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Ordinal Numbers in Halh Mongolian

In the previous lesson, you learned about cardinal numbers in Halh Mongolian. In this lesson, you will learn about ordinal numbers and how to use them to express order and ranking.

What are ordinal numbers?

Ordinal numbers are used to indicate position, order or ranking in a series. For example, first, second, third, etc. In Halh Mongolian, ordinal numbers are formed by adding -дугаар (-dugaar) to the cardinal number.

Ordinal Numbers from 1 to 10

Here are the ordinal numbers from 1 to 10 in Halh Mongolian:

Halh Mongolian	Pronunciation	English
нэгдүгээр	negdügeer	first
хоёрдугаар	khoyordugaar	second
гуравдугаар	guravdugaar	third
дөрөвдүгээр	dörövdügeer	fourth
тавдугаар	tavdugaar	fifth
зургадугаар	zurgadugaar	sixth
долдугаар	doldugaar	seventh
наймдугаар	naymdugaar	eighth
есдүгээр	yesdügeer	ninth
аравдугаар	aravdugaar	tenth

Ordinal Numbers from 11 to 20

Ordinal numbers from 11 to 19 are formed by adding -н ширхэг (-n shirheg) to the corresponding cardinal numbers. The word ширхэг (shirheg) means 'unit'. For example:

• арван нэгнээр ширхэг (arvan negneer shirheg) - eleventh
• арван хоёрдугаар ширхэг (arvan khoyordugaar shirheg) - twelfth
• арван гуравдугаар ширхэг (arvan guravdugaar shirheg) - thirteenth
• арван дөрөвдүгээр ширхэг (arvan dörövdügeer shirheg) - fourteenth
• арван тавдугаар ширхэг (arvan tavdugaar shirheg) - fifteenth
• арван зургадугаар ширхэг (arvan zurgadugaar shirheg) - sixteenth
• арван долдугаар ширхэг (arvan doldugaar shirheg) - seventeenth
• арван наймдугаар ширхэг (arvan naymdugaar shirheg) - eighteenth
• арван есдүгээр ширхэг (arvan yesdügeer shirheg) - nineteenth

Note that арван (arvan) means 'ten'.

Ordinal Numbers from 20 to 100

Ordinal numbers from 20 to 100 are formed by adding the corresponding cardinal number to the word дугаар (dugaar). For example:

• хорин нэгдүгээр дугаар (horin negdügeer dugaar) - twenty-first
• хорин хоёрдугаар дугаар (horin khoyordugaar dugaar) - twenty-second
• хорин гуравдугаар дугаар (horin guravdugaar dugaar) - twenty-third
• хорин дөрөвдүгээр дугаар (horin dörövdügeer dugaar) - twenty-fourth
• хорин тавдугаар дугаар (horin tavdugaar dugaar) - twenty-fifth
• хорин зургадугаар дугаар (horin zurgadugaar dugaar) - twenty-sixth
• хорин долдугаар дугаар (horin doldugaar dugaar) - twenty-seventh
• хорин наймдугаар дугаар (horin naymdugaar dugaar) - twenty-eighth
• хорин есдүгээр дугаар (horin yesdügeer dugaar) - twenty-ninth
• хорин аравдугаар дугаар (horin aravdugaar dugaar) - thirtieth
• гучин нэгдүгээр дугаар (guchin negdügeer dugaar) - fortieth
• тавин нэгдүгээр дугаар (tavin negdügeer dugaar) - fiftieth
• зуун нэгдүгээр дугаар (zuun negdügeer dugaar) - sixtieth
• дөчин нэгдүгээр дугаар (döchin negdügeer dugaar) - seventieth
• найман нэгдүгээр дугаар (nayman negdügeer dugaar) - eightieth
• таван нэгдүгээр дугаар (tavan negdügeer dugaar) - ninetieth
• зуун аравдугаар дугаар (zuun aravdugaar dugaar) - hundredth

Using Ordinal Numbers in a Sentence

Ordinal numbers in Halh Mongolian are used in the same way as in English. They come before the noun they modify.

Here are some examples:

• Хоёрдугаар улирал - Khoyordugaar uliral - Second semester
• Гучин дөрөвдүгээр газар - Guchin dörövdügeer gazar - Forty-fourth place
• Наймдугаар суваг - Naymdugaar suvag - Eighth channel

Practice

Practice using ordinal numbers with the following exercises:

1. Translate the following ordinal numbers from English to Halh Mongolian.
1. Eleventh
2. Fiftieth
3. Seventeenth
4. Eightieth
5. Hundredth
2. Translate the following phrases into Halh Mongolian.
1. Third floor
2. Ninth month
3. Twentieth day
4. Sixth book
5. Tenth question

Conclusion

In this lesson, you have learned about ordinal numbers in Halh Mongolian and how to use them to express order and ranking. You have also practiced using ordinal numbers in a sentence. In the next lesson, you will learn how to tell time in Halh Mongolian.

Having concluded this lesson, consider checking out these related pages: Clothes & Family and Relationships.

Table of Contents - Halh Mongolian Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to the Halh Mongolian Alphabet

• Cyrillic Script
• Vowel Harmony

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Basic Greetings and Expressions

• Greetings
• Polite Expressions

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Nouns and Pronouns

• Noun Cases
• Personal Pronouns

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Numbers and Time

• Cardinal Numbers
• Ordinal Numbers
• Telling Time

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Verbs and Tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense
• Future Tense

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Relationships

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Adjectives
• Adverbs

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Food and Dining

• Common Foods
• Dining Phrases

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Prepositions
• Conjunctions

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Phrases

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Mongolian Customs and Traditions

• Traditional Holidays
• Mongolian Etiquette

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Weather and Seasons

• Weather Vocabulary
• Seasons

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Mongolian Music and Arts

• Traditional Music
• Visual Arts

Other Lessons

• Polite Expressions
• Seasons
• Count from 1 to 10
• Family
• Education
• Days, Months, and Seasons
• Telling Time
• City
• Nature
• Relationships