Help and emergencies in Mongolian
The words you hope to never need. 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
- Туслаарай!tus-LAA-rai
- Help!
- Эмч дуудна ууEMCH DOO-da uu
- Call a doctor
- ЦагдааTSAG-dah
- Police
- Эмийн санEH-miin SAN
- Pharmacy
- Эмнэлэгem-NEH-leg
- Hospital
- Би төөрчихлөөbi tuur-chikh-LUU
- I'm lost
- Миний бие муу байнаmi-NII bie MUU BAI-na
- I don't feel well
- Хулгайлагдсанkhul-gai-lagd-SAN
- It was stolen
- Яаралтай тусламж хэрэгтэйyaa-ral-TAI tus-LAMJ khe-reg-TEI
- It's an emergency
- Намайг тайван орхиna-MAIG tai-VAN or-KHI
- Leave me alone
Literally "help!". The emergency number is 105.
The эмч (doctor) and дуудах (call) are straightforward. Emergency number is 103 for ambulance. Health care is available in Ulaanbaatar.
The police force. Emergency: 102. Non-urgent: walk to nearest station. Corruption is decreasing; tourists are generally safe.
Literally "medicine place". Most pharmacies are in shopping centers in Ulaanbaatar. Prescription drugs are available without strict requirements.
The main hospital is Peace and Friendship Hospital (Уула сайнруу эмнэлэг). Ulaanbaatar has decent medical care; rural areas less so.
Literally "I've got lost".
Literally "my body is bad".
Literally "urgent help is needed".
Literally "leave me in peace".