Signification
Walking across a street.
Contexte culturel
In Ulaanbaatar, pedestrians often use a hand gesture to stop cars while crossing. It's a sign of mutual awareness. In the countryside, 'зам гарах' might refer to crossing a dirt track. There are no lights, so one must watch for dust clouds from distant cars. Mongolians are often surprised by the strictness of jaywalking laws in countries like Germany or Singapore, as 'зам гарах' is more flexible in UB. Crossing a path in front of an elderly person is sometimes seen as disrespectful. One should wait for them to pass before 'зам гарах'.
The 'Garakh' Rule
Remember that 'Garakh' is the Swiss Army knife of Mongolian verbs. For roads, it always means crossing.
Suffix Danger
Never add '-д' to 'Zam' if you are just walking across the street. You'll confuse your friends!
Signification
Walking across a street.
The 'Garakh' Rule
Remember that 'Garakh' is the Swiss Army knife of Mongolian verbs. For roads, it always means crossing.
Suffix Danger
Never add '-д' to 'Zam' if you are just walking across the street. You'll confuse your friends!
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing verb in the correct form.
Би одоо гарцаар зам ______ байна.
The sentence uses 'байна' (is/am), so the verb must be in the '-ж/ч' form to indicate present continuous action.
Which sentence is a safety instruction?
Аль нь зөв бэ?
'Зам гараарай' is the standard way to tell someone to cross the road. 'Замд гараарай' means 'Start your journey'.
Match the Mongolian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These three are often confused by learners.
Complete the dialogue.
А: Ногоон гэрэл асчихлаа. Б: За, хоёулаа ______.
The cohortative form '-ыя' is used for 'let's...'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesБи одоо гарцаар зам ______ байна.
The sentence uses 'байна' (is/am), so the verb must be in the '-ж/ч' form to indicate present continuous action.
Аль нь зөв бэ?
'Зам гараарай' is the standard way to tell someone to cross the road. 'Замд гараарай' means 'Start your journey'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These three are often confused by learners.
А: Ногоон гэрэл асчихлаа. Б: За, хоёулаа ______.
The cohortative form '-ыя' is used for 'let's...'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
4 questionsYes, primarily. If a car is crossing, we usually say 'Зам хөндлөн гарах' or 'Туслах замаас гарах'.
Yes, 'Гудамж гарах' (crossing the street) is also correct and common in cities.
There isn't a direct opposite, but 'Замын хажууд зогсох' means to stand by the side of the road.
There is no single word. We say 'Гарцгүй газраар зам гарах' (Crossing the road where there is no crosswalk).
Expressions liées
Замд гарах
similarTo start a journey
Гарцаар гарах
specialized formTo cross at a crosswalk
Зам хөндлөн гарах
synonymTo cross the road (horizontally)
Гүүр гарах
similarTo cross a bridge
