Одоо хэдэн цаг болж байна вэ?
Odoo kheden tsag bolj baina ve?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic question asking the time
Grammar Note
"bolj baina" = progressive "is becoming/is"
Өнөөдөр ямар гараг вэ?
Önöödör yamar garag ve?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Ask what day of the week it is
Grammar Note
Days: Davaa (Mon), Myagmar (Tue), Lkhagva (Wed), Pürev (Thu), Baasan (Fri), Byamba (Sat), Nyam (Sun)
Өнөөдөр / Маргааш / Өчигдөр
Önöödör / Margaash / Öchigdör
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time reference words
Grammar Note
These time adverbs are uninflected in Mongolian
Энэ долоо хоног / Дараа долоо хоног / Өнгөрсөн долоо хоног
Ene doloo khonog / Daraa doloo khonog / Öngörsön doloo khonog
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Week reference expressions
Grammar Note
"doloo khonog" literally means "seven nights" = week
Өглөө / Өдөр / Орой / Шөнө
Öglöö / Ödör / Oroi / Shönö
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Time-of-day vocabulary
Grammar Note
These are noun forms used as time expressions
Өнөөдөр хэддүгээр сарын хэд вэ?
Önöödör kheddügeer saryn khed ve?
What is today's date?
Usage
Ask for today's date
Grammar Note
"-dügeer" = ordinal suffix "the ~th"
Хэдэн цагт нээгддэг / хаагддаг вэ?
Kheden tsagt neegddeg / khaagddag ve?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Ask about opening and closing times
Grammar Note
"-gddeg" = passive habitual "is opened"
Хүрэхэд хэр их хугацаа шаардлагатай вэ?
Khürekhed kher ikh khugatsaa shaardlagatai ve?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Ask about travel time
Grammar Note
"kher ikh" = "how much" degree question
Үдээс хойш 3 цагт уулзъя.
Üdees khoish 3 tsagt uulziya.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Set a meeting time
Grammar Note
"-ya/-ye" = cohortative "let's ~"
Хоёр цаг гуч / Таван цаг болоход арван таван минут дутуу
Khoyor tsag guch / Tavan tsag bolokhod arvan tavan minut dutuu
Half past two / Quarter to five
Usage
Express specific times
Grammar Note
"dutuu" = "short of" used in "minutes to" time expression
Амралтын өдрүүдэд ажилладаг уу?
Amraltyn ödrüüded ajilladag uu?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Ask if open on weekends
Grammar Note
"amraltiiin ödör" = "day off/weekend"
Бид ямар цагийн бүсэд байна вэ?
Bid yamar tsagiin büsed baina ve?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Ask about the time zone
Grammar Note
"-d baina" = "is in/at" location
Хэт эрт / Хэт оройтсон байна.
Khet ert / Khet oroitson baina.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Express something is too early or too late
Grammar Note
"khet" = "too" degree adverb
Хэдэн цагт эхэлдэг / дуусдаг вэ?
Kheden tsagt ekheldeg / duusdag ve?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Ask about start and end times
Grammar Note
"-deg/-dag" = habitual tense marker
…хүртэл хэдэн өдөр / цаг үлдсэн бэ?
…khürtel kheden ödör / tsag üldsen be?
How many days / hours until…?
Usage
Ask how much time remains until an event
Grammar Note
"khürtel" = "until" terminus marker
Даваагаас Баасан хүртэл
Davaagaas Baasan khürtel
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Specify a range of days in the week
Grammar Note
"-aas/-ees" = ablative "from"
Одоо хэдүгээр сар вэ?
Odoo khedügeer sar ve?
What month is it?
Usage
Ask what month it is currently
Grammar Note
Months use ordinal + "sar": "Negdügeer sar" = January
[өдөр/цаг]-д цаг захиалмаар байна.
[ödör/tsag]-d tsag zakhialmaar baina.
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Make an appointment at a specific date/time
Grammar Note
"-maar baina" = "want to" desiderative
Нэг өдөр
Neg ödör
One day
Usage
Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.
