Wikijunior:Languages/Mongolian

What writing system(s) does this language use?
The Mongolian Language uses primarily the Cyrillic alphabet, which is also used by Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian. It used a variety of other scripts over the years until it finally settled with Cyrillic in 1937, influenced by the U.S.S.R. The Mongolian-Cyrillic alphabet uses the following: Аа - а Бб - b

Вв - v

Гг - g

Дд - d

Ее - e

Ёё - ё

Жж - dz

Зз - z

Ии - i Йй - i Кк - k Лл - l

Мм - m Нн - n

Оо - o

Өө - u ö Пп - p Рр - r

Сс - s Тт - t Уу - u

Үү - u ü Фф - f

Цц - ts Хх - h Чч - ch Шш - sh

Щщ - schsh Ъъ - "

Ыы - i y

Ьь - ' Ээ - e Юю - ju Яя - ja j

The Cyrillic alphabet is still currently used.

How many people speak this language?
Around 5.7 million people speak this language in total.

Where is this language spoken?
Mongolian is spoken in Mongolia and in China (Inner Mongolia).

What are some basic words in this language that I can learn?
Сайн байн уу - Hello ( formal )

Сайн уу - Hello ( informal )

Намайг ____ гэдэг - My name is ____

Би ____ ooc/aac/ээс/өөс ирсэн - I came from ____

хот - city

улс - country

Монгол хэл - Mongolian language

Би чамд хайртай - I love you

Тийм - Yes

Үгүй - No

Баяртай! - Bye!