Learn English for Ukrainian speakers
English stories at your level, with Ukrainian translations one tap away. Built for the diaspora, refugees, and IT professionals who already speak it but want to read it.
Free to start · no card · your first story in 10 seconds
What Ukrainian speakers already know
Ukrainian-speakers come in with Latin alphabet exposure, a strong pool of international vocabulary (комп'ютер, інтернет, бізнес), and post-2022 immersion in English-language news. English grammar is much simpler than Ukrainian — no cases, no grammatical gender, fixed word order, fewer verb forms.
The friction points
- Articles (a / an / the) — Ukrainian has none, and feeling them right depends on a definiteness sense that takes input.
- 12 tenses (especially perfect and continuous forms) where Ukrainian uses one verb plus context or aspect.
- Phrasal verbs (get up, give up, look forward to) — entirely new construction logic.
- Pronunciation: TH, R, vowel reduction, and word-stress patterns that don't exist in Ukrainian.
False friends to know first
Words that look familiar but mean something else. The first ones to learn so you don't embarrass yourself.
What English looks like in Newt
Generated by Newt at the level you set. Tap any word for an instant Ukrainian translation, definition, and pronunciation — no leaving the page.
I've been living in Warsaw for almost a year now.
Я живу у Варшаві вже майже рік.
Present perfect continuous — the form that signals "still ongoing" in English.
Would you mind passing me the salt?
Не міг би ти передати мені сіль?
Would you mind + -ing — the most-used polite request form in spoken English.
Why Ukrainian speakers pick up English
Ukrainian refugees and the post-2022 diaspora across Europe and North America, IT professionals working internationally, students at Western universities, and reconstruction-sector workers — all of them need English not just at conversational level but at reading level, for legal documents, contracts, and academic material. That's the gap reading volume closes.
Read → tap → save → repeat
- Tell Newt what you care aboutPick a topic (cycling, history, coffee, indie games — anything). Newt writes you a short English story around it at your level.
- Tap any word for instant translationTap a word — Newt shows the Ukrainian translation, definition, and pronunciation in a popup. No page-switching.
- Save the ones you don't know yetSaved words land in your vocabulary list with the sentence you met them in — context comes free.
- Newt reuses them in your next storyEach new story tries to fold in 2-3 words you recently saved, so you meet them again in fresh context. That's how vocabulary actually sticks.
- Spaced repetition catches what slippedA short daily review session brings back words the algorithm thinks you're about to forget. Same idea as Anki, except you never had to build the deck.
Common questions
How is this different from Duolingo for English?
Duolingo teaches isolated phrases in a fixed curriculum. Newt generates short stories from topics you actually care about, at your current level, with every word tappable for an instant Ukrainian translation. Words you save come back automatically in future stories — that's the part that makes vocabulary stick.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT to write me a English text?
ChatGPT can write you a story, but it forgets everything between sessions. It doesn't know which words you already learned, doesn't space them out for review, and doesn't quietly weave your saved words into the next story. Newt does all of that — it's a closed loop, not a one-shot prompt.
What level of English do I need to start?
Any. Newt supports A1 (complete beginner) through C1 (advanced). At A1 you'll get short, very simple texts with high-frequency vocabulary; at B2+ you'll get nuanced articles and stories. The system calibrates as you tap and save words.
Is it free?
Yes — there's a free plan with 3 fresh AI texts every day, no card required to sign up. Premium lifts the daily cap and lets you study multiple languages at once; you can upgrade anytime.
How long until I can read a real book in English?
Realistic timeline for Ukrainian speakers: 4-8 months of consistent daily reading (15-30 min) to read a young-adult novel comfortably, 12+ months to read literary fiction. The single biggest predictor is hours of input — Newt's job is to make those hours easy to start.
Start reading English tonight
Pick a topic, your first story lands in 10 seconds. Free to start, no card.