Numbers

1. Sıfır, bir, iki, üç

   Sı-fır, bir, i-ki, üç

   Zero, one, two, three

   Usage

   Basic counting from zero to three

   Grammar Note

   Azerbaijani numbers closely resemble Turkish. "Sıfır" (zero) comes from Arabic. Nouns after numbers always remain singular, unlike English.

2. Dörd, beş, altı

   Dörd, beş, al-tı

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Counting four through six

   Grammar Note

   Compare with Turkish: dörd (dört), beş (same), altı (same). Azerbaijani and Turkish are closely related and mutually intelligible to a degree.

3. Yeddi, səkkiz, doqquz, on

   Yed-di, sək-kiz, doq-quz, on

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Counting seven through ten

   Grammar Note

   "On" (ten) is the same as Turkish. "Yeddi" parallels Turkish "yedi". Azerbaijani number pronunciation is relatively regular and learnable.

4. On bir, iyirmi, otuz

   On bir, i-yir-mi, o-tuz

   Eleven, twenty, thirty

   Usage

   Learning the pattern for numbers above ten

   Grammar Note

   Teens: "on" + digit (on bir=11, on iki=12). "İyirmi" (20), "otuz" (30) are unique words. 40=qırx, 50=əlli, 60=altmış, 70=yetmiş, 80=səksən, 90=doxsan.

5. Yüz, min, milyon

   Yüz, min, mil-yon

   Hundred, thousand, million

   Usage

   Basic units for large numbers

   Grammar Note

   "Yüz" (hundred) matches Turkish. "Min" (thousand) differs from Turkish "bin". Combine: "iki yüz" (200), "üç min" (3000).

6. Saat neçədir?

   Sa-at ne-çə-dir?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asking what time it is

   Grammar Note

   "Neçə" (how many) + copula "-dir". Responses: "Saat üçdür" (3 o'clock), "Saat beş yarımdır" (5:30). "Yarım" (half) means 30 minutes.

7. Bu neçə manatdır?

   Bu ne-çə ma-nat-dır?

   How many manats is this?

   Usage

   Asking the price in Azerbaijani manats (AZN)

   Grammar Note

   1 manat (AZN) = 100 qəpik. "Manat" comes from Russian "монета" (Latin "moneta"). It replaced the Soviet ruble after independence.

8. Birinci, ikinci, üçüncü

   Bi-rin-ci, i-kin-ci, ü-çün-cü

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Ordinal numbers for expressing order; useful for hotel floors and queuing

   Grammar Note

   Ordinals add "-inci/-ıncı/-uncu/-üncü" by vowel harmony. "Birinci mərtəbə" (first floor), "İkinci otaq" (second room).

9. Yarım kilo, xahiş edirəm

   Ya-rım ki-lo, xa-hiş e-di-rəm

   Half a kilo, please

   Usage

   Buying a specific quantity at a market or grocery store

   Grammar Note

   "Yarım" (half) is a common quantity word. "Bir kilo" (1 kg), "iki kilo" (2 kg), "yarım kilo" (500g). Essential at Azerbaijani markets.

10. İki nəfərlik masa varmı?

    İ-ki nə-fər-lik ma-sa var-mı?

    Is there a table for two?

    Usage

    Requesting a table for a specific number of people at a restaurant

    Grammar Note

    "Nəfər" (person) + suffix "-lik" (for/of capacity). Modify: "üç nəfərlik" (for three), "dörd nəfərlik" (for four).

11. Telefon nömrəniz nədir?

    Te-le-fon nöm-rə-niz nə-dir?

    What is your phone number?

    Usage

    Asking someone for their phone number

    Grammar Note

    "Nömrə" (number) + polite possessive "-niz". "Telefon" is borrowed from Russian/English. Azerbaijan's country code is +994.

12. İyirmi yeddi yaşım var

    İ-yir-mi yed-di ya-şım var

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    How to answer "Neçə yaşınız var?" (how old are you?). Swap the number for any other age.

    Grammar Note

    Azerbaijani states age as "yaş" (age) + first-person possessive "-ım" + "var" (there is) — literally "I have N years", the same frame as the question "yaşınız var?".

13. Bu il iyirmi səkkiz yaşım olacaq

    Bu il i-yir-mi sək-kiz ya-şım o-la-caq

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Used in the year your age changes. "Bu il" means "this year".

    Grammar Note

    The third-person singular future of "olmaq" (to be / to become) is "olacaq". The subject is "yaşım" (my age), so the verb stays third person; it simply replaces "var".

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