For business, education, or leisure, one must realize that this area once part of the former Soviet Union has a culture and language that is quite different from Russian. This language guide prepares its reader with fifteen chapters of situational phrases suited to: traveling by rail, trolley, car or bus; coping with emergencies; Ukrainian shopping; exchanging currency; getting along at a hotel; ordering a meal, and other daily life adventures. Each Ukrainian phrase is accompanied by an English translation and phonetic pronunciation based on North American speech. For handy reference, included is a 3,000-word mini-dictionary listed in both English and Ukrainian. With its countless tips to facilitate living, traveling and working in Ukraine, this is anessential and indispensable item for the traveler.