🇦🇿 Azerbaijani vocabulary
The 300 most common Azerbaijani words
Learn these first: they make up a big share of everything you'll read. Ranked by frequency, with meanings and examples for the top 50.
| # | Azerbaijani | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | və Mən və qardaşım. — My brother and I. | and | conjunction |
| 2 | bir Bir çay verin. — One tea, please. | one; a | number |
| 3 | ilə Dostumla kinoya getdim. — I went to the cinema with my friend. | with; by | preposition |
| 4 | bu Bu mənim kitabımdır. — This is my book. | this | pronoun |
| 5 | də Mən də gəlirəm. — I'm coming too. | also, too; and | conjunction |
| 6 | üçün Bu hədiyyə sənin üçündür. — This gift is for you. | for | preposition |
| 7 | olmaq Mən həkim olmaq istəyirəm. — I want to be a doctor. | to be, to become | verb |
| 8 | isə Mən çay içirəm, o isə qəhvə. — I drink tea, while he drinks coffee. | as for, whereas | conjunction |
| 9 | sonra Sonra zəng edərəm. — I'll call later. | after, later, then | adverb |
| 10 | ki Bilirəm ki, yorğunsan. — I know that you're tired. | that | conjunction |
| 11 | kimi O, atası kimi danışır. — He talks like his father. | like, as | preposition |
| 12 | çox Çox sağ olun. — Thank you very much. | very; many, a lot | adverb |
| 13 | etmək Nə etmək istəyirsən? — What do you want to do? | to do, to make | verb |
| 14 | görə Yağışa görə evdə qaldıq. — We stayed home because of the rain. | because of; according to | preposition |
| 15 | onun Onun adı Elçindir. — His name is Elchin. | his, her, its | pronoun |
| 16 | ən Bu, ən yaxşı restorandır. — This is the best restaurant. | most | adverb |
| 17 | daha Bir az daha çörək verin. — A bit more bread, please. | more | adverb |
| 18 | böyük Onların evi böyükdür. — Their house is big. | big, large; great | adjective |
| 19 | ya Çay ya qəhvə? — Tea or coffee? | or | conjunction |
| 20 | o O, müəllimdir. — She is a teacher. | he, she, it; that | pronoun |
| 21 | öz Hər kəs öz işini görür. — Everyone does their own work. | own; self | pronoun |
| 22 | qədər Sabaha qədər gözlə. — Wait until tomorrow. | until; as much as | preposition |
| 23 | iki İki uşağım var. — I have two children. | two | number |
| 24 | il Bu il çox işlədim. — I worked a lot this year. | year | noun |
| 25 | ilk Bu mənim ilk səfərimdir. — This is my first trip. | first | adjective |
| 26 | hər Hər gün idman edirəm. — I exercise every day. | every, each | determiner |
| 27 | baş Başım ağrıyır. — I have a headache. | head; main | noun |
| 28 | bütün Bütün gün evdə idim. — I was at home all day. | all, whole | determiner |
| 29 | əsas Əsas məsələ budur. — This is the main issue. | main, basic | adjective |
| 30 | var Mənim maşınım var. — I have a car. | there is; to have (... var) | adjective |
| 31 | yeni Yeni telefon almışam. — I've bought a new phone. | new | adjective |
| 32 | həm Həm gözəl, həm ucuzdur. — It's both nice and cheap. | both; also | conjunction |
| 33 | başqa Başqa rəngi var? — Is there another colour? | other, another | adjective |
| 34 | qarşı Evimizin qarşısında park var. — There's a park opposite our house. | against; opposite | preposition |
| 35 | belə Belə olmaz. — That won't do. | so, such, like this | adverb |
| 36 | heç Heç vaxt Bakıda olmamışam. — I've never been to Baku. | never; not at all; any | adverb |
| 37 | yaxşı Yaxşı səhər! — Good morning! | good, well | adjective |
| 38 | gün Bu gün hava istidir. — It's warm today. | day; sun | noun |
| 39 | üç Üç gün qaldıq. — We stayed three days. | three | number |
