Після роботи я йду до кав’ярні.

Because після requires the genitive case.

• робота = nominative singular
• роботи = genitive singular

So after після, you say:

• після роботи = after work

This is a very common pattern in Ukrainian:

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

Because до also requires the genitive case.

• кав’ярня = nominative singular
• кав’ярні = genitive singular

So:

• до кав’ярні = to the coffee shop / café

This is another basic case pattern:

• до школи = to the school
• до магазину = to the store
• до друга = to a friend’s place / to a friend

Йду is the 1st person singular present tense of йти.

So it means:

• I am going
• I go in the sense of moving somewhere now or on this particular trip

A useful contrast:

• йти / йду = to go in one direction, usually on foot, on a specific trip
• ходити / ходжу = to go habitually, repeatedly, or in more than one direction

So:

• Я йду до кав’ярні = I’m going to the café
• Я ходжу до кав’ярні щодня = I go to the café every day

Yes. Йду and іду are both acceptable forms meaning I am going.

In modern usage, йду is very common, especially after a vowel or at the start of a sentence. Learners will often see both forms in dictionaries or real speech.

So these mean the same thing:

• Я йду додому
• Я іду додому

Both = I’m going home

Both can be possible, but the nuance is a little different.

• до кав’ярні = to the café, toward it, as a destination
• в кав’ярню = into the café, emphasizing entering it

In many situations, both are natural. But до + genitive is very common when talking about going to a place in a general destination sense.

Compare:

• Я йду до кав’ярні = I’m going to the café
• Я заходжу в кав’ярню = I’m going into the café

So до кав’ярні is not wrong or strange at all; it is a normal way to express the destination.

Yes, very often.

Ukrainian frequently omits subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• йду already means I am going

So both are possible:

• Я йду до кав’ярні
• Йду до кав’ярні

The version with я may sound a bit more explicit or emphatic, especially if you want contrast:

• Я йду до кав’ярні, а він — додому. = I’m going to the café, and he’s going home.

Yes, Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible.

The given order puts the time expression Після роботи first, which makes after work the starting point of the sentence.

Other possible orders include:

• Я йду до кав’ярні після роботи
• Я після роботи йду до кав’ярні

These are all understandable. The difference is mostly about focus and style, not basic meaning.

A rough guide:

• first position often gives emphasis or sets the scene
• later position can make the phrase feel less prominent

So Після роботи я йду до кав’ярні naturally highlights after work.

Because Ukrainian has no articles like English a / an / the.

So:

• кав’ярня can mean a café, the café, or just café, depending on context

In this sentence, English translation might use:

• the café
• a café
• the coffee shop

Context tells you which is most natural.

This is normal in Ukrainian:

• Я бачу машину = I see a car / the car
• Вона читає книжку = She is reading a book / the book

The word кав’ярні is pronounced roughly like ka-VYAR-ni.

The apostrophe in Ukrainian is important. It shows that the consonant before it is not softened, and that the following я, ю, є, ї keeps its y/j sound.

So in кав’ярня:

• в stays hard
• я is pronounced more like ya

Without going too technical, the apostrophe helps you avoid pronouncing it as a softened consonant. It is a real spelling feature, not just punctuation.

Not exactly, though they can overlap.

• кав’ярня usually means a coffee shop or café with emphasis on coffee
• кафе is broader and can mean café more generally

So кав’ярня often suggests a more coffee-oriented place, while кафе can be a more general casual eating or drinking place.

In everyday translation, both may sometimes be rendered as café, but the Ukrainian words are not always identical in nuance.