Azerbaijani phrases | Most common phrases for everyday life

Azerbaijani phrases – Here you will find the most common phrases in Azerbaijani with translation. | Free & useful

Azerbaijani phrases are short expressions or idioms often used in speech to be polite, express gratitude, greet or say goodbye or simply to have a pleasant conversation.

They are an important part of Azerbaijani culture and can be useful in different situations, both in private and business life.

Azerbaijani phrases you should know

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Greet someone in Azerbaijani

If you want to greet someone in Azerbaijani, it’s actually quite easy:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Welcome! in Azerbaijani	Xoş gəlmisiniz!	[xoʃ ɟælˈmisiniz]
Good day to you! in Azerbaijani	Sizə xoş günlər!	[siˈzæ xoʃ gynˈlær]
Good morning to you! in Azerbaijani	Sabahınız xeyir!	[sɑbɑˈhɯnɯz xeiˈɾ]
Good evening! in Azerbaijani	Axşamınız xeyir!	[ɑxʃɑˈmɯnɯz xeiˈɾ]
Good to see you. in Azerbaijani	Sizi görmək xoşdur.	[siˈzi ɟœɾˈmæk xoʃˈduɾ]
I’m glad to see you. in Azerbaijani	Sizi gördüyümə şadam.	[siˈzi ɟœɾdyˈymæ ʃɑˈdɑm]

If you are greeted in Azerbaijani, the best way to respond is as follows:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Have a nice day too! in Azerbaijani	Sizə də xoş günlər!	[siˈzæ dæ xoʃ gynˈlær]
Thanks, it’s nice to see you too. in Azerbaijani	Çox sağ olun, sizi görmək də xoşdur.	[tʃox sɑʁ oˈlun | siˈzi ɟœɾˈmæk dæ xoʃˈduɾ]

How is my dialogue partner?

As in any other country, it is polite to start by asking where the person you are talking to is located. Here’s how you do it:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
How are you doing? in Azerbaijani	Necəsiniz?	[neˈdʒæsiˌniz]
Are you doing well? in Azerbaijani	Yaxşısınız?	[jɑxˈʃɯsɯˌnɯz]

If you are asked how you feel, you can answer with the following phrases:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Thank you for asking, I am fine.	Soruşduğunuz üçün təşəkkür edirəm, yaxşıyam.	[soɾuʃduˈɣunuz yt͡ʃyn tæʃækˈkyɾ eˈdiɾæm jɑxˈʃɯjɑm]
Thank you, I am fine.	Təşəkkür edirəm, yaxşıyam.	[tæʃækˈkyɾ eˈdiɾæm jɑxˈʃɯjɑm]
Thank you, I am not doing so well.	Təşəkkür edirəm, elə də yaxşı deyiləm.	[tæʃækˈkyɾ eˈdiɾæm eˈlæ dæ jɑxˈʃɯ dejiˈlæm]
Thanks, I’m fine. How are you doing?	Sağ olun, yaxşıyam. Bəs siz necəsiniz?	[sɑʁ oˈlun jɑxˈʃɯjɑm bæs siːz neˈdʒæsiˌniz]

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How do I say goodbye to someone in Azerbaijani?

Saying goodbye to a friend or stranger in Azerbaijani is not that difficult. Just use the following phrases:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Goodbye! in Azerbaijani	Sağ olun!	[sɑʁ oˈlun]
Take care of yourself! in Azerbaijani	Özünüzə yaxşı baxın!	[œzyˈnyzæ jɑxˈʃɯ bɑˈxɯn]
Goodbye in Azerbaijani	Hələlik	[hælæˈlik]
See you tomorrow in Azerbaijani	Sabah görüşərik	[sɑˈbɑh ɟœɾyˈʃæɾik]
See you soon in Azerbaijani	Tezliklə görüşərik	[tezˈliklɛ ɟœɾyˈʃæɾik]
See you later in Azerbaijani	Sonra görüşərik	[sonˈrɑ ɟœɾyˈʃæɾik]
Good night in Azerbaijani	Gecəniz xeyrə qalsın	[ɟed͡ʒæˈniz xeiˈɾæ ɡɑlˈsɯn]
Sleep well in Azerbaijani	Yaxşı yatın	[jɑxˈʃɯ jɑˈtɯn]
Talk to you later. in Azerbaijani	Sonra danışarıq	[sonˈrɑ dɑnɯʃɑˈɾɯq]
Nice to have met you! in Azerbaijani	Sizinlə tanış olmağıma şadam!	[siˈzinlæ tɑˈnɯʃ olmɑˈɣɯmɑ ʃɑˈdɑm]

How do I introduce myself in Azerbaijani?

