Azerbaijani language is the main language in Azerbaijan. It is also spoken by the 25% Azerbaijani minority in Iran and in the eastern Turkey and Georgia. More than 2 million Azerbaijan also live and work in Russia. In total, it can be used by 30 to 40 million people.
Pronunciation
Alphabet
- A B C Ç D E Ə F G Ğ H. X AND AND J K Q L M N O ABOUT P R S NS HERE ATV Y Z
- a b c ç d e ə f g ğ h xand i j k q l m n o about p r p NS here atv y z
Above all characters not appearing in the Polish alphabet are in bold; in Azerbaijani there is no letter 'Ww'. Due to the post-Soviet style of transcribing words of foreign origin, the spelling of words such as "weekend" or "whiskey" may look quite surprising: "uikend" and "uiski" or "vikend" and "viski".
Vowels
- and
- sounds like in Polish
- e
- soft, more like Russian 'e'
- ə
- the sound between 'a' and 'e' as 'a' in the English word 'bad'
- and
- as in Polish
- and
- like Polish 'y'
- about
- like Polish 'o', but when unstressed, pronounced like a short 'a' - see Russian
- about
- 'O' approaching 'y', similar to the German 'o-umlaut'
- at
- like Polish 'u'
- at
- 'U' approaching 'i', similar to the German 'u-umlaut'
- v
- like Polish 'w'
Note the following vowel breakdown:
- soft: e ə i ö ü
- hard: a ı o u
Consonants
- c
- like 'j'
- ç
- like 'ć' or 'cz' (pronounced 'c' in some regions of the country)
- g
- very soft 'g', reminiscent of Polish 'j'
- ğ
- guttural 'h'
- h
- voiceless 'h'
- x
- voiced 'h'
- k
- very soft 'k', reminiscent of Polish 'ć'
- j
- like'
- NS
- like 'ś' or 'sz'
Accent
The stress is on the last syllable of the word.
Intonation
Azerbaijani is a very melodic language, even singing, with a characteristic dragging of the endings of sentences, especially in the capital.
Expressions
Basic
Common inscriptions
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- Hello (unofficial colloquial greeting)
- Salam
- Good morning (official, polite greeting)
- Salam
- What's up? How are you?
- Necəsən?
- Okay
- Mən yaxşıyam.
- What is your
- Sənin adın nədir?
- My name is _____.
- Mənim adım _____.
- I'm very pleased.
- Tanışlığımıza şadam.
- Please
- Zəhmət olmasa
- Thank you
- Çox sağol, Təşəkkür edirəm
- Yes
- Bəli, Hə
- Not
- Xeyr, Yox
- Excuse me
- Bağışlayın, Üzr istəyirəm
- Goodbye
- Sağol (un)
- I do not understand.
- Mən başa düşmürəm.
- I don't speak Azerbaijani.
- Mən Azərbaycanca danışa bilmirəm.
- Do you speak
in English? - Sən İngiliscə danışırsan?
- Does anyone speak English here?
- Burada İngiliscə danışan var?
- Help!
- Kömək edin!
- Be careful!
- Ehtiyyatlı ol (un)!
- Good morning)
- Sabahin xeyir.
- Good afternoon)
- Hər vaxtınız xeyir.
- Good evening
- Axşamın xeyir.
- Good night
- Gecən xeyrə qalsın.
- Where is the toilet?
- Tualet haradadır?
- Sənin adın nədir?
- All right
- yaxşı
- badly
- Pis
- Who are you?
- Siz kimsiniz?
- I'm Polish.
- Mən polyakam.
- I'm a student.
- Mən tələbəyəm.
- I
- mən
- you
- sən
- he she it
- about
- we
- business
- you / mister / madam / country
- siz
- They they
- onlar
Problem situations
Numerals
- 0
- sıfır
- 1
- bir
- 2
- iki
- 3
- üç
- 4
- dörd
- 5
- beş
- 6
- altı
- 7
- yeddi
- 8
- skkiz
- 9
- doqquz
- 10
- he
- 11
- he bir
- 12
- he iki
- 20
- iyirmi
- 30
- otuz
- 40
- qırx
- 50
- əlli
- 60
- altmış
- 70
- yetmiş
- 80
- səksən, həştat
- 90
- doxsan
- 100
- yüz
- 200
- iki yüz
- 1000
- min
- 2000
- iki min
- 1 000 000
- milyon
Time
- now
- indi
- later
- sonra
- earlier
- əvvəl
- in the morning
- sabah
- in the afternoon
- günortadan sonra
- in the evening
- axşam
- in the night
- gecə
Hours
- What time is it?
