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.

Thank you, Maria, for another great lesson! Maria is the best language teacher on any continent. She is always willing to challenge me to push beyond the comfortable boundaries of and my present skill level. She provides kind and clear corrections, often bringing in specifical examples to reinforce learning. She explains grammar well, never fails to encourage me to make connections between new concepts and my current comprehension level, and does all of these things in a fun, highly professional, empathetic, and remarkably patient way. I highly recommend anyone reading this to select Maria as your language instructor.

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.

During this latest lesson with Maria, I felt like I was flying! I was able to comprehend so much more and engage in a noticeably more coherent conversation volley. It was really inspirational and opened up so many more doors to my confidence to speak and understand Ukrainian! Ду-у-уже дякую, Маріє!!! 🛫✨

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Each lesson with Maria is bringing more depth of speaking experience, more comprehension, and more levels of appreciation for the Ukrainian language than I can even begin to count! Time with Maria, her expertise, and learning this valuable language is a never-ending gift!! 🎁 Щиро дякую!!!