Public Transport

1. Автобусны буудал хаана байдаг вэ?

   Avtobusny buudal khaana baidag ve?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the bus stop

   Grammar Note

   "Байдаг" is the habitual present form, used for permanent locations. Unlike "байна" (currently is), "байдаг" indicates a generally/always located state. "Вэ" marks questions.

2. Улаанбаатар руу нэг тийз өгнө үү.

   Ulaanbaatar ruu neg tiiz ögnö üü.

   One ticket to Ulaanbaatar, please.

   Usage

   Buying a ticket to Ulaanbaatar at a ticket counter

   Grammar Note

   "Руу/рүү" is the directional case suffix meaning "to/towards." Vowel harmony determines the form. "Өгнө үү" (literally "will you give") is the standard polite request when buying or ordering.

3. Энэ автобус хотын төв рүү явдаг уу?

   Ene avtobus khotyn töv rüü yavdag uu?

   Does this bus go to the city centre?

   Usage

   Checking whether a bus goes to the city centre

   Grammar Note

   "Явдаг" is the habitual present of "явах" (to go), used when asking about regular/route-based travel. "Уу" is the question particle for back-vowel roots.

4. Нисэх онгоцны буудал хүртэл хэдэн төгрөг вэ?

   Nisekh ongotsny buudal khürtel kheden tögrög ve?

   How many tugriks to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking the fare to the airport in tugriks (Mongolian currency)

   Grammar Note

   "Хүртэл" is the terminative case meaning "up to / as far as." "Нисэх онгоцны буудал" literally translates as "flying plane's stop" = airport.

5. Энд буулгаарай.

   End buulgaarai.

   Please stop here. / Let me off here.

   Usage

   Telling a driver to stop and let you off here

   Grammar Note

   "Буулгах" (to let off, causative of "буух") + "-аарай" (please do) = "please let me off here." Plain "буугаарай" would mean "you get off".

6. Дараагийн галт тэрэг хэдэн цагт явдаг вэ?

   Daraagiin galt tereg kheden tsagt yavdag ve?

   What time does the next train depart?

   Usage

   Asking for the departure time of the next train

   Grammar Note

   "Галт тэрэг" literally means "fire wagon" = train. "Цагт" = "цаг" (hour/time) + locative suffix "-т," meaning "at (what) time."

7. Зогсоолын хаягийг хэлж өгнө үү?

   Zogsoolyn khayagiig khelj ögnö üü?

   Could you tell me the address of the stop?

   Usage

   Politely asking for the address of a bus/taxi stop

   Grammar Note

   "Хэлж өгнө үү" = "tell" + "give (for me)" — a polite benefactive construction asking someone to perform an action on your behalf.

8. Дархан хүртэл галт тэрэг явдаг уу?

   Darkhan khürtel galt tereg yavdag uu?

   Is there a train to Darkhan?

   Usage

   Checking whether a train service runs to Darkhan

   Grammar Note

   Darkhan is Mongolia's second-largest city north of Ulaanbaatar. Train travel is a major mode of intercity transport in Mongolia.

9. Хэддүгээр платформ вэ?

   Kheddügeer platform ve?

   Which platform number is it?

   Usage

   Asking which platform to use for boarding a train

   Grammar Note

   "Хэддүгээр" = "хэд" (how many) + ordinal suffix "-дүгээр" = "which number." Mongolian ordinals are formed by adding "-дугаар/-дүгээр" to numbers.

10. Дархан хүртэл явахад хэр удаан вэ?

    Darkhan khürtel yavakhad kher udaan ve?

    How long does it take to get to Darkhan?

    Usage

    Asking about travel time to a destination

    Grammar Note

    "Явахад" = verb "явах" (to go) + locative suffix "-д" = "in going / for going." A converb-like construction common in asking about journey duration.

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