Greetings and polite phrases in Azeri
Say hello, ask how someone is, and say thank you, please and goodbye in Azeri as it's spoken in Tabriz, with Perso-Arabic script, Latin and English.
These are the first phrases in the Persian Azeri lessons, written the way people say them in Tabriz. Every phrase comes three ways: in the Perso-Arabic script used in Iran, in Latin letters (the spelling used in the Republic of Azerbaijan, handy for reading it aloud) and in English.
Polite or casual? With strangers and older people, use the polite forms, like bağışlayın and kefiniz necədir? With friends, the casual sən (you) is fine: sən necəsən?
Saying hello
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سلام علیکم
Salaməleyküm
Hello (literally: peace be upon you)
The reply is “Əleyküm salam”.
Asking how someone is
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کئفینیز نئجهدیر؟
Kefiniz necədir?
How are you?
Polite. In Tabriz, “kef” means your mood, or how you're doing.
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سن نئجهسن؟
Sən necəsən?
How are you? (informal)
Casual, for friends and people your age.
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یاخشییام
Yaxşıyam
I am well
The usual answer.
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پیس دئییل
Pis deyil
Not bad
Thank you, please and excuse me
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تشکّور ائدیرم
Təşəkkür edirəm
Thank you
With friends, “sağ ol” is more casual.
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خواهیش ائدیرم
Xahiş edirəm
Please
For polite requests. “Xahiş” comes from Persian.
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باغیشلایین
Bağışlayın
Excuse me / Pardon
To get someone's attention, or to apologize.
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بویورون
Buyurun
Here you are / Please (come in)
When you hand something over, or invite someone in to sit down.
Yes and no
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بلی
Bəli
Yes
In casual speech you'll often hear “hə”.
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یوخ
Yox
No
A more formal no is “xeyir”.
When you don't understand
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باشا دوشورسن؟
Başa düşürsən?
Do you understand?
Literally “does it fall to your head?”
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باشا دوشورم
Başa düşürəm
I understand
You'll also hear “qanıram”.
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باشا دوشمورم
Başa düşmürəm
I don't understand
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یاواش دانیشین
Yavaş danışın
Please speak slowly
“Yavaş-yavaş” means slowly.
Saying goodbye
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خداحافظ
Xudahafiz
Goodbye
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خوش گلدینیز
Xoş gəldiniz
Welcome
Means “welcome!”. In the lessons it's also how a host answers a guest's goodbye.