Mongolian Alphabet

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IPA

Pronunciation

]a[, ][

[b]

w (or v)

]w[, ][

]d[, ]t[

ye, y

]j[ or ]j[

ye as in yet or yo as in yodel

yo

]j[

yo as in yaw but more open

]d[

j as in just

z (or dz)

][

dz as in adze

10

]i[, ][

11

12

[k]

k as in kick (only in foreign words)

13

][

l as in halls

14

[m]

m as in man

15

]n[, ][

16

][

o as in law but more open

17

][

o as in French feu

18

[p]

p as in pen

19

[r]

rr as in Spanish perro but softer

20

[s]

s as in sky

21

[t]

t as in tank

22

][

o as in hole

23

][

oo as in tool

24

[f]

f as in front (only in foreign words)

25

kh (or h)

][

ch as in German Bach

26

ts

][

ts as in cats eye

27

ch

]t[

ch as in children

28

sh

][

sh as in shake

29

shch

][

30

used as syllable break in certain

endings

31

(or y)

[i]

ee as in feet (only in case endings)

(or )

changes previous vowel a>, >

(like but
word nal)

b as in book
w as in wool or v as in have to

][, ][, ][, ]k[ g as in get or k as in talk

ee as in feet or i as in bill

n as in name or ng as in sang

only in Russian words

33

[e]

34

yu, y

]j[ or ]j[

35

ya

[ja]

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d as in doll or t as in hat

used with diphthongs

32

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a as in father or a as in can

i as in bit or e as in bet
u as in use or yo as in yoke
ya as in yard
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