Electronics

1. Telefon

   Phone

   Usage

   The word covers both mobiles and landlines

2. Smartfon

   Smartphone

   Usage

   Use it at a repair or accessory shop when describing your device

3. Planşet

   Tablet

   Usage

   A loanword via Russian; useful at security when listing what is in your bag

4. Noutbuk

   Laptop

   Usage

   Use it to ask whether you may work in a cafe

5. Şarj cihazı

   Charger

   Usage

   cihaz means "device". "Şarj cihazı var?" asks whether they have a charger

6. Şarj kabeli

   Charging cable

   Usage

   Say "Type-C" or "Lightning" in English to specify the connector

7. Portativ şarj cihazı

   Power bank

   Usage

   Shops also understand "power bank". It must travel in your cabin bag, never checked

8. Adapter

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Azerbaijan uses the two-round-pin Type C/F plug at 220V, so most non-European plugs need this

9. Rozetka

   Power socket

   Usage

   A fully established Russian loanword. In a cafe ask "Rozetka var?" — is there a socket?

10. Batareya

    Battery

    Usage

    Covers both disposable cells and built-in batteries

11. Simsiz internet (Wi-Fi)

    Wi-Fi (wireless internet)

    Usage

    sim means "wire", so simsiz is "wireless". In speech people simply say "Wi-Fi"

12. Wi-Fi şifrəsi

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    şifrə means password. Show it in a cafe and they will write it down

13. SIM kart

    SIM card

    Usage

    You need your passport to buy one; the airport arrivals hall usually sells them

14. Yaddaş kartı

    Memory card / SD card

    Usage

    yaddaş means "memory". Say the capacity in "GB" as-is

15. Qulaqlıq

    Earphones / headphones

    Usage

    Built on qulaq, "ear", and covers both in-ear and over-ear types

16. Fotoaparat

    Camera

    Usage

    Show it when asking whether photos are allowed in a museum or mosque — some forbid them

17. Fənər

    Flashlight

    Usage

    Needed in caves and on unlit village lanes at night. The word has two ə letters

18. Kondisioner

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Baku summers are hot and humid — show this at the desk when it is not working

19. Pult

    Remote control

    Usage

    Used for both the TV and the air conditioner — the word to use when one goes missing

20. Ventilyator

    Fan

    Usage

    Ask for one where there is no air conditioning

21. Soyuducu

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    Built on soyuq, "cold" — literally "the cooling thing". Use it to ask whether the room has one

22. Televizor

    Television

    Usage

    A loanword via Russian; use it when checking what a room has

23. Mikrodalğalı soba

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    dalğa is "wave" and soba is "oven". Show it when you want something heated up

24. Elektrik çaydanı

    Electric kettle

    Usage

    çaydan is a kettle, from çay (tea). In a country built around tea, most rooms have one

25. Paltaryuyan maşın

    Washing machine

    Usage

    From paltar (clothes) and yuyan (washing). Show it when asking whether you may use it

26. Elektrik

    Electricity

    Usage

    The word for a power cut: "Elektrik yoxdur" — there is no electricity

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