When travelling in Azerbaijan, sooner or later you will come into contact with local people. Naturally, you’ll want to introduce yourself in Azerbaijani and know who you’re talking to.

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
My name is Jonas.	Adım Jonasdır.	[ɑˈdɯm joˈnɑsdɯɾ]
What is your name?	Adınız nədir?	[ɑdɯˈnɯz næˈdiɾ]
What is your surname?	Soyadınız nədir?	[sojɑdɯˈnɯz næˈdiɾ]
What is your first name?	Adınız nədir?	[ɑdɯˈnɯz næˈdiɾ]
What is your surname?	Soyadınız nədir?	[sojɑdɯˈnɯz næˈdiɾ]

If you want to tell people where you come from, the following sentences are useful:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Where do you come from?	Haradansınız?	[hɑrɑˈdɑnsɯnɯz]
I am from London.	Mən Londondanam.	[mæn lonˈdonˌdɑnɑm]
Are you from Birmingham?	Siz Birmingemdənsiniz?	[siz birmiŋˈhæmˌdænsiːniz]
No, I’m from Madrid.	Xeyr, mən Madriddənəm.	[xejɾ mæn mɑˈdɾidˌdænæm]
Great, I’m from Madrid too.	Əla, mən də Madriddənəm.	[æˈlɑ mæn dæ mɑˈdɾidˌdænæm]
Where do you live?	Harada yaşayırsınız?	[hɑˈrɑdɑ jɑʃɑˈjɯrsɯnɯz]
I live in Berlin.	Mən Berlində yaşayıram.	[mæn beɾˈlindæ jɑʃɑˈjɯɾɑm]

If you have problems with your Azerbaijani, it is good to know which languages are still spoken:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Do you speak English?	İngiliscə danışırsınız?	[inɡiˈlisˌd͡ʒæ dɑnɯʃɯɾˈsɯnɯz]
Yes, I speak English.	Bəli, ingiliscə danışıram.	[bæˈli inɡiˈlisˌd͡ʒæ dɑnɯʃɯˈɾɑm]
Yes, I speak some English.	Bəli, bir az ingiliscə danışıram.	[bæˈli biɾ ɑz inɡiˈlisˌd͡ʒæ dɑnɯʃɯˈɾɑm]
No, I do not speak any English.	Xeyr, mən ingiliscə danışmıram.	[xejɾ mæn inɡiˈlisˌd͡ʒæ dɑnɯʃˈmɯɾɑm]
I only speak English.	Mən yalnız ingiliscə danışıram.	[mæn jɑlˈnɯz inɡiˈlisˌd͡ʒæ dɑnɯʃɯˈɾɑm]
I understand some Azerbaijani.	Mən bir az azərbaycanca anlayıram.	[mæn biɾ ɑz ɑzæɾbɑjd͡ʒɑnˈd͡ʒɑ ɑnlɑˈjɯɾɑm]

Useful sentences with ‘I am…’

