Ukrainian Word of the Day
їжа
/YI-zha/ • noun — 6th of May, 2026
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Meaning: food; what you eat
Examples
- Моя улюблена їжа — борщ.
(My favorite food is borscht.) - Вони приготували багато смачної їжі для вечері.
(They prepared a lot of tasty food for dinner.) - На ринку я знайшов свіжу їжу.
(At the market I found fresh food.)
Synonyms
- пища
- харчі
Їжа is the everyday word for food and is usually treated as an uncountable noun (general amount of food). 'Пища' is more formal, while 'харчі' is colloquial/plural. Use їжа for meals, shopping, or talking about diet and hunger.
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