өглөөний мэнд
öglöönii mendCyrillic
Good morning in Mongolian is өглөөний мэнд (öglöönii mend).
өглөөний мэнд is used specifically during the morning hours when seeing someone for the first time. It is not used to say good afternoon or good evening.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of өглөөний, meaning morning's and мэнд, meaning greeting or health.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can use өглөөний мэнд as a standalone exclamation to greet someone.
How do you pronounce it?
öglöönii mend
Did you know?
- While өглөөний мэнд is the literal translation for 'good morning', Mongolians often greet each other simply by asking Сайн уу?, which means 'Are you well?'
- The word мэнд is used in the phrase мэнд хүргэх to send greetings to people who are not physically present, effectively acting as a 'proxy' greeting.
- The phrase өглөөний мэнд connects the morning to the concept of 'peace', as мэнд encompasses both physical health and a state of general tranquility.
Examples in context
- Бүгдэнд нь өглөөний мэнд.Good morning, everybody.This sentence is useful for showing how to address a group using өглөөний мэнд.Tatoeba #9814893 by Alkrasnov, translation #22122 by CK
- Өглөөний мэнд!Good morning!This sentence is useful for showing how to use өглөөний мэнд as a standalone exclamation.Tatoeba #6372921 by Balamax, translation #329713 by YURY0608
- Танд өглөөний мэнд хүргэе.Tand öglöönii mend khürgeye.I wish you a good morning.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A man and a woman meet at a cafe in the morning.
- Ганбаатар GanbaatarАнхбаяр, өглөөний мэнд!Ankhbayar, öglöönii mend!Good morning, Ankhbayar!
- Анхбаяр AnkhbayarӨглөөний мэнд, Ганбаатар.Öglöönii mend, Ganbaatar.Good morning, Ganbaatar.
- Ганбаатар GanbaatarӨнөөдөр та сайхан ажиллаарай.Önöödör ta saikhan ajillaarai.Have a good workday today.
- Анхбаяр AnkhbayarБаярлалаа, та бас.Bayarlalaa, ta bas.Thank you, you too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good morning” translations and entries өглөөний мэнд, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
