Эмнэлэг хаана байдаг вэ?
Emneleg khaana baidag ve?
Where is the hospital?
Usage
Essential phrase for locating a hospital during illness or emergency
Grammar Note
"Baidag ve" is the habitual existential question. "Emnelleg" is a compound meaning "medicine place"
Толгой өвдөж байна
Tolgoi övdöj baina
I have a headache
Usage
Used to describe a headache to a doctor or pharmacist
Grammar Note
"Övdöj baina" is the progressive form "is hurting." "Baina" marks ongoing state or action
Халуурч байна
Khaluurch baina
I have a fever
Usage
Describes having a fever. Useful during medical consultations
Grammar Note
"-j/-ch baina" forms the present progressive/continuous in Mongolian. "Khaluurakh" is the verb "to have a fever"
Эм хэрэгтэй байна
Em kheregtei baina
I need medicine
Usage
The basic expression for needing medicine. Suitable at pharmacies or hospitals
Grammar Note
"Kheregtei baina" means "is necessary." "Kheregtei" is the adjective "necessary/needed"
Эмчид үзүүлэх хэрэгтэй
Emchid üzüülekh kheregtei
I need to see a doctor
Usage
Used when medical consultation is needed
Grammar Note
"Üzüülekh" is a causative verb meaning "to show to/have examined." "Kheregtei" expresses necessity
Тусламж дуудна уу!
Tuslamj duudna uu!
Please call for help!
Usage
Critical phrase for emergencies. Mongolia's emergency numbers: 101 (fire), 102 (police), 103 (ambulance)
Grammar Note
"Duudna uu" is the polite request form of "to call." "Uu" adds politeness
Хоолны харшилтай
Khoolny kharshiltai
I have a food allergy
Usage
Important for communicating food allergies to doctors or restaurants
Grammar Note
"-tai/-tei/-toi" is a possession suffix meaning "having/with." An important grammatical element in Mongolian
Яаралтай тусламж хэрэгтэй байна
Yaaraltai tuslamj kheregtei baina
I need emergency help
Usage
Used to communicate a medical emergency. Mongolia's ambulance number is 103
Grammar Note
"Yaaraltai" is formed from "to hurry (yaarakh)" with the "-tai" suffix. A key word for emergencies
Дотор муухайраад байна
Dotor muukhairaad baina
I feel nauseous / I feel sick
Usage
Describes nausea or feeling sick. Used during long journeys or food poisoning
Grammar Note
"Dotor muukhairakh" is the idiom for "to feel nauseous." "-aad baina" expresses a continuing state. "Davchuurakh" means feeling tight-chested or short of breath, so do not confuse them
Ямар эм уух вэ?
Yamar em uukh ve?
What medicine should I take?
Usage
Used to ask a pharmacist or doctor what medicine to take for a symptom
Grammar Note
"Yamar" is the interrogative "what kind." "Uukh ve" asks "should take." "Uukh" is the verb "to drink/take"
Жирэмсэн
Jiremsen
Pregnant
Usage
Show before any exam — it changes what medicine, X-ray or anaesthetic is allowed
Багтраа
Bagtraa
Asthma
Usage
Point to declare the condition to a doctor or pharmacist
Чихрийн шижин
Chikhriin shijin
Diabetes
Usage
Point to declare the condition or to ask about sugar in a meal
Цусны даралт өндөр
Tsusny daralt öndör
High blood pressure
Usage
Declare this condition — it affects which drugs can be prescribed
Зүрхний өвчин
Zürkhnii övchin
Heart disease
Usage
Declare this condition; show it first in an emergency
Эпилепси
Epilepsi
Epilepsy
Usage
Declare this condition; this loanword is the term used in Mongolian clinics
Даатгал
Daatgal
Insurance
Usage
Point at reception while showing your travel policy; the word covers insurance in general
Ясны хугарал
Yasny khugaral
Bone fracture
Usage
Report an injury while pointing at the painful spot
Амьсгаадаж байна
Amisgaadaj baina
I am short of breath
Usage
Point when you cannot get enough air and cannot speak
Толгой эргэх
Tolgoi ergekh
Dizziness
Usage
Report the symptom; also useful for altitude effects in Mongolia
Цус алдалт
Tsus aldalt
Bleeding
Usage
Report bleeding in an emergency while pointing at the site
Түлэгдэл
Tülegdel
Burn
Usage
Report a burn — common with stoves and scalding tea
Шарх
Sharkh
Wound / cut
Usage
Covers cuts, grazes and open wounds
Ханиалга
Khanialga
Cough
Usage
Report the symptom; a head cold is a different word, "khaniad"
Загатнаж байна
Zagatnaj baina
It itches
Usage
Report itching while pointing at the affected area
Тууралт
Tuuralt
Rash
Usage
Report a skin rash, often when explaining an allergic reaction
