For the past two weeks I've been trying to pick up Mongolian as a sixth language, yes 6th. Its funny how sometimes when I think, words in Khmer, Vietnamese, English, and sometimes even Japanese and Spanish pop in my head. So adding another language into the mix should make it even more interesting. But I digress...
Mongolian is different...very different from all of the other languages that I have learned thus far. So I'm starting new again, even learning a whole different alphabet. Just like when I was learning Japanese, when first encountering hiragana and katakana I was taken back. Same can be said for the Cyrillic alphabet, but just like learning the Japanese characters it was all about repetition and time. I made a bunch of flash cards and practiced daily, and with time my friend, I am happy to say that I've pretty much mastered the Cyrillic alphabet. Know I know my A, Б, В. Now on to reading and deciphering what it actually means.
Oh, and if you want to listen to what Mongolian actually sounds like, take a gander through the link.
[source: Wikipedia]
| Cyrillic | Name | Transliteration | Cyrillic | Name | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Аа | а | a | Пп | пэ | ( p ) | |
| Бб | бэ | b | Рр | эр | r | |
| Вв | вэ | v | Сс | эс | s | |
| Гг | гэ | g | Тт | тэ | t | |
| Дд | дэ | d | Уу | у | u | |
| Ее | е | je/ye | Үү | ү | ü | |
| Ёё | ё | jo/yo | Фф | фэ~фа~эф | ( f ) | |
| Жж | жэ | ž/ | Хх | хэ~ха | h | |
| Зз | зэ | z | Цц | цэ | ts | |
| Ии | и | i | Чч | чэ | č | |
| Йй | хагас и | j | Шш | ша~эш | š | |
| Кк | ка | ( k ) | Щщ | ща~эшчэ | ( šč ) | |
| Лл | эл | l | Ъ ъ | хатуугийн тэмдэг | ||
| Мм | эм | m | Ыы | эр үгийн ы | y | |
| Нн | эн | n | Ьь | зөөлний тэмдэг | ' | |
| Оо | о | o | Ээ | э | e | |
| Өө | ө | ö | Юю | ю | ju/yu | |
| Яя | я | ja/ya |
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