Я п’ю сік.

I drink juice.

Breakdown of Я п’ю сік.

• я: I
• пити: to drink
• сік: the juice

Questions & Answers about Я п’ю сік.

What does the apostrophe in п’ю indicate?

The Ukrainian apostrophe here shows that п remains hard (not palatalized) before the iotated vowel ю, which itself represents the sound sequence /j/ + /u/. Without the apostrophe, пю would be pronounced /pʲu/ (soft п). With п’ю, you get /pju/ (hard п + glide j + u).

How do I pronounce Я п’ю сік?

Pronunciation tips:

• Я = /ja/ (like “ya” in “yard”)
• п’ю = /pju/ (hard p, then “yu” as in “museum”)
• сік = /sik/ (short i, consonants s and k) Put it all together: /ja pju sik/, with the stress on the vowel of сік (the single syllable takes full stress).

Why isn’t there an article like “a” or “the” before сік?

Ukrainian has no indefinite or definite articles. A bare noun can mean “juice,” “the juice,” or “some juice,” depending on context. If you need emphasis, you add words like трохи соку (“some juice”) or цей сік (“this juice”), but there’s no direct equivalent of English “a”/“the.”

What case is сік in this sentence?