| 40 | az Az qalıb. — There's little left. | little, few | adjective |
| 41 | burada Burada otur. — Sit here. | here | adverb |
| 42 | artıq Artıq gec olub. — It's already late. | already; more | adverb |
| 43 | yer Burada boş yer var? — Is there a free seat here? | place; earth | noun |
| 44 | su Bir stəkan su verin. — A glass of water, please. | water | noun |
| 45 | son Filmin sonu maraqlı idi. — The end of the film was interesting. | end; last | noun |
| 46 | bəzi Bəzi insanlar səhər tez durur. — Some people get up early. | some | determiner |
| 47 | yenidən Yenidən cəhd et. — Try again. | again | adverb |
| 48 | onlar Onlar evdədir. — They're at home. | they | pronoun |
| 49 | insan O, yaxşı insandır. — He's a good person. | person, human | noun |
| 50 | əvvəl İki il əvvəl burada yaşayırdım. — I lived here two years ago. | before, ago | adverb |
| 51 | yaxın | near, close | adjective |
| 52 | uzun | long; tall | adjective |
| 53 | vaxt | time | noun |
| 54 | şəhər | city | noun |
| 55 | min | thousand | number |
| 56 | nə | what | pronoun |
| 57 | həyat | life | noun |
| 58 | ancaq | but; only | conjunction |
| 59 | tam | complete, full; fully | adjective |
| 60 | məşhur | famous | adjective |
| 61 | birinci | first | adjective |
| 62 | qadın | woman | noun |
| 63 | mərkəz | centre | noun |
| 64 | dünya | world | noun |
| 65 | hələ | still, yet | adverb |
| 66 | xalq | people, nation | noun |
| 67 | aşağı | down, low | adverb |
| 68 | dəniz | sea | noun |
| 69 | müasir | modern | adjective |
| 70 | geri | back | adverb |
| 71 | güclü | strong | adjective |
| 72 | təxminən | approximately | adverb |
| 73 | yol | road, way | noun |
| 74 | doğru | towards; true, right | adjective |
| 75 | yox | no; there isn't | interjection |
| 76 | qısa | short | adjective |
| 77 | qız | girl; daughter | noun |
| 78 | dil | language; tongue | noun |
| 79 | iş | work, job | noun |
| 80 | hətta | even | adverb |
| 81 | hansı | which | pronoun |
| 82 | dörd | four | number |
| 83 | ağır | heavy; hard | adjective |
| 84 | milyon | million | number |
| 85 | kişi | man | noun |
| 86 | amma | but | conjunction |
| 87 | demək | to say; to mean | verb |
| 88 | kömək | help | noun |
| 89 | ailə | family | noun |
| 90 | elə | so, such; just | adverb |
| 91 | yəni | that is, I mean | conjunction |
| 92 | cür | kind, sort | noun |
| 93 | mümkün | possible | adjective |
| 94 | gözəl | beautiful | adjective |
| 95 | hava | weather; air | noun |
| 96 | açıq | open; light (colour) | adjective |
| 97 | qara | black | adjective |
| 98 | ağ | white | adjective |
| 99 | gənc | young | adjective |
| 100 | keçmiş | past; former | noun |
| 101 | azad | free | adjective |
| 102 | çünki | because | conjunction |
| 103 | dağ | mountain | noun |
| 104 | uşaq | child | noun |
| 105 | məlum | known | adjective |
| 106 | məsələn | for example | adverb |
| 107 | ev | house, home | noun |
| 108 | torpaq | soil, land | noun |
| 109 | ay | month; moon | noun |
| 110 | on | ten | number |
| 111 | pul | money | noun |
| 112 | cavab | answer | noun |
| 113 | söz | word | noun |
| 114 | kitab | book | noun |
| 115 | saat | hour; clock, watch | noun |
| 116 | necə | how | adverb |
| 117 | beş | five | number |
| 118 | qırmızı | red | adjective |
| 119 | tək | alone; only | adjective |
| 120 | lazım | necessary | adjective |
| 121 | adam | person, man | noun |
| 122 | yaşlı | old, elderly | adjective |
| 123 | həmişə | always | adverb |
| 124 | oyun | game | noun |
