Signs

1. ОРЦ

   Orts

   Entrance

   Usage

   Posted at the entrance of buildings, shops and stations; doors sometimes use the verb form "ОРОХ"

2. ГАРЦ

   Garts

   Exit

   Usage

   Posted at exits; the same word appears in "ЯВГАН ГАРЦ" (pedestrian crossing) on the street

3. ОНЦГОЙ БАЙДЛЫН ГАРЦ

   Ontsgoi baidlyn garts

   Emergency Exit

   Usage

   Emergency exit sign, usually with a green pictogram; sometimes written "АВРАХ ГАРЦ"

4. НЭЭЛТТЭЙ

   Neelttei

   Open (door sign)

   Usage

   The word on a shop door when it is open

5. ХААЛТТАЙ

   Khaalttai

   Closed (door sign)

   Usage

   The word on a shop door when it is closed

6. АЖИЛЛАЖ БАЙНА

   Ajillaj baina

   Open for Business

   Usage

   Sign meaning the shop or counter is currently open; the hours themselves appear on an "АЖИЛЛАХ ЦАГ" board

7. ЗАВСАРЛАГА

   Zavsarlaga

   On Break / Temporarily Closed

   Usage

   The card hung on counters and tills during a break; the lunch-break version is often written "ЦАЙНЫ ЦАГ" (tea time)

8. ЭРЭГТЭЙ

   Eregtei

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men's restroom; the door is sometimes labelled with just the Cyrillic letter Э

9. ЭМЭГТЭЙ

   Emegtei

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the women's restroom; it looks close to "ЭРЭГТЭЙ", so check as far as the third letter

10. ОРОХЫГ ХОРИГЛОНО

    Orokhyg khoriglono

    No Entry

    Usage

    Posted on doors and areas restricted to authorised people only

11. ТАМХИ ТАТАХЫГ ХОРИГЛОНО

    Tamkhi tatakhyg khoriglono

    No Smoking

    Usage

    No-smoking sign posted indoors, in stations and restaurants; indoor smoking rules are strictly enforced in Mongolia

12. ТАМХИ ТАТАХ ГАЗАР

    Tamkhi tatakh gazar

    Smoking Area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking area at airports and stations

13. ШАТ

    Shat

    Stairs

    Usage

    Indoor sign pointing to the stairs; an escalator is written "ЯВГАН ШАТ"

14. ТҮЛХЭХ

    Tülkhekh

    Push

    Usage

    The label on a door meaning push

15. ТАТАХ

    Tatakh

    Pull

    Usage

    The label on a door meaning pull; the same verb also appears in "тамхи татах" (to smoke)

16. ЗАСВАРЫН АЖИЛ ЯВАГДАЖ БАЙНА

    Zasvaryn ajil yavagdaj baina

    Under Construction / Roadworks

    Usage

    Posted at roadworks and building sites; use it to judge whether you need to detour

17. АЖИЛЛАХГҮЙ БАЙНА

    Ajillakhgüi baina

    Out of Order

    Usage

    Stuck on ATMs, lifts and vending machines that are broken

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