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Free Mongolian flashcards

The fastest words to learn are the ones you see most. This deck lists the 60 most common Mongolian words, each with a clear English meaning and a real example sentence. Study them below, or download the deck for Anki or Quizlet.

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The best Mongolian flashcards to learn first are the words you meet most often. This free deck pairs the 60 most common Mongolian words, like ном, ус, гэр, with a plain English meaning and a real example sentence for each. Download it as a CSV for Anki or Quizlet, or learn the words in context by reading.

CSV columns are word, translation, example (with a header row). Ready to import into Anki, Quizlet, or any spaced-repetition app.

60 most common Mongolian words · Updated July 2026

Mongolian Meaning Example
ном book Ном ширээн дээр байна.
ус water Би ус ууж байна.
гэр house; home; yurt Манай гэр том байна.
хоол food; meal Хоол маш амттай байна.
нохой dog Нохой гүйж байна.
муур cat Манай муур унтаж байна.
хүн person; human being Тэнд олон хүн байна.
хүүхэд child Хүүхэд тоглож байна.
ажил work; job Өнөөдөр ажил их байна.
сургууль school Хүүхдүүд сургуульд явж байна.
өдөр day Өнөөдөр сайхан өдөр байна.
шөнө night Одоо шөнө боллоо.
цаг time; hour; clock Одоо хэдэн цаг болж байна вэ?
мөнгө money Надад мөнгө байхгүй.
найз friend Миний найз хятад хэлээр ярьдаг.
хот city; town Улаанбаатар бол Монголын нийслэл хот.
гэр бүл family Манай гэр бүлд дөрвөн хүн байна.
аав father; dad Аав маань гэртээ байна.
ээж mother; mom Ээж хоол хийж байна.
ах older brother Миний ах их сургуульд сурдаг.
байх to be; to exist; to have Тэд нар гэртээ байна.
явах to go Би дэлгүүр явж байна.
ирэх to come Найз маргааш ирнэ.
идэх to eat Би алим идэж байна.
уух to drink Би цай уух дуртай.
унтах to sleep Хүүхэд эрт унтдаг.
ажиллах to work Би ресторанд ажилладаг.
сурах to study; to learn Би монгол хэл сурдаг.
харах to see; to look Чи үүнийг хараж байна уу?
сонсох to listen; to hear Чи намайг сонсож байна уу?
ярих to speak; to talk Бид монголоор ярьдаг.
бичих to write Би захидал бичиж байна.
унших to read Би ном уншиж байна.
өгөх to give Би чамд бэлэг өгье.
мэдэх to know Би үүнийг мэдэхгүй байна.
хайрлах to love; to cherish Ээж хүүхдээ хайрладаг.
сайн good Цаг агаар сайн байна.
муу bad Өнөөдөр цаг агаар муу байна.
том big; large Энэ машин том байна.
жижиг small; little Миний гар утас жижиг байна.
шинэ new Би шинэ машин авсан.
хуучин old (of things) Манай байшин хуучин байна.
халуун hot Цай халуун байна.
хүйтэн cold Ус хүйтэн байна.
өндөр tall; high Уул маш өндөр байна.
хурдан fast; quick Морь хурдан гүйдэг.
би I Би оюутан байна.
чи you (informal) Чи хаана байна вэ?
та you (polite, formal) Та хэн бэ?
тэр he; she; that Тэр манай багш юм.
бид we Бид маргааш уулзана.
энэ this Энэ миний гар утас.
юу what Энэ юу вэ?
хэн who Тэр хэн бэ?
хаана where Дэлгүүр хаана байна вэ?
тийм yes Тийм, энэ зөв байна.
үгүй no Үгүй, надад цаг алга.
нэг one Надад нэг эгч байна.
хоёр two Надад хоёр хүүхэд байна.
гурав three Ширээн дээр гурван алим байна.

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How to use these flashcards

The deck is built from high-frequency words, the ones that make up most of everyday Mongolian. Learning them first gives you the biggest return per card, because you will meet them again and again the moment you start reading or listening.

Flashcards work best with spaced repetition: review a card, and if you knew it, wait longer before seeing it again. Anki and Quizlet both do this automatically. Download the CSV, import it, and review a few minutes a day. Keep the example sentence on the card so you learn how the word actually behaves, not just its dictionary gloss.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best flashcards to learn Mongolian?

Start with the most frequent words. A few thousand high-frequency Mongolian words cover the majority of everyday text, so each of those cards pays off far more than a rare one. This deck gives you the top 60 to begin with, each with a meaning and an example sentence, so you learn the word in context rather than in isolation. When a card sticks, meet the word again in a real book to lock it in.

How do I import these Mongolian flashcards into Anki?

Click Download CSV to save the deck, then in Anki choose File, Import and select the file. Map the first column to the front (the Mongolian word) and the second to the back (the meaning); the third column holds an example sentence you can add to the back too. The first row is a header, so tell Anki to ignore it or delete that one card. For Quizlet, use Copy for Quizlet and paste into the import box with Tab between term and definition.

Are flashcards enough to learn Mongolian?

Flashcards are excellent for building recognition and drilling the first few thousand words, but on their own they teach words out of context. You learn to use Mongolian, not just recognize it, by reading and hearing the words in real sentences. The efficient combination is flashcards for raw vocabulary plus reading for context, collocation and grammar. That is exactly what Lingo7 is built around.

How many Mongolian words do I need to know to read a book?

Roughly 2,000 to 3,000 common words cover most everyday Mongolian text, and around 5,000 gets you comfortably through many novels. You do not need all of them before you start: with sentence-aligned translation you can begin reading real Mongolian at a couple of thousand words and pick up the rest from context. This deck is a fast way to front-load the most useful 60.