Language/Halh-mongolian/Vocabulary/Family-Members
In this lesson, we will learn the Halh Mongolian words for different family members and how to talk about your family. Family is an important part of Mongolian culture, and it is important to be able to communicate about family relationships.
Halh Mongolian Vocabulary for Family Members
In Halh Mongolian, there are different words for family members depending on their relation to you. Here are some of the most common ones:
Parents
Parents are highly respected in Mongolian culture, and there are different words for father and mother depending on who you're addressing:
Halh Mongolian | Pronunciation | English |
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Ээж | Ééj | Mother |
Ээжийнхэнд | Ééj hönd | To mother |
Аав | Aav | Father |
Аавынхаа | Aavynkhää | To father |
Siblings
Siblings are an important part of family and there are different words for older and younger siblings:
Halh Mongolian | Pronunciation | English |
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Ах | Ah | Elder sister |
Эгч | Égch | Elder brother |
Дүү | Düü | Younger sister |
Атаа | Ataa | Younger brother |
Children
Children are treasured in Mongolian culture and there are different words for sons and daughters:
Halh Mongolian | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
Гоо | Goo | Son |
Хүүхдүүд | Khüükhüüd | Children |
Төрүү | Töryüü | Daughter |
Other family members
Below are the Halh Mongolian words for other family members:
Halh Mongolian | Pronunciation | English |
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Хамгаалалтай дүү | Khämgäälaltai düü | Cousins |
Найзууд | Naizuud | Friends |
Хамтай хүн | Khämtai khün | Colleagues |
Үйлсээс ирсэн хүн | Üilséés irsén khün | Romantic partner |
Dialogue
Now let's see how all these words can be used in a conversation. Here is a dialogue between two people discussing their family members:
Example:
Жаргал: Сайханнарын байна уу? (Jargal: Saikhan-narın bayna uu?, "Do you have siblings?") Амарбат: Хүүхэд байгаа. Үүнийг гэвэл эхний нарын дүү нь надтай амьдардаг. (Amarbat: Khüükheıd baiga. Üünii-g gävel exnı naryın dürüü n nadtay amıdardag., "I have siblings. My elder brother lives with me.")
Now it's your turn to practice! Try to come up with a dialogue with a partner using the Halh Mongolian words you've learned in this lesson.
Talking About Your Family
To talk about your family in Halh Mongolian, you can use different phrases, depending on the situation.
Introducing your family
When you meet someone new or are asked about your family, you can use the following sentences:
- Миний ээж нь... (Mini eéj n, "My mother is...")
- Миний аав нь... (Mini aav n, "My father is...")
- Миний ах нь... (Mini ah n, "My elder sister is...")
- Миний эгч нь... (Mini egch n, "My elder brother is...")
- Миний дүү нь... (Mini düü n, "My younger sister is...")
- Миний атаа нь... (Mini ataa n, "My younger brother is...")
- Миний төрсөнд нь... (Mini törsond n, "In my family there is...")
For example:
Миний ах нь сургуульд ажилладаг. (Mini ah n surguuld ajiladag., "My older sister works at a school.")
Надад ээж байгаа. Та нартай танилцаж явцгаая. (Nadad eéj baiga. Ta nartai tanilcäj javtsğıyä., "I have a mother. Let's introduce our families.")
Asking about someone's family
If you want to ask someone about their family, you can use the following sentence:
- Танд эхнэртэй ямар хүн байгаа вэ? (Tand ehnertei yamar khün baigaa ve?, "Do you have any siblings?")
For instance:
Танд эхнэртэй ямар хүн байгаа вэ? (Tand ehnertei yamar khün baigaa ve?, "Do you have any siblings?")
Хүүхдүүд байна. (Khüükhüüd baına., "I have children.")
Talking about your family activities
When talking about activities with your family, you can use the following sentences:
- Бидтэй нийгэмд тоглодог. (Bidteı nıygämtd toglodog., "We play together.")
- Маргашийн баялааны хооллолд орнуудыг яваад гэртээ автдаг. (Margashii-n bayalaanı khoolold ornuudıg javääd ger tee avtdag., "We go picking mushrooms and bring them home.")
- Гар утсанд уураа шигдэхээр өндөрт орж өрнөх нь бидний дуртай зүйл байна. (Gar utsand uuraa shigdehee öndört orj örnög n bidnii durtaı züıl baına., "Going to the mountain to pick berries with our hands is something we deeply cherish.")
Let's see an example:
Бидтэй нийгэмд тоглодог. (Bidteı nıygämtd toglodog., "We play together.")
Conclusion
In this lesson, we learned the Halh Mongolian words for different family members and how to talk about family relationships. We hope this lesson was helpful and that you'll be able to talk about your family in Halh Mongolian soon. Congratulations, you have reached the end of the Family Members lesson in the Complete 0 to A1 Halh Mongolian Course!
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