Azerbaijani phrasebook
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Azerbaijani is the primary & 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, and eastern Turkey. It is a Turkic language, and is to an extent mutually intelligible with Turkish.
[edit] Pronunciation guide
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A Language of Many Scripts The Persian-Arabic alphabet was used amongst all Azerbaijani speakers until 1922, when the Latin alphabet was adopted (slightly different from the current one in use). In 1939, Stalin sought to cut ties between Azerbaijanis (a Turkic peoples) and Turkey and use of the Latin alphabet was forbidden thereafter under Soviet rule. In Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani language has been written in the Latin alphabet since 1991, although use of cyrillic was permitted until 2002. In Iran, the Persian-Arabic alphabet , with a few letters created especially for Azerbaijani, has remained in use; however, there is no standard for written Azerbaijani in terms of spelling. |
Azerbaijani is written in the Latin alphabet by its 8.8 million native speakers in Azerbaijan and the souther Caucasus. Azerbaijani is written in Persian-Arabic alphabet by its estimated 24 million speakers in Iran, Iraq, & Turkey. Be careful as many latin letters are pronounced differently than they are in English and a few letters share the same sound in the Persian-Arabic script!
The following letters are in Latin (Azerbaijan since 1991) & Arabic (Iran; Azerbaijan until 1922).
- Aa ﺍ
- - pronounced like soft 'a' father.
- Bb ﺏ
- - pronounced like 'b'.
- Cc ﺝ
- - pronounced like 'J' in Japan.
- Çç چ
- - pronounced like 'ch' in chat..
- Dd ﺩ
- - pronounced like 'd'.
- Ee ﻩ
- - pronounced like soft 'e' in Embassy.
- Əə ع
- - pronounced like 'a' in fat. (This letter was represented by Ää from 1991-1992)
- Ff ﻑ
- - pronounced like 'f'.
- Gg گ
- - pronounced like 'g' in goal. More like g' , while Xx is English g.
- Ğğ ﻍ
- - pronounced like
- 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 hard 'i' in time.
- İi ی
- - pronounced like soft 'i' in it.
- Jj ژ
- - pronounced like 'j' (or 'zh') in déjà vu.
- Kk ک
- - pronounced like 'k'.
- Qq ﻕ
- - pronounced like 'g'
- Ll ﻝ
- - pronounced like 'l'
- Mm ﻡ
- - pronounced like 'm'.
- Nn ﻥ
- - pronounced like 'n'.
- Oo ﻭ
- - pronounced like first 'o' in October.
- Öö ﻭ
- - pronounced like second 'o' in October.
- Pp پ
- - pronounced like 'p'.
- Rr ﺭ
- - pronounced like 'r'.
- 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'.
- Yy ی
- - pronounced like 'y' in year.
- Zz ﺫ / ﺯ / ﺽ / ﻅ
- - pronounced like 'z' in zebra.
[edit] Vowels
There are 9 vowels: a, ı, o, u, e, ə, i, ö, ü
[edit] Phrase list
I love Baku/Azerbaijan Mən Bakını/Azərbaycanı sevirəm
Visiting Baku/Azerbaijan is my dream Bakını/Azərbaycanı görmək mənim arzumdur
[edit] Basics
- Hello.
- Salam; Salam ələyküm
- How are you?
- Sən necəsən?
- Necəsən?
- How are you? (formal)
- Siz necəsiniz?;
- Necəsiniz?
- Fine, thank you.
- Mən yaxşıyam
- Good.
- Yaxşi
- 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.
- Tanışlığımıza şadam.
- Please.
- Zəhmət olmasa.
- Mümkünsə
- Thank you.
- Təşəkkür edirəm.
- You're welcome.
- Buyurun
- Dəyməz
- You're welcome. (informal)
- Buyur
- Yes. (formal)
- Bəli
- No. (formal)
- Yox
- Yes. (informal)
- Hə
- No.
- Xeyr
- Excuse me. (getting attention or begging pardon)
- Üzr istəyirəm
- Bağışlayın
- I'm sorry.
- Məni bağışlayın
- Goodbye
- Sağolun
- Görüşëdëk
- I can't speak Azerbaijani [well].
- Mən Azərbaycanca [yaxşı] danışa bilmirəm.
- I do not understand.
- Başa düşmədim
- Do you speak [English/French/Russian]?
- Siz [İngiliscə/ fransızca/rusca] danışırsınız?
- 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.
- Gün aydın.
- Good evening.
- Axşamın xeyir.
- Good night.
- Gecən xeyrə.
- Congratulations
- Təbriklər.
[edit] Problems
- Can you help me?
- Mənə kömək edə bilərsiniz?
- İ am Lost.
- Mən azmışam.
- Where is _____?
- ______ haradadır?
- How can I find hotel _____?
- Mən _____ otelini mehmanxanasını tapa bilərəm?
- Are there any vacancies tonight?
- Bu gün üçün bos, otaq varmı?
- Where is the toilet (bathroom)?
- Tualet (ayaq yolu) haradadır?
- Male.
- kişi
- Female.
- qadın
[edit] Numbers
1-Bir
2-Iki
3-Üç
4-Dörd
5-Beş
6-Altı
7-Yeddi
8-Səkkiz
9-Doqquz
10-On
11-On bir
12-On iki
13-On üç
14-On dörd
15-On beş
16-On altı
17-On yeddi
18-On səkkiz
19-On doqquz
20-İyirmi
30-Otuz
40-Qırx
50-Əlli
60-Altmiş
70-Yetmiş
80-Səksən
90-Doxsan
100-Yüz
1,000-Min
[edit] Time
- What time is it?
- ( Saat neçədir?)
- It's two o'clock
- ( Saat ikidir?)
[edit] Clock time
It is 2:30. Saat üçün yarısıdır
It is 2:00. Saat ikidir
It is 2:50. Saat üçə on dəqiqə qalir
[edit] Duration
[edit] Days
Monday Bazar ertəsi
Tuesday Çərşəmbə axşamı
Wednesday Çərşəmbə
Thursday Cümə axşamı
Friday Cümə
Saturday Şənbə
Sunday Bazar
[edit] Months
January Yanvar
February Fevral
March Mart
April Aprel
May May
June İyun
July İyul
August Avqust
September Sentyabr
October Oktyabr
November Noyabr
December Dekabr
[edit] Writing time and date
[edit] Colors
White Ağ
Black Qara
Red Qırmızı
Green Yaşıl
Blue Göy/ mavi
Orange Narınc
Grey Boz
Brown Şabalıdı
Yellow Sarı
Rose Çəhrayı
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Bus and train
[edit] Directions
[edit] Taxi
[edit] Lodging
[edit] Money
[edit] Eating
- Bring us a menu
- ( Bizə menu gətir'.')
- What's our bill
- ( Bizim hesabimiz nədir?)
[edit] Bars
[edit] Shopping
[edit] Driving
[edit] Authority
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