A1 Collocation Neutral

Замовляти їжу.

замовляти їжу

To order food.

Bedeutung

Requesting a meal from a restaurant.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

The 'Glovo' and 'Bolt Food' culture is massive. You will see yellow and green backpacks everywhere in cities. It is socially acceptable to order food even for small things like a single coffee. In traditional families, ordering food was once seen as a sign that the 'hostess' wasn't cooking. This has changed, but some older generations might still prefer home-cooked meals for guests. Ordering 'Business Lunches' (бізнес-ланч) is a standard practice between 12:00 and 15:00. Most restaurants have a special menu for this. Ordering food is seen as an act of economic patriotism. By ordering, you help keep businesses open and people employed during difficult times.

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Use 'Можна'

Start your order with 'Можна...' (Is it possible...) to sound more polite and natural.

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Check the Case

Always remember to change 'їжа' to 'їжу'. It's a classic beginner mistake to leave it in the Nominative.

Bedeutung

Requesting a meal from a restaurant.

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Use 'Можна'

Start your order with 'Можна...' (Is it possible...) to sound more polite and natural.

⚠️

Check the Case

Always remember to change 'їжа' to 'їжу'. It's a classic beginner mistake to leave it in the Nominative.

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Perfective vs Imperfective

Use 'замовляти' when you are looking at the menu, but 'замовити' when you are ready to tell the waiter.

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Tipping

When you 'замовляєте їжу' in an app, don't forget to tip the courier, especially in bad weather!

Teste dich selbst

Fill in the correct form of the verb 'замовляти'.

Я зараз ______ їжу в Glovo.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: замовляю

The subject is 'Я' (I), so the verb must end in '-ю'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Choose the correct way to say 'We want to order pizza'.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Ми хочемо замовити піцу.

'Піца' must be in the Accusative case ('піцу') after the verb.

Match the Ukrainian phrase with its English meaning.

Match the following:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: all

These are all common variations of the phrase.

Complete the dialogue between a waiter and a customer.

Офіціант: Ви готові ______? Клієнт: Так, я буду борщ.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: замовляти

The waiter is asking if the customer is ready to place their order.

Match the phrase to the correct situation.

Where would you say 'Можна замовити їжу на виніс?'

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: At a restaurant when you want to eat at home

'На виніс' means takeout.

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Visuelle Lernhilfen

Aufgabensammlung

5 Aufgaben
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'замовляти'. Fill Blank A1

Я зараз ______ їжу в Glovo.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: замовляю

The subject is 'Я' (I), so the verb must end in '-ю'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A1

Choose the correct way to say 'We want to order pizza'.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: Ми хочемо замовити піцу.

'Піца' must be in the Accusative case ('піцу') after the verb.

Match the Ukrainian phrase with its English meaning. Match A2

Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: all

These are all common variations of the phrase.

Complete the dialogue between a waiter and a customer. dialogue_completion A1

Офіціант: Ви готові ______? Клієнт: Так, я буду борщ.

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: замовляти

The waiter is asking if the customer is ready to place their order.

Match the phrase to the correct situation. situation_matching A1

Where would you say 'Можна замовити їжу на виніс?'

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: At a restaurant when you want to eat at home

'На виніс' means takeout.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

12 Fragen

Yes! You can say 'замовляти каву' or 'замовляти напої'.

'Замовляти' is the process or habit; 'замовити' is the completed act of ordering.

It's okay, but 'Я хочу замовити' (perfective) or 'Можна замовити' is more common when you are actually ready to order.

Use the phrase 'замовляти на виніс'.

No, if it's obvious you are at a restaurant, you can just say 'Я готовий замовляти'.

The most popular are Glovo and Bolt Food.

It is neutral. It works in a McDonald's and in a 5-star restaurant.

Say 'Я вже замовив' (masculine) or 'Я вже замовила' (feminine).

Yes, 'замовляти' is used for ordering any goods or services.

'Готувати їжу' (to cook food).

Younger people might say 'закинути замовлення' (to throw in an order).

Say 'Можна меню, будь ласка?'.

Verwandte Redewendungen

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Готувати їжу

contrast

To cook food

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Смачного

builds on

Bon appétit

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Рахунок, будь ласка

builds on

The bill, please

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Меню

similar

Menu

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Страва

specialized form

A dish

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