Product Description

This practical and concise language guide for English-speaking travellers to Mongolia allows one to navigate with ease and confidence through what might otherwise prove to be a daunting linguistic and cultural experience. Mongolian vocabulary and phrases are given in both Roman alphabet and the Mongolian Cyrillic script, enabling the user to pronounce words easily while becoming familiar with the script. An introduction to the language and grammar gives clear, non-technical explanations with examples of usage, providing an excellent introduction to the Mongolian alphabet and sound system. A 2000-word Mongolian-English and the English-Mongolian dictionary offers essential vocabulary. The extensive phrasebook contains twelve topical chapters dealing with real-life situations that a traveller many encounter: at a hotel, at the marketplace, food and drink, entertainment, travelling within Mongolia etc., Helpful hints regarding Mongolian national traditions and lifestyle complete this unique guide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #118233 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

About the Author
Aariimaa Baasanjav Marder was born in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. She is trilingual (Mongolian, Russian and English) and holds a M.A. degree in Liberal Arts from Mongolia State University. She taught Russian language and literature at secondary school level in Mongolia before moving to the United States three years ago. She resides in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

Customer Reviews

Learn your cyrillic alphabet first

I bought this book and the lonely planet mongolian phrasebook. This is definately the better of the two books. Though i have found having both with me useful.

I would say that if going to Mongolia you need to learn the cyrillic alphabet first before you go. This dictionary is much better once you know the cyrillics alphabets phonetics as used in mongolia. I didn't know them and found myself writing my own phonetics down in the dictionary as an easier way of learning the speech at first.

The dictionary has gaps, please and wolf are not in there and you can tell its written by a mongolian not a british or american person.

Overall definatly helping me during my stay in Mongolia.