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Що ти п’єш?

Що ти п’єш?
What are you drinking?
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Breakdown of Що ти п’єш?

пити
to drink
ти
you
що
what
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Questions & Answers about Що ти п’єш?

How do you pronounce Що ти п’єш?
  • In IPA: /ʃt͡ʃo tɪ ˈpʲiɛʃ/
  • Rough English approximation: “sht-cho ti p’yehsh?”
    • Що = “sht-cho” (/ʃt͡ʃo/)
    • ти = “ti” (/tɪ/)
    • п’єш = “p’yehsh” (/pʲiˈeʃ/)
What part of speech is Що and what case does it take here?
  • Що is an interrogative pronoun meaning “what.”
  • It functions as the direct object of the verb and thus appears in the accusative case.
  • Note: For neuter pronouns like що, the nominative and accusative forms coincide.
What is the infinitive form of п’єш, and how is it conjugated for ти?
  • Infinitive: пити (“to drink”).
  • Present-tense, 2nd-person singular (ти):
    • я п’ю
    • ти п’єш
    • він/вона п’є
  • You drop the infinitive ending -ти and add the ending -єш for ти.
Why is there an apostrophe in п’єш, and what does it do?
  • The apostrophe indicates a separation (no softening) between the consonant п and the iotated vowel є.
  • Without it, пєш would imply a softened п’; with it, you pronounce п normally, then є: [pʲiɛʃ].
Can you drop ти and just say Що п’єш?
  • Yes. In Ukrainian, personal pronouns are often optional.
  • Що п’єш? is perfectly natural in casual speech and still means “What are you drinking?”
How would you make this question more polite or formal?
  • Use the formal/plural pronoun ви and the corresponding verb form:
    Що ви п’єте?
  • Conjugation for ви (2nd-person plural/formal) from пити: я п’ю, ти п’єш, ви п’єте.
Is word order flexible in Ukrainian questions like this?
  • Yes, word order can shift for emphasis:
    • Ти що п’єш? (adds a slight “as for you, what are you drinking?” nuance)
    • Що п’єш ти? (very marked, poetic or childish)
  • The most neutral is Що ти п’єш?
How might someone answer Що ти п’єш? in Ukrainian?

Common responses use я п’ю… plus the drink:

  • Я п’ю воду. (I’m drinking water.)
  • Я п’ю чай. (I’m drinking tea.)
  • Я п’ю каву. (I’m drinking coffee.)
  • Я п’ю сік. (I’m drinking juice.)