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MONGOLIAN ENGLISH LESSON 39
Basic phonology Mongolian language has 13 vowels: а ү э о у ө и й ё е ю ы я
- Basic Vowels а, ү, э, о, у, ө, и
- Auxiliary Vowels й, ё, е, ю, ы, я
That we can also divide in
- Masculine: а, о, ё, ю, ы, я, у
- Feminine: э, ө, ү, е, и
- Neuter: й
According to the quality we have
- Single vowels
- Long vowels: implemented by duplicating the vowels like aa
- Diphthongs: made by a vowel and the neuter one
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Basic Expression How much is it? Энэ ямар үнэтэй вэ?
Can you help me? Та надад тусалж чадах уу?
Sure Мэдээж хэрэг/ за, тэгьө
за has many meaning including
- Yes I am sure, but this is more in dialect
- За за - Ok, stop. It is used when we are tired to say thank you
- за мэдлээ - can be translated as yes, I know
- за зи -the sound/opinion of many people
- Мэдээж - of course, literally it means what everyone knows
- мэдээж зүйл - of course meaning every one knows
Grammar corner бол this particle can be translated as
- IF, especially if paired with уу -> бол уу? - As for
Daily translation Translation of basic book for elementary school in Mongolia available at http://laptop.gov.mn/
пингвин - penguin part 2 оцон шувууд өвөл өн-дөг-лө-дөг - penguins are in very cold хүйтэн учраас мөсөн дээр үүр засахгүй so cold that even nest is in ice өндөг аавынхаа хөлийн сарвуун дээр төрж, the egg is born under the father’s leg гэдсэн дор нь хагаран хагартлаа байдаг the egg is opened under his belly
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