Radio Dictation 2025: Which Difficult Words Confused Thousands of Ukrainians.

According to inkorr.com: On October 27, on the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, many Ukrainians participated in the Radio Dictation of National Unity 2025. The text 'We Need to Live!' was written by the author Yevgeniya Kuznetsova and was read by actress Natalia Sumskaya. This year's dictation contained several rare words that could confuse participants. This was reported by 'Glavkom', referring to Suspilne Culture.

Difficult Words of the Dictation

• not in half-strength – an adverb meaning 'not in full strength'; written together;
• truly – an adverb with the prefix 'po-', written with a hyphen;
• dresses with sequins – sequins are shiny circles or flowers;
• inter-yarya – a word with two apostrophes, the first between the prefix and the root, and the second after the hard 'r';
• dopiru – a dialect word meaning 'just', 'only';
• pityatko – a dialectism used to denote 'chick';
• kiyakhy – a dialect word referring to corn ears;
• half-tones – a compound noun, written together;
• sknili – means 'to languish, to suffer from monotony or fatigue';
• grizota – a synonym for 'spiritual torment' or 'internal suffering'.

Celebration of the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language

The Radio Dictation of National Unity is an annual event that started in 2000, aimed at uniting Ukrainians around their native language and promoting literacy. Participants from different corners of the country and abroad write the text simultaneously, and later, after the official version is published, they have the opportunity to check their knowledge. This year's dictation text was prepared by writer and translator Yevgeniya Kuznetsova, and it was dictated by People’s Artist of Ukraine Natalia Sumskaya.

The author of the dictation, Yevgeniya Kuznetsova, emphasized that the text unites Ukrainians. Despite the complexity of the words or punctuation, participants actively discuss their results and share impressions.

Significance of the Holiday

Today, October 27, we celebrate the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, an important event for the cultural life of the country. This holiday highlights the significance of the Ukrainian language as the foundation of national identity.

It is worth emphasizing that the Radio Dictation of National Unity is a traditional language flash mob that invites everyone, regardless of their level of language knowledge, to join this event.

The celebration of the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language has become a vivid expression of culture and patriotism, accentuating the importance of the Ukrainian language as an integral part of national identity.