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  The following letters are in Latin (Azerbaijan since 1991) & Arabic (Iran; Azerbaijan until 1922).   The following letters are in Latin (Azerbaijan since 1991) & Arabic (Iran; Azerbaijan until 1922).
− ;'''Aa ﺍ''' : - pronounced like soft 'a' f'''a'''ther. + ;'''Aa ﺍ''' : - short as in 'along' or long as in 'army'.
− ;'''Bb ﺏ''' : - pronounced like 'b'. + ;'''Bb ﺏ''' : - pronounced like 'b' in 'bell'.
  ;'''Cc ﺝ''' : - pronounced like 'J' in '''J'''apan.   ;'''Cc ﺝ''' : - pronounced like 'J' in '''J'''apan.
  ;'''Çç چ''' : - pronounced like 'ch' in '''ch'''at..   ;'''Çç چ''' : - pronounced like 'ch' in '''ch'''at..
− ;'''Dd ﺩ''' : - pronounced like 'd'. + ;'''Dd ﺩ''' : - pronounced like 'd' in death; otherwise, like 'th' in 'the'.
− ;'''Ee ﻩ''' : - pronounced like soft 'e' in '''E'''mbassy. + ;'''Ee ﻩ''' : - pronounced like soft 'e' in '''E'''mbassy. This can be long as in 'bate'.
− ;'''Əə ع''' : - pronounced like 'a' in f'''a'''t. (This letter was represented by Ää from 1991-1992) + ;'''Əə ع''' : - pronounced like 'a' in f'''a'''t. (This letter was represented by Ää from 1991-1992). This is long as in 'bate' or 'cape'.
− ;'''Ff ﻑ''' : - pronounced like 'f'. + ;'''Ff ﻑ''' : - pronounced like 'f' in 'fold'.
  ;'''Gg گ''' : - pronounced like 'g' in '''g'''oal. More like ''g' '', while Xx is English ''g''.   ;'''Gg گ''' : - pronounced like 'g' in '''g'''oal. More like ''g' '', while Xx is English ''g''.
− ;'''Ğğ ﻍ''' : - pronounced like  + ;'''Ğğ ﻍ''' : - pronounced at the back of throat like the French 'r' 
  ;'''Hh ﺡ / ﻩ''' : - pronounced like 'h'.   ;'''Hh ﺡ / ﻩ''' : - pronounced like 'h'.
  ;'''Xx ﺥ''' : - pronounced like 'c' (or 'kh') in '''c'''artoon. More like a soft ''kh'', while Kk is a hard ''k''.   ;'''Xx ﺥ''' : - pronounced like 'c' (or 'kh') in '''c'''artoon. More like a soft ''kh'', while Kk is a hard ''k''.
− ;'''Iı ی''' : - pronounced like hard 'i' in t'''i'''me. + ;'''Iı ی''' : - pronounced like 'u' in 'butter' or 'Sutton'.
− ;'''İi ی''' : - pronounced like soft 'i' in '''i'''t. + ;'''İi ی''' : - pronounced like 'i' in 'pit'. This can be 'ee' as in 'meet'.
  ;'''Jj ژ''' : - pronounced like 'j' (or 'zh') in dé'''j'''à vu.   ;'''Jj ژ''' : - pronounced like 'j' (or 'zh') in dé'''j'''à vu.
− ;'''Kk ک''' : - pronounced like 'k'. + ;'''Kk ک''' : - pronounced like 'k' in 'kill'.
− ;'''Qq ﻕ''' : - pronounced like 'g' + ;'''Qq ﻕ''' : - pronounced like 'q' in 'Qatar'; usually a slide between 'g' in 'goal' and 'k' in 'kill'.
− ;'''Ll ﻝ''' : - pronounced like 'l' + ;'''Ll ﻝ''' : - pronounced like 'l' in 'Lauren'
− ;'''Mm ﻡ''' : - pronounced like 'm'. + ;'''Mm ﻡ''' : - pronounced like 'm' in 'Maeve'.
− ;'''Nn ﻥ''' : - pronounced like 'n'. + ;'''Nn ﻥ''' : - pronounced like 'n' in 'noon'. Before 'b', 'm', and/or 'p', like 'm' in 'man'.
− ;'''Oo ﻭ''' : - pronounced like first 'o' in '''O'''ctober. + ;'''Oo ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'o' in 'not'; otherwise, 'oh' as in 'note'.
− ;'''Öö ﻭ''' : - pronounced like second 'o' in Oct'''o'''ber. + ;'''Öö ﻭ''' : - same as in German, like 'er' in 'her'.
  ;'''Pp پ''' : - pronounced like 'p'.   ;'''Pp پ''' : - pronounced like 'p'.
− ;'''Rr ﺭ''' : - pronounced like 'r'. + ;'''Rr ﺭ''' : - Roll you r's!
  ;'''Ss ﺙ / ﺱ / ﺹ''' : - pronounced like 's' in '''s'''izzle.   ;'''Ss ﺙ / ﺱ / ﺹ''' : - pronounced like 's' in '''s'''izzle.
  ;'''Şş ﺵ''' : - pronounced like 'sh' in '''sh'''ape.   ;'''Şş ﺵ''' : - pronounced like 'sh' in '''sh'''ape.
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  ;'''Uu ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'u' in p'''u'''t.   ;'''Uu ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'u' in p'''u'''t.
  ;'''Üü ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'u' (or 'yu') in m'''u'''te.   ;'''Üü ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'u' (or 'yu') in m'''u'''te.
− ;'''Vv ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'v'. + ;'''Vv ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'v' in 'van'; otherwise, like 'w' in 'world'.
  ;'''Yy ی''' : - pronounced like 'y' in '''y'''ear.   ;'''Yy ی''' : - pronounced like 'y' in '''y'''ear.
− ;'''Zz ﺫ / ﺯ / ﺽ / ﻅ''' : - pronounced like 'z' in '''z'''ebra. + ;'''Zz ﺫ / ﺯ / ﺽ / ﻅ''' : - pronounced like 'z' in '''z'''ebra, same as 's' in 'nose' or 'his'.
    
