Getting around in Azerbaijani
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Azerbaijani words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Azerbaijani phrases in this lesson
- Tualet haradadır?too-a-LET ha-ra-da-DUR
- Where is the toilet?
- ...-a necə gedə bilərəm?...-a NEH-jeh geh-DEH bee-LEH-rem
- How do I get to...?
- Solaso-LA
- To the left
- Sağasa-GHA
- To the right
- Düz getDOOZ get
- Straight ahead
- Buradaboo-ra-DA
- Here
- Dəmiryol stansiyasıdeh-meer-YOL stan-see-YA-suh
- Train station
- Avtobusav-to-BOOS
- Bus
- Hava limanıha-VA lee-ma-NUH
- Airport
- Bir bilet, zəhmət olmasabeer bee-LET, zeh-MET ol-MA-sa
- One ticket, please
Public toilets exist but are rare. Cafes and restaurants are the most reliable option. A small fee is sometimes charged.
Literally "to the left".
Literally "go straight." Useful when confirming a direction or asking someone to point you onward.
Baku's main train station connects to destinations across Azerbaijan. Long-distance trains to Georgia also depart from here.
Baku buses take a BakiKart, the same card as the metro.
Literally "air harbor".
Metro and bus tickets are sold at station kiosks. The metro uses a rechargeable card rather than single-journey tokens.