Significado
Switching off electricity.
Contexto cultural
In Ulaanbaatar, 'Earth Hour' is a major event where the city's main lights are turned off to promote energy awareness. Traditionally, the fire in a Ger was never fully 'extinguished' in a way that meant 'gone forever'; it was banked or managed. The modern 'гэрэл унтраах' is a sharp contrast to this ancient fire-keeping tradition. Students are assigned as 'duty officers' (жижүүр) who are responsible for 'гэрэл унтраах' at the end of the day. Offices often have signs near switches saying 'Гэрлээ унтрааж хэвшье' (Let's make a habit of turning off lights) to reduce overhead costs.
Use the possessive
In casual speech, always add '-ээ' or '-аа' to 'гэрэл' (гэрлээ) to sound more natural.
Avoid 'Хаах'
Never use 'хаах' for lights, even if your native language does. It sounds very strange to Mongolians.
Significado
Switching off electricity.
Use the possessive
In casual speech, always add '-ээ' or '-аа' to 'гэрэл' (гэрлээ) to sound more natural.
Avoid 'Хаах'
Never use 'хаах' for lights, even if your native language does. It sounds very strange to Mongolians.
Politeness matters
Use 'унтраагаарай' when asking a guest or a superior to turn off the light.
Teste-se
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'унтраах'.
Чи өрөөнөөс гарахдаа гэрлээ ________.
'Унтраарай' is the polite command for turning off lights.
Which sentence is correct?
Select the natural Mongolian sentence.
'Унтраасан' is the correct past tense for turning off lights.
Match the object with the correct verb.
Match the pairs:
Lights are extinguished (унтраах), doors and water are closed (хаах).
Complete the dialogue.
A: Би унтлаа. B: За, ________ унтраагаарай.
You turn off the light (гэрлээ) before sleeping.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosЧи өрөөнөөс гарахдаа гэрлээ ________.
'Унтраарай' is the polite command for turning off lights.
Select the natural Mongolian sentence.
'Унтраасан' is the correct past tense for turning off lights.
Combine cada item a esquerda com seu par a direita:
Lights are extinguished (унтраах), doors and water are closed (хаах).
A: Би унтлаа. B: За, ________ унтраагаарай.
You turn off the light (гэрлээ) before sleeping.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
4 perguntasYes, you can use 'Утас унтраах' to mean turning off your phone completely.
'Унтраах' is to switch off, 'таслах' is to cut or disconnect (more forceful/technical).
It is neutral. It can be used in any setting, but adding polite suffixes makes it formal.
It comes from the history of using fire for light; the language didn't change when electricity arrived.
Frases relacionadas
Гэрэл асаах
contrastTo turn on the light
Цахилгаан таслах
specialized formTo cut the power
Гэрэл бүдгэрүүлэх
similarTo dim the lights
Гал унтраах
builds onTo extinguish a fire
