Basic Nouns

1. Ус

   Us

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water; works with pointing

   Grammar Note

   Mongolian has no gender; case is a suffix: ус → усыг (accusative), усанд (dative-locative).

2. Хоол

   Khool

   Food

   Usage

   The general word when you are looking for something to eat

3. Мөнгө

   Möngö

   Money

   Usage

   Comes up when paying or changing currency

4. Жорлон

   Jorlon

   Toilet

   Usage

   The word alone is enough to ask for directions

5. Салфетка

   Salfetka

   Tissue

   Usage

   For asking at a shop or a diner

6. Эм

   Em

   Medicine

   Usage

   The core word at a pharmacy, paired with your symptom

7. Ачаа

   Achaa

   Luggage

   Usage

   For checking in, picking up, or storing bags

8. Түлхүүр

   Tülkhüür

   Key

   Usage

   For collecting or returning it at hotel reception

9. Тасалбар

   Tasalbar

   Ticket

   Usage

   The base word for transport and admission tickets

10. Паспорт

    Pasport

    Passport

    Usage

    Comes up at every check-in and border control

11. Утас

    Utas

    Phone

    Usage

    Refers to the device and to making a call

12. Цэнэглэгч

    Tseneglegch

    Charger

    Usage

    When you want to borrow one at a hotel or café

13. Буудал

    Buudal

    Station

    Usage

    The easiest landmark to name when asking directions

    Grammar Note

    "Буудал" covers stations and stops generally; a railway station is "галт тэрэгний буудал".

14. Эмнэлэг

    Emneleg

    Hospital

    Usage

    The first word you need if you fall ill

15. Цагдаа

    Tsagdaa

    Police

    Usage

    For theft or accidents; the word alone gets help

16. Дэлгүүр

    Delgüür

    Shop

    Usage

    The general word when hunting for somewhere to buy things

17. Өрөө

    Öröö

    Room

    Usage

    For negotiating a stay or confirming a room number

18. Зам

    Zam

    Road

    Usage

    Used when asking directions, often over a map

19. Гэр бүл

    Ger bül

    Family

    Usage

    Comes up in small talk about who you are travelling with

20. Нэр

    Ner

    Name

    Usage

    For confirming a booking or introducing yourself

21. Толгой

    Tolgoi

    Head

    Usage

    Body part card for showing where it hurts

22. Нүд

    Nüd

    Eye

    Usage

    Body part card for showing where it hurts

23. Шүд

    Shüd

    Tooth

    Usage

    For toothache; a dental clinic is "shüdnii emneleg"

24. Хоолой

    Khooloi

    Throat

    Usage

    For a sore throat; "khooloi" also means a pipe or a voice, so point at your throat as well

25. Гэдэс

    Gedes

    Belly / stomach

    Usage

    For a stomach ache; the organ itself is a separate word, "khodood"

26. Нуруу

    Nuruu

    Back

    Usage

    For back pain; "nuruu" also means spine or ridge, so point at your back too

27. Бэлхүүс

    Belkhüüs

    Waist / lower back

    Usage

    For lower-back pain; point at your waistline as you show it

28. Хөл

    Khöl

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Mongolian "khöl" covers both leg and foot — point at the exact spot on your own body

29. Гар

    Gar

    Hand / arm

    Usage

    Mongolian "gar" covers both hand and arm — point at the exact spot on your own body

30. Цээж

    Tseej

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain; "tseej" is the rib cage — the breast is a different word, "khökh"

31. Зочид буудал

    Zochid buudal

    Hotel

    Usage

    Show a taxi driver where you are going; "buudal" alone means a station or stop

32. Нисэх онгоцны буудал

    Nisekh ongotsny buudal

    Airport

    Usage

    Show a taxi driver; colloquially just "nisekh" is enough

33. Консулын газар

    Konsulyn gazar

    Consulate

    Usage

    Show as your destination if you lose your passport or have an accident; "konsul" is the consul himself

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