Basic Mongolian Expressions for Peace Corps Trainees in Mongolia/Track 15
TRACK 15.
LISTENING PRACTICE - DIALOGUES.
Dialogue 1
| A: - What food do you like? | A: - Che yamar hoolond durtai wei? |
| B: - I like vegetables. How about you? | B: - Be nogoond durtai. Harin ta? |
| A: - I like meat food. | A: - Be mahan hoolond durtai. |
| A: - Do you have sisters? | A: - Che egchtei yu? |
| B: - I don’t. But, I have brothers. | B: - Baihgui, harin bi ahtai. |
| A: - How many brothers do you have? | A: - Che heden ahtai wei? |
| B: - Two | B: - Hoyor. |
In the grocery store
| A: - How much is a bottle of water? | A: - Us yamar unetei wei? |
| B: - 450 (tugrik) | B: - 450 (durven zuun tavin tugrik) |
| A: - I’ll take 2 bottles. | A: - Hoyor us avii |
| A: - Do you have fruit? | A: - Jims bain uu? |
| B: - No, we don’t | B: - Baihgui |
| A: - How much is the cola? | A: - Cola hed wei? |
| B: - 620 (tugricks) | B: - 620 (zurgaan zuun horin tugruk) |
| A: - I’ll take | A: - Za avii. |
| B: - Here is your change. | B: - Mai, hariultaa av. |
In the post office
| A: - How much is it to send a letter to overseas? | A: - Gadaad zahia yamar unetei wei? |
| B: - 980 | B: - 980 (yesun zuun naya) |
| A: - May I see stamps and post cards? | A: - Ene mark, il zahidliig uzej boloh uu? |
| B: - Yes, please | B: - Bolon |
| A: - How much are these stamps? | A: - Ene marknuud yamar unetei wei? |
| B: - 1000 | B: - 1000 (myanga) |
| A: - I’ll buy them. | A: - Bi avii. |
In the local cafeteria
| A: - Here’s the menu. | A: - Mai, ene hoolnii tses |
| B: - Thank you. | B: - Bayarllaa. |
| A: - What would you like to order? | A: - Ta yu zahialah wei? |
| B: - Chicken. | B: - Tahia. |
| A: - Sorry, we don’t have chicken today. | A: - Uuchlaarai, onoodor tahia baihgui. |
| B: - So. What do you have today? | B: - Tegeed onoodor tanaid yu baigaam bei? |
| A: - Buuz and tsuivan. | A: - Buuz, tsuivan l bain. |
| B: - Let me have 10 buuz and a cup of milk tea. | B: - Arvan buuz, neg ayag suutei tsai avii. |