- Saat neçədir?
- There is _____.
- Saat _____.
- ...six in the morning
- ... altıdır.
- ...seven a.m
- ... yeddidir.
- ... one in the afternoon
- ... birdir.
- ... three in the afternoon
- ... üçdür.
- ...half past twelve
- ... birin yarısıdır.
- ...half past nine
- ... onun yarısıdır.
Duration
- _____ minutes
- _____ dəqiqə
- _____ hours
- _____ saat
- _____ days
- _____ gün
- _____ weeks
- _____ həftə
- _____ months
- _____ ay
- _____ years
- _____ number
Days of the week
- today, today
- bu gün
- yesterday
- dünən
- tomorrow
- sabah
- this week
- bu həftə
- last week
- bir həftə əvvəl
- next week
- bir həftə sonra
- Monday
- ertəsi bazaar
- Tuesday
- çərşənbə axşamı
- Wednesday
- çərşənbə
- Thursday
- cümə axşamı
- Friday
- cümə
- Saturday
- şənbə
- Sunday
- bazaar
Months
- January
- yanvar
- February
- fevral
- March
- mart
- April
- aprel
- May
- may
- June
- iyun
- July
- iyul
- August
- avqust
- September
- sentyabr
- October
- oktyabr
- November
- noyabr
- December
- decabr
Record the date and time
The colors
- black
- qara
- White
- ağ
- Gray
- boz
- Red
- qırmızı
- blue
- göy
- yellow
- sarı
- green
- yaşıl
- Brown
- qəhvəyi
Languages
- Azerbaijani
- azərbaycan dili, azərbaycanca
- English
- ingilis dili, ingiliscə
- German
- alman dili, almanca
- Polish
- polyak dili, polyakca
- Russian
- rus dili, rusca
- French
- fransız dili, fransızca
- Spanish
- ispan dili, ispanca
- Italian
- italyan dili, italyanca
Transport
- Where is _____?
- _____ haradadır?
- Where is the street _____?
- _____ küçəsi haradadır?
- street
- küçə
- avenue
- view, xiyaban
- place
- meydan
- roundabout
- kruq
- bridge
- körpü
- bus stop
- ostanovka
- station
- stansiya
- station
- vağzal
- Harbor
- day limanı
- airport
- hava limanı
- timetable
- departure, departure
- arrival, arrival
- route
- marşrut, yol
- With
- -dən / -dan (suffix)
- down
- -ə / -a (suffix)
- change
- dəyişmə
- ticket
- ticket
- national
- daxili
- international
- beynəlxalq
- platform
- platforms
- place
- yer
- sleeping place
- bought
Train and bus
Directions
- north (N)
- şimal
- south (South)
- cənub
- east (east)
- şərq
- west (West)
- qərb
Taxi
Accommodation
- Are there rooms available?
- God yer var?
- How much is a room for one / two people?
- Bir nəfərli / İki nəfərli otağ neçəyədir?
- Is this room from _____?
- Bu otağda _____ var?
- ...bathroom?
- ... brake
- ...bath?
- ... vanna
- ... a shower?
- ... long
- ... by phone?
- ...Telephone
- ... a TV?
- ... TV
- ...air conditioning?
- ... a condisyoner
- Can I see the room?
- Otağa baxmaq olar?
- Is it any quieter?
- Daha sakit otağ var?
- ...greater?
- Böyük ...
- ...cleaner?
- Daha təmiz ...
- ...cheaper?
- Daha ucuz ...
- Okay, I'll take it.
- I will stay on _____ night (s).
Money
Food
- Bon Appetit!
- Nuş olsun!
- Can i have a menu?
- Bizə menu gətir.
- What can you eat here?
- Yeməyə nəyiniz var?
- It was delicious.
- Dadlıdır. / Ləzzətlidir.
- Check, please.
- Bizim hesabımız nədir?
- breakfast
- səhər yeməyi
- lunch
- yemək
- dinner
- şam yeməyi
- tea
- çay
- coffee
- qəhvə
- water
- su
- milk
- court
- bread
- çörək
- meat
- ət
- mutton
- qoyun əti
- lamb
- quzu əti
- beef
- mal əti
- chicken
- toyuq
- fish
- balıq
Bars
- Do you serve alcohol?
- Alkoqol var?
- Beer / Two beers, please.
- Bir / iki dənə pivə, zəhmət olmasa.
- One big one, please.
- Bir dənə böyük pivə, zəhmət olmasa.
- wine
- şərab
Shopping
Driving a car
Authorities
External links
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