Bedeutung
To watch and listen carefully for someone.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The idiom reflects the 'Ail khamaat' system where neighbors are as close as family. It is culturally expected to help neighbors in this way. In Ulaanbaatar, this phrase is used in apartment Viber/Facebook groups to ask about water cuts or heating issues. The phrase has roots in the military scouts who were the 'eyes and ears' of the Great Khans, providing strategic intelligence. In Mongolian business culture, having a 'нүд чих' in other departments is seen as a legitimate way to stay informed, not necessarily as spying.
Use with 'өгөөч'
Adding 'болоод өгөөч' makes the request much more polite and natural.
Don't reverse it
Never say 'чих нүд'. It sounds like you are learning from a dictionary rather than a person.
Bedeutung
To watch and listen carefully for someone.
Use with 'өгөөч'
Adding 'болоод өгөөч' makes the request much more polite and natural.
Don't reverse it
Never say 'чих нүд'. It sounds like you are learning from a dictionary rather than a person.
Trust is key
Only ask people you actually trust to be your 'нүд чих'.
Professional use
Use this in emails when you can't attend a webinar to ask a colleague for the 'key takeaways'.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'болох'.
Чи надад нүд чих _________ (Please become).
When making a request, the imperative form 'болоорой' is used.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct way to ask for help.
The person helped must be in the dative case (надад) and the order must be 'нүд чих'.
Match the situation to the correct use of the phrase.
You are leaving your office and want your colleague to tell you if the boss calls.
You are making a request for someone to be your eyes and ears.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Би гадагшаа явлаа. Гэрт минь нүд чих болоорой. B: _________
The natural response to this request is to agree to watch (харж байя).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenЧи надад нүд чих _________ (Please become).
When making a request, the imperative form 'болоорой' is used.
Select the correct way to ask for help.
The person helped must be in the dative case (надад) and the order must be 'нүд чих'.
You are leaving your office and want your colleague to tell you if the boss calls.
You are making a request for someone to be your eyes and ears.
A: Би гадагшаа явлаа. Гэрт минь нүд чих болоорой. B: _________
The natural response to this request is to agree to watch (харж байя).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenIt is neutral. You can use it with friends, family, and colleagues.
Yes, you can ask someone to be the 'eyes and ears' for your dog while you are out.
'Watching' is just looking. 'Being eyes and ears' implies reporting back important information.
The phrase itself is fixed, but you can say it to multiple people.
Usually no. It implies a helpful favor. However, in politics, it can mean an informant.
Би түүнд нүд чих болсон.
Yes, 'Мэдээнд нүд чих болох' is very common.
Yes, many Mongolian pop and hip-hop songs use it to describe loyalty.
Then use 'Чих тавих' instead.
Yes, if you are offering to help them stay informed.
Not at all. It is used daily in modern Mongolia.
Metaphorically, yes. 'This app is my eyes and ears for the market.'
Using the wrong case for the person you are helping.
Not really, but 'Харж байгаарай' is a simpler, non-idiomatic way to say 'watch'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Чих тавих
similarTo listen intently
Харуул манаа болох
specialized formTo be a sentry
Мэдээ дуулгах
builds onTo deliver news
Харах хянах
synonymTo monitor
