Macedonian and Ukrainian: 53 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Macedonian | Ukrainian |
|---|---|---|---|
| безmk [bɛs]uk [bɛz] | without | #109 | #99 |
| домаmk [ˈdɔma]uk [ˈdɔmɐ] | at home | #131 | #335 |
| божеmk [ˈbɔʒɛ]uk [ˈbɔʒe] | god | #140 | #107 |
| тато[ˈtatɔ] | dad | #150 | #381 |
| триmk [tri]uk [trɪ] | three | #177 | #169 |
| брат[brat] | brother | #190 | #269 |
| дваmk [dva]uk [ˈdʋa] | two | #193 | #140 |
| когоmk [ˈkɔɡɔ]uk [kɔˈɦɔ] | who | #240 | #206 |
| богmk [bɔk]uk [bɔɦ] | god | #282 | #384 |
| водаmk [ˈvɔda]uk [wɔˈda] | water | #309 | #686 |
| сестраmk [ˈsɛstra]uk [seˈstra] | sister | #340 | #525 |
| надmk [nat]uk [nad] | above, over | #395 | #232 |
| телефонmk [tɛlɛˈfɔn]uk [teɫeˈfɔn] | telephone | #438 | #500 |
| половинаmk [pɔˈɫɔvina]uk [pɔɫɔˈʋɪnɐ] | half | #453 | #1,674 |
| силаmk [ˈsiɫa]uk [ˈsɪɫɐ] | force | #513 | #951 |
| нападmk [ˈnapat]uk [ˈnapɐd] | attack, assault | #533 | #1,762 |
| агентmk [aˈɡɛnt]uk [ɐˈɦɛnt] | agent | #568 | #914 |
| книгаmk [ˈkniɡa]uk [ˈknɪɦɐ] | book | #577 | #1,154 |
| мирmk [mir]uk [mɪr] | peace | #579 | #561 |
| ах[ax] | ah | #587 | #476 |
| том[tɔm] | tome, volume | #588 | #223 |
| групаmk [ˈɡrupa]uk [ˈɦrupɐ] | group | #621 | #1,556 |
| адвокатmk [advɔˈkat]uk [ɐdwɔˈkat] | lawyer | #651 | #985 |
| пивоmk [ˈpivɔ]uk [ˈpɪwɔ] | beer | #703 | #1,185 |
| музикаmk [ˈmuzika]uk [ˈmuzekɐ] | music | #770 | #1,218 |
| бобmk [bɔp]uk [bɔb] | bobsled | #790 | #767 |
| виноmk [ˈvinɔ]uk [ʋeˈnɔ] | wine | #814 | #1,198 |
| наш[naʃ] | our, ours | #839 | #179 |
| око[ˈɔkɔ] | eye | #946 | #1,525 |
| меч[mɛt͡ʃ] | sword | #950 | #1,492 |
| шоуmk [ˈʃɔu]uk [ˈʃɔʊ] | show | #995 | #797 |
| курваmk [ˈkurva]uk [ˈkurʋɐ] | whore, prostitute | #997 | #467 |
| клубmk [kɫup]uk [kɫub] | club | #1,015 | #1,317 |
| мозок[ˈmɔzɔk] | brain | #1,023 | #1,443 |
| рано[ˈranɔ] | early | #1,055 | #627 |
| сигналmk [siˈɡnaɫ]uk [seɦˈnaɫ] | signal | #1,059 | #949 |
| законmk [ˈzakɔn]uk [zɐˈkɔn] | law | #1,097 | #1,205 |
| судmk [sut]uk [sud] | court | #1,114 | #933 |
| ногаmk [ˈnɔɡa]uk [nɔˈɦa] | leg | #1,139 | #1,887 |
| вашmk [vaʃ]uk [ʋaʃ] | your, yours | #1,190 | #191 |
| мореmk [ˈmɔɾɛ]uk [ˈmɔre] | sea | #1,204 | #1,274 |
| кодmk [kɔt]uk [kɔd] | code | #1,251 | #1,309 |
| полеmk [ˈpɔlɛ]uk [ˈpɔɫe] | field | #1,279 | #1,047 |
| правилоmk [ˈpraviɫɔ]uk [ˈpraʋeɫɔ] | rule | #1,283 | #1,415 |
| генералmk [ɡɛnɛˈraɫ]uk [ɦeneˈraɫ] | general | #1,302 | #1,740 |
| сто[stɔ] | hundred | #1,385 | #847 |
| комуmk [ˈkɔmu]uk [koˈmu] | who | #1,392 | #484 |
| сонцеmk [ˈsɔnt͡sɛ]uk [ˈsɔnt͡se] | sun | #1,398 | #1,196 |
| звукmk [zvuk]uk [zwuk] | sound | #1,477 | #1,041 |
| ресторанmk [rɛstɔˈran]uk [restɔˈran] | restaurant | #1,494 | #1,437 |
| принцmk [print͡s]uk [prɪnt͡s] | prince | #1,498 | #1,615 |
| професорmk [ˈprɔfɛsɔr]uk [prɔˈfɛsɔr] | professor | #1,625 | #1,695 |
| факт[fakt] | fact | #1,906 | #1,208 |
The speaker plays the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a native speaker, so treat it as a guide.
The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.