1st Edition

Colloquial Mongolian The Complete Course for Beginners

    Colloquial Mongolian is easy to use and completely up to date!

    Written by experience teachers of the language, Colloquial Mongolian offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Mongolian. No previous knowledge of the language is required.

    Features include:

    Guide to reading and writing the alphabet

    Lively dialogues in true-to-life situations

    Concise grammar explanations

    A variety of exercises with full answer key, grammar summary, suffix index and two-way glossary

    Explanatory notes on Mongolian culture and customs

    By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Mongolian in a broad range of everyday situations.

    Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.


     

    Introduction, The alphabet, Pronunciation 1 A parent's tongue never rests 3 .Actions speak louder than words 4 Nothing ventur.ed, nothing gained 5 ,Never do things by halves 6 There's no place like home 7 You can lead a horse to water 8 , Look before you leap 9 Having no debt is wealth and no illness happiness, 10 , Heaven helps those who help themselves, Grammar summary Key to exercises Mongolian-English vocabulary Mongolian abbreviations, English-Mongolian vocabulary Grammar index, Suffix index, Bibliography

    Biography

    Jantsangiyn Bat-Ireedui