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I is for Idioms
Idioms. Metaphors. Phrasal verbs. I love them. I find it so fascinating why languages have different idioms for the same ideas and expressions. (English) = (Mongolian) chalk and cheese = a camel and a goat no room to swing a cat = no room to turn your bottom out of the blue = out of…
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Diary Entry -Emptiness
Hallo Billy. Mummy sat here for a while for the first time not sure how to start the blog post. It feels like writing a poem, perhaps in Mongolian, maybe in English. Mummy’s thought went through the events of remembering you and sighing without knowing herself. Every time a toddler runs past Mummy remembers you.…
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If Pigs Could Fly!
‘Willie, can you come here, please?’ called this woman across the hotel reception area where I worked. I couldn’t believe what I just heard. I quickly ran into the tiny staff room. I was so embarrassed and didn’t know where to look. I hoped nobody heard that. What did she just say?!! She said ‘Willy’…
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Letters from Patna Primary school
When I was feeding my baby girl I heard this thump in the hall. That was the postman delivering the post. I opened this heavy brown envelope addressed to me in a hurry. ‘Dear Mrs Ramsay I am writing to thank you for coming to our school and giving us a taste of Mongolian life…’…
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Did you know…
*Gobi means desert *The word ‘yurt’ is a Russian word. In Mongolia it’s called a ‘ger’ *Dalai means ocean, sea, universal *The title Dalai was given to Dalai Lama by a Mongolian king in 16th century
Guuye ~ Гүүеэ 