Learn a few words
While Azerbaijan is a multicultural nation home to many different – and often unique – languages, Azerbaijani is the official one and by far the most widely spoken. Azerbaijani is a Turkic language influenced by Arabic, Persian and European languages. Here are a few key words and phrases to get you started:
| Salam | [salam] | Hi! Hello! |
| Necəsən? | [nejasan] | How are you? (to one person) |
| Necəsiz? | [nejasiz] | How are you? (to many persons) |
| Yaxşıyam. | [yahshiyam] | I’m good. |
| … haradadır? | [hardadi] | Where is … ? |
| Restoran | [restoran] | Restaurant |
| Metro | [metro] | Subway |
| Avtobus dayanacağı | [avtobus dayanacagi] | Bus stop |
| Vağzal | [vagzal] | Train station |
| Sağ | [sag] | Right |
| Sol | [sol] | Left |
| Düz | [duz] | Straight |
| Geri | [geri] | Back |
| Az | [az] | Few |
| Çox | [choh] | Many (much) |
| Telefon nömrəsi | [telefon nomresi] | Telephone number |
| Ünvan | [unvan] | Address |
| Küçə | [kuche] | Street |
| Prospekt | [prospekt] | Avenue |
| Meydan | [meidan] | Square |
| Yol | [yol] | Road |
| Xəritə | [harita] | Map |
| Muzey | [muzey] | Museum |
| Mərkəz | [merkez] | Centre |
| Neçəyədir? | [necheyedir] | How much does it cost? |
| Gecə | [geje] | Night |
| Günorta | [gunorta] | Afternoon |
| Gün | [gun] | Day |
| Səhər | [seher] | Morning |
| Axşam | [ahsham] | Evening |
| Sağ olun! | [sag olun] | Bye! |
| Çox sağ olun! | [choh sag olun] | Thank you! |
| Hələlik! | [helelik] | See you! |
| Sabahınız xeyir! | [sabahiniz heyir] | Good morning! |
| Gecəniz xeyrə! | [gejeniz heyre] | Good night! |
| Təbrik edirəm! | [tebrik edirem] | Congratulations! |