Signification
Doing something incorrectly.
Contexte culturel
In Ukrainian schools, mistakes are often marked with red ink. However, modern 'New Ukrainian School' reforms encourage seeing mistakes as 'growth points'. Kyiv's IT sector uses 'робити помилки' as a badge of honor, following the Western 'fail fast' philosophy. Admitting a mistake ('Це моя помилка') is highly valued in Ukrainian social interactions and can quickly de-escalate tension. Many Ukrainian proverbs emphasize that mistakes are universal and part of the human experience.
Use Perfective for Apologies
When apologizing for a specific thing you just did, always use 'Я зробив помилку' (perfective).
Avoid 'Мати'
Never say 'Я маю помилку'. It's the most common giveaway that you are translating from English.
Signification
Doing something incorrectly.
Use Perfective for Apologies
When apologizing for a specific thing you just did, always use 'Я зробив помилку' (perfective).
Avoid 'Мати'
Never say 'Я маю помилку'. It's the most common giveaway that you are translating from English.
Don't be shy!
Ukrainians love when foreigners try to speak. Making a 'помилка' is seen as a sign of respect for the culture.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'робити' or 'зробити'.
Я вчора ___ помилку в тесті.
Since it happened 'yesterday' (вчора) and is a completed action, we use the perfective past 'зробив'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose one:
In Ukrainian, you 'do' a mistake, not 'have' or 'are' one.
Match the Ukrainian phrase with its English equivalent.
Match them:
These are the most common collocations with 'помилка'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Вибачте, я ___ помилку. B: Нічого страшного!
The speaker is apologizing for making a mistake.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Types of Mistakes
Writing
- • Описка
- • Граматична помилка
Speaking
- • Обмовка
- • Неправильна вимова
Life
- • Поганий вибір
- • Хибне рішення
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesЯ вчора ___ помилку в тесті.
Since it happened 'yesterday' (вчора) and is a completed action, we use the perfective past 'зробив'.
Choose one:
In Ukrainian, you 'do' a mistake, not 'have' or 'are' one.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the most common collocations with 'помилка'.
A: Вибачте, я ___ помилку. B: Нічого страшного!
The speaker is apologizing for making a mistake.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsIt is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.
You can say 'Я зробив описку' or 'У мене помилка в тексті'.
Yes, 'Помилка системи' (System error) is common.
Робити помилки (to make mistakes).
Yes, just use the verb 'помилятися'.
You can say 'Моя помилка' or 'Мій косяк' (slang).
'Помилка' is general; 'хиба' is more about a flaw or a defect.
No, it's a direct object: робити (що?) помилку.
Не зроби помилку! (singular) or Не зробіть помилку! (plural/formal).
Always 'робити'. 'Творити' means 'to create' (like art) and sounds very strange here.
Expressions liées
Припускатися помилки
specialized formTo commit a mistake (formal)
Виправляти помилку
builds onTo correct a mistake
Вчитися на помилках
builds onTo learn from mistakes
Помилятися
synonymTo be mistaken
Накосячити
specialized formTo screw up
