Watercolor Mongolian landscape with snow-capped mountains, a large lake, and steppe with yurts and horses

Learn Mongolian online with short audio lessons

The simplest and most effective way to learn a language is to listen to speech you understand, again and again. That’s how children learn their native language. The same natural approach works for adults, too: listening to speech you understand repeatedly helps you follow a foreign language with growing confidence.

Build your Mongolian listening skills with short lessons and English or Russian translations. Listen to a whole lesson or individual phrases, tap unfamiliar words for explanations and slow down the audio to follow the conversation.

20 audio lessons · 502 phrases
no sign-up

Listen to lessons for free

Start in your browser on a phone or computer.

How to learn Mongolian with audio lessons

  1. Listen to a lesson.

    Try to get the main idea.

  2. Explore what you don’t understand.

    Check the translation and unfamiliar words.

  3. Listen on repeat.

    Replay the lesson or individual phrases until you can confidently understand by ear.

  4. Move on to the next lesson

    When you understand the content by ear.

Start learning

Opens right in your browser. No installation needed.

Add to iPhone Home Screen

Open with a tap

Add MongolianPro to your Home Screen once, then open it like any other app.

  1. Open the app in Safari

    Tap Start learning. Add the app from the lessons list.

  2. Tap Share

    Look for the square with an upward arrow in Safari’s menu. In some versions, tap “…” first.

  3. Choose Add to Home Screen

    Scroll through the actions if needed. If you see an “Open as Web App” switch, turn it on. Then tap Add.

Opened the link in Telegram or another app? Choose Open in Safari from its menu first. If that option is missing, copy the link and paste it into Safari.

If Add to Home Screen is missing, check Edit Actions at the bottom of the Share menu.

Done: the MongolianPro icon will appear on your iPhone. You can also start learning right now, without installing anything.

Conversational Mongolian for everyday situations

Lessons of about a minute introduce useful words and phrases for travel, life in Mongolia and everyday conversations. Choose a familiar situation and work through it at your own pace.

  • Greetings and everyday activities
  • Cafés and shopping
  • Meeting and talking with friends
  • Life and sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar
  • Plans, leisure and healthy habits
  • Online orders and delivery
  • Renting an apartment and household questions
  • Doctor and pharmacy visits
  • Work and video meetings
  • Social media, music and youth expressions
Explore all 20 Mongolian lessons

Mongolian phrases with English translations and audio

Listen to a few phrases from the first lesson. In the app, you can replay each phrase and tap individual words to see their meanings and grammar notes.

Questions about learning Mongolian online

Can I start as a beginner?

You can start with simple everyday phrases: every sentence has a translation and the words have explanations. The lessons focus on listening comprehension. Knowing the Mongolian Cyrillic letters will help you follow the text.

Are there English translations of the Mongolian lessons?

Yes. Every lesson includes sentence translations in English and Russian, word meanings, dictionary forms and grammar notes. You can change the interface and translation language in Settings.

Can I learn for free without an account?

Yes. All 20 audio lessons are currently free to access, and no account is required. Open the lessons in your browser and choose a topic.

Can I slow down the audio and repeat individual phrases?

Yes. Choose a slower speed in the player. You can listen to all phrases in sequence, turn that mode off to work on separate phrases, or use the play button next to a phrase.

Do I need to install an app?

No. The app works in a web browser on a phone or computer. On an iPhone, you can also add it to your Home Screen through Safari; the instructions are on this page.

Listen to lessons for free