why

чому ні? — why not

от —

чому — that is why

виконувати на біс — to play an encore, to repeat

біс (його) забери! — deuce take it!, to hell with it

іди до біса! — go to hell!, go to blazes!, go to Bath!; hang you!

якого біса? — what the blazes?, why the deuce?, what the devil?, why the dickens?

ну? — yes?, really?; indeed?

ну, а ви? — and what about you?

ну ж! — oh, come now!; now then!; be quick!

ну, звичайно — why, of course

ну й погода! — what weather!

ну, ну, не плач! — there, there! don't cry

ну, так що ж? — what of it?

а ну його! — to the deuce with him!

ну тебе! — stop that!; drat you!

та інші — and others

він та я — he and І

та ще — and what is more

та не може бути?, та невже? — you don't say so?, is that so?

та де там! — but no!

та ну його! — oh, drat him!

та це ж вона! — why, it's she!

та сама — the same

якого дідька… — what the devil, why the devil…

для годиться — for show, for appearance

для кого? — for whom?

для порівняння — for comparison, for reference

для того, щоб — in order to, in order that

для стислості — for short

для чого? — why?, what for?

ні (нема) для чого — there is no need

непроникний для води — impervious to water, waterproof

отже слухай(те) — listen here

речі першої необхідності — the necessaries of life

звичайна річ — that's a usual thing; of course, certainly

не в тому річ — that is not the question, that is not the point, it is not the case

це інша річ — it is quite another thing, that is another pair of shoes, that is a horse of another colour

речі мн. — ( майно) things, belongings

річ у собі філос. — noumenon ( pl noumena), thing in itself

до речі (доцільно) — to the purpose, to the point, relevantly, apropos; ( своєчасно) opportunely, seasonably; ( між іншим) by-the-by, by the way

до речі і не до речі — in and out of season

це те саме — it is much of the same thing

через те — that is why

ні те ні се — neither one thing, nor the other; between hay and grass

що робити? — what's to be done?

що це (таке)? — what's this?

що з того? — well, what of it?

що з вами? — what is the matter ( with you) ?

ні за що — not for anything; never

що завгодно — anything

що ви! (ні, це не так) — no!, by no means!, far from it!; ( надумали) how can you!, what do you mean?, you don't say so!

він такий хворий, що… — he is so ill that…

як би це зробити? — how is it to be done, I wonder?

як (ви) — поживаєте?, як ся маєте? how do you do?, how are you?

як жарко! — how hot it is!

як це так? — how is so?, how is that?

як довго? — how long? як справи? how are you getting on?, how are things?

як бути? — what is to be done?

як ви гадаєте? — what do you think?

як ви сказали? — what did you say?

як вас звуть? — what is your name?

як, він пішов? — what, he has already gone?

як не…, хоч як… — however…

як не важко — however difficult it is; як не пізно however late it is

як не намагайтесь — however hard you may try

як би то (там) не було — at any rate; however that may be

як кому, кому як — it is not the same with everybody

ось як! — really!, you don't say so!

як би не так! — not likely!, nothing of the kind!

як знати — who knows

як сказати — it all depends it

як вам сказати — how shall/should I put it?

як коли — that depends

як так? — you don't say!

як видно — evidently, apparently

як видно — з as can/may be seen, as evident ( з чого-небудь - from)

лютий, як тигр — fierce as a tiger

я живу, як інші — І live as others do

як і раніше — as before, previously

як і у випадку — as with, as in the case of, as is the case with

як вкопаний — stock-still, transfixed, rooted to the ground, stone-still

як уві сні — dreamily

будьте як вдома — make yourself at home

як тільки — as soon as; when

в той час, як — whereas, while

до того, як — till, until

після того, як — since

що, як він спитає? — and what if he asks?

як…, то… — if…, then…

як не хочеш, то й не йди туди — don't go there if you don't want to

як наприклад — as, for instance

як попало (абияк) — anyhow; ( поспіхом) at haphazard, helter-skelter

як раптом — when suddenly, when all of a sudden, when all at once

як на нього — as to him, for his part, as far as he is concerned

як такий — as such

як би не… — however…, no matter how

як завжди — as ever, as always, as usual

як…, так — і both… and…

як ведеться — as usual, is customary, is the custom

як з'ясувалося — as it turned out, as it proved

як мовиться, як кажуть — as they say, as the saying goes

як же! — sure!; why, of course!

як знати — who knows

як сказати — it all depends; how shall I put it, how shall I say

як відомо — as is well known, as everybody knows

як коли — that depends

як мінімум — at the minimum, at the least

як не кажи — whatever one may say

як не дивно — strangely enough, strange though ( it may seem); як одне ціле as a single whole, as a unit; як заведено, як належить, як

годиться — properly, duly; downright, as it should be, as expected; як правило as a rule, generally, usually; як

прийнято — as is the convention, as is customary

як — так? you don't say!; як завгодно anyhow, however; any way one likes; як

вказано — as stated

як не дивно — strange as it may seem