Azerbaijani phrasebook

Azerbaijani or Azeri (Azərbaycan dili, آذربایجان دیلی‎) is the primary and official language of Azerbaijan. It is also the primary language in northwestern Iran, and is also spoken to a small extent in southern Dagestan (Russia), the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia, eastern Turkey, in Shia cities of Iraq, like Karbala and Kirkuk. It is a Turkic language and is to an extent mutually intelligible with modern Turkish although a fair amount of vocabulary has been added from Russian, Arab or Persian influence in Azerbaijan and Iran respectively.

Pronunciation guide

Azerbaijani is written in an extended Latin script with specific letters by its 8.8 million native speakers in Azerbaijan, and the rest of southern Caucasus. Standard Turkish orthography, also Latin script-based, is in use in eastern Turkey and in Iraq (where the language is more commonly called Iraqi Turkmen), as the dialects in these areas form a continuum between the standard varieties of Turkish and Azerbaijani. Azerbaijani is written in the Perso-Arabic script by its estimated 20 million speakers in Iran. Be careful as many Latin letters are pronounced differently from the way they are in English and a few letters share the same sound in the Perso-Arabic script!

The Perso-Arabic script is an abjad, not an alphabet, meaning that only the consonants are written out, and the vowels are usually omitted.

The following letters are in Latin (Azerbaijan since 1991) & Arabic (Iran; Azerbaijan until 1922).

Aa ﺍ: - short as in 'along' or long as in 'army'.
Bb ﺏ: - pronounced like 'b' in 'bell'.
Cc ﺝ: - pronounced like 'J' in Japan.
Çç چ: - pronounced like 'ch' in chat..
Dd ﺩ: - pronounced like 'd' in death; otherwise, like 'th' in 'the'.
Ee ﻩ: - pronounced like soft 'e' in Embassy. This can be long as in 'bate'.
Əə ع: - pronounced like 'a' in fat or apple. (This letter was represented by Ää from 1991-1992). This is long as in 'bate' or 'cape'.
Ff ﻑ: - pronounced like 'f' in 'fold'.
Gg گ: - pronounced like 'g' in goal. More like g' , while Xx is English g.
Ğğ ﻍ: - pronounced at the back of throat like the French 'r'
Hh ﺡ / ﻩ: - pronounced like 'h'.
Xx ﺥ: - pronounced like 'c' (or 'kh') in cartoon. More like a soft kh, while Kk is a hard k.
Iı ی: - pronounced like 'u' in 'butter' or 'Sutton'.
İi ی: - pronounced like 'i' in 'pit'. This can be 'ee' as in 'meet'.
Jj ژ: - pronounced like 'j' (or 'zh') in déjà vu.
Kk ک: - pronounced like 'k' in 'kill'.
Qq ﻕ: - pronounced like 'q' in 'Qatar'; usually a slide between 'g' in 'goal' and 'k' in 'kill'.
Ll ﻝ: - pronounced like 'l' in 'Lauren'
Mm ﻡ: - pronounced like 'm' in 'Maeve'.
Nn ﻥ: - pronounced like 'n' in 'noon'. Before 'b', 'm', and/or 'p', like 'm' in 'man'. Before 'g', 'k', and/or 'q', this is the 'ng' sound of 'pink'.
Oo ﻭ: - pronounced like 'o' in 'not'; otherwise, 'oh' as in 'note'.
Öö ﻭ: - same as in German, like 'er' in 'her'.
Pp پ: - pronounced like 'p'.
Rr ﺭ: - Roll you r's!
Ss ﺙ / ﺱ / ﺹ: - pronounced like 's' in sizzle.
Şş ﺵ: - pronounced like 'sh' in shape.
Tt ﺕ / ﻁ: - pronounced like 't'.
Uu ﻭ: - pronounced like 'u' in put.
Üü ﻭ: - pronounced like 'u' (or 'yu') in mute.
Vv ﻭ: - pronounced like 'v' in 'van'; otherwise, like 'w' in 'world'.
Yy ی: - pronounced like 'y' in year.
Zz ﺫ / ﺯ / ﺽ / ﻅ: - pronounced like 'z' in zebra, same as 's' in 'nose' or 'his'.

