Maria Makarchenko

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.

Maria is encouraging and thoughtful with her feedback.

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 cannot stop raving about Maria and her abilities in teaching this language! There are more layers, levels, and phases which we are encountering and traversing in each lesson! I have increased my lessons per week and can already see that it is making a difference in my comprehension and coherence! Maria will inspire and encourage you to keep your progress going and to appreciate more and more the Ukrainian language! 📚💎📚

This most recent lesson with Maria was EXACTLY what I needed! I explained to Maria what I would next like to focus on. She listened VERY attentively and like magic, instantly provided me with the lesson experience for which I was looking! 🪄🎁 She actually always does this, but this lesson was a beaming example of how laser focus on the specific grammatical topics I want to one day fully comprehend, can be immediately and successfully applied. ТАК кр-уу-то!!!! ЩИРО дякую, Маріє!! 📚✏️📖