  ===Vowels===   ===Vowels===

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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 mutually intelligible with modern Turkish although a fair amount of vocabulary has been added from Russian or Persian influence in Azerbaijan and Iran respectively.

Contents

[+]
Pronunciation guide 
Vowels


Phrase list
[+]
Basics 
Problems
Numbers
[+]
Time 
Clock time
Duration


Days
[+]
Months 
Writing time and date


Colors
[+]
Transportation 
Bus and train
Direction
Taxi


Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars


[+]
Shopping 
Driving
Authority




 Pronunciation guide




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 replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet. In Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani language has been written in the Latin alphabet since 1991 and Cyrillic has fallen out of use. 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 from the way 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 
 - 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. (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'.
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 




Common signs


 OPEN - AÇIQ 

 CLOSED - BAĞLI 

 ENTRANCE - GİRİŞ 

 EXIT - ÇIXIŞ 

 PUSH - İTƏLƏ 

 PULL - DART 

 TOILET - TUVALET 

 MEN - KİŞİ 

 WOMEN - QADIN 

 FORBIDDEN - QADAĞANDIR 



 Hello. 
 Salam; Salam əleyküm
 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.

 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 _____ otelinin mehmanxanasını 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
 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
 fourty 
 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 
 çərşəmbə axşamı
 Wednesday 
 çərşəmbə
 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
 rose 
 çəhrayı

 Transportation
Nəqliyyat

 Bus and train
Avtobus və qatar

 Direction
İstiqamət

 Taxi
Taksi

 Lodging
Rent - İcarə haqqı
Lease - Kirayə

 Money
 Eating
 Bring us a menu. 
   (Bizə menu gətir'.')
 What's our bill? 
   (Bizim hesabimiz nədir?)

