Basic Nouns

1. Su

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water; works with pointing

   Grammar Note

   Azerbaijani has no gender; case is a suffix: su → suyu (accusative), suda (locative).

2. Yemək

   Food

   Usage

   The general word when you are looking for something to eat

3. Pul

   Money

   Usage

   Comes up when paying or changing currency

4. Tualet

   Toilet

   Usage

   The word alone is enough to ask for directions

5. Salfet

   Tissue

   Usage

   For asking at a shop or a diner

6. Dərman

   Medicine

   Usage

   The core word at a pharmacy, paired with your symptom

7. Baqaj

   Luggage

   Usage

   For checking in, picking up, or storing bags

8. Açar

   Key

   Usage

   For collecting or returning it at hotel reception

9. Bilet

   Ticket

   Usage

   The base word for transport and admission tickets

10. Pasport

    Passport

    Usage

    Comes up at every check-in and border control

11. Telefon

    Phone

    Usage

    Refers to the device and to making a call

12. Şarj cihazı

    Charger

    Usage

    When you want to borrow one at a hotel or café

13. Stansiya

    Station

    Usage

    The easiest landmark to name when asking directions

14. Xəstəxana

    Hospital

    Usage

    The first word you need if you fall ill

15. Polis

    Police

    Usage

    For theft or accidents; the word alone gets help

16. Mağaza

    Shop

    Usage

    The general word when hunting for somewhere to buy things

17. Otaq

    Room

    Usage

    For negotiating a stay or confirming a room number

18. Yol

    Road

    Usage

    Used when asking directions, often over a map

19. Ailə

    Family

    Usage

    Comes up in small talk about who you are travelling with

20. Ad

    Name

    Usage

    For confirming a booking or introducing yourself

    Grammar Note

    "Ad" is the given name; the surname is "soyad".

21. Baş

    Head

    Usage

    Point to where it hurts; the same word also means beginning or chief, so point at your head as you show it

22. Göz

    Eye

    Usage

    Point to where it hurts; glasses are "eynək"

23. Diş

    Tooth

    Usage

    Point to a toothache; a dentist is "diş həkimi"

24. Boğaz

    Throat

    Usage

    Point to a sore throat; the same word also means a geographic strait, so point at your throat. The outside of the neck is "boyun"

25. Qarın

    Belly / abdomen

    Usage

    Point to where your stomach hurts; the stomach organ itself is a separate word, "mədə"

26. Kürək

    Back (upper)

    Usage

    The back around the shoulder blades; the same word also means shovel or oar, so point at your back. The lower back is "bel". Turkish "sırt" is not used here

27. Bel

    Lower back / waist

    Usage

    Point to lower-back pain; "Belim ağrıyır" = my lower back hurts

28. Ayaq

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Azerbaijani "ayaq" covers both the leg and the foot, unlike Turkish which splits ayak/bacak — point at the exact spot that hurts

29. Əl

    Hand

    Usage

    Point to pain or injury in the hand; the arm is a separate word, "qol"

30. Sinə

    Chest

    Usage

    Point to chest pain; "Sinəm ağrıyır" = my chest hurts. Avoid "döş", which means breast

31. Konsulluq

    Consulate

    Usage

    Built from "konsul" (consul) + "-luq"; an embassy is a different word, "səfirlik"

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