Mongolian Adjectives
Welcome to the second Mongolian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Mongolian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black хар [khar] |
grey саарал [saaral] |
white цагаан [tsagaan] |
blue цэнхэр [kheenkheer] |
green ногоон [nogoon] |
yellow шар [shar] |
red улаан [ulaan] |
brown бор [bor] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Mongolian + Pronunciation |
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| my house is white [noun + adjective] миний байшин бол цагаан [miniĭ baĭshin bol tsagaan] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] танай улс бол том [tanaĭ uls bol tom] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] шинэ номнууд үнэтэй [shikhee nomnuud үkheekheeĭ] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] бид энд баяртай байна [bid end bayartaĭ baĭna] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] тэр эмэгтэй гурван жижиг нохойтой [kheer ekheegkheeĭ gurvan zhizhig nokhoĭtoĭ] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] энэ хэл их амархан [ekhee kheel ikh amarkhan] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] би жижиг ногоон байшинтай [bi zhizhig nogoon baĭshintaĭ] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold хүйтэн [khүĭkheen] |
hot халуун [khaluun] |
cloudy үүлэрхэг [үүkheerkheeg] |
rainy бороотой [borootoĭ] |
snowy цастай [tsastaĭ] |
sunny нартай [nartaĭ] |
windy салхитай [salkhitaĭ] |
warm дулаан [dulaan] |
Conversation in Mongolian
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Mongolian - Pronunciation |
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| hi сайн уу? [saĭn uu?] |
| how are you? сонин юу байна? [sonin yuu baĭna?] |
| I'm good, thank you би сайн, баярлалаа. [bi saĭn, bayarlalaa.] |
| and you? харин чи? [kharin chi?] |
| what is your name? чамайг хэн гэдэг вэ? [chamaĭg kheen gedeg ve?] |
| my name is Maya намайг маяа гэдэг. [namaĭg mayaa gedeg.] |
| nice to meet you танилцахад таатай байна [taniltsakhad taataĭ baĭna] |
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