Vehicles

1. Maşın

   Car

   Usage

   The everyday word; documents and formal writing use avtomobil

2. Avtobus

   Bus

   Usage

   Baku city buses. Pay with the BakiKart transit card — cash is not accepted

3. Marşrut taksi

   Shared route minibus

   Usage

   A small bus running a fixed route — the main way to reach regional towns. Say "Saxlayın" to be let off

4. Mikroavtobus

   Minibus

   Usage

   The word for the vehicle itself, including a chartered tour van

5. Şəhərlərarası avtobus

   Intercity bus

   Usage

   Literally "between-cities bus"; they leave from Baku's international bus terminal

6. Qatar

   Train

   Usage

   The main lines are Baku–Ganja and Baku–Sheki, with overnight sleepers available

7. Elektrik qatarı

   Suburban electric train

   Usage

   The short-distance trains around Baku, useful for Sumqayit and the Absheron peninsula

8. Metro

   Metro (subway)

   Usage

   Baku has one. Built in the Soviet era, the stations are deep and you pay with the transit card

9. Funikulyor

   Funicular

   Usage

   The line from the Baku seafront up to Highland Park and the Martyrs' Lane, with a view over the bay

10. Kanat yolu

    Cable car / ropeway

    Usage

    Literally "rope road" — the lifts at Tufandag in Gabala and the Shahdag ski resort

11. Taksi

    Taxi

    Usage

    Baku has purple official cabs; a ride-hailing app quotes the fare up front, which is safer

12. Motosiklet

    Motorcycle

    Usage

    The mountain surfaces are rough, so check the bike carefully

13. Skuter

    Scooter

    Usage

    Rentable along the Baku boulevard; the word also covers e-scooters

14. Velosiped

    Bicycle

    Usage

    The Baku seaside boulevard, Dənizkənarı Bulvar, is flat and easy riding

15. Təyyarə

    Airplane

    Usage

    Heydar Aliyev airport in Baku is the main hub, with domestic flights to Ganja and Nakhchivan

16. Gəmi

    Ship

    Usage

    The big Caspian vessels; the Baku port has moved out to Alat

17. Bərə

    Ferry

    Usage

    The cargo-and-passenger ferries across the Caspian to Turkmenbashi and Aktau. Departures are not fixed, so check locally

18. Qayıq

    Boat

    Usage

    Use it to rent a pleasure boat along the Baku boulevard

19. Təcili yardım maşını

    Ambulance

    Usage

    From təcili (urgent) and yardım (help). Ambulance is 103, and 112 is the general emergency number

20. Yanğınsöndürən maşın

    Fire engine

    Usage

    From yanğın (fire) and söndürən (extinguishing). The fire service is 101

21. Yük maşını

    Truck

    Usage

    yük means "load". Use it when describing an accident or a hold-up

22. Avtomobil icarəsi

    Car rental

    Usage

    icarə means "rental". Ask for four-wheel drive if you plan on mountain roads

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