# 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