Getting around in Mongolian
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Mongolian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Mongolian phrases in this lesson
- Угаалгын өрөө хаана байнаu-GAHL-gin UR-uh KHA-na BAI-na
- Where is the toilet?
- ...-руу яаж очих вэ?-ruu yaaj o-CHIKH ve
- How do I get to...?
- Зүүн тийшzuun TIISH
- To the left
- Баруун тийшba-ROON TIISH
- To the right
- Чигээрээchi-gee-REE
- Straight ahead
- ЭндEND
- Here
- Галт тергений буудалGALT TER-gen-ii BOO-dal
- Train station
- АвтобусAV-to-bus
- Bus
- Нисэх онгоцны буудалni-SEKH on-gots-NY buu-DAL
- Airport
- Нэг тасалбар гуйяNEG ta-SAL-bar GOO-yah
- One ticket, please
Literally "wash room where is". Үл ээлтэй (doesn't matter) when asking; public toilets are sparse. Cafes expect you to be a customer.
Literally "toward the left".
Literally "straight on".
The -д suffix marks location (at/in). Эндээс (from here) is "from here". Very short and common.
Literally "metal car station". The trans-Mongolian railway is famous. Буудал (station) also used for bus/airport.
Borrowed from Russian. Regular buses cover Ulaanbaatar. Modern buses use payment cards; tickets are cheap. Express buses for longer distances.
Literally "the flying machine's station".
Тасалбар (ticket). Buy at windows or machines. Price varies wildly by destination. Always have a card for city transport.