Sunday, August 25, 2013

difference between mist and fog

mist - (манан будан, будан)Mist, however, usually stays closer to the ground and you can see over the top of it.  
A cloud that reduces visibility to less than 1 km is called fog
[uncountablecountable] a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see
       ---- Early morning mist patches will soon clear.
       ---- The hills were shrouded in mist.
fog - (манан)fog is thicker than mist. Fog is distinct from mist only in its density(нягтрал). 
it's called mist if visibility range is between 1 and 2 km.
a thick cloud of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or ocean, that is very difficult to see through
      ---- Dense/thick fog is affecting roads in the north and visibility is poor.
      ---- Patches of fog will clear by mid-morning.



difference between mist and fog

difference between imagine and picture

imagine - (дүрслэн бодох, санаандаа ургуулан бод) Let's say its winter but you want to pretend you are on the beach . Someone might tell you " Imagine that you are on long white sandy beach, its 80 degrees and there isn't a cloud in the sky". In this case, you are using your mind to "imagine" ( or dream) that you are there. 
1 [transitiveintransitive] to form a picture in your mind of what something might be like     ---- I can't imagine life without the kids now.
picture - (төсөөлөх, дүрслэх)to picture can also be used interchangeably with imagine.Or if you are trying to think of what someone looks like that you met a long time ago and you are having a hard time remembering
 to imagine someone or something; to create an image of someone or something in your mind
picture someone/something
     --- I can still picture the house I grew up in.


difference between imagine and picture

Saturday, August 24, 2013

difference between alone, lone, and lonely

alone - (ганцаараа, ганцаар, дан биеэр)When you say that you are "alone" what you are implying is that there is no other person with you. For example, right now I am sitting all alone at my computer desk and typing away — there is no one else in the room. I am neither happy nor sad about it
[not before noun]adverb
1 without any other people
      ---- He lives alone.
2 without the help of other people or things
      ---- The assassin said he had acted alone.
3 lonely and unhappy or without any friends
     ---- Carol felt all alone in the world.
loneadjective(ганц, гав ганц)Lone is used as an adjective. "A lone bandit robbed the bank" This means a single bandit robbed the bank. 
without any other people or things
      ---- a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
lonely -adjective (ганцаардмал, ганцаардан уйтгарласан)Lonely= unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to:
She lives alone and often feels lonely.lonelierloneliest
unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to
      ---- She lives alone and often feels lonely.


difference between alone and lone lonely

Friday, August 23, 2013

difference between bother, disturb, and trouble

bother - (залхаах, зовоох, ядаргаатай байх)Often if you disturb someone you will be bothering them. (хэрвээ чи олон дахин disturb - болоод чи түүнийг bother - болгож байна гэсэн үг  - "залхаах")
[transitive] to annoy, worry, or upset someone; to cause someone trouble or pain
     ---- “I'm sorry he was so rude to you.” “It doesn't bother me.”
[transitive] to interrupt someone; to talk to someone when they do not want to talk to you
    ---- Stop bothering me when I'm working.
trouble - (гай болох, бэрхшээл учруулах)a problem, worry, difficulty, etc. or a situation causing this (энэ үг нь "problem, worry, difficulty" - гэсэн утганд илүү ойр гэдгийг сана)
[transitiveto make someone worried or upset
      ---- What is it that's troubling you?
disturb - (саад учруулах, төвөг учруулах)when they are trying to work, sleep and "proper" lady would use "disturb",  If I am reading a novel and someone calls and asks for assistance, the call was a disturbance
to interrupt someone when they are trying to work, sleep, etc.
     ---- I'm sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?


difference between bother and disturb

difference between blame and accuse

blame - (буруушаах, буруутай гэж үзэх)Blame is often used for offensive meaning
to think or say that someone or something is responsible for something bad
blame someone/something (for something)
     ---- She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.
accuse - (буруутгах, яллах, ял тулгах)accuse is used in law related cases and accuse sounds more official
to say that someone has done something wrong or is guilty of something
accuse someone (of something)
      ---- She accused him of lying.


difference between blame and accuse

difference between inn, hotel, and motel

inn - (хөдөө байдаг буудал, аяны буудал)An Inn is more homey and is often referred to a Bed and Breakfast.
a small hotel, usually in the country
hotel - (зочид буудал)Hotels are typically for longer stays and more expensive
a building where people stay, usually for a short time, paying for their rooms and sometimes meals
    ---- We stayed at/in a hotel.
motel - (унаатай жуулчдын зочид буудал )you could park right outside your door. They were for quicker in and out stays for travelers on the road in their cars and were generally built right along the highway.
(also motor innmotor lodge)
a hotel for people who are traveling by car, with space for parking cars near the rooms

