Signification
Cleaning kitchenware after a meal.
Contexte culturel
There is a common superstition that guests should not wash dishes in someone else's house, as it is believed to 'wash away' the host's luck or wealth. Offering to wash dishes is a standard polite gesture after a meal at a friend's house, showing you are a 'helpful' guest. In many older apartments, hot water might be turned off for maintenance in summer, making 'мити посуд' a much more difficult task involving boiling water in kettles. The 'dishwasher' (посудомийна машина) is a status symbol and a sign of modernizing domestic life in urban areas.
The 'и' sound
Make sure to pronounce the 'и' in 'мити' correctly. If you say 'міти' (with an 'i' like 'meet'), it sounds like a different word.
Don't say 'мити посуди'
Even if there are 100 plates, 'посуд' stays singular. It's a collective noun.
Signification
Cleaning kitchenware after a meal.
The 'и' sound
Make sure to pronounce the 'и' in 'мити' correctly. If you say 'міти' (with an 'i' like 'meet'), it sounds like a different word.
Don't say 'мити посуди'
Even if there are 100 plates, 'посуд' stays singular. It's a collective noun.
Use 'помити' for promises
If you want to sound more natural when promising to do the task, use 'помити' (perfective).
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'мити' (present tense).
Я зараз ___ посуд на кухні.
For the first person singular 'Я', the correct ending is '-ю'.
Which sentence is correct?
Choose the natural Ukrainian way to say 'I will wash the dishes'.
'Помити' is the correct verb for dishes; 'прати' is for clothes and 'вмивати' is for faces.
Match the Ukrainian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
This tests your ability to distinguish between different 'wash' verbs in Ukrainian.
Complete the dialogue.
Мама: Хто сьогодні миє посуд? Син: ___
The son offers to do the chore using the perfective form.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesЯ зараз ___ посуд на кухні.
For the first person singular 'Я', the correct ending is '-ю'.
Choose the natural Ukrainian way to say 'I will wash the dishes'.
'Помити' is the correct verb for dishes; 'прати' is for clothes and 'вмивати' is for faces.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
This tests your ability to distinguish between different 'wash' verbs in Ukrainian.
Мама: Хто сьогодні миє посуд? Син: ___
The son offers to do the chore using the perfective form.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsYes! 'Мити машину' is perfectly correct.
It is masculine. You can tell because it ends in a consonant.
It is 'посудомийна машина' or simply 'посудомийка' in casual speech.
No, it's very polite! But be prepared for the host to say 'no' at least twice.
It is 'я мила посуд'.
It is 'я мив посуд'.
You can, but it implies you are scrubbing off something very burnt or dirty.
Not really, 'посуд' is used by everyone from kids to presidents.
Я ненавиджу мити посуд.
Yes, it includes everything: plates, cups, forks, spoons, and pots.
Expressions liées
Прибирати на столі
similarTo clear the table
Витирати посуд
builds onTo dry the dishes
Чистити каструлю
specialized formTo scrub a pot
Посудомийна машина
builds onDishwasher
