A conversation about the weather (Hava haqqında)

This is my first attempt to put podcasts on the blog. Thanks to my colleague Said for his technical assistance. My library colleague Lala kindly agreed to have a conversation about weather with me. (I am obviously the foreigner; she is obviously the native speaker!) I hope you enjoy this short audio file.

Listen to Fond Farewells

The most common farewell is sağ ol (singular) or sağ olun (plural) for “Good-bye.” Yes, this word is using for both “thanks” and “good-bye.” Literally it means “Be healthy/well.”  Other often-heard expressions for good-bye are: Yaxşı yol. “Good luck (Have a good trip).” Görüşərik. “See you. (We will meet again).” Hələlik. “See you soon.” Sabaha qədər! “See you tomorrow.”
Listen to bold words on this mp3 file.
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Listen to Friendly Questions and Answers

Salam. Necəsiz? / Necəsiniz? / Necəsən? Yaxşıyam. Bəs necəsiz? Mən də yaxşıyam. Nə var, nə yox? Hər şey var, heç nə yoxdur.

Sağ ol. Sağ olun. Hər şey yaxşıdır. Yaxşıyam. Hər şey qaydasındadır. Pis deyil. Əladır!

Siz haradansınız? Kanadadanam.


Listen to these questions and answers on this mp3 file.
Q

Translation:

Hello. How are you? (plural or formal) / ditto / informal. I am fine. And how are you? I am fine too. What's new? Everything is, nothing is not. (This is a jokey response.)

Bye. (informal and formal). Everything is fine. I am fine. Everything is in order. Not bad. Fantastic!

Where are you from? I am from Canada.

Listen to Greetings

Salam. Salam əleykim. Əleykim salam!

The following mp3 file shows you how to pronounce these greetings.
Greetings

Translation:

Hello. Peace be with you. And peace be with you.

Turns of phrase

A few turns of phrase. Can you guess what they mean? Answers follow. Thanks to my colleague Lalə for suggesting these.

1. Pişiklər çox həssas heyvandılar.

2. Qulağıma səs dəyib ki, sən köçürsən.

3. Sən çox arıqlamısan! Lap bir dərisən, bir sümük!

4. Mənim rəfiqəm iki il pəhriz tutdu, amma arıqlaya bilmədi.

5. Nanə çox faydalı bitkidir.

6. Mən zəfəranlı aşı çox sevirəm.

Molla Nəsrəddin Lətifələri - Pişik Hanı? (Where's the Cat?)

I really enjoy Molla Nasraddine stories. Here is a simple one I found and have tried to translate.

Sample sentences

Gopa basma! - Don't lie. (Don't brag. - Lit.: Don't push a boast.)

Heçnə olmaz. - Nothing will happen.

Gözəllik ondur, doqquzu dondur. - The tailor makes the man. (Beauty is 10, clothing is 9.)

Əlli-ayaqlı ol! - Hurry up! (Be with 50 legs.)

Düzlük ən yaxşı siyasətdir. - Honesty is the best policy.

Sentence starters

Ağlıma gəldi ki... - It occurred to me that...

Onun ağlına gəldi ki... - It occurred to him that...


Mənə elə gəlir ki... - It seems to me that...

Görəsən... - I wonder...


Deyəsən, ... - It seems to me...

Greetings

Listen to the recording. Explanations of each greeting are below.

Salam = is the most common and means "Hello"

Sabahın xeyir = Good morning to one person.

Sabahınız xeyir = Good morning to many people or a formal greeting.

Axşamın xeyir = Good evening to one person.

Axşamınız xeyir = Good evening to many people or a formal greeting.

Gecən xeyrə qalsın = Good night to one person.

Gecəniz xeyrə qalsın = Good night to many or a formal statement.