| 125 | sadə | simple | adjective |
| 126 | xəbər | news | noun |
| 127 | səs | voice, sound | noun |
| 128 | aydın | clear | adjective |
| 129 | müəllim | teacher | noun |
| 130 | indi | now | adverb |
| 131 | şey | thing | noun |
| 132 | əl | hand | noun |
| 133 | mən | I | pronoun |
| 134 | sən | you (informal) | pronoun |
| 135 | biz | we | pronoun |
| 136 | siz | you (plural, polite) | pronoun |
| 137 | bəli | yes | interjection |
| 138 | salam | hello | interjection |
| 139 | sağ ol | thank you | interjection |
| 140 | təşəkkür edirəm | thank you | verb |
| 141 | bağışlayın | excuse me, sorry | verb |
| 142 | xahiş edirəm | please; you're welcome | verb |
| 143 | niyə | why | adverb |
| 144 | harada | where | adverb |
| 145 | nə vaxt | when | adverb |
| 146 | kim | who | pronoun |
| 147 | bu gün | today | adverb |
| 148 | sabah | tomorrow; morning | adverb |
| 149 | dünən | yesterday | adverb |
| 150 | getmək | to go | verb |
| 151 | gəlmək | to come | verb |
| 152 | bilmək | to know; can | verb |
| 153 | istəmək | to want | verb |
| 154 | görmək | to see | verb |
| 155 | vermək | to give | verb |
| 156 | almaq | to take; to buy | verb |
| 157 | yemək | to eat; food | verb |
| 158 | içmək | to drink | verb |
| 159 | yatmaq | to sleep; to lie down | verb |
| 160 | danışmaq | to speak | verb |
| 161 | oxumaq | to read; to study; to sing | verb |
| 162 | yazmaq | to write | verb |
| 163 | işləmək | to work | verb |
| 164 | yaşamaq | to live | verb |
| 165 | sevmək | to love | verb |
| 166 | düşünmək | to think | verb |
| 167 | başa düşmək | to understand | verb |
| 168 | gözləmək | to wait | verb |
| 169 | qalmaq | to stay | verb |
| 170 | oturmaq | to sit | verb |
| 171 | durmaq | to stand; to stop | verb |
| 172 | qaçmaq | to run | verb |
| 173 | açmaq | to open | verb |
| 174 | bağlamaq | to close; to tie | verb |
| 175 | unutmaq | to forget | verb |
| 176 | xatırlamaq | to remember | verb |
| 177 | tapmaq | to find | verb |
| 178 | axtarmaq | to look for | verb |
| 179 | qoymaq | to put | verb |
| 180 | gətirmək | to bring | verb |
| 181 | qayıtmaq | to return | verb |
| 182 | başlamaq | to begin | verb |
| 183 | bitmək | to end | verb |
| 184 | ölmək | to die | verb |
| 185 | eşitmək | to hear | verb |
| 186 | soruşmaq | to ask | verb |
| 187 | ata | father | noun |
| 188 | ana | mother | noun |
| 189 | qardaş | brother | noun |
| 190 | bacı | sister | noun |
| 191 | oğul | son | noun |
| 192 | dost | friend | noun |
| 193 | ər | husband | noun |
| 194 | arvad | wife | noun |
| 195 | həkim | doctor | noun |
| 196 | məktəb | school | noun |
| 197 | maşın | car; machine | noun |
| 198 | otaq | room | noun |
| 199 | qapı | door | noun |
| 200 | pəncərə | window | noun |
| 201 | masa | table | noun |
| 202 | çörək | bread | noun |
| 203 | çay | tea; river | noun |
| 204 | ət | meat | noun |
| 205 | mağaza | shop | noun |
| 206 | kənd | village | noun |
| 207 | gecə | night | noun |
| 208 | səhər | morning | noun |
| 209 | axşam | evening | noun |
| 210 | həftə | week | noun |
| 211 | dəqiqə | minute | noun |
| 212 | göz | eye | noun |
| 213 | ürək | heart | noun |
| 214 | ad | name | noun |
| 215 | sual | question | noun |
| 216 | problem | problem | noun |
| 217 | sevgi | love | noun |
| 218 | kiçik | small | adjective |
| 219 | pis | bad | adjective |
| 220 | xoşbəxt | happy | adjective |
| 221 | yorğun | tired | adjective |
| 222 | isti | hot, warm | adjective |
| 223 | soyuq | cold | adjective |
| 224 | asan | easy | adjective |
| 225 | çətin | difficult | adjective |
