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Counting to ten in Mongolian

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. 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.

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Counting to ten
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Mongolian phrases in this lesson

НэгNEG
One

Straightforward counting: нэг, хоёр, гурав, дөрөв, тав, зургаа, долоо, найм, есөн, арав.

ХоёрHO-yor
Two

No complications like Danish halves. Regular progression all the way up.

ГуравGU-rav
Three

Pronunciation: gu as in "goo", rav as in "rave".

ДөрөвDUR-rov
Four
Тавtav
Five
Зургааzur-GAA
Six
Долооdo-LOO
Seven
Наймnaim
Eight
Есyes
Nine
АравAH-rav
Ten

Twenty is хорь (khor), thirty гучин (goo-CHIN). The pattern is regular; no madness.

Where Mongolian is spoken

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