Signification
The state of the atmosphere.
Contexte culturel
Herders observe the behavior of sheep to predict 'Цаг агаар'. If sheep stay close together, a storm is coming. In Ulaanbaatar, 'Цаг агаар' is discussed mostly in relation to air pollution (smog) during the winter. The 'Eternal Blue Sky' is a deity. Complaining about the 'Цаг агаар' too much is sometimes seen as bad luck. Mongolians have specific names for weather patterns, like 'Shar narnii khuar' (the first warm sun of spring).
The 'Tenger' Shortcut
If you forget 'Tsag Agaar', just say 'Tenger' (Sky). Everyone will understand you are talking about the weather.
Don't say 'Weather is good' to a herder in a drought
A sunny day might be 'beautiful' to a tourist but 'bad' for a herder needing rain. Context matters!
Signification
The state of the atmosphere.
The 'Tenger' Shortcut
If you forget 'Tsag Agaar', just say 'Tenger' (Sky). Everyone will understand you are talking about the weather.
Don't say 'Weather is good' to a herder in a drought
A sunny day might be 'beautiful' to a tourist but 'bad' for a herder needing rain. Context matters!
Use 'Шүү'
Add 'шүү' at the end (Цаг агаар сайхан байна шүү) to sound much more like a native speaker making an observation.
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing word to say 'The weather is beautiful.'
Цаг ______ сайхан байна.
The full compound is 'Цаг агаар'.
Which sentence means 'How is the weather today?'
Choose the correct translation:
This is the most complete and standard way to ask the question.
Match the Mongolian phrase to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are basic collocations for weather.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Гадаа цаг агаар ямар байна? B: ___________.
'Бороо орж байна' (It is raining) is a logical answer to a question about the weather.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Weather Adjectives
Positive
- • Сайхан
- • Дулаан
- • Нарлаг
Negative
- • Муу
- • Хүйтэн
- • Салхитай
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesЦаг ______ сайхан байна.
The full compound is 'Цаг агаар'.
Choose the correct translation:
This is the most complete and standard way to ask the question.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are basic collocations for weather.
A: Гадаа цаг агаар ямар байна? B: ___________.
'Бороо орж байна' (It is raining) is a logical answer to a question about the weather.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
4 questionsMongolian has no grammatical gender, so it is neutral.
Only if you mean 'the air' or 'atmosphere'. For 'the weather', use the full phrase.
Say 'Цаг агаарын урьдчилсан мэдээ ямар байна?'
Because weather is seen as the state of the air at a specific time.
Expressions liées
Цаг уур
similarMeteorology/Climate
Уур амсгал
specialized formClimate
Тэнгэрийн байдал
synonymState of the sky
Агаарын хэм
builds onAir temperature
