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Lesson 5 of 10

Shops and hotels in Azerbaijani

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. 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.

Bibi-Heybat Mosque in Baku
Shops and hotels
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Emin Bashirov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Azerbaijani phrases in this lesson

Sizdə ... varmı?seez-DEH ... var-MUH
Do you have...?

Insert the item name in the gap. Point at a picture on your phone if the word escapes you. Staff are generally helpful.

... haradadır?... ha-ra-da-DUR
Where is...?

Put the item name first, then ask "haradadır?" Staff will usually point or walk you to the aisle.

Açıqa-CHUG
Open

On shop doors.

Bağlıbag-LUH
Closed
Torba lazımdır?tor-BA la-ZUM-dur
A bag?

Cashiers often ask if you need a bag. Plastic bags cost a small fee. Bring a tote if you plan to shop regularly.

Çox bahadırchokh ba-ha-DUR
Too expensive

Bargaining is expected at bazaars and carpet shops.

Rezervasiyam varre-zer-VA-see-yam var
I have a reservation

Literally "my reservation exists".

Səhər yeməyi daxildir?seh-HER ye-meh-YEE da-KHEEL-deer
Is breakfast included?

Literally "is morning food included?".

Wifi parolu nədir?WAI-fai pa-ro-LOO neh-DEER
What's the wifi password?
... olar?o-LAR
Can I...?

Literally "is ... allowed?": "oturmaq olar?" (o-toor-MAG o-LAR), can I sit?

Where Azerbaijani is spoken

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