Internet & WiFi

1. Wi-Fi şifrəsi nədir?

   Wi-Fi şif-rə-si nə-dir?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the Wi-Fi password at a café or hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Şifrə" from French "chiffre" / Arabic "ṣifr" (cipher). Free Wi-Fi is available in most Baku cafés and public spaces.

2. İnternet bağlantısı yoxdur

   İn-ter-net bağ-lan-tı-sı yox-dur

   There is no internet connection

   Usage

   Reporting that there is no internet connection

   Grammar Note

   "Yox" (there isn't) mirrors Turkish "yok". "Var/yox" = "there is/there isn't" — a core Turkic existential pair.

3. Şarj cihazı varmı?

   Do you have a charger?

   Usage

   Asking if a charger is available to borrow

   Grammar Note

   "Cihaz" from Arabic "jihāz" (equipment). Also useful: "Telefonu şarj edə bilərəmmi?" (Can I charge my phone here?)

4. SIM kart almaq istəyirəm

   SIM kart al-maq is-tə-yi-rəm

   I want to buy a SIM card

   Usage

   Asking to purchase a local SIM card

   Grammar Note

   Major carriers: Azercell, Bakcell, NAR Mobile. Purchase at airport or carrier shops with your passport. Data plans are affordable.

5. Kompüterdən istifadə edə bilərəmmi?

   Can I use the computer?

   Usage

   Asking to use a computer at a hotel or internet café

   Grammar Note

   "İstifadə etmək" = Arabic "istifāda" (utilization) + "etmək" (to do). Many Azerbaijani verbs are Arabic-noun + "etmək" compounds.

6. İnternet sürəti çox yavaşdır

   İn-ter-net sü-rə-ti çox ya-vaş-dır

   The internet speed is very slow

   Usage

   Complaining about slow internet speed

   Grammar Note

   "Yavaş" (slow) ↔ "tez/sürətli" (fast). "Sürət" from Persian "sur'at" (speed).

7. Elektron poçtumu yoxlamaq istəyirəm

   E-lekt-ron poç-tu-mu yox-la-maq is-tə-yi-rəm

   I want to check my email

   Usage

   Expressing need to check email online

   Grammar Note

   "Yoxlamaq" (to check) derives from "yox" (none/absence). Checking if something is there/not.

8. Fotonu göndərə bilərsinizmi?

   Fo-to-nu gön-də-rə bi-lər-si-niz-mi?

   Could you send me the photo?

   Usage

   Asking someone to send you a photo via message or social media

   Grammar Note

   "Göndərmək" (to send) cognate with Turkish "göndermek". WhatsApp and Instagram are widely used in Azerbaijan.

9. Batareya azalır

   Ba-ta-re-ya a-za-lır

   The battery is running low

   Usage

   Saying your phone or device battery is low

   Grammar Note

   "Azalmaq" (to decrease) derives from "az" (little, few). Opposite: "artmaq" (to increase).

10. Pulsuz internet varmı?

    Pul-suz in-ter-net var-mı?

    Is there free internet?

    Usage

    Asking if free Wi-Fi is available

    Grammar Note

    "Pulsuz" = "pul" (money) + "-suz" (without) = "free of charge". "Pul" also colloquially means manat (Azerbaijan's currency).

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