borshch

Everyday

(Ukrainian) Borshch (борщ) is the Ukrainian spelling in Latin letters of «borscht», the sour beetroot soup that is a national dish of Ukraine. It sounds like «borshch», with «shch» like the sounds in «fresh cheese» run together. tree →

In the lessons

Used in lessons about Ukraine, Ukrainian cooking and Ukrainian heard on the street. Ukrainian borshch has beetroot, cabbage, potatoes and often meat, served with sour cream, garlic bread (pampushky) and dill.

Examples

• Mum cooked borshch with pampushky. tree →
• In Ukraine, borshch is on almost every family's table. tree →
• Borshch is the Ukrainian way to write borscht. tree →
• We learned to say «borshch» properly. tree →
• The borshch was bright red and smelled of dill. tree →
• Grandma's borshch takes all morning to cook. tree →

Note

Ukrainian word in Latin letters; English usually writes «borscht». Both mean the same soup.