Accessibility

10 phrases · Azerbaijani with romanization, English and audio

  1. Bu yer əlil arabası üçün əlverişlidirmi?

    Is this place wheelchair accessible?

    Usage

    Used to ask whether a venue is accessible to wheelchair users

    Grammar Note

    Azerbaijani yes/no questions are formed by adding "-mi/-mı/-mu/-mü" at the end of the sentence

  2. Lift varmı?

    Lift var-mı?

    Do you have an elevator / lift?

    Usage

    Used to ask whether a building has an elevator

    Grammar Note

    "Var" expresses existence. Adding the question suffix "-mı" gives "varmı?" meaning "is there?"

  3. Əlillər üçün uyğunlaşdırılmış otaq lazımdır.

    I need a room with accessibility features.

    Usage

    Used when requesting an accessible room at a hotel

    Grammar Note

    "Lazım" is a predicate adjective meaning "necessary." Azerbaijani follows SOV word order

  4. Pandus və ya pilləsiz giriş varmı?

    Pan-dus və ya pil-lə-siz gi-riş var-mı?

    Is there a ramp or step-free entrance?

    Usage

    Used to check for a ramp or step-free entrance

    Grammar Note

    The suffix "-siz/-sız/-süz/-suz" is the Azerbaijani privative suffix meaning "without/lacking"

  5. Əlillər üçün tualet haradadır?

    Ə-lil-lər ü-çün tu-a-let ha-ra-da-dır?

    Where is the accessible restroom?

    Usage

    Used to ask the location of an accessible restroom

    Grammar Note

    "Hara" is the Azerbaijani interrogative for "where." "-dır" is the copula suffix

  6. Görməkdə çətinlik çəkirəm — kömək edə bilərsinizmi?

    Gör-mək-də çə-tin-lik çə-ki-rəm — kö-mək e-də bi-lər-si-niz-mi?

    I am visually impaired — can you help me?

    Usage

    Used by visually impaired travelers to request assistance

    Grammar Note

    "Bilərsinizmi?" is the polite question "can you?" derived from "bilmək" (to be able to)

  7. Böyük şriftlə menyunuz varmı?

    Bö-yük şrift-lə men-yu-nuz var-mı?

    Do you have large-print menus?

    Usage

    Used at restaurants to ask for a large-print menu

    Grammar Note

    "-nuz" is the second-person plural (polite) possessive suffix "your." Adjectives precede nouns in Azerbaijani

  8. Audio bələdçi varmı?

    Au-dio bə-ləd-çi var-mı?

    Are there audio guides available?

    Usage

    Used at museums or attractions to ask if an audio guide is available

    Grammar Note

    Azerbaijani uses "bələdçi" for guide; "qılavuz" is the Turkish word kılavuz and is not used in Azerbaijani

  9. Eşitmə aparatından istifadə edirəm —aydın danışın, xahiş edirəm.

    I use a hearing aid — please speak clearly.

    Usage

    Used by hearing-impaired travelers to ask someone to speak clearly

    Grammar Note

    "Xahiş edirəm" is the standard Azerbaijani phrase for "please" — literally "I request"

  10. Xidmət itimi özümlə gətirə bilərəmmi?

    Xid-mət i-ti-mi ö-züm-lə gə-ti-rə bi-lə-rəm-mi?

    Can I bring my service / guide dog?

    Usage

    Used to ask a venue whether a service or guide dog is permitted

    Grammar Note

    "Özümlə" means "with myself" — a reflexive pronoun. "Bilərəm" is first-person singular; the particle "-mi" marks a yes/no question regardless of person

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