Basic Mongolian Expressions for Peace Corps Trainees in Mongolia/Track 2
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TRACK 2.
MONGOLIAN ALPHABET
The Mongolian alphabet is comprised of 35 letters.
№ |
Printed |
Cursive |
English sound |
Approximate sound in English word |
1 | Аа |
Аа |
Like 'a short a' | father |
2 | Бб |
Бб |
b | bird |
3 | Вв |
Вв |
v | vase |
4 | Гг* |
Гг |
g (ck) | get |
5 | Дд |
Дд |
d | day |
6 | Ее |
Ее |
y | yeah (ye) |
7 | Ёё |
Ёё |
yo | yo-yo |
8 | Жж |
Жж |
j | jeans |
9 | Зз* |
Зз |
dz | zoo |
10 | Ии |
Ии |
e | city / easy |
11 | Й |
Й | ||
12 | Ы |
Ы | ||
13 | Кк |
Кк |
k | kilo |
14 | Лл* |
Лл |
l (lateral-fricative) | law |
15 | Мм |
Мм |
m | modern |
16 | Нн |
Нн |
n (ng) | name - hang |
17 | Оо* |
Оо |
o (open) | law |
18 | Өө* |
Өө |
o (closed) | tone |
19 | Пп |
Пп |
p | park |
20 | Рр* |
Рр |
r (rolled) | rather |
21 | Сс |
Сс |
s | sing |
22 | Тт |
Тт |
t | tail |
23 | Уу* |
Уу |
u (open) | old |
24 | Үү* |
Үү |
u (closed) | soup |
25 | Фф |
Фф |
f | photo |
26 | Хх* |
Хх |
h (hindi) | loch (Scottish) / horn |
27 | Цц |
Цц |
ts | its |
28 | Чч |
Чч |
ch | cheese |
29 | Шш |
Шш |
sh | Short |
30 | Щщ |
Щщ |
shch | English channel |
31 | Ээ |
Ээ |
e | gate |
32 | Юю |
Юю |
yu | you |
33 | Яя |
Яя |
ya | yacht |
34 | Ъ |
Ъ |
hard sign | |
35 | Ь |
Ь |
soft sign |
These sounds especially are approximate only; an equivalent sound in English is unusual, or unlikely. When you arrive in Mongolia you will begin to hear these letter sounds more clearly. The sound shown here is close enough to work during the beginning of your studies.