verba in Telegram: Interactive Bot & Automated Channel
2026-06-26
We are thrilled to announce that the verba Ukrainian proverbs corpus is now even closer to you! We have launched our official Telegram bot and channel, making it easy to interact with the corpus right inside your favorite messenger.
Try the bot: @verbaCorpus_bot. Subscribe to the daily channel: @VerbaCorpus.
What Can the Bot Do?
We ported the core features of the verba website and API into Telegram:
- 🎲 Random Proverb (
/random): Get a random proverb rendered on-the-fly as a beautiful square vyshyvanka card. It includes modern Ukrainian spelling, categories, and scholarly explanations (hidden under a Telegram spoiler tag, so you can guess the meaning first!). - 🔍 Keyword Search (
/search <query>): Instantly look up proverbs containing specific words or phrases. - 🧠 Semantic Search (
/semantic <query>): Powered by Workers AI and Cloudflare Vectorize, our bot can search for proverbs by meaning. You can describe concepts in your own words (e.g.,/semantic poverty), and the bot will match relevant proverbs. - 🏷️ Browse by Theme (
/categories): An inline keyboard containing the 27 taxonomy categories. Select any category to get a random proverb related to labor, fate, family, nature, etc.
Share Proverbs Anywhere (Inline Mode)
One of the best features is the Inline Query mode. You don't need to add the bot to a group chat—you can query and use it in any conversation!
Just type in the message field:
@verbaCorpus_bot <your query>
The bot will show matching proverbs as inline results. Select one, and it will be sent as a formatted message with a direct link to the webpage.
Daily Proverb Channel
To receive a small piece of Ukrainian folk wisdom every day, subscribe to our Telegram channel: @VerbaCorpus.
Every morning at 9:00 AM UTC/Kyiv, the bot will pick a canonical proverb and automatically publish it alongside its vyshyvanka card graphic, explanation, and hashtags.
Try it out today and share Ukrainian wisdom with your friends!