Let's learn "How to introduce yourself in Mongolian"
What’s the first thing you need to do when you meet someone new? Introduce yourself of course! To do this you will at the very least be able to say your name in Mongolian Language. This quick lesson will help you learn how to introduce yourself in Mongolian, your name and where you are from. Also we have added some relevant vocabulary such as countries, nationalities and languages.
The most basic way to introduce yourself is as follows:
Миний нэр ____________________ (your name).
Ex: Миний нэр Болдоо. (My name is Boldoo)
(Minii ner Boldoo)
You can then follow up by adding where you are from:
Би _____(country)___[aac]4 ирсэн. ⇒[aac]4 is the ablative case (English: from, of)
Би Америк-аас ирсэн. ⇒[aac]4 = (аас/ээс/ooс/өөс) depends on vowel harmony
(I am from America.)
(Bi Amerikaas irsen.)
Which [aac]4 to use??
Use -аас if the word has the vowels: a, у, я
Use -ээс if the word has the vowels: э, и, ү, е
Use -ooс if the word has the vowel o
Use -өөс if the word has the vowel ө
That’s vowel harmony in Mongolian Language!
Examples:
Би Монголоос ирсэн. Bi Mongoloos irsn. I am from Mongolia.
Би Америкаас ирсэн. Bi Amerikaas irsn I am from America.
Би Германаас ирсэн. Bi Germanaas irsn. I am from Germany.
Another way to say your Nationality
Би _____(country)______ хүн. ⇒ хүн = person
Би Герман хүн.
Bi _______German______ hun. (I am German.)
Би Монгол хүн. Bi Mongol hun. I am Mongolian.
Би Америк хүн Bi Amerik hun. I am American.
Би Герман хүн. Bi German hun. I am German.
Now let`s put it all together and introduce ourselves!
“Сайн байна уу? Миний нэр Болдоо, Би Монголоос ирсэн. Би Монгол хүн.”
Breakdown:
Sain bain u? Minii ner Boldoo. Bi Mongoloos irsn. Bi Mongol hun.
Hello! My name is Boldoo. I am from Mongolia. I am Mongolian.
What about you, what’s your name? Where are you from?
Сайн байна уу? Миний нэр ___________, Би ___________[aac]4 ирсэн. Би _________ хүн!
And now you can introduce yourself in Mongolian! Баяр хүргэе! (congrats!)
Feel free to explore further down for videos, common questions, and other materials!
| Dialogue in Mongolian | English Translation | English Transliteration |
Q: Таны нэр хэн бэ? A: Миний нэр Жон. Q: Та юу хийдэг вэ? A: Би багш. Q: Та хаанаас ирсэн бэ? A: Би Америкаас ирсэн. Q: Та Америк хүн үү? A: Тийм. Би Aмерик хүн. Q: Та Монгол хэл мэдэх үү? A: Сайн мэднэ. A: Жоохон мэднэ. A: Мэдэхгүй. | Q: What`s your name? A: My name is John. Q: What do you do? A: I am a teacher. Q: Where are you from? Q: I am from America. Q: Are you American? A: Yes, I am. Q: Do you speak Mongolian? A: I speak well. A: I speak a little. A: I don`t speak. | Q: Tanii ner henbe? A: Minii ner John. Q: Ta yu hiidgwe? A: Bi bagsh. Q: Ta haanas irsmbe? A: Bi Amerikaas irsn. Q: Ta Amerik hun oo? A: Tiim. Bi Amerik hun. Q: Ta mongol hel medhoo? A: Sain meden. A: Joohon meden. A: Medehgui. |
Some countries, nationalities and languages in Mongolian language:
| Countries in English | Countries in Mongolian (from) | Nationalities in Mongolian | Languages in Mongolian |
| Mongolia | Монголоос | Монгол хүн | Монгол хэл |
| England | Англиас | Англи хүн | Англи хэл |
| Germany | Германаас | Герман хүн | Герман хэл |
| Russia | Оросоос | Орос хүн | Орос хэл |
| Japan | Японоос | Япон хүн | Япон хэл |
| Korea | Солонгосоос | Солонгос хүн | Солонгос хэл |
| France | Францаас | Франц хүн | Франц хэл |
| India | Энэтхэгээс | Энэтхэг хүн | Энэтхэг хэл |
* аас, ээс, оос means “from” in English in this situation.
* Хүн means “Person” in English
* Хэл is “Language” in English
Practice and answer my questions? (in reality)
You can comment your answers below! We can correct them if needed; we love to meet new people!
2 Responses
Би ____________________ хүн.
Bi ____________________ hung. Then you can say country name and the word hun which means person. like
Би Монгол хүн. Bi Mongol hung. I am Mongolian.
Би Америк хүн Bi Amerik hung. I am Mongolian.
Би Герман хүн. Bi German hung. I am German.
Shouldn’t the 2nd one be I am American?
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