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Most Common Mongolian Words
Монгол хэл
Essential Mongolian vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| хүн | person | HUN |
| эмэгтэй | woman | e-meg-TEY |
| хүүхэд | child | HU-hed |
| гэр | house / yurt | GER |
| ус | water | US |
| хоол | food | HOL |
| газар | land / earth | ga-ZAR |
| далай | ocean / sea | da-LAY |
| уул | mountain | UL |
| ой | forest | OY |
| нар | sun | NAR |
| шөнө | night | SHO-no |
| өдөр | day | O-dor |
| гэр бүл | family | GER bul |
| хэл | language / tongue | HEL |
| хайр | love | HAYR |
| хөгжим | music | hog-JIM |
| энх тайван | peace | ENH tai-VAN |
| зүрх | heart | ZURH |
| жил | year | JIL |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| явах | to go | ya-VAKH |
| ирэх | to come | i-REH |
| идэх | to eat | i-DEH |
| уух | to drink | U-uh |
| унтах | to sleep | un-TAKH |
| харах | to see / look | ha-RAKH |
| сонсох | to hear | son-SOKH |
| ярих | to speak | ya-RIKH |
| байх | to be | BAYKH |
| хайрлах | to love | hayr-LAKH |
| ажиллах | to work | a-jil-LAKH |
| өгөх | to give | o-GOH |
| авах | to take | a-VAKH |
| бодох | to think | bo-DOKH |
| ойлгох | to understand | oyl-GOKH |
| зогсох | to stand | zog-SOKH |
| суух | to sit | SU-uh |
| гүйх | to run | GUYKH |
| тоглох | to play | tog-LOKH |
| мэдэх | to know | me-DEH |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| том | big / large | TOM |
| жижиг | small | ji-JIG |
| сайн | good | SAYN |
| муу | bad | MU |
| шинэ | new | SHI-ne |
| хуучин | old | hu-CHIN |
| цагаан | white | tsa-GAN |
| хар | black | KHAR |
| улаан | red | u-LAN |
| цэнхэр | blue | tsen-HER |
| урт | long | URT |
| богино | short | bo-GI-no |
| хүнд | heavy | HUND |
| хөнгөн | light / easy | HON-gon |
| хурдан | fast | hur-DAN |
| удаан | slow | u-DAN |
| хүчтэй | strong | huch-TEY |
| халуун | hot | ha-LUN |
| хүйтэн | cold | huy-TEN |
| үзэсгэлэнтэй | beautiful | u-zes-ge-len-TEY |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| одоо | now | o-DO |
| өчигдөр | yesterday | o-chig-DOR |
| маргааш | tomorrow | mar-GASH |
| энд | here | END |
| тэнд | there | TEND |
| тийм | yes | TIM |
| үгүй | no / not | U-gui |
| мөн | also / too | MON |
| гэхдээ | but | geh-DE |
| ба | and | BA |
| маш | very | MASH |
| арай | a little | a-RAY |
| үргэлж | always | ur-GELJ |
| хэзээ ч үгүй | never | he-ZE ch U-gui |
| олонтоо | often | o-lon-TO |
| заримдаа | sometimes | za-rim-DA |
| аль хэдийн | already | al he-DIN |
| дахиад | still / yet / again | da-KHIAD |
| тиймээс | therefore / so | tim-ES |
| магадгүй | perhaps / maybe | ma-gad-GUI |