What is it like to speak Turkish in Azerbaijan?
For those whose native language is Azerbaijani and yet reading a lot (I can’t emphasize it enough) Turkish language is a piece of a cake. Turkish people replaced many Persian and Arabic words by French equivalents (kuaför, kamyon, kravat) and Azerbaijanis use many Russian words in their everyday life (neuzheni, blatnoy, dux, kartoshka).
What is the nationality of Azerbaijanis in Turkey?
Azerbaijanis in Turkey or Turkish Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijani: Türkiyə azərbaycanlıları) are Azerbaijani people in Turkey, and are Turkish citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background.
How similar is Azerbaijani Turkic to Istanbul Turkish?
Only Turkmen is considered East Oghuz branch of Turkic language family. But question can be rephrased as “How similar is Azerbaijani Turkic to Istanbul Turkish” – because there are some areas of Turkey like Erzurum or Kars, their Turkish language is practically no different that Azerbaijani, just called differently for political reasons.
What are some Azeri phrases that sound similar to Turkish?
In Azeri, the phrase “You look like my sister” sounds just like the Turkish for “You caress my sister.” Also, when on an Azeri plane, the expression, “The plane will be landing in ten minutes” sounds to a native Turk like, “The plane will crash in ten minutes.”
Are Azerbaijani and Turkish mutually intelligible?
I would say Azerbaijani and Turkish is mutually intelligible. Both languages are the part of same language family – Turkic language family, and both languages are in Oghuz branch (specifically West Oghuz branch). Only Turkmen is considered East Oghuz branch of Turkic language family.
What is the difference between Baku and Istanbul dialects?
Baku and Istanbul dialects are the most different ones – if person speaks native Bakuvian dialect (not official Azerbaijani) I highly doubt Turkish people would understand even the subject, because dialect has many features that comes from Tat language (not Turkic language).