination — самовизначення | SUM-aw-vwizz-nah-CHEN-ya
Hope — надія | na-DEE-ya
Resilience — стійкість | STEE-keest
Indivisible — неподільний | neh-poh-DEEL-nee
Tenacity — чіпкість | CHEEP-keest
Resolve* — рішучість | ree-SHOO-cheest
Thank you, Christopher J. Withers, for helping with the translations and pronunciations!
Find out what you can do to help the lives of those directly impacted by the conflict in Ukraine on the blog.
Michael Gaylord
Prior to moving to Madrid in 2011, Michael served as Vice President, Digital for MTV Networks’ cable brands Nick at Nite and TV Land. He began his career in the digital shops of downtown Manhattan, and has extensive experience in creative direction, user experience, convergent programming, integrated marketing and web analytics.
