When it comes to Mongolian food, we have a mix of traditional types of food and more modern-day foods that were introduced by the USSR and the West. If you visit Ulaanbaatar for instance, you will find all kinds of restaurants that such as Korean, Chinese, European, and Mongolian. It would be wrong to assume […]
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If there is one thing you need to know about Mongolians, it is the fact that Mongolians like to enjoy life and have a good time, which is why parties in Mongolia can sometimes get out of control, especially when alcohol is involved. However, some people wonder why and how Mongolians celebrate Christmas when it […]
If you are a vegan or a vegetarian it is not going to be easy because Mongolians love their meats and most staple Mongolian dishes are heavy in animal products, but it does not mean that surviving as a vegetarian or vegan is impossible, because due to modern-day lifestyles there is a growing number of […]
So in our last lesson, we talked about alphabet pronunciation, so in today’s lesson, we will learn in detail about the pronunciation and harmony of Mongolian language vowels. Depending on how long you hold a vowel and subtle pronunciation differences, specific words can mean completely different things. Take for example: тэр (ter) – Means it […]
A lot of people often criticize Mongolia for losing its heritage and culture for not using the traditional script anymore and argue that Mongolians have adopted the Russian language. However, though modern-day Mongolians use the Cyrillic alphabet, we still speak our own language and learn Mongolian. It would be wrong to assume that Mongolians have […]
People would assume that Mongolians and Inner Mongolians would be able to understand each other if they were to communicate. Mostly it is true. A Mongolian and Inner Mongolia would be able to communicate with one another fairly well but there might still be some misunderstandings on certain occasions if not clarified. However, this is […]
When it comes to Mongolian culture, you have to understand that we don’t specifically talk in numbers nor street names when pointing for directions, but rather landmarks and in relational space. For example, it would be common for a Westerner to point to a specific direction like “Go north 5 blocks and once you are […]
Position Cyrillic Romanization 1 Аа а 2 Бб b 3 Вв v 4 Гг g 5 Дд d 6 Ее ye 7 Ёё yo 8 Жж j 9 Зз z 10 Ии i 11 Йй j 12 Кк k 13 Лл l 14 Мм m 15 Нн n 16 Оо o 17 Өө ô 18 […]
Learning a new language is never easy, but it is one of the most fun things you can do with your free time. You could surprise your date by ordering in French, Spanish, or Italian when going out to eat, or you can eavesdrop on other people’s conversations while standing right in front of certain […]
When it comes to how Mongolian sounds like people have different opinions on the sound of Mongolian. Some say it sounds very similar to Russian, German, Welsh, while some other say it sounds somewhat similar to Korean, Japanese, etc. To a degree, it’s correct, but do know that Mongolian is not related to any of […]