So, if someone was born on a Monday, one of their names might be Davaa (the Tibetan word for Monday). Common names for boys include Baatar and Bold, and common names for girls might include Tsetseg and Suvdaa. However, unlike in the US, many Mongolian names are gender-neutral.
Yanjka: “We’re best friends, but our other friends’ names are Bolortuya and Nemehjargal.”
Nandia: “They’re both girls.”
Yanjka: “Yeah, we don’t have boy-friends.”
In school, they have Gym, Math, English, Handwriting and Mongolian classes. They won’t start studying history or science until they’re a little bit older. Nandia’s favorite class is English, and Yanjka’s is Math (as well as English and Gym).
Nandia: “We do have homework, but sometimes it’s a lot, and sometimes we don’t have much.”
After school, Yanjka and Nandia play table-tennis together. Nandia practices piano and Yanjka goes to extra math tutoring lessons because she really likes math!
Their favorite Mongolian pop singer is UKA. Nandia really likes Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, and Yanjka likes Anne Marie (a British singer).