 Bars
  Shopping 
 Driving
 Authority


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 The following letters are in Latin (Azerbaijan since 1991) & Arabic (Iran; Azerbaijan until 1922).
-;'''Aa ﺍ''' : - pronounced like soft 'a' f'''a'''ther.
+;'''Aa ﺍ''' : - short as in 'along' or long as in 'army'.
-;'''Bb ﺏ''' : - pronounced like 'b'.
+;'''Bb ﺏ''' : - pronounced like 'b' in 'bell'.
 ;'''Cc ﺝ''' : - pronounced like 'J' in '''J'''apan.
 ;'''Çç چ''' : - pronounced like 'ch' in '''ch'''at..
-;'''Dd ﺩ''' : - pronounced like 'd'.
+;'''Dd ﺩ''' : - pronounced like 'd' in death; otherwise, like 'th' in 'the'.
-;'''Ee ﻩ''' : - pronounced like soft 'e' in '''E'''mbassy.
+;'''Ee ﻩ''' : - pronounced like soft 'e' in '''E'''mbassy. This can be long as in 'bate'.
-;'''Əə ع''' : - pronounced like 'a' in f'''a'''t. (This letter was represented by Ää from 1991-1992)
+;'''Əə ع''' : - pronounced like 'a' in f'''a'''t. (This letter was represented by Ää from 1991-1992). This is long as in 'bate' or 'cape'.
-;'''Ff ﻑ''' : - pronounced like 'f'.
+;'''Ff ﻑ''' : - pronounced like 'f' in 'fold'.
 ;'''Gg گ''' : - pronounced like 'g' in '''g'''oal. More like ''g' '', while Xx is English ''g''.
-;'''Ğğ ﻍ''' : - pronounced like
+;'''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 '''c'''artoon. More like a soft ''kh'', while Kk is a hard ''k''.
-;'''Iı ی''' : - pronounced like hard 'i' in t'''i'''me.
+;'''Iı ی''' : - pronounced like 'u' in 'butter' or 'Sutton'.
-;'''İi ی''' : - pronounced like soft 'i' in '''i'''t.
+;'''İi ی''' : - pronounced like 'i' in 'pit'. This can be 'ee' as in 'meet'.
 ;'''Jj ژ''' : - pronounced like 'j' (or 'zh') in dé'''j'''à vu.
-;'''Kk ک''' : - pronounced like 'k'.
+;'''Kk ک''' : - pronounced like 'k' in 'kill'.
-;'''Qq ﻕ''' : - pronounced like 'g'
+;'''Qq ﻕ''' : - pronounced like 'q' in 'Qatar'; usually a slide between 'g' in 'goal' and 'k' in 'kill'.
-;'''Ll ﻝ''' : - pronounced like 'l'
+;'''Ll ﻝ''' : - pronounced like 'l' in 'Lauren'
-;'''Mm ﻡ''' : - pronounced like 'm'.
+;'''Mm ﻡ''' : - pronounced like 'm' in 'Maeve'.
-;'''Nn ﻥ''' : - pronounced like 'n'.
+;'''Nn ﻥ''' : - pronounced like 'n' in 'noon'. Before 'b', 'm', and/or 'p', like 'm' in 'man'.
-;'''Oo ﻭ''' : - pronounced like first 'o' in '''O'''ctober.
+;'''Oo ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'o' in 'not'; otherwise, 'oh' as in 'note'.
-;'''Öö ﻭ''' : - pronounced like second 'o' in Oct'''o'''ber.
+;'''Öö ﻭ''' : - same as in German, like 'er' in 'her'.
 ;'''Pp پ''' : - pronounced like 'p'.
-;'''Rr ﺭ''' : - pronounced like 'r'.
+;'''Rr ﺭ''' : - Roll you r's!
 ;'''Ss ﺙ / ﺱ / ﺹ''' : - pronounced like 's' in '''s'''izzle.
 ;'''Şş ﺵ''' : - pronounced like 'sh' in '''sh'''ape.
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 ;'''Uu ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'u' in p'''u'''t.
 ;'''Üü ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'u' (or 'yu') in m'''u'''te.
-;'''Vv ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'v'.
+;'''Vv ﻭ''' : - pronounced like 'v' in 'van'; otherwise, like 'w' in 'world'.
 ;'''Yy ی''' : - pronounced like 'y' in '''y'''ear.
-;'''Zz ﺫ / ﺯ / ﺽ / ﻅ''' : - pronounced like 'z' in '''z'''ebra.
+;'''Zz ﺫ / ﺯ / ﺽ / ﻅ''' : - pronounced like 'z' in '''z'''ebra, same as 's' in 'nose' or 'his'.
 ===Vowels===
 Contents

[+]
Pronunciation guide 
Vowels


Phrase list
[+]
Basics 
Problems
Numbers
[+]
Time 
Clock time
Duration


Days
[+]
Months 
Writing time and date


Colors
[+]
Transportation 
Bus and train
Direction
Taxi


Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars


[+]
Shopping 
Driving
Authority
 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 replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet. In Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani language has been written in the Latin alphabet since 1991 and Cyrillic has fallen out of use. 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.
 Common signs


 OPEN - AÇIQ 

 CLOSED - BAĞLI 

 ENTRANCE - GİRİŞ 

 EXIT - ÇIXIŞ 

 PUSH - İTƏLƏ 

 PULL - DART 

 TOILET - TUVALET 

 MEN - KİŞİ 

 WOMEN - QADIN 

 FORBIDDEN - QADAĞANDIR
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Phrase list

Basics

Problems

Numbers

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

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Writing time and date

Colors

Transportation

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Taxi

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