Order anything by pointing in Mongolian
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. 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 11 Mongolian phrases in this lesson
- ...авъяAV-ya
- I would like...
- Энийгe-NIIG
- This one
- Энэ хэдэн төгрөг вэEH-neh HEH-den TUR-rug VEH
- How much is it?
- Тооцоо, гуйяtoo-TSOO, GOO-ya
- The bill, please
- Картаарkar-TAH-ar
- By card
- Бэлнээрbel-NEER
- In cash
- УсOOS
- Water
- КофеKO-fe
- Coffee
- Цайtsai
- Tea
- ПивоPI-vo
- Beer
- ...гүй-gui
- Without...
Literally "I'll take ...": "кофе авъя", a coffee.
Point and say it.
Literally "this how many tugriks". Prices are always displayed in tugriks (MNT). Modern payment is by card everywhere in Ulaanbaatar.
Literally "the account, please".
Card payment is everywhere in Ulaanbaatar; the -аар suffix marks the instrument (by/via). Some rural areas still cash-only.
Literally "in ready money".
Tap water in Ulaanbaatar is drinkable. Bottled water: сав дахь ус (packaged water). Минерал ус is mineral water.
Milk tea with salt, сүүтэй цай (suu-TEI tsai), is the national drink.
In a ger you are offered suutei tsai (SOO-tey tsai), salty milk tea.
The Russian word is the everyday one.
A suffix meaning without: сахаргүй (sa-khar-GUI), without sugar.