ABSTRACT

Colloquial Mongolian is easy to use and completely up to date!

Written by experience teachers of the language, Colloquial Mongolian offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Mongolian. No previous knowledge of the language is required.

Features include:

Guide to reading and writing the alphabet

Lively dialogues in true-to-life situations

Concise grammar explanations

A variety of exercises with full answer key, grammar summary, suffix index and two-way glossary

Explanatory notes on Mongolian culture and customs

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Mongolian in a broad range of everyday situations.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.


 

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter |8 pages

The alphabet

chapter |6 pages

Pronunciation (Audio 1: 1)

chapter 1|17 pages

Сайн байна уу?

Hello!

chapter 2|19 pages

Хүүхэдтэй хүний хэл амардаггүй

A parent's tongue never rests

chapter 3|22 pages

Ярихаар яв, хэлэхээр хий

Actions speak louder than words

chapter 4|18 pages

Айвaл бүү хий хийвэл бүү ай

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

chapter 5|23 pages

Давс хийвэл уустал, ажил хийвэл дуустал

Never do things by halves

chapter 6|22 pages

Өргөстэй боловч өөрийн нутаг

There's no place like home

chapter 7|22 pages

Ус уухгүй ухрийн толгойг бүү дар

You can lead a horse to water

chapter 8|22 pages

Долоо хэмжиж нэг огтол

Look before you leap

chapter 9|19 pages

Өргүй бол баян, өвчингүй бол жаргал

Having no debt is wealth and no illness happiness

chapter 10|19 pages

Эзэн хичээвэл заяа хичээнэ

Heaven helps those who help themselves