| 226 | ucuz | cheap | adjective |
| 227 | bahalı | expensive | adjective |
| 228 | uzaq | far | adjective |
| 229 | tez | early; quickly | adverb |
| 230 | gec | late | adverb |
| 231 | yavaş | slow | adjective |
| 232 | mavi | blue | adjective |
| 233 | yaşıl | green | adjective |
| 234 | sarı | yellow | adjective |
| 235 | altı | six | number |
| 236 | yeddi | seven | number |
| 237 | səkkiz | eight | number |
| 238 | doqquz | nine | number |
| 239 | iyirmi | twenty | number |
| 240 | yüz | hundred | number |
| 241 | bəlkə | maybe | adverb |
| 242 | əlbəttə | of course | adverb |
| 243 | sadəcə | just, simply | adverb |
| 244 | birlikdə | together | adverb |
| 245 | həqiqətən | really, truly | adverb |
| 246 | lakin | but, however | conjunction |
| 247 | əgər | if | conjunction |
| 248 | haqqında | about | preposition |
| 249 | arasında | between, among | preposition |
| 250 | zaman | time; when | noun |
| 251 | dəfə | time (occurrence) | noun |
| 252 | bəy | Mr.; sir | noun |
| 253 | xanım | Mrs., lady | noun |
| 254 | yalnız | only | adverb |
| 255 | hamı | everyone | pronoun |
| 256 | hər şey | everything | pronoun |
| 257 | bir az | a little | adverb |
| 258 | çıxmaq | to go out, to exit | verb |
| 259 | girmək | to enter | verb |
| 260 | baxmaq | to look, to watch | verb |
| 261 | çalışmaq | to try; to work | verb |
| 262 | öyrənmək | to learn | verb |
| 263 | göstərmək | to show | verb |
| 264 | dinləmək | to listen | verb |
| 265 | oynamaq | to play | verb |
| 266 | gülmək | to laugh | verb |
| 267 | ağlamaq | to cry | verb |
| 268 | satmaq | to sell | verb |
| 269 | ödəmək | to pay | verb |
| 270 | nənə | grandmother | noun |
| 271 | baba | grandfather | noun |
| 272 | qonaq | guest | noun |
| 273 | şəkil | picture, photo | noun |
| 274 | mahnı | song | noun |
| 275 | telefon | telephone | noun |
| 276 | avtobus | bus | noun |
| 277 | küçə | street | noun |
| 278 | bazar | market; Sunday | noun |
| 279 | süd | milk | noun |
| 280 | meyvə | fruit | noun |
| 281 | alma | apple | noun |
| 282 | pendir | cheese | noun |
| 283 | paltar | clothes; dress | noun |
| 284 | ayaqqabı | shoes | noun |
| 285 | it | dog | noun |
| 286 | pişik | cat | noun |
| 287 | ağac | tree | noun |
| 288 | gül | flower, rose | noun |
| 289 | qar | snow | noun |
| 290 | yağış | rain | noun |
| 291 | günəş | sun | noun |
| 292 | yay | summer | noun |
| 293 | qış | winter | noun |
| 294 | təzə | fresh, new | adjective |
| 295 | köhnə | old (things) | adjective |
| 296 | dadlı | tasty, delicious | adjective |
| 297 | maraqlı | interesting | adjective |
| 298 | xəstə | sick, ill; patient | adjective |
| 299 | ac | hungry | adjective |
| 300 | sakit | calm, quiet | adjective |
Frequency ranking based on Leipzig Corpora Collection (Wikipedia, 2021).
Questions
What are the most common Azerbaijani words?
The top ten are və (and), bir (one; a), ilə (with; by), bu (this), də (also), üçün (for), olmaq (to be), isə (as for), sonra (after), ki (that).
How many Azerbaijani words do I need to know?
The few hundred most frequent words make up a large share of any everyday text, which is why they're the best place to start. To read graded stories comfortably you need roughly 1,000–2,000; for unadapted books, several thousand. Test yourself with the Azerbaijani vocabulary size test.
Where does this list come from?
The ranking is based on Leipzig Corpora Collection (Wikipedia, 2021), cleaned by hand to remove names, fragments and noise, with meanings added for learners.