Vowels

There are 9 vowels: a, ı, o, u, e, ə, i, ö, ü

Phrase list

I love Baku/Azerbaijan Mən Bakını/Azərbaycanı sevirəm

Visiting Baku/Azerbaijan is my dream Bakını/Azərbaycanı görmək mənim arzumdur

Basics

Hello.: Salam; Salam əleyküm.
How are you?: Necəsən?
How are you? (formal): Necəsiniz?
Fine, thank you.: Mən yaxşıyam, təşəkkürlər.
Good.: Yaxşı
Bad.: Pis
So-so.: Elə-belə
What is your name? (informal): Sənin adın nədir?
What is your name? (formal): Sizin adınız nədir?
My name is ______ .: Mənim adım _____ .
Nice to meet you.: Çox şadam.; Şad oldum.; Tanışlığımıza şadam.
Please.: Zəhmət olmasa.; Mümkünsə.
Thank you.: Təşəkkür edirəm/Təşəkkürlər/Çox sağ olun.
You're welcome.: Buyurun.; Dəyməz.
You're welcome. (informal): Buyur.
Yes. (formal): Bəli.
No. (formal): Xeyr.
Yes. (informal): Hə.
No. (informal): Yox.
Excuse me. (getting attention or begging pardon): Üzr istəyirəm.; Bağışlayın.
I'm sorry.: Məni bağışlayın.
Goodbye: Sağolun.; Görüşənədək.; Hələlik.

I love you

Mən səni sevirəm.
I can't speak Azerbaijani [well].: Mən Azərbaycanca [yaxşı] danışa bilmirəm.
I do not understand.: Başa düşmədim.
Do you speak [English/French/Russian]?: [İngiliscə/fransızca/rusca] danışa bilirsiz\bilirsən?
Is there someone here who speaks English?: Burada İngiliscə danışan var?
Help!: Kömək edin!
Look out!: Ehtiyyatlı olun\ol!
Good morning.: Sabahın xeyir.
Good afternoon.: Günortan xeyir.
Good evening.: Axşamın xeyir.
Good night.: Gecən xeyrə.
Congratulations: Təbriklər.

Problems

Can you help me?: Mənə kömək edə bilərsiniz?
I feel bad.: Mən özümü pis hiss edirəm.
I am lost.: Mən azmışam.
Where is _____?: ______ haradadır?
How can I find hotel _____?: Mən _____ otelini necə tapa bilərəm?
Are there any vacancies tonight?: Bu gün üçün boş otaq varmı?
Where is the toilet (bathroom)?: Tualet (ayaq yolu) haradadır?
Male: kişi
Female: qadın

Numbers

zero: sıfır
one: bir
two: iki
three: üç
four: dörd
five: beş
six: altı
seven: yeddi
eight: səkkiz
nine: doqquz
ten: on
eleven: on bir
twelve: on iki
thirteen: on üç
fourteen: on dörd
fifteen: on beş
sixteen: on altı
seventeen: on yeddi
eighteen: on səkkiz
nineteen: on doqquz
twenty: iyirmi
thirty: otuz
forty: qırx
fifty: əlli
sixty: altmiş
seventy: yetmiş
eighty: səksən
ninety: doxsan
hundred: yüz
thousand: min

Time

What time is it?: (Saat neçədir?)
It's two o'clock: (Saat ikidir)

Clock time

It is 2:30.: Saat üçün yarısıdır.
It is 2:00.: Saat ikidir.
It is 2:50.: Saat üçə on dəqiqə qalır.

Duration

Days

Monday: bazar ertəsi
Tuesday: çərşənbə axşamı
Wednesday: çərşənbə
Thursday: cümə axşamı
Friday: cümə
Saturday: şənbə
Sunday: bazar

Months

January: yanvar
February: fevral
March: mart
April: aprel
May: may
June: iyun
July: iyul
August: avqust
September: sentyabr
October: oktyabr
November: noyabr
December: dekabr

Writing time and date

Colors

white: ağ/bəyaz
black: qara
red: qırmızı
green: yaşıl
blue: göy/mavi
orange: narıncı
grey: boz
brown: şabalıdı/qəhvəyi
yellow: sarı
pink: çəhrayı

Transportation

Nəqliyyat

Bus and train

Avtobus və qatar

Direction

İstiqamət

Taxi

Taksi

Lodging

Rent

İcarə

Lease

Kirayə

Money

Pul

Eating

Bring us a menu.: (Bizə menu gətirin.)
What's our bill?: (Hesab nə qədərdir?)

Bars

Buy

Driving

Suruculuk

Authority

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