The following sentences will help you orientate yourself in Azerbaijani and express your wishes and concerns:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
I am English. in Azerbaijani	Mən ingilisəm.	[mæn inɡiˈlisæm]
I am injured. in Azerbaijani	Mən yaralanmışam.	[mæn jɑrɑlɑnˈmɯʃɑm]
I am here. in Azerbaijani	Mən burdayam.	[mæn burˈdɑjɑm]
I am hungry. in Azerbaijani	Mən acam.	[mæn ɑˈd͡ʒɑm]
I am thirsty. in Azerbaijani	Mən susamışam.	[mæn susɑˈmɯʃɑm]
I am a single person. in Azerbaijani	Mən subayam.	[mæn suˈbɑjɑm]
I need help! in Azerbaijani	Mənə kömək lazımdır!	[mæˈnæ køˈmæj lɑˈzɯmdɯɾ]
I am tired. in Azerbaijani	Mən yorğunam.	[mæn joɾˈɣunɑm]
I am happy. in Azerbaijani	Mən xoşbəxtəm.	[mæn xoʃˈbæxtæm]
I am sad. in Azerbaijani	Mən kədərləyəm.	[mæn kæˈdærˌlijæm]
I am in love. in Azerbaijani	Mən aşiqəm.	[mæn ɑˈʃiɡæm]
I am ill. in Azerbaijani	Mən xəstəyəm.	[mæn χæsˈtæjæm]
I am ready. in Azerbaijani	Mən hazıram.	[mæn hɑˈzɯɾɑm]
I am busy. in Azerbaijani	Mən məşğulam.	[mæn mæʃˈɣuˌlɑm]
I am lost. in Azerbaijani	Mən yolu itirmişəm.	[mæn joˈlu iˈtiɾˌmiʃæm]
I am a tourist. in Azerbaijani	Mən turistəm.	[mæn tuˈɾistæm]
I am new here. in Azerbaijani	Mən burda yeniyəm.	[mæn burˈdɑ jeˈnijæm]
I am confident. in Azerbaijani	Mən özümə inanıram.	[mæn œˈzymæ inɑˈnɯɾɑm]
I am proud. in Azerbaijani	Mən fəxr edirəm.	[mæn fæχɾ eˈdiɾæm]
I am a teacher. in Azerbaijani	Mən müəlliməm.	[mæn myælˈlimæm]
I am late. in Azerbaijani	Mən gecikmişəm.	[mæn ɟed͡ʒikˈmiʃæm]
I am 30 years old. in Azerbaijani	Mən otuz yaşım var.	[mæn oˈtuz jɑˈʃɯm vɑɾ]
I am in a hurry. in Azerbaijani	Mən tələsirəm.	[mæn tælæˈsiɾæm]
I am happy. in Azerbaijani	Mən xoşbəxtəm.	[mæn xoʃˈbæxtæm]
I am surprised. in Azerbaijani	Mən təəccüblənmişəm.	[mæn tææd͡ʒˈjubˌlænmiʃæm]
I am angry. in Azerbaijani	Mən əsəbiyəm.	[mæn æsæˈbijæm]

Apologising in Azerbaijani

Here’s how to apologise to a Azerbaijani speaker:

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
I apologise.	Üzr istəyirəm.	[yˈzɯr isˈtæjiɾæm]
Sorry, that was not the intention.	Bağışlayın, bu, qəsdən deyildi.	[bɑɣɯʃˈlɑjɯn bu ɡæsˈdæn deˈjilˌdi]
Sorry, I did not do it on purpose.	Bağışlayın, bunu qəsdən etməmişəm.	[bɑɣɯʃˈlɑjɯn buˈnu ɡæsˈdæn etˈmæmiʃæm]
Sorry, that was very clumsy of me.	Bağışlayın, bu, çox bacarıqsızlıq idi.	[bɑɣɯʃˈlɑjɯn bu tʃox bɑd͡ʒɑˈɾɯɣsɯzˌlɯɡ iˈdi]

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Useful signs and notices in Azerbaijani

Useful signs and messages in Azerbaijani that you will often see.

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Entrance in Azerbaijani	Giriş	[ɟiˈɾiʃ]
Toilet in Azerbaijani	Tualet	[tuɑˈlet]
Exit in Azerbaijani	Çıxış	[t͡ʃɯˈxɯʃ]
Attention! in Azerbaijani	Diqqət!	[diqˈɡæt]
Police in Azerbaijani	Polis	[poˈlis]
Emergency services in Azerbaijani	Təcili yardım	[tæˈd͡ʒili jɑɾˈdɯm]
Fire brigade in Azerbaijani	Yanğınsöndürən	[jɑnɣɯnˈsœndyɾæn]
Passage forbidden. in Azerbaijani	Keçmək qadağandır.	[ket͡ʃˈmæk ɡɑdɑˈɣɑndɯɾ]
Caution! in Azerbaijani	Ehtiyatlı olun!	[ehtijɑtˈlɯ oˈlun]
This building is under video surveillance. in Azerbaijani	Bu bina videomüşahidə altındadır.	[bu biˈnɑ viˈdeo myʃɑˈhidæ ɑlˈtɯndɑdɯɾ]

Numbers to 25 in Azerbaijani

Counting in Azerbaijani is not that difficult. Here are the numbers in Azerbaijani from 1 to 25.

