Significado
Water at a low temperature.
Contexto cultural
Drinking cold water is often avoided in winter. Mongolians prefer 'буцалсан ус' (boiled water) or tea to stay warm. Cold water is believed to disturb the 'stomach fire' (ходоодны гал), which is essential for digestion. Natural springs (аршаан) are often cold and are considered gifts from the earth. People often travel long distances to drink them. In Ulaanbaatar, 'хүйтэн ус' is now commonly sold in plastic bottles in every convenience store (CU, GS25).
Ordering
In Mongolia, if you just ask for 'ус', you might get room temperature or even warm water. Always specify 'хүйтэн' if you want it chilled.
Health
Be careful drinking very cold water immediately after eating fatty meat (like mutton), as it's culturally believed to cause stomach issues.
Significado
Water at a low temperature.
Ordering
In Mongolia, if you just ask for 'ус', you might get room temperature or even warm water. Always specify 'хүйтэн' if you want it chilled.
Health
Be careful drinking very cold water immediately after eating fatty meat (like mutton), as it's culturally believed to cause stomach issues.
Springs
If you see a sign for 'Аршаан', the water is almost certainly 'хүйтэн ус' and safe to drink.
Politeness
When someone offers you tea, it's polite to take a sip before asking for cold water.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'cold'.
Би _____ ус уумаар байна.
'Хүйтэн' means cold, which fits the context of wanting a refreshing drink.
How do you ask for cold water in a restaurant?
Which sentence is most natural?
'Өгөөч' is the standard polite way to ask for something.
Match the Mongolian phrase to its English translation.
Match the following:
These are the four most common water-related collocations.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Та юу уух вэ? B: Надад _______ өгөөч.
The noun phrase 'хүйтэн ус' is needed as the object of the request.
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Ayudas visuales
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosБи _____ ус уумаар байна.
'Хүйтэн' means cold, which fits the context of wanting a refreshing drink.
Which sentence is most natural?
'Өгөөч' is the standard polite way to ask for something.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
These are the four most common water-related collocations.
A: Та юу уух вэ? B: Надад _______ өгөөч.
The noun phrase 'хүйтэн ус' is needed as the object of the request.
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Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasIn Ulaanbaatar, tap water is cold but not always safe to drink without boiling. It's better to ask for 'савласан хүйтэн ус' (bottled cold water).
You can say 'хэтэрхий хүйтэн биш' or 'бүлээн' (lukewarm).
Yes, 'хүйтэн хүн' means an unfriendly or emotionless person.
The opposite is 'халуун ус' (hot water).
Traditionally no, they prefer warm water or tea to wake up the digestive system.
Yes, 'Өнөөдөр хүйтэн байна' means 'It is cold today'.
Ask for 'мөстэй ус'.
Yes, 'ус' is an uncountable noun in Mongolian.
It literally means 'to splash cold water'.
In very formal or poetic contexts, 'рашаан' (nectar/spring) is used.
Frases relacionadas
Халуун ус
contrastHot water
Мөстэй ус
specialized formIce water
Цэвэр ус
similarPure/Clean water
Сэрүүн ус
similarCool water
Буцалсан ус
builds onBoiled water
Ус цацах
builds onTo splash water
