Bedeutung
The midday meal.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Ulaanbaatar, the 'Lunch Set' is a popular concept. Most restaurants offer a fixed-price meal between 12:00 and 14:00 that includes a soup, a main dish, and often a drink (tea or juice). For herders, lunch is often 'Suutei tsai' (milk tea) with 'Boortsog' (fried dough) and leftover meat from the previous night, or a fresh pot of 'Guriltai shul' (noodle soup). Punctuality for lunch is respected. If a meeting is scheduled near noon, it is expected that it will either end by 13:00 or continue over a meal. The 'Үдийн хоол' (Noon Food) program provides free meals to primary school students across the country, a major government initiative.
The 'Enter' Verb
Instead of saying 'eat lunch,' Mongolians often say 'enter lunch' (хоолонд орох), meaning to go to a place to eat.
Don't skip it!
If you are working in Mongolia, skipping lunch is rare. It's the social glue of the office.
Bedeutung
The midday meal.
The 'Enter' Verb
Instead of saying 'eat lunch,' Mongolians often say 'enter lunch' (хоолонд орох), meaning to go to a place to eat.
Don't skip it!
If you are working in Mongolia, skipping lunch is rare. It's the social glue of the office.
Lunch Sets
Look for the word 'Сет' (Set) on menus for the best value lunch deals.
Tea is Food
If someone invites you for 'Өдрийн цай', expect a full meal, not just a cup of tea.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to complete the phrase 'Lunch'.
Өдрийн ____
'Өдрийн хоол' is the standard phrase for lunch.
Which sentence means 'I am going to lunch'?
Choose the correct translation:
'Явж байна' means 'going'.
Match the Mongolian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the three main meals plus the common variation for lunch.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Өдрийн хоолны цаг болчихлоо. B: ______
The most natural response to 'It's lunchtime' is to suggest eating together.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Daily Meals
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenӨдрийн ____
'Өдрийн хоол' is the standard phrase for lunch.
Choose the correct translation:
'Явж байна' means 'going'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the three main meals plus the common variation for lunch.
A: Өдрийн хоолны цаг болчихлоо. B: ______
The most natural response to 'It's lunchtime' is to suggest eating together.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is neutral and can be used in any situation. For very formal events, 'Үдийн зоог' is used.
Typically between 13:00 and 14:00. Most offices close during this hour.
Many young Mongolians in Ulaanbaatar understand 'Lunch', but 'Өдрийн хоол' is the native term.
Usually a meat-heavy dish like Tsuivan (fried noodles), Buuz (dumplings), or Guriltai Shul (noodle soup).
You say 'Би цадчихлаа' (I am full/satisfied).
It must be 'Өдрийн хоол' because the first word needs to be in the genitive case.
It is becoming more common in tech companies, but the traditional preference is to go out or go to a canteen.
It literally means 'Day tea,' but it's a common synonym for lunch.
You say 'Өдрийн хоолонд юу байгаа вэ?'
Yes, traditionally lunch is the most substantial meal of the day in Mongolia.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Өглөөний хоол
similarBreakfast
Оройн хоол
similarDinner
Өдрийн цай
synonymLunch break / Midday tea
Хоолны газар
builds onRestaurant / Eatery
Үдийн хоол
specialized formNoon meal