Хагас өдөр
Khagas ödör
Half a day
Usage
Use to indicate a half-day duration.
Нэг долоо хоног
Neg doloo khonog
One week
Usage
Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.
Нэг сар
Neg sar
One month
Usage
Use to state a one-month duration.
Нэг жил
Neg jil
One year
Usage
Use to state a one-year duration.
Даваа
Davaa
Monday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Monday.
Мягмар
Myagmar
Tuesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.
Лхагва
Lkhagva
Wednesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.
Пүрэв
Pürev
Thursday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Thursday.
Баасан
Baasan
Friday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Friday.
Бямба
Byamba
Saturday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Saturday.
Ням
Nyam
Sunday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Sunday.
Өнөөдөр
Önöödör
Today
Usage
Use to point to or state today.
Маргааш
Margaash
Tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state tomorrow.
Өчигдөр
Öchigdör
Yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state yesterday.
Нөгөөдөр
Nögöödör
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state the day after tomorrow.
Уржигдар
Urjigdar
The day before yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day before yesterday.
Одоо
Odoo
Now
Usage
Use to point to or state the present moment.
Дараа
Daraa
Later
Usage
Use to point to or state a later time.
Нэг цаг
Neg tsag
One hour
Usage
Use to state a duration of one hour.
Хоёр цаг
Khoyor tsag
Two hours
Usage
Use to state a duration of two hours.
Гучин минут
Guchin minut
Thirty minutes
Usage
Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.
Өглөө
Öglöö
Morning
Usage
Use to point to or state the morning.
Үд дунд
Üd dund
Midday
Usage
Use to point to or state midday.
Орой
Oroi
Evening
Usage
Use to point to or state the evening.
Шөнө
Shönö
Night
Usage
Use to point to or state the night.
Шөнө дунд
Shönö dund
Late night
Usage
Use to point to or state late at night.
Өдөр бүр
Ödör bür
Every day
Usage
Use to state that something happens every day.
Долоо хоног бүр
Doloo khonog bür
Every week
Usage
Use to state that something happens every week.
Сар бүр
Sar bür
Every month
Usage
Use to state that something happens every month.
Энэ долоо хоног
Ene doloo khonog
This week
Usage
Use to point to or state this week.
Дараа долоо хоног
Daraa doloo khonog
Next week
Usage
Use to point to or state next week.
Өнгөрсөн долоо хоног
Öngörsön doloo khonog
Last week
Usage
Use to point to or state last week.
Амралтын өдрүүд
Amraltyn ödrüüd
Weekend
Usage
Use to point to or state the weekend.
Нэгдүгээр сар
Negdügeer sar
January
Usage
Point when giving a date; Mongolian month names are ordinals ("the first month")
Хоёрдугаар сар
Khoyordugaar sar
February
Usage
Point when giving a date; vowel harmony gives the back-vowel ending "-dugaar"
Гуравдугаар сар
Guravdugaar sar
March
Usage
Point when giving a date
Дөрөвдүгээр сар
Dörövdügeer sar
April
Usage
Point when giving a date; the front-vowel stem takes the ending "-dügeer"
Тавдугаар сар
Tavdugaar sar
May
Usage
Point when giving a date
Зургадугаар сар
Zurgadugaar sar
June
Usage
Point when giving a date
Долдугаар сар
Doldugaar sar
July
Usage
Point when giving a date; this is the month of the Naadam festival
Наймдугаар сар
Naimdugaar sar
August
Usage
Point when giving a date
Есдүгээр сар
Yesdügeer sar
September
Usage
Point when giving a date; the front-vowel stem takes "-dügeer"
Аравдугаар сар
Aravdugaar sar
October
Usage
Point when giving a date
Арван нэгдүгээр сар
Arvan negdügeer sar
November
Usage
Point when giving a date; "arvan" is ten and "negdügeer" is first
Арван хоёрдугаар сар
Arvan khoyordugaar sar
December
Usage
Point when giving a date
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