Thursday, August 22, 2013

difference between pleasure, joy, and delight

[noun]pleasure     ----    [adjective]pleased
[noun]delight        ----     [adjective]delightful
[noun]joy                  ----     [adjective]joyful

pleasure - (сэтгэл хангалуун байдал)a state of feeling or being happy or satisfied(pleased because you have achieved something or because something that you wanted to happen has happened) ---(энэ нь сэтгэл ханамжтай байгаа happy - г илэрхийлнэ)


delight - (баяр цэнгэл, баяр цэнгэлийн ханамж)great pleasure and delights are not contrasted with sorrow


joy - (баяр хөөр)thing that causes you to feel very happy and joys are often contrasted(зөрөлдөх, эсрэг) with sorrows (бид баяр хөөр, уй гашуу гэж хэлдэг. Тиймээс баяр хөөр гэж орчуулвал зохино)


difference between depressed, insane, neurotic, psychotic, disturbed, and unstable

depressed - (сэтгэлээр унасан, уналтанд орсон) 1) feels very sad and anxious over a long period of time and being unable to sleep 2) it only describes people who feel very sad for weeks at a time.
1 very sad and without hope
      ----- She felt very depressed about the future.
2 suffering from the medical condition of depression(гутрал)
insane - (сэтгэл мэдрэлийн өвчтэй)suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society
1 seriously mentally ill and unable to live in normal society
      ----- The prisoners were slowly going insane.
2 (informalhaving a mind that does not work normally
      ---- If I have to stay any longer, I'll go insane

difference between wicked and evil

wicked - (ёс суртхуунгүй, хорон хэрцгий)wicked seems to refer more to human nature and flaws. Wicked is more of a emotional/mental thing.
1 morally bad
       ---- stories about a wicked witch
2 (informalslightly bad but in a way that is amusing and/or attractive
       ---- Jane has a wicked sense of humor.
3 dangerous, harmful, or powerful
       ---- He has a wicked punch.
evil - (хорон санаатай, муу санаатай) a force that causes bad things to happen; morally bad behavior
1 (of peopleenjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel
       ---- an evil man
2 having a harmful effect on people; morally bad
       ---- the evil effects of racism

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

difference between cool, freezing, chilly, lukewarm, cold, and tepid

cold - (хүйтэнCold is lower temperature than cool
1 having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body
     ---- I'm cold. Turn the heat up.
cool - (сэрүүн, сэрүүвтэр, сэрүүхэндүү) fairly cold.  Cold is lower temperature than cool
fairly cold; not hot or warm
      ----- a cool breeze/drink/climate
      ----- Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend.
freezing - (хөлдөөм, тэсхийм хүйтэнtoo cold to be comfortable. Freezing is colder than cold.

difference between awesome, cool, fabulous, and terrific

awesome - (сэтгэл догдлуулсан)very impressive or very difficult, and perhaps somewhat frightening (энэд "awesome" - нь айж, гайхаж биширч байгаа гэсэн санааг гаргаж байгаа учир "сэтгэл доглуулам" - гэж орчуулвал зохимжтой)
cool - (янзтай, янзтай сайхан) (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive, or different (энэд "cool" - нь гайхаж, биширч, алмайрч гэсэн санааг гаргаж байгаа тул хаалтанд байгаа шиг орчуулвалзохимжтой. Үүнд айсан гэдэг утга агуулагдаагүй гэдгийг анхаар)
fabulous - (итгэшгүй сайхан, итгэшгүй янзын(informal) extremely good and Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned
terrific - (аймшигтай сүрдэм (informal) extremely good; wonderful

difference between concerned, worried, and anxious

worried - (санаа зовох, санаа зовсон)Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen
thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid
      ---- Don't look so worried!
concerned - (сэтгэл зовсон, сэтгэл түгшсэн)Concern is when you recognize there is some problem. It's like being alerted that something is wrong. (энэд чи "concerned" - гэдэг үг concern гэдэг үйл үгнээсээ галалтай гэдгийг сана)
worried and feeling concern about something
     ---- The president is deeply concerned about this issue.
anxious - (бачимдсан, бачуурсан)Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Usually we talk about being "anxious" as something that could be upsetting, and "eager" as something (энэд энэ үгийг "бачимдсан гэсэн утгаар авбал илүү тохиромжтой яагаад гэвэл "eager" - гэдэг үг байж ядсан гэсэн утгатай учраас)

difference between mend, repair, and fix

mend - (нөхөх, нөхөөс тавих, нөхөн сайжруулах)mend is used more for clothing
1 to repair a hole in a piece of clothing, etc.
mend something
      ---- He mended a rip in his pants.
2 to find a solution to a problem or disagreement
mend something
      ---- They tried to mend their differences.
repair - (засах, сэлбэх, засварлах1)Repair-refers more to the technical context of fixing something.. Repairing objects
2)'If a robot has a technical problem, it would cost the company so much money and time to repair it.'
1 to restore something that is broken, damaged, or torn to good condition
repair something
       ---- to repair a car/roof/road/television
       ---- It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired.
2 to say or do something in order to improve a bad or unpleasant situation
repair something
       ---- It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship.
fix  - (тогтоох, засах, сэргээх) 1) Fix covers most of most meanings of repair. 2) fix is used when we want to put sth back into its original condition or restore a situation to its former state

