Mongolian Cyrillic Alphabet

Flashcards to study the letters in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Info on the cards includes whether the letter is a vowel or consonant, its gender if it is a vowel, its pronunciation, and example words. Pronunciation and examples are taken from themongolist.com lesson one.

А а

[a] - Vowel - Masculine

The first letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Pronounced like “u” in “up.”

• Ам [Mouth]

• Аав [Father]

• Ав [Take!]

Б б

[b] - Consonant

The second letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Pronounced like “b” in “but.”

• Би [I]

• Багш [Teacher]

• Салбар [Branch (of an institution)]

В в

[w, v] - Consonant

The third letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to “w” in “want” and “v” in rev (depending on position, between w and v sounds).

• Тав [Five]

• Хавар [Spring]

• Дэвтэр [Notebook]

Г г

[g] - Consonant

The fourth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Pronounced similar to "g" in "got."

• Гэр [Home]

• Өглөө [Morning]

• Баг [Group, team]

• Гар [Hand]

• Гол [River]

• Бага [Little]

Д д

[d] - Consonant

The fifth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Like "d" in "do."

• Дээр [On]

• Хэдэн [How many]

• Үүд [Door, doorway]

Е е

[ye] - Vowel - Feminine

The sixth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "ye" in "yes."

• Ер [Male]

• Үер [Flood]

• Бие [Body]

Ё ё

[yo] - Vowel - Masculine

The seventh letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "yo" in "your."

• Ёс [Custom.]

• Хоёр [Two]

• Гоё [Beautiful, good]

Ж ж

[j] - Consonant

The eighth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "j" in "join."

• Жижиг [Small]

• Хожил [Prize]

• Явж [Go!]

З з

[z] - Consonant

The ninth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. An affricate similar to z" in "zero."

• Зам [Road]

• Эзэн [Owner]

• Олз [Spoils]

И и

[i] - Vowel - Neutral

The tenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Like "ee" in "tree."

• Их [Great]

• Хийх [To do]

Й й

[y] - Vowel - Neutral, but ий is Feminine

The eleventh letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Used as part of diphthong, sounds like "oy" in "boy" and "uy" in "buy."

• Байх [To be]

• Хойно [North]

• Нохой [Dog]

К к

[k] - Consonant

The twelfth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Corresponds to "k." Used only in loan words.

• Кино [Movie]

• Компьютер [Computer]

Л л

[l] - Consonant

The thirteenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "l" in "salt."

• Литр [Liter]

• Олон [A lot, many]

• Алт [Gold]

М м

[m] - Consonant

The fourteenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Identical to "m" in "man."

• Мал [Livestock]

• Амар [Easy]

• Журам [Rule]

Н н

[n] - Consonant

The fifteenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Before vowels sounds like "n" in "no." Before consonant and in final positions of words sounds like "ng" in "song."

• Ном [Book]

• Санал [Opinion, vote]

• Хаана [Where]

• Хүн [Person]

• Хаан [King]

• Монгол [Mongolian]

• Он [Year]

О о

[o] - Vowel - Masculine

The sixteenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "o" in "or."

• Одоо [Now]

• Олон [A lot, many]

• Бороо [Rain]

Ө ө

[o] - Vowel - Feminine

The seventeenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "ea" in "earth."

• Өндөр [Tall]

• Мөрөн [River]

• Өрөө [Room]

П п

[p] - Consonant

The eighteenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Corresponds to "p" in "part." Used only in loan words."

• Пүүс [Business firm]

• Пянз [Record]

Р р

[r] - Consonant

The nineteenth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "r" in "trip," but stronger."

• Нар [Sun]

• Орон [Place]

• Гар [Hand]

С с

[s] - Consonant

The twentieth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Like "s" in "son."

• Сар [Moon]

• Асар [Great]

• Хос [Pair]

Т т

[t] - Consonant

The twenty-first letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Like "t" in "test."

• Том [Big]

• Хатуу [Hard]

• Хот [City]

У у

[u] - Vowel - Masculine

The twenty-second letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "o" in "cone."

• Ус [Water]

• Сур [Leather strap]

• Буруу [Wrong]

Ү ү

[u] - Vowel - Feminine

The twenty-third letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "oo" in "moose" and "soon."

• Үс [Hair]

• Дүрэм [Rule]

• Дүү [Younger sibling]

Ф ф

[f] - Consonant

The twenty-fourth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Corresponds to "f." Used only in loan words.

• Ферм [Business firm]

• Фонд [Stock, reserve]

Х х

[h] - Consonant

The twenty-fifth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "h" in "hot."

• Хол [Far]

• Эх [Mother]

Ц ц

[ts] - Consonant

The twenty-sixth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. An affricate like "ts" in "roots."

• Цүнх [Bag]

• Цаг [Clock]

• Цэцэг [Flower]

• Гарц [Exit]

Ч ч

[ch] - Consonant

The twenty-seventh letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. An affricate like "ch" in "check."

• Чанар [Quality]

• Ачаа [Luggage]

• Хэрч [Chop!]

Ш ш

[Sh] - Consonant

The twenty-eighth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Like "sh" in "bush."

• Шар [Yellow]

• Ашиг [Profit]

• Хөрш [Neighbor]

Щ щ

[sch] - Consonant

The twenty-ninth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. A digraph for ш (sh) and ч (ch) used only in loan words.

• Хрущев [Khrushchev]

Ъ ъ

hard sign

The thirtieth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. No sound. Used to separate Hard consonant from y-glide following it.

• Авъя [Let (me) take]

• Бодъё [Let (me) take]

• Харъя [Let (me) see]

Ь ь

soft sign

The thirty-second letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. No sound. Indicates palatalization of the preceding consonant and separates it from the following y-glide. Usually creates a diphthong like conversion of the preceding vowel. Ex. урь sounds like уйр.

• Тавь [Fifty]

• Амь [Life]

• Гэртээ харья. [I shall return home.]

• Хэлье [Let (me) say]

Ы ы

[ii] - Vowel - Masculine

The thirty-first letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. A long back vowel. Similar to "ee" in "bee."

• Ахын [Brother's]

• Номыг [the Book]

• Оны [Year's]

Э э

[e] - Vowel - Feminine

The thirty-third letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "e" in "help."

• Энэ [This]

• Хэн [Who]

• Тэмээ [Camel]

Ю ю

[yu] - Vowel

The thirty-fourth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "you" in "you."

• Юм [Thing]

• Юу [What]

• Оюутан [University student]

Я я

[ya] - Vowel - Masculine

The thirty-fifth letter in the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. Similar to "ya" in "yawn."

• Ямар [What kind]

• Хаяг [Address]

• Сая [Recently]