Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani
Essays
- Information on the history, dialects, phonology and script of the Azerbaijani language.
- Article with diagram on the history, dialects, script, grammar and role in society of Azerbaijani.
Profiles Abroad: Daniel Weiner by B. Blair, 1994
- Interview with a successful learner about why he started learning Azerbaijani and how he did it.
Getting Started with Azeri: What Works? by D. Weiner, 1994
- Short article with tips on learning Azerbaijani.
Why I Don't Know Azerbaijani by N. Trishkova, 1993
- Article about the influence of the Russian language in Azerbaijan.
- Short article on the history and different scripts used to write Azerbaijani, as well a collection of links.
- Concise information on the dialects, grammar, phonology, writing and resources for Azerbaijani.
- Short overview of the language, alphabet, pronunciation, grammar & vocab.
Early Alphabets in Azerbaijan by Dr. F. Alakbarov, 2000
- History of scripts used to write Azerbaijani with examples of each script.
Courses
- 8 lessons based around videos clips, with brief exercises and audio glossaries. Good for seeing how Azerbaijani is used in everyday life and also as listening practice.
Peace Corps Azerbaijani (+audio lesson 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- Short course giving a survival knowledge of Azerbaijani phrases and grammar, with audio. Unfortunately no exercises.
Körpü - Köprü: Turkish Bridge to Azerbaijani by Susan Özel, 2008
- A great course focusing on reading in Azerbaijani for learners with at least intermediate knowedge of Turkish. Compares the two languages, including sound correspondences, vocabulary and grammar and various texts with numerous exercises and grammar explanations.
- Improve your Azerbaijani with intermediate listening and reading lessons from authentic texts.
- 4 lessons teaching basic grammar and pronunciation, with exercises and vocabulary lists. No audio.
Websites
Sociolinguistically Speaking: Learning Azeri in Social Contexts by J. Garibova & B. Blair 1998-2004
- Interesting series of articles about Azerbaijani culture and phrases for specific situations.
- Collection of proverbs and expressions with translations and explanations.
Azeri.org & Azerbaijan International
- Online magazine with lots interesting articles about the language, literature, folklore and culture of Azerbaijan.
- A collection of basic vocabulary arranged by topic, with audio of normal speed and slowly spoken Azerbaijani.
Learning Azeri/Azerbaijani from Travel Images
- A small collection of travel phrases and vocabulary.
- Nice, easy to understand guide about Azerbaijani grammar, pronunciation (including audio) and common phrases.
- 8 lessons teaching basic conversation skills using around 80 words.
Azerbaijani Lexicon Available in French and English
- A collection of vocabulary and phrases, arranged by topics such as family, numbers and time.
- Various phrasebooks with audio, some specific to the military, and pronunciation and culture guides.
- Interactive tests for learning useful words and phrases for travellers, with audio.
- Trial flashcard program with free Azerbaijani vocabulary lists.
- 7 light hearted videos teaching basic phrases, numbers and vocabulary.
E-books
Tabrizi Vocabulary; An Azeri-Turkish Dialect in Iran by K. Haneda & A. Ganjelu, 1979 (no. A496)
- Some complimentary copies may be available from the university if you e-mail them.
Podcasts
Central Asian News, exercises and transcripts
- News articles in simplified language from Indiana university.
Blogs
- Helpful blog with lessons, grammar notes, vocabulary lists, dialogues and more.
آنا دیلی Only available in Persian
- A collection of lessons about Azerbaijani grammar and a small dictionary.
Forums
- Forum for Turkic languages such as Azeri, Turkmen etc. Has some useful posts about learning Azerbaijani and learning resources.
Authentic materials
- Short stories for children in Azerbaijani. PDF format.
- 'Just So' stories for children in Azerbaijani and English.
- Lyrics for 70+ songs in Azerbaijani, some with English translation.
- Azrbaijani scripts and English translation for operas and musical comedies by the famous composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.
Voice of America, Azadliq Radiosu, TRT, BBC
- News, video (VOA) and podcasts in Azerbaijani.
- Azerbaijani wikipedia with more than 55,000 articles.
LangMedia Culture Talk: Azerbaijani
- Video interviews with transcripts and translations about Azeri culture and life. Most videos are in Azeri, a few are in Russian or English.
Technical
- Searchable two way dictionary with support for writing special characters.
- Azerbaijani to Turkish searchable dictionary.
- Searchable Azerbaijani dictionaries in English, French, German and Russian.
Commercial
Azerbaijani International Store
- Several courses with CDs (of which Elementary Azerbaijani has received good reviews) and Azerbaijani dictionaries in Russian, French and English.