Azerbaijani Alphabet
یازار : ay han

Azerbaijani Alphabet
Learning the Azerbaijani alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Azerbaijani language.
Below is a table showing the Azerbaijani alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.
Azerbaijani Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example |
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A a | [ɑ] | as in army |
B b | [b] | as in bank |
C c | [ʤ] | as in japan |
Ç ç | [ʧ] | as in child |
D d | [d] | as in dam |
E e | [ɛ] | as in embassy |
Ə ə | [æ] | as in cat |
F f | [f] | as in fate |
G g | [ɡʲ] | as in gold |
Ğ ğ | [ɣ] | not similar sound in English |
H h | [h] | as in heart |
X x | [x] | as in loch |
I ı | [ɯ] | as in timber |
İ i | [ɪ] | no similar sound in English |
J j | [ʒ] | as in déjà vu |
K k | [k] | as in kit or as in charming |
Q q | [ɡ] | as in gold |
L l | [l] | as in lip |
M m | [m] | as in Malta |
N n | [n] | as in new |
O o | [ɔ] | as in October |
Ö ö | [œ] | as in Coln (German city) |
P p | [p] | as in Portugal |
R r | [r] | as in Renate |
S s | [s] | as in Sam |
Ş ş | [ʃ] | as in shake |
T t | [t] | as in time |
U u | [u] | as in put |
Ü ü | [y] | as in mute |
V v | [v] | as in victory |
Y y | [j] | as in yes |
Z z | [z] | as in Zanzibar |