Contacts & SNS

1. Dostluq əlaqəsi saxlaya bilərikmi?

   Dost-luq ə-la-qə-si sax-la-ya bi-lə-rik-mi?

   Can we keep in touch as friends?

   Usage

   Asking to stay connected after meeting someone while traveling

   Grammar Note

   "Dost" (friend) + noun suffix "-luq" (friendship). "Saxla" (keep) + potential "-ya" + "bilərik" (we can) + question "-mi". Stacked potential and question.

2. Telefon nömrənizi verə bilərsinizmi?

   Te-le-fon nöm-rə-ni-zi ve-rə bi-lər-si-niz-mi?

   Could you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   Politely asking for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Ver" (give) + potential "-ə" + "bil" (can) + formal "-ərsiniz" (you do) + question "-mi". Multiple stacked suffixes creating a polite request.

3. E-poçt ünvanınız nədir?

   E-poçt ün-va-nı-nız nə-dir?

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's email address for business or personal contact

   Grammar Note

   "E-poçt" from "electronic post". "Ünvan" (address) + polite possessive "-ınız". Internet-related vocabulary in Azerbaijani is largely borrowed from English.

4. İnstagram hesabınız varmı?

   İns-tag-ram he-sa-bı-nız var-mı?

   Do you have an Instagram account?

   Usage

   Asking about social media accounts; common among younger Azerbaijanis

   Grammar Note

   "Hesab" (account/calculation) + polite possessive "-ınız". Social media is popular in Azerbaijan; WhatsApp and Instagram are especially widely used.

5. Nömrəmi yazın

   Nöm-rə-mi ya-zın

   Write down my number

   Usage

   Asking someone to note your number

   Grammar Note

   "Nömrə" (number) + "-m" (my) + "-i" (accusative). "Yaz" (write) + imperative "-ın". SOV: object "Nömrəmi" precedes verb "yazın".

6. Whatsappdə yazın

   Whats-app-də ya-zın

   Message me on WhatsApp

   Usage

   Requesting WhatsApp contact; it's the most popular messaging app in Azerbaijan

   Grammar Note

   Locative "-də" attaches to the foreign word "WhatsApp". Azerbaijani case suffixes apply to loanwords too. WhatsApp is among the most popular apps in Azerbaijan.

7. Sizinlə tanış olmaq xoş idi

   Si-zin-lə ta-nış ol-maq xoş i-di

   It was nice to meet you

   Usage

   A polite farewell expressing it was a pleasure to meet them

   Grammar Note

   "Siz" (you, formal) + comitative "-inlə" (with). Comitative "-lə/-la" means "together with". SOV: predicate "xoş idi" (was pleasant) comes at sentence end.

8. Nə vaxt görüşə bilərik?

   Nə vaxt gö-rü-şə bi-lə-rik?

   When can we meet?

   Usage

   Suggesting or arranging the next meeting

   Grammar Note

   "Görüş" (meet) + potential "-ə" + "bilərik" (we can). "Nə vaxt" asks "when". The Azerbaijani potential mood consistently uses the "-ə bil-" construction.

9. Sosial şəbəkələrdə əlaqə saxlayaq

   Let's connect on social media

   Usage

   Suggesting to connect on social networks

   Grammar Note

   "Şəbəkə" (network) + plural "-lər" + locative "-də". "Əlaqə saxla-" (keep in touch) + first-person plural optative "-yaq" = "let's keep in touch". SNS use is active among young Azerbaijanis.

10. Ünvanınızı paylaşın

    Ün-va-nı-nı-zı pay-la-şın

    Please share your address

    Usage

    Asking someone to share their address for mail or visits

    Grammar Note

    "Ünvan" (address) + polite possessive "-ınız" + accusative "-ı". Possessive and case suffixes stack sequentially. "Paylaş" (share) + imperative "-ın".

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