Після роботи вона ставить праску на полицю і п’є чай.

Because після means after and it requires the genitive case in Ukrainian.

• dictionary form: робота = work
• genitive singular: роботи

So:

• після роботи = after work

This is a very common pattern:

• після уроку = after the lesson
• після обіду = after lunch

Because праску is the accusative singular form of праска.

Here, праску is the direct object of ставить:

• ставить що? → праску

For many feminine nouns ending in -а, the accusative singular changes to -у / -ю:

• книга → книгу
• лампа → лампу
• праска → праску

So:

• вона ставить праску = she puts the iron

Because Ukrainian uses different cases depending on whether you mean:

• movement toward a place → usually accusative
• location in a place → usually locative

Here, the iron is being moved onto the shelf, so Ukrainian uses:

• на полицю = onto the shelf

Compare:

• покласти на полицю = to put onto the shelf
• лежати на полиці = to lie on the shelf

So:

• на полицю = destination
• на полиці = location

Ставити usually means to put/set something in an upright position. With an iron, that makes sense, because irons are often placed standing upright.

By contrast, класти means to put/lay something down, usually more flatly or horizontally.

So the difference is often about how the object is positioned:

• ставити = set upright
• класти = lay down

In real life, Ukrainians may choose one or the other depending on how they imagine the object being placed. In this sentence, ставить праску на полицю suggests she sets the iron on the shelf.

Both verbs are present tense, third person singular:

• ставить = she puts / is putting
• п’є = she drinks / is drinking

In Ukrainian, the present tense can describe:

1. something happening now
2. a habitual or repeated action

In this sentence, especially with після роботи (after work), it often sounds like a routine:

• After work, she puts the iron on the shelf and drinks tea.

So it may mean this is what she usually does, not only this exact moment.

Yes, Ukrainian often drops subject pronouns when they are clear from context.

So you could say:

• Після роботи ставить праску на полицю і п’є чай.

But there is a small issue: in the present tense, ставить and п’є only show third person singular, so without context they could mean:

• he
• she
• it

That is why вона is useful here: it makes the subject explicit and unambiguous.

So:

• with вона = clearer
• without вона = possible, but depends more on context

The apostrophe in п’є shows that the п is not softened before є.

So п’є is pronounced roughly like pye / p-ye rather than with a softened п.

This happens in many Ukrainian words before я, ю, є, ї after certain consonants. The apostrophe separates the consonant from the following y-like sound.

Here:

• пити = to drink
• п’є = he/she drinks

So the apostrophe is part of correct spelling and pronunciation.

It is changing case in function, but the form happens to look the same.

Чай is the direct object of п’є, so it is in the accusative case. But for many masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is identical to the nominative singular.

So:

• nominative: чай
• accusative: чай

That is why you do not see a visible change.

Compare with a feminine noun, where the change is more visible:

• кава → каву

No, Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible. The sentence given is natural, but other orders are also possible depending on emphasis.

The original order:

• Після роботи вона ставить праску на полицю і п’є чай.

This starts with the time phrase після роботи, which is very natural because it sets the scene first: after work.

You could rearrange parts of the sentence, but the emphasis would shift. For example:

• Вона після роботи ставить праску на полицю і п’є чай.

This puts a little more attention on вона.

So the order is not rigid like in English, but the original version is very normal and clear.

Yes, і here simply means and. It joins two actions done by the same subject:

• ставить праску на полицю
• п’є чай

So:

• вона ставить праску на полицю і п’є чай
  = she puts the iron on the shelf and drinks tea

In Ukrainian, і is the most common basic word for and. You may also see й, which is often used for smoother pronunciation, but the meaning is the same.