Mongolian Gender
Welcome to the fifth Mongolian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Mongolian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
man эрэгтэй [ekheegkheeĭ] |
woman эмэгтэй [ekheegkheeĭ] |
husband нөхөр [nөkhөr] |
wife эхнэр [ekhkheer] |
boy хүү [khүү] |
girl охин [okhin] |
father аав [aav] |
mother ээж [kheezh] |
Gender Grammar Rules
In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.
| Grammar + Rules - Mongolian + Pronunciation |
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| my son is a student [masculine + noun] миний хүү бол оюутан [miniĭ khүү bol oyuutan] |
| her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] тэр эмэгтэйгийн охин бол оюутан [kheer ekheegkheeĭgiĭn okhin bol oyuutan] |
| he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] тэр эрэгтэй өндөр ахтай [kheer ekheegkheeĭ өndөr akhtaĭ] |
| she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] тэр эмэгтэй өндөр эгчтэй [kheer ekheegkheeĭ өndөr egchkheeĭ] |
| his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] тэр эрэгтэйгийн ах дүү залуухан [kheer ekheegkheeĭgiĭn akh dүү zaluukhan] |
| his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] тэр эрэгтэйгийн эгч дүү залуухан [kheer ekheegkheeĭgiĭn egch dүү zaluukhan] |
The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.
son хүү [khүү] |
daughter охин [okhin] |
brother ах [akh] |
sister эгч [egch] |
grandfather өвөө [өvөө] |
grandmother эмээ [ekhekhee] |
child хүүхэд [khүүkheed] |
children хүүхдүүд [khүүkhdүүd] |
Expressions in Mongolian
Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Mongolian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.
| English - Mongolian - Pronunciation |
|---|
| What do you mean? та юу гэсэн бэ? [ta yuu gekheen be?] |
| I don't understand би ойлгохгүй байна [bi oĭlgokhgүĭ baĭna] |
| I don't know би мэдэхгүй [bi kheedekhgүĭ] |
| What is that called in Mongolian? үүнийг монгол хэлээр юу гэдэг вэ? [үүniĭg mongol kheekhekheer yuu gedeg ve?] |
| What is this? энэ юу вэ? [ekhee yuu ve?] |
| What does that word mean in English? энэ үг англи хэлээр ямар утгатай вэ? [ekhee үg angli kheekhekheer yamar utgataĭ ve?] |
| Sorry (if you made a mistake) уучлаарай [uuchlaaraĭ] |
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