difference between view, sight, and vision

view - (үзэмж, харагдац, харагдах байдал)If you are looking at a wide scene and you see many creatures appearing and disappearing across the whole range of your vision I would use "view".
1 [uncountablesingular] used when you are talking about whether you can see something or whether something can be seen in a particular situation
       ---- The lake soon came into view.
       ---- The sun disappeared from view.
2 [countable] what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful countryside
       ---- There were magnificent views of the surrounding countryside.
       ---- The view from the top of the tower was spectacular.
sight - (хараа, нүдний хараа)If you are staring at a particular point or at a more confined space and see them appearing and disappearing I would use "sight".
1 [uncountable] the ability to see
      ---- to lose your sight (= to become blind)
 [uncountable] the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen
      ---- There was no one in sight.
      ---- They stole everything in sight.
vision - (төсөөлөл, нүдэндээ төсөөлөх, төсөөлөн харагдалт) чи үүнийг төсөөлөл буюу хаалтан дотор торхойлсон утгаар ашиглана гэдгийг сана. Vision is what you picture in your mind, before seeing it

difference between view and opinion

view - (үзэл, үзэмжa personal opinion about something; an attitude toward something
[countable] a personal opinion about something; an attitude toward something
       ---- to have different/conflicting/opposing views
       --- In my view it was a waste of time.
opinion - (үзэл бодол, итгэл үнэмшил )your feelings or thoughts about someone or something, rather than a fact
1 [countable] your feelings or thoughts about someone or something, rather than a fact
opinion (about/of/on someone/something)
     ---- Everyone had an opinion on the subject.
2 [uncountable] the beliefs or views of a group of people
     ---- There is a difference of opinion (= people disagree) as to the merits of the plan.
     ---- Opinion is divided on the issue.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

difference between sort, type, and kind

sort - (зүйл, сорт)1) sort‘ is more general, often about character rather than definition and can be used in a negative way e.g.What sort of person would do a terrible thing like that?  2) "Sort of" means you have a assortment(нэр төрөл, ялгах, соортлох) of appeal to the subject. 3) 'sort ' refers mostly to 'things/objects'.
[countable] a group or type of people or things that are similar in a particular way
       ----- “ What sort of music do you like?” “Oh, all sorts.”
kind - (төрөл, овог)kind‘ is about half way between, usually referring to large categories or families of things that are naturally related.
[countableuncountable] a group of people or things that are the same in some way; a particular variety or type
      ---- three kinds of cake
      ---- music of all/various/different kinds
type - (бүлэг, анги) What is your blood type? (зөвхөн энэ тохиолдолд л type - ийг ашиглана. Тэгэхээр Type - ийг "бүлэг" - гэж орчуулвал оновчтой)
a class or group of people or things that share particular qualities or features and are part of a larger group; a kind or sort
      ---- There are three main types of contracts.

difference between kind and sort

Monday, August 19, 2013

difference between sensitive and sensible

sensitive - (мэдрэмжтэй, мэдрэмтгий) sensitive refers to how easily you react to things, Sensitive is physical or emotional.
1 aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
      ---- She is very sensitive to other people's feelings.
2 able to understand art, music, and literature and to express yourself through them
      ---- a sensitive portrait
sensible - (ухаалаг) Sensible is when you do the right thing,  and sensible is one who can make reasonable choices in life. (It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night. ---- энэ бол ухаалаг хэрэг биш шөнө орой ганцаараа явах --- энэ жишээнд ухаалаг гэдэг утгаар тохирч байгааг хар)
1 (of people and their behaviorable to make good judgments based on reason and experience rather than emotion      ---- She's a sensible sort of person.      ---- I think that's a very sensible idea.2 (of clothes, etc.useful rather than fashionable       ---- sensible shoes


difference between collect and gather

collect - (цуглуулах, цугларахto bring things or information together from different people or places
1 [transitive] to bring things together from different people or places
collect something
      ---- to collect data/evidence/information
2 [intransitivetransitive] to ask people to give you money for a particular purpose
      ---- We're collecting for local charities.
gather - (бөөгнүүлэн, бөөгнөрөхto bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources
1 [intransitivetransitive] to come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group
       ---- His supporters gathered in the hotel ballroom.
       ---- Can you all gather around? I've got something to tell you.
2 [transitive] to bring things together that have been spread around
gather something
      ---- People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall.


gather  collectThese words all mean to get more of something over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.collect to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place: We've been collecting data from various sources. Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.NOTE People sometimes collect things of a particular type as a hobby: to collect stampsgather to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources: I waited while he gathered up his papers. Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.collect or gather?Both collect and gather can be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information, or evidence. When talking about things, gather is used with words like things,belongings, or papers when the things are spread around within a short distance.Collect is used for getting examples of something from different people or places that are physically separated.