Useful Phrases

1. Bu tətbiqi mən yaratdım

   I made this app

   Usage

   Use when introducing the app

   Grammar Note

   Azerbaijani is SOV and closely related to Turkish. It is agglutinative with case suffixes on nouns

2. Bu tətbiq pulsuzdur

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explain the app is free

   Grammar Note

   The copula in Azerbaijani attaches as a suffix. "Pulsuz" = "pul" (money) + "-suz" (without)

3. Onu yükləməyə çalışın

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Çalış-" = try/work. Polite imperatives are formed with the "-ın/-in" suffix

4. Mən yaponiyalıyam

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Introduce your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "-lı/-li" suffix means "from/of". "Yaponiyalıyam" = I am from Japan/Japanese

5. Mən səyahətçiyəm

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Identify yourself as a traveler

   Grammar Note

   "-çi/-çı" is an occupational suffix. "Səyahət" (travel) + "-çi" = traveler

6. Mən tək səyahət edirəm

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Tell others you are traveling solo

   Grammar Note

   "Edir-" is a light verb used with many borrowed nouns. "Səyahət edir-" = to travel

7. Buraya ilk dəfə gəldim

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Express that this is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   Past tense uses "-dı/-di" suffix. "Gəl-" (come) + "-dim" (I) = I came

8. Şəkil çəkə bilərəmmi?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Bilər" expresses ability. "Çəkə bilərəmmi?" = Can I take (a photo)?

9. Birlikdə şəkil çəkə bilərikmi?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Birlik" (unity) + "-də" (locative suffix) = together. "Bilərik" = we can

10. Zəhmət olmasa QR kodu skan edin

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Ask someone to scan the QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Zəhmət olmasa" literally "if it's no trouble" — a polite way to say "please"

11. Məni aldatma / Məni soyma

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Strong protest used when being overcharged or deceived

    Grammar Note

    "-ma/-mə" is the negative imperative suffix in Azerbaijani. "Soy-" means to skin/strip/fleece

12. Məni kiçiltmə / Mənə xor baxma

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Strong assertion used when feeling disrespected or looked down upon

    Grammar Note

    "Kiçilt" (to diminish) + "-mə" (neg. imp.) = don't belittle. "Xor baxma" = don't look scornfully

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