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
1 in Azerbaijani	bir	[bir]
2 in Azerbaijani	iki	[iˈki]
3 in Azerbaijani	üç	[yt͡ʃ]
4 in Azerbaijani	dörd	[dœɾd]
5 in Azerbaijani	beş	[beʃ]
6 in Azerbaijani	altı	[ɑlˈtɯ]
7 in Azerbaijani	yeddi	[jedˈdi]
8 in Azerbaijani	səkkiz	[sækˈkiz]
9 in Azerbaijani	doqquz	[doqˈquz]
10 in Azerbaijani	on	[on]
11 in Azerbaijani	on bir	[on bir]
12 in Azerbaijani	on iki	[on iˈki]
13 in Azerbaijani	on üç	[on yt͡ʃ]
14 in Azerbaijani	on dörd	[on dœɾd]
15 in Azerbaijani	on beş	[on beʃ]
16 in Azerbaijani	on altı	[on ɑlˈtɯ]
17 in Azerbaijani	on yeddi	[on jedˈdi]
18 in Azerbaijani	on səkkiz	[on sækˈkiz]
19 in Azerbaijani	on doqquz	[on doqˈquz]
20 in Azerbaijani	iyirmi	[iˈjirmi]
21 in Azerbaijani	iyirmi bir	[iˈjirmi bir]
22 in Azerbaijani	iyirmi iki	[iˈjirmi iˈki]
23 in Azerbaijani	iyirmi üç	[iˈjirmi yt͡ʃ]
24 in Azerbaijani	iyirmi dörd	[iˈjirmi dœɾd]
25 in Azerbaijani	iyirmi beş	[iˈjirmi beʃ]

The colours in Azerbaijani

The most common colours in Azerbaijani with phonetic transcription for pronunciation.

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Red in Azerbaijani	qırmızı	[ɡɯɾmɯˈzɯ]
Blue in Azerbaijani	mavi	[mɑˈvi]
Green in Azerbaijani	yaşıl	[jɑˈʃɯl]
Yellow in Azerbaijani	sarı	[sɑˈɾɯ]
Orange in Azerbaijani	narıncı	[nɑˈɾɯnd͡ʒɯ]
Purple in Azerbaijani	bənövşəyi	[bænœfˈʃæji]
Pink in Azerbaijani	çəhrayı	[t͡ʃæhɾɑˈjɯ]
Brown in Azerbaijani	qəhvəyi	[ɡæhvæˈji]
White in Azerbaijani	ağ	[ɑɣ]
Black in Azerbaijani	qara	[ɡɑˈɾɑ]

Days of the week, months and seasons in Azerbaijani

Of course, you will also need the days of the week in Azerbaijani and the pronunciation of the months and seasons in dialogues and daily communication in Azerbaijani.

English	Azerbaijani	IPA
Monday in Azerbaijani	Bazar ertəsi	[bɑˈzɑr eɾˈtæsi]
Tuesday in Azerbaijani	Çərşənbə axşamı	[t͡ʃæɾʃænˈbæ ɑxʃɑˈmɯ]
Wednesday in Azerbaijani	Çərşənbə	[t͡ʃæɾʃænˈbæ]
Thursday in Azerbaijani	Cümə axşamı	[d͡ʒyˈmæ ɑxʃɑˈmɯ]
Friday in Azerbaijani	Cümə	[d͡ʒyˈmæ]
Saturday in Azerbaijani	Şənbə	[ʃænˈbæ]
Sunday in Azerbaijani	Bazar	[bɑˈzɑɾ]
January in Azerbaijani	Yanvar	[jɑnˈvɑɾ]
February in Azerbaijani	Fevral	[fevˈrɑl]
March in Azerbaijani	Mart	[mɑɾt]
April in Azerbaijani	Aprel	[ɑˈpɾel]
May in Azerbaijani	May	[maj]
June in Azerbaijani	İyun	[iˈjun]
July in Azerbaijani	İyul	[iˈjul]
August in Azerbaijani	Avqust	[ɑvˈɡust]
September in Azerbaijani	Sentyabr	[senˈtjɑbɯɾ]
October in Azerbaijani	Oktyabr	[okˈtjɑbɯɾ]
November in Azerbaijani	Noyabr	[noˈjɑbɯɾ]
December in Azerbaijani	Dekabr	[deˈkɑbɯɾ]
Spring in Azerbaijani	Yaz	[jɑz]
Summer in Azerbaijani	Yay	[jɑj]
Autumn in Azerbaijani	Payız	[pɑˈjɯz]
Winter in Azerbaijani	Qış	[ɡɯʃ]

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