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South Azerbaijani personal pronouns are used to refer to people involved in an action or a situation. They come in different forms depending on the person or the number they refer to. In this lesson, you will learn the different South Azerbaijani personal pronouns and their usage in sentences.

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns are used in place of a subject noun in a sentence. They indicate who or what is performing the action.

Here are the subject pronouns in South Azerbaijani, along with their pronunciation and English translation:

South Azerbaijani	Pronunciation	English
من	Man	I
سن	San	You (singular informal)
او	O	He/She/It
به	Bə	We
سیز	Siz	You (plural or singular formal)
ایلر	İllər	They

Here are some example sentences that use subject pronouns:

• من آدام باش وجودوندا ام. (Man adəm baş vücudo nda am.) - I am a human being.
• سن نام آچدیگینی بلدیز. (San nam açdığıni biliyəsin.) - You know what my name is.
• او کوچا گیتدی. (O küçəyə geddi.) - He is going to the street.
• به بوردا باش وجودوندا ایکی توریمیز وار. (Bə burda baş vücudumda iki torimiz var.) - We have two stomachs here in our body.
• سیز بیلیمیز یاپانجی زاماندا اووز ویرمه سینیز؟ (Siz bilməyimiz yaponcı zamanda öz vərməsəniz?) - Do you mind if we speak Japanese?
• ایلر همیشه ساحلده قومران اولورلار. (İllər həmişə sahil də qumrana ulurlar.) - They always play beach volleyball.

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns are used in place of an object noun in a sentence. They indicate who or what is receiving the action.

Here are the object pronouns in South Azerbaijani, along with their pronunciation and English translation:

South Azerbaijani	Pronunciation	English
منی	Mani	Me
سنی	Sani	You (singular informal)
او نی	Oni	Him/Her/It
بیزی	Bizə	Us
سیزی	Sizi	You (plural or singular formal)
ایلری	İlləri	Them

Here are some example sentences that use object pronouns:

• بنیم آداسیزدان دانیشیغا معمولاً یوللاش اولونورام. (Benim adasizdan danisiga me'amuli yolllash olunuram.) - Usually, I go to work by walking from home.
• سنی کیمی خاموش اؤچون قویولاسان؟ (Seni kimə xəbər vermək istəyirsən?) - Who do you want to inform of your silence?
• اونی گلده دوردو یاری یئری قالیر. (Onu gəldə dördüncü yarı yerdə qoyular.) - They put it in the fourth drawer.
• سیزی یاپانجی زامانی باشچا قویولان ائتمیسینیز؟ (Sizi yaponcı zamanı başça qeyd elədinizmi?) - Did you write down the Japanese time?
• بیزی آز شاه دیر، بش شاه دیر، ائل شاه دیر. (Biz əz şah dır, bəş şah dır, illər şah dır.) - We are the king of chess, the queen of chess and the pawns of chess.
• ایلری آلمانییندا گرتولار. (İlləri almaniyindan qurtular.) - They fled from Germany.

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to the same subject in a sentence. They indicate that the subject performed the action on itself.

Here are the reflexive pronouns in South Azerbaijani, along with their pronunciation and English translation:

South Azerbaijani	Pronunciation	English
خودوم	Xodom	Myself
خودین	Xodin	Yourself (singular informal)
خودوه	Xoduh	Himself/Herself/Itself
باشون	Başun	Ourselves
خودینیز	Xodiniz	Yourselves (plural or singular formal)
خودولار	Xodular	Themselves

Here are some example sentences that use reflexive pronouns:

• من خودوم برنجی تاخیراتی بولدوم. (Ben xodum bərənjia təxirətmətində qalırdım.) - I used to get stuck in traffic myself.
• تو خودینیز باردیزدا دوغموزو یاخین بولانجی پارچلی گئتیر تکنیکی یئر اؤزو داناپ، باردیزدا آشی خورونجی پارچلی آشی یئرینه گئتیرینگ. (Tu xodiniz bardizdə doğumuzu yaqin bolanji parcheli getirir dürbünü yerə qoyub, bardizda aşıxurucu parcheli aşa yerinə apara bilərsiz.) - When you go camping, you can bring a binoculars on the close-to-us parcel, and bring a tasty-food parcel to the eating spot on the other parcel.
• او خودوه همراهیمیزی باشقا آریادی. (O xoduh hamrəhimi zdi başqa quldur boşayırdı.) - He was making our companion angry at each other.
• باشون سوئزدا آزانللیق کونوا خودوه زدیلر. (Başun svezdə azanlıq kününə xodum zədilər.) - We had a fight with ourselves on the day of the Swiss referendum.
• خودینیز گئلنیشیمیزی باشقا صوتیتیب، سیتیپ موندیق. (Xodiniz qülnişimiz başqa sual üçün səs təqdim edib, sıtap qaldıq.) - We got stuck, submitting our vote for a different question.
• خودولار بیرگانه یولا قویولدی. (Xodular birdəfə yola qoyuldular.) - They set off together once.

Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns are used to form questions. They help us gather information about a person or a thing.

Here are the interrogative pronouns in South Azerbaijani, along with their pronunciation and English translation:

South Azerbaijani	Pronunciation	English
کیم	Kim	Who
چی	Çi	What
نەدئر	Nədər	Where
چایچان	Çayçan	When
نەشە	Nəşə	How

Here are some example sentences that use interrogative pronouns:

• کیم دنیاویلی دیر؟ (Kim dünyevi jaddeyýəsı?) - Who is the world champion?
• چی دیکیل؟ (Çi dəqiqədir?) - What time is it?
• نەدئر سینیما دیر؟ (Nədər sinəmə yerdədir?) - Where is the cinema?
• چایچان ائئیتیریلیکیمیزده سیندیمیز؟ (Çayçan ehtiyacımızı aldıq?) - When did we get our supplies?
• نەشە باغتا گوزلیر چارپایان. (Nəşə bağda quzlar chərpayan.) - They walk on their feet in the garden.

Summary

In this lesson, we learned the South Azerbaijani personal pronouns, including the subject, object, reflexive, and interrogative pronouns. We also saw examples of how these pronouns are used in sentences. Remember, personal pronouns can be singular or plural, and masculine, feminine or neutral. Mastering these pronouns is essential for building solid sentence structures and effectively communicating in South Azerbaijani.

Table of Contents - South Azerbaijani Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Greetings and Introductions

• Basic Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Basic Sentence Structure

• Subject-Object-Verb Order
• Negation

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-20
• Telling Time

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Pronouns and Nouns

• Personal Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns
• Noun Plurals

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Describing People

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Adjective Agreement
• Comparatives and Superlatives
• Adverbs of Time, Manner, and Place

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Food and Dining

• Common Foods
• Ordering at a Restaurant

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Verbs and Tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense
• Future Tense

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Asking for Directions

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South Azerbaijani Culture

• History and Geography
• Traditions and Festivals
• Music and Dance

Other Lessons

• Subject Object Verb Order
• Comparatives and Superlatives
• Plurals
• Adjectives
• Give your Opinion
• Past Tense
• Questions
• Pronouns
• Adjective Agreement

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