Өтгөн хатсан
Ötgön khatsan
Constipated
Usage
Report the symptom, including at a pharmacy counter
Сарын тэмдэг
Saryn temdeg
Menstrual period
Usage
The euphemism actually used in Mongolian (literally "monthly sign"); understood by doctors and pharmacists
Чих
Chikh
Ear
Usage
Point at the card and at your own ear to say where it hurts
Хүзүү
Khüzüü
Neck
Usage
Use to indicate where it hurts
Мөр
Mör
Shoulder
Usage
Indicate where it hurts; "mör" can also mean a line or a track, so point at your own shoulder too
Өвдөг
Övdög
Knee
Usage
Use to indicate where it hurts
Хуруу
Khuruu
Finger
Usage
Indicate where it hurts; the same word covers toes, so point at the actual digit
Арьс
Aris
Skin
Usage
For skin symptoms; "aris" also means hide or leather, so point at your own skin
Хамар
Khamar
Nose
Usage
Use to indicate where the pain or symptom is
Цусны бүлэг
Tsusny büleg
Blood type
Usage
You will be asked this before a transfusion or surgery; show it together with your own type written down
Эмнэлэгт хэвтэх
Emnelegt khevtekh
Hospital admission
Usage
Show when asking whether you need to be admitted; literally "to lie down in hospital"
Бие жихүүцэх
Biye jikhüütsekh
Chills
Usage
Show to report the chills that come with a fever; literally "the body feels chilled"
Ханиад
Khaniad
Common cold
Usage
Show at a pharmacy or clinic to name what you have; the cough itself is "khanialga"
Бие сульдаж байна
Biye sulidaj baina
My body feels sluggish
Usage
Show to a doctor or pharmacist to report the general weakness that comes with fever or illness
Grammar Note
Biye suldakh means the body weakens or gets exhausted (бие сулрах, эцэх). The V-j baina progressive is the same form as in Övdöj baina.
Би хэд хэдэн удаа бөөлжсөн
Bi khed kheden udaa bööljsön
I have vomited several times
Usage
Show to a doctor to report how often you have vomited; for nausea alone use "Dotor muukhairaad baina"
Grammar Note
"Bööljikh" is the verb for bringing up the contents of the stomach. Because the sentence reports repeated past events rather than one that has just happened, it uses the perfect -sön (as in "Pasportoo aldsan") and not the immediate past -löö
Амрах хэрэгтэй юу?
Amrakh kheregtei yuu?
Do I need to rest?
Usage
Show to ask the doctor after an examination whether you need to rest
Grammar Note
The "X kheregtei yuu?" ("is X necessary?") pattern filled with the verb "amrakh" (to stop working and let the body recover). "Kheregtei" is the same word as in "Em kheregtei baina" (I need medicine)
Суулгалт
Suulgalt
Diarrhea
Usage
Names the symptom for a doctor or pharmacist; you can also simply point at it
Grammar Note
Suulgalt (суулгалт) is the standard term in medical settings.
Баас
Baas
Poop
Usage
The plain everyday word for stool, usable at the doctor's to describe it. The polite or medical alternative is "yalgadas"
Grammar Note
The verb is "baakh" (to defecate). Baas means excrement; medical and written Mongolian uses "yalgadas".
Шээс
Shees
Pee
Usage
The standard word for urine, fine both in daily life and at the doctor's.
Grammar Note
The verb is "sheekh" (to urinate). "Shees khürch baina" expresses the urge to pee.
Надад суулгалт байна
Nadad suulgalt baina
I have diarrhea
Usage
Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist that you have diarrhea
Grammar Note
"Nadad (to me) + noun + baina (there is)" means "I have ...". It starts with the same "Nadad" as "Nadad suulgaltyn em kheregtei baina".
Надад өтгөн хаталт байна
Nadad ötgön khatalt baina
I'm constipated
Usage
Used to tell a doctor or pharmacist that you are constipated. It uses the established symptom name rather than the descriptive "Ötgön khatsan"
Grammar Note
Ötgön khatalt (өтгөн хаталт) is the noun of ötgön khatakh (stool hardens). Ötgön khatsan is the participle of that verb. The pattern is Nadad + noun + baina.
Надад шээс хүрч байна
Nadad shees khürch baina
I need to pee
Usage
Tells a companion that you or a child need to pee; an ordinary phrasing, neither stiff nor crude
Grammar Note
Shees khürekh literally means the urine arrives, expressing the urge to pee. Example: Шээс маш их хүрэх (Shees mash ikh khürekh). The pattern begins with Nadad and ends with progressive baina.
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