GerTrainer – Learn Mongolian 12+

Found this app on reddit post and I had trouble commenting there so I’m leaving review here.

I think overall it looks great and I found some things to clarify if you don’t mind

1. Family and friends section
-“Авга” is only aunt/uncle on father’s side “нагац” means aunt/uncle on mother’s side. If you want to specify gender, you could say “авга эгч” - aunt on father’s side etc.
2. Home section
-“Сэрээх” - to wake someone/somebody up
3. School and education section
-“Сэдэв” - topic
-“Хичээл” can mean both lesson and subject
4. Restaurant and food
-“Сахар” can be written as “элчин чихэр” in some cases. The word “Сахар” comes from Russia.
-“Нэг их” is missing the word “биш”. “Нэг их биш” means not much.
-“Шар айраг” you may find people calling beer “пиво” even though it’s not a Mongolian word.
-“Чинжүү” can both mean chilly/bell peppers. Bell peppers are more commonly used than freshly chilly, so people might be referring to bell peppers more. Also you can call bell peppers “амтат чинжүү”.
-“гоймон” macaroni and pasta are also called this other than noodles. Ramen noodles are called “бэлэн гоймон/бэлэн хоол” which literally translates to ready made noodles/ready made food.
5. Time section
-Days of the Week have official names that may come up in writing
Monday- Даваа гараг
Tuesday- Мягмар гараг
Wednesday-Лхагва гараг
Thursday-Пүрэв гараг
Friday-Баасан гараг
Saturday- Бямба гараг
Sunday-Ням гараг
6. Basic phrases 2 section
-“Яаж бичих вэ?” - “Яаж үсэглэх вэ?” might be better question.
-“Яанаа” could mean you have done something wrong in that case it means “What to do!”
Or you could hear someone’s story and react “OMG!” But “what to do!” is the closest one.
7. Work section
“Нарийн бичгийн дарга” - chief of secretary
“Нарийн бичиг” - secretary
“Үйлчлэгч” - janitor, cleaning lady
8. City life section
“Үзэх” to see/to watch
“Буудал” - sometimes it’s better to specify because it can sound similar to hotel. “Автобусны буудал” - bus station etc.
9. Animals section
“Чандага” is just one type of rabbit. General way to call rabbit would be “туулай”.
“Бөөс” means “lice”.
“Нохой бөөс” means “flea”.
“Жоом” is cockroach. (Also travel section)
“Гахай” is pig.
10. Travel section
-“билет” can be written as “тасалбар” sometimes. The word “билет” comes from Russia.
-“жуулчлал” better word would be “аялал/зугаалга”
-“дуран” is binoculars
11. Body and health
-“шүдийн эмч” ❌ “шүдний эмч” ✅
-In medical instances “үзүүлэх” would mean to go see a doctor (original meaning to show), “хэвтэх” would mean to be admitted to the hospital (original meaning to lie down).
-“Бөгс” it can be formally called “өгзөг”
-“Даралт” is blood pressure in medical terms
-“Ломбо” tooth seal, dental sealant to specify
-“сахал” can both mean mustache and beard
-“одон бөмбөг” is commonly called “ширээний теннис” literal translation of table tennis
-“шагнал” award/prize
12. Business
-“авилга” bribe/corruption
-“ярилцлага” interview
-“түрээслүүлэх” to rent to someone, “түрээслэх” to rent from someone
-“Эрэх” can also be said as “хайх” it means to look for/search and it’s more commonly used.
-“буян” can sound a bit religious, in formal settings “сайн үйл(с)” is used often which is literal translation of a good deed.
-“орон сууц” apartment/flat.
13. Culture section
-“золгох” to greet in traditional Mongolian ways. To support your elder’s elbow from bottom while facing each other.
-“өгүүллэг” story/narrative
-“цагаан сар” Mongolian traditional new year = lunar new year
-“аймар/аймаар” can be used as “really, very, extremely” sometimes even though the original meaning is “horrible/awful”, nowadays it’s used mostly to emphasize the degree of something as a lot.
-“машины дугаар” car plate/car number
-“явган хүний гарц” crosswalk, “явган хүний зам” sidewalk.

And thank you for making this app!

Developer Response ,

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