'''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.

Pronunciation guide

Azerbaijani is written in the Latin alphabet by its seven 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 ?''' : - pronounced like soft 'a' f'''a'''ther. ;'''Bb ?''' : - pronounced like 'b'. ;'''Cc ?''' : - pronounced like 'J' in '''J'''apan. ;'''Cc ?''' : - pronounced like 'ch' in '''ch'''at.. ;'''Dd ?''' : - pronounced like 'd'. ;'''Ee ?''' : - pronounced like soft 'e' in '''E'''mbassy. ;'''?? ?''' : - pronounced like 'a' in f'''a'''t. (This letter was represented by Aa from 1991-1992) ;'''Ff ?''' : - pronounced like 'f'. ;'''Gg ?''' : - pronounced like 'g' in '''g'''oal. More like ''g' '', while Xx is English ''g''. ;'''?? ?''' : - pronounced like ;'''Hh ? / ?''' : - pronounced like 'h'. ;'''Xx ?''' : - pronounced like 'c' (or 'kh') in '''c'''artoon. More like a soft ''kh'', while Kk is a hard ''k''. ;'''I? ?''' : - pronounced like hard 'i' in t'''i'''me. ;'''?i ?''' : - pronounced like soft 'i' in '''i'''t. ;'''Jj ?''' : - pronounced like 'j' (or 'zh') in de'''j'''a vu. ;'''Kk ?''' : - pronounced like 'k'. ;'''Qq ?''' : - pronounced like 'g' ;'''Ll ?''' : - pronounced like 'l' ;'''Mm ?''' : - pronounced like 'm'. ;'''Nn ?''' : - pronounced like 'n'. ;'''Oo ?''' : - pronounced like first 'o' in '''O'''ctober. ;'''Oo ?''' : - pronounced like second 'o' in Oct'''o'''ber. ;'''Pp ?''' : - pronounced like 'p'. ;'''Rr ?''' : - pronounced like 'r'. ;'''Ss ? / ? / ?''' : - pronounced like 's' in '''s'''izzle. ;'''?? ?''' : - pronounced like 'sh' in '''sh'''ape. ;'''Tt ? / ?''' : - pronounced like 't'. ;'''Uu ?''' : - pronounced like 'u' in p'''u'''t. ;'''Uu ?''' : - pronounced like 'u' (or 'yu') in m'''u'''te. ;'''Vv ?''' : - pronounced like 'v'. ;'''Yy ?''' : - pronounced like 'y' in '''y'''ear. ;'''Zz ? / ? / ? / ?''' : - pronounced like 'z' in '''z'''ebra.

Vowels

There are 9 vowels: a, ?, o, u, e, ?, i, o, u

Phrase list

'''I love Baku/Azerbaijan''' M?n Bak?n?/Az?rbaycan? sevir?m

'''Visiting Baku/Azerbaijan is my dream''' Bak?n?/Az?rbaycan? gorm?k m?nim arzumdur

Basics

; Hello. : Salam; Salam ?l?ykum ; How are you? : S?n nec?s?n? : Nec?s?n? ; How are you? (formal): Siz nec?siniz?; : Nec?siniz? ; Fine, thank you. : M?n yax??yam ; Good. : Yax?i ; Bad. : Pis ; So-so. : El?-bel? ; What is your name? (informal): S?nin ad?n n?dir? ; What is your name? (formal): Sizin ad?n?z n?dir? ; My name is ______ . : M?nim ad?m _____ . ; Nice to meet you. : Cox ?adam. : Tan??l???m?za ?adam. ; Please. : Z?hm?t olmasa. : Mumkuns? ; Thank you. : T???kkur edir?m. ; You're welcome. : Buyurun : D?ym?z ; You're welcome. (''informal''): Buyur ; Yes. (formal) : B?li ; No. (formal) : Yox ; Yes. (informal): H? ; No. : Xeyr ; Excuse me. (getting attention or begging pardon) : Uzr ist?yir?m : Ba???lay?n ; I'm sorry. : M?ni ba???lay?n ; Goodbye : Sa?olun : Goru?edek ; I can't speak Azerbaijani [well]. : M?n Az?rbaycanca [yax??] dan??a bilmir?m. ; I do not understand. : Ba?a du?m?dim ; Do you speak [English/French/Russian]? : Siz [?ngilisc?/ frans?zca/rusca] dan???rs?n?z? ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Burada ?ngilisc? dan??an var? ; Help! : Kom?k edin! ; Look out! : Ehtiyyatl? olun\ol! ; Good morning. : Sabah?n xeyir. ; Good afternoon. : Gun ayd?n. ; Good evening. : Ax?am?n xeyir. ; Good night. : Gec?n xeyr?. ; Congratulations : T?brikl?r.

Problems

; Can you help me? : M?n? kom?k ed? bil?rsiniz? ; ? am Lost. : M?n azm??am. ; Where is _____? : ______ haradad?r? ; How can I find hotel _____? : M?n _____ otelini mehmanxanas?n? tapa bil?r?m? ; Are there any vacancies tonight? : Bu gun ucun bos, otaq varm?? ; Where is the toilet (bathroom)? : Tualet (ayaq yolu) haradad?r? ; Male. : ki?i ; Female. : qad?n

Numbers

'''1'''-Bir

'''2'''-Iki

'''3'''-Uc

'''4'''-Dord

'''5'''-Be?

'''6'''-Alt?

'''7'''-Yeddi

'''8'''-S?kkiz

'''9'''-Doqquz

'''10'''-On

'''11'''-On bir

'''12'''-On iki

'''13'''-On uc

'''14'''-On dord

'''15'''-On be?

'''16'''-On alt?

'''17'''-On yeddi

'''18'''-On s?kkiz

'''19'''-On doqquz

'''20'''-?yirmi

'''30'''-Otuz

'''40'''-Q?rx

'''50'''-?lli

'''60'''-Altmi?

'''70'''-Yetmi?

'''80'''-S?ks?n

'''90'''-Doxsan

'''100'''-Yuz

'''1,000'''-Min

Time

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

Clock time

'''It is 2:30.''' Saat ucun yar?s?d?r

'''It is 2:00.''' Saat ikidir

'''It is 2:50.''' Saat uc? on d?qiq? qalir

Duration

Days

'''Monday''' Bazar ert?si

'''Tuesday''' C?r??mb? ax?am?

'''Wednesday''' C?r??mb?

'''Thursday''' Cum? ax?am?

'''Friday''' Cum?

'''Saturday''' ??nb?

'''Sunday''' Bazar

Months

'''January''' Yanvar

'''February''' Fevral

'''March''' Mart

'''April''' Aprel

'''May''' May

'''June''' ?yun

'''July''' ?yul

'''August''' Avqust

'''September''' Sentyabr

'''October''' Oktyabr

'''November''' Noyabr

'''December''' Dekabr

Writing time and date

Colors

'''White''' A?

'''Black''' Qara

'''Red''' Q?rm?z?

'''Green''' Ya??l

'''Blue''' Goy/ mavi

'''Orange''' Nar?nc

'''Grey''' Boz

'''Brown''' ?abal?d?

'''Yellow''' Sar?

'''Rose''' C?hray?

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Eating

;Bring us a menu : ('' Biz? menu g?tir'.') ; What's our bill : ('' Bizim hesabimiz n?dir?'')

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority