Meeting people in Azerbaijani
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- Necəsiniz?ne-je-SEE-neez
- How are you?
- Yaxşıyam, sağ olyakh-SHUH-yam, SAH ol
- I'm fine, thanks
- Bəs siz?bes SEEZ
- And you?
- Adınız nədir?a-DUH-nuz neh-DEER
- What's your name?
- Mənim adım ...meh-NEEM a-DUM
- My name is...
- Siz haradan gəlmisiniz?seez ha-ra-DAN gel-mee-SEE-neez
- Where are you from?
- Mən ...-dan gəlmişəmmen ...-dan gel-MEE-shem
- I'm from...
- Xoşuma gəlirkho-shoo-MA geh-LEER
- I like it
- Çox gözəldirchokh go-zel-DEER
- It's beautiful
- Xoş gəlmisinizKHOSH gel-mee-see-NEEZ
- Welcome
The polite form for elders, strangers, and anyone you want to show respect. Always expected at the start of a conversation.
The standard positive reply. Follow it up with "Siz necəsiniz?" to return the question politely.
Polite. To a friend: "bəs sən?" (bes SEN).
The formal version. To share your own name, say "Mənim adım ..." (my name is...). Names are important in Azerbaijani culture.
Expect this question often. Azerbaijanis are genuinely curious about foreign visitors and will often invite you for tea.
"Mən Kanadadan gəlmişəm", I'm from Canada.
Literally "it comes pleasant to me".
Literally "it is very beautiful".
The reply is "xoş gördük" (KHOSH gor-DOOK), glad to see you.