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The Mongolian alphabet

Монгол

Every letter of the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet, with its sound written out. In Bhasaly you can tap any letter to hear it — the whole chart is recorded.

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Vowels

13 letters. The romanization under each letter is how it sounds, not a spelling rule.

Ааa
Ооo
Ууu
Ээe
Ииi
Өөoe
Үүue
Ыыii (hard)
Ййi (short)
Ееye
Ёёyo
Ююyu
Яяya

Consonants

22 letters, in the order the course teaches them.

Ббb
Ввv
Ггg
Ддd
Жжj
Ззz
Ккk (loan)
Ллl
Ммm
Ннn
Ппp (loan)
Ррr
Ссs
Ттt
Ффf (loan)
Ххkh
Ццts
Ччch
Шшsh
Щщshch (loan)
Ььsoft sign
Ъъhard sign

Numerals

Digits 0-9 as they are written in Mongolian.

нэг1
хоёр2
гурав3
дөрөв4
тав5
зургаа6
долоо7
найм8
ес9
арав10

Common questions

How many letters are in the Mongolian alphabet?

This chart lists 13 vowels and 22 consonants — 35 letters in total — plus the ten numerals.

Can I hear how each Mongolian letter sounds?

Yes. Open the alphabet in Bhasaly and tap any letter to play a recorded clip of its sound. No account is needed.

What is the best way to learn the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet?

One letter at a time, with sound, then straight into real words. Bhasaly's Mongolian course starts with the script and builds from there.

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