I can ask at the market how much fruit and vegetables cost, understand a price in manat and qəpik, and buy by weight or by the piece.
How much? Prices and dənə
How much? Prices and dənə
How much is it? — “… neçəyədir?” How much (money, weight) — nə qədər? The seller answers: “Bir kilosu … manatdır” — “a kilo (of it) is … manat”. One manat is 100 qəpik. On an Azerbaijani price tag the comma stands where English has a period: 4,70 ₼ — “four manat seventy qəpik”.
Numbers from 100 follow a rule: yüz without bir (English says “one hundred”), iki yüz, beş yüz; min, too, without bir: min, iki min; but bir milyon. “About” is two numbers with a hyphen: üç-dörd.
Pieces — dənə: dörd dənə alma. Several — bir neçə. After a number, dənə, bir neçə and neçə the word has no -lar, as in module 1 — unlike English “four apples”.
armud is a pear; the pear-shaped tea glass is armudu stəkan. ərik is an apricot; Turkish erik is a plum.
Common mistakes:
• ×iki kilo pomidorlar — after a number, no -lar
• ×bir min beş yüz — just min beş yüz
Numbers from 100
yüz and min — without bir; milyon — with bir.
| In figures | In words |
|---|---|
| 100 | yüz |
| 365 | üç yüz altmış beş |
| 1 000 | min |
| 2 026 | iki min iyirmi altı |
| 1 000 000 | bir milyon |
How to read a price tag
Before the comma — manat, after the comma — qəpik.
| On the price tag | Aloud |
|---|---|
| 3,20 ₼ | üç manat iyirmi qəpik |
| 0,80 ₼ | səksən qəpik |
| 12 ₼ | on iki manat |
| 1 kq | bir kilo |
Lesson notes
How much? Prices and dənə
How much is it? — “… neçəyədir?” How much (money, weight) — nə qədər? The seller answers: “Bir kilosu … manatdır” — “a kilo (of it) is … manat”. One manat is 100 qəpik. On an Azerbaijani price tag the comma stands where English has a period: 4,70 ₼ — “four manat seventy qəpik”.
Numbers from 100 follow a rule: yüz without bir (English says “one hundred”), iki yüz, beş yüz; min, too, without bir: min, iki min; but bir milyon. “About” is two numbers with a hyphen: üç-dörd.
Pieces — dənə: dörd dənə alma. Several — bir neçə. After a number, dənə, bir neçə and neçə the word has no -lar, as in module 1 — unlike English “four apples”.
armud is a pear; the pear-shaped tea glass is armudu stəkan. ərik is an apricot; Turkish erik is a plum.
Common mistakes:
• ×iki kilo pomidorlar — after a number, no -lar
• ×bir min beş yüz — just min beş yüz