If you’re a new or returner learner of Ukrainian, then Routledge have some good news. A fresh, updated edition of its bestseller course Colloquial Ukrainian sees its release this June.

The update is a long-awaited one. The course first saw light of day in 1994, just three years after Ukraine gained its independence, and in the wake of renewed interest in the country, its people and language. Obviously, a lot has happened since then; for that reason, it’s perhaps one of Routledge’s most timely and important recent releases, and for many, key to acts of cultural solidarity. Amongst other things, we can expect an up-to-date, fresh set of dialogues (which, as always, should be available for free download at the Colloquial support site).

Routledge has always shown an impressive commitment to keeping its courses, long-time favourite in the language learning community, up-to-date. Amharic, Hebrew and Irish all had similar treatments, with the Slovenian course in the pipeline for later this year. Its Ukrainian course is a stand-out in quite a small field for the language, and is the perfect step-up for those who have had a first taste on Duolingo and are hankering for more (#LanguageJam, anyone?).

The second edition of Colloquial Ukrainian will be out on June 23rd, 2025. That’s too late to catch the rather excellent 20% sale that’s currently on at Routledge.com, which is nonetheless worth checking out – the discount makes it cheaper to buy existing Colloquials direct from the source rather than sites like Amazon.