I am a new student to Ukrainian and to italki. From the very first «Привіт!», with her beaming smile, Maria had me hooked! Марія teaches and listens with enthusiasm, patience, and a lot of understanding. Her lessons and conversations are diverse, interesting, engaging, and we always smile and laugh along the way! 😄 With my extremely demanding schedule, our learning sessions have become a veritable oasis! We just completed another session and I already can’t wait for our next lesson (I feel that way after each lesson)! Щиро дякую, Маріє! Я так багато вивчаю кожен урок! Ти чудова вчителька! Дуже дуже дякую! 🙏

I have had Maria as a teacher for at least six lessons and she is excellent. She quickly assessed my level of skill in Russian, where I was strongest and what needed work on. Then she set up me up with the opportunity to do assignments (if I wished). Maria is also a great conversationalist and to my surprise had an incredibly detailed knowledge of my humble little state of South Dakota. The hour I spend with her each week just flies by. She motivates me to be better and I feel myself improving as a student -- at least my confidence is! : ) I was not a great language student back in school, but this is fun. It doesn’t feel like work at all. Notice how busy her schedule is. There is a reason: she’s good.

I very much enjoyed our lesson. I HIGHLY recommend her and I look forward to reaching my goal of fluency with her. Don’t hesitate to book that first or next lesson! You won’t be disappointed. In fact, you’ll learn a lot and have a lot of fun!

One of the best decisions I made this year was taking Ukrainian lessons with Maria. While I have little talent for learning languages, she has tons and gladly passes her experience and enthusiasm on to her students. In a relaxed and friendly environment, you will learn and practice your language skills, learn about Ukrainian culture, and be inspired to keep going. The hour will go by far too quickly, and you will be noticeably better by its end.

I've been learning with Maria for a few weeks now and I'm really happy about the classes and always looking forward to have the next lesson. The shared documents as well as the effort put into making the notes clear is really a plus that allows me to reviews vocabularies and new notions easily. The level of the classes is really adapted to my level and Maria always answers my questions, which I feel is a great help for improving my knowledge. Thanks for the classes, it's always a pleasure !

Even if I forget some words or mispronounce them, Maria is always quick to gently help me along.