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Muurand togloom, hulgand ukhel.
{What is a joke for a cat will be death
for a mouse}
(Mongolian proverb)
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Introduction
Also see
"Golden
Key to Mongolian" 2005 Language Course CD + Book
Mongolian
Grammer Book
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Common words and sentences
| In Cyrillic script |
roman transcription |
English translation |
| pg |
za [dza] |
ok |
| mnab |
tiim |
yes |
| ouoa |
ugui |
no |
| /e |
yu |
what |
| dn |
bi |
I |
| xn |
chi |
you (informal) |
| dn bkyukl htl bt;thuoa |
bi mongol khel medekhgui |
I don't speak Mongolian (I Mongolian language not know) |
| /buoa |
yumgui |
nothing |
| dn kalukhuoa dgayg |
bi oilgokhgui baina |
I donīt understand |
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Sentences
| In Cyrillic script |
roman transcription |
English translation |
| tyt mgys wgu ee$ |
ene tani tsag uu? |
is this your watch? |
| wgu |
tsag |
watch |
| ee$ |
uu? |
[question particle] |
| utjtltt eymjgg! |
gerelee untraa! |
put out/switch off the light! |
| utjtltt gvgg! |
gerelee asaa! |
put on/switch on the light! |
| utjtl |
gerel |
light |
| mgys |
tani |
formal |
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Proverbs
| In Cyrillic script |
roman transcription |
English translation |
| dejhgy fjiff demsy xnytt vghgl ejug |
burkhan orshoo butin chinee sakhal urga |
God bless you and may your moustache grow like brushwood (when someone
sneezes) |
| beejgy; mkulkkb helugyg; ohtl |
Muurand togloom, hulganad ukhel. |
What is a joke for a cat will be death for a mouse. |
Conversation
| In Cyrillic script |
roman transcription |
English translation |
| > Vkyny (vgahgy) /e dgayg$ |
> Sonin (saikhan) yu baina? |
> Whatīs new? |
| < (Kyw) /buoa mga.gy^ |
< (Onts) yumgui taivan |
< Nothing particular. |
| < Mga.gy (vgahgy) dgayg |
< Taivan (saikhan) baina. |
< It is peaceful. |
In short:
| > /e dgayg$ |
Yu baina? |
> What is? |
| < ?buoa |
Yumgui. |
< Nothing. |
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