Mongol Bichig: Learn to Write

Mongol Bichig teaches the traditional Mongolian script — the vertical script written from top to bottom, still used in Inner Mongolia and taught across Mongolia today.

Most people start with one goal: to write their own name. This app is built around that moment, and takes you from your first stroke to reading real words.


THREE WAYS TO LEARN

Pick the depth you want, and switch between them at any time.

• Name — the shortest path. Turn your name into traditional script and learn to write it.
• Reading — recognise letters and words. Gentle progression, no strict gates.
• Writing — the full orthography, level by level.


WHAT IS INSIDE

• Eleven levels plus numerals, from single letters to complete words
• Reading quizzes generated automatically: ten questions, eighty percent to pass
• Tracing practice for both single letters and whole words, scored on how closely you followed the model
• Practice drills that prioritise the letters you get wrong most often
• A complete alphabet reference: letter names, traditional classification, and how every letter changes shape at the beginning, middle and end of a word
• Dedicated drills for the letter pairs that look alike and are easy to confuse


WRITE YOUR NAME

Type your name in Latin or Cyrillic and see it in traditional script. Adjust any letter by hand if you prefer a different spelling, trace it until it feels natural, and keep it. The app remembers the spelling you settled on.


BUILT TO WORK ANYWHERE

• Works offline. Lessons, quizzes, tracing practice and the alphabet reference need no connection.
• The Mongolian font is included, so the script displays correctly even on devices that do not have one installed.
• No account and no sign-up. Your progress stays on your device.


ABOUT THE CONTENT

The order in which letters are introduced, the example words and the grammar notes follow the Mongolian national textbook Үндэсний бичиг VI (2023) and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences guide to written Mongolian (2023).


ONE NOTE ON INTERNET USE

Almost everything works offline. There is a single exception: when you enter a name that is not in the app's built-in dictionary of more than 15,000 words, that text is sent to a conversion service so it can be converted into traditional script. Nothing else about you is sent. If you stay offline, the app falls back to a built-in approximation and every other feature continues to work. Full details are in the privacy policy.