المعنى
A language other than one's native tongue.
خلفية ثقافية
In Ulaanbaatar, there is a massive trend of learning English. It's common to see 'English' written in Latin script on signs for 'Гадаад хэлний төв' (Foreign Language Centers). Russian was the dominant foreign language. Many older Mongolians are fluent in Russian but might still refer to it as a 'гадаад хэл' today, though it felt like a second native language back then. The concept of 'outside' (gadaad) is very strong. Historically, a 'foreign language' was the language of the 'outside world' beyond the steppe, often associated with trade and diplomacy. Young people often use 'Monglish'—mixing English words into Mongolian. While they are speaking a 'гадаад хэл', they are doing it in a way that creates a new subculture.
Use the Instrumental
Always remember to use '-ээр' when saying you speak IN a language. 'Би Англи хэлээр ярьдаг.'
Don't say 'Foreignly'
English speakers often try to turn 'foreign' into an adverb. In Mongolian, just keep 'Гадаад' as it is.
المعنى
A language other than one's native tongue.
Use the Instrumental
Always remember to use '-ээр' when saying you speak IN a language. 'Би Англи хэлээр ярьдаг.'
Don't say 'Foreignly'
English speakers often try to turn 'foreign' into an adverb. In Mongolian, just keep 'Гадаад' as it is.
The 'n' stem
When adding endings to 'хэл', remember it becomes 'хэлн-'. Example: 'хэлнээс' (from the language).
Politeness
Asking someone 'Та гадаад хэл мэдэх үү?' is a very polite and common way to start a conversation about their education.
اختبر نفسك
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'Гадаад хэл'.
Би сургуульдаа хоёр _______ сурдаг.
The sentence needs a direct object in the nominative/accusative form. 'I study two foreign languages.'
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
How do you say 'I speak in a foreign language'?
The instrumental case '-ээр' is required when saying you speak 'in' or 'using' a language.
Match the Mongolian phrase with its English translation.
Match the following:
These are essential collocations related to the topic.
Complete the dialogue.
А: Та ямар _______ мэдэх вэ? Б: Би Англи болон Орос хэл мэднэ.
The answer mentions English and Russian, so the question must be about foreign languages.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
وسائل تعلم بصرية
Common Foreign Languages in Mongolia
Most Popular
- • Англи хэл
- • Солонгос хэл
Historical
- • Орос хэл
- • Төвд хэл
Business
- • Япон хэл
- • Хятад хэл
بنك التمارين
4 تمارينБи сургуульдаа хоёр _______ сурдаг.
The sentence needs a direct object in the nominative/accusative form. 'I study two foreign languages.'
How do you say 'I speak in a foreign language'?
The instrumental case '-ээр' is required when saying you speak 'in' or 'using' a language.
طابق كل عنصر على اليسار مع زوجه على اليمين:
These are essential collocations related to the topic.
А: Та ямар _______ мэдэх вэ? Б: Би Англи болон Орос хэл мэднэ.
The answer mentions English and Russian, so the question must be about foreign languages.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
الأسئلة الشائعة
12 أسئلةNo, it refers to any language that isn't Mongolian, including Russian, Chinese, Korean, etc.
'Гадаад хэл' is neutral and modern. 'Харь хэл' is more formal or literary, sometimes implying a greater distance.
You say 'Би гадаад хэлний багш'. Note the genitive '-ний' ending.
Usually no. Dialects are called 'аялгуу' (ayalguu).
'Гадаад' is the adjectival form meaning 'foreign/exterior', while 'Гадна' is an adverb meaning 'outside'.
In Mongolia, it is a neutral and respectful term. It is not offensive.
The plural is 'Гадаад хэлнүүд'.
Currently, English is the most popular, followed by Korean and Japanese.
No, in Mongolian, common nouns and adjectives are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
You can say 'Би гадаад хэлэндээ сайн'.
Not really, but people might just say 'хэл' (language) and it's implied from context.
Гадаад хэлний тэнхим (Gadaad khelnii tenkhim).
عبارات ذات صلة
Эх хэл
contrastMother tongue
Олон улсын хэл
specialized formInternational language
Хэлний бэрхшээл
builds onLanguage barrier
Орчуулга
similarTranslation
Хэлмэрч
similarInterpreter
