Language needed to visit Mongolia?

Question

I looked at some pictures recently that showed how beautiful Mongolia's landscape is. Do many people speak English as well as Mongolian in Mongolia? How hard is the language to learn? Is it relatively safe to travel there? What are the people like?

Thanks. :D

Answer 1

Mongolian is the official language, spoken by 90% of the population.  Like any other countries in Asia, you'll run into people who can speak English, and you could get a local tour guide too.  I'll say it's safe to go there since the media never reported any war or protest or riots broke out there (or maybe the media are too busy with Iraq, Iran and China?).  If you are person who is interested in culture and nature exploration, you will have a good time.

Answer 2

Mongolian is spoken by 90% of the population. And is extremely similar to Russian, and you may get by knowing a little Russian. The other 10 percent are nomadic, tribal languages that are close to impossible to learn. But some Russian would take you a far way.