Leigh in Azerbaijan

Tanya reports that her paper was well-received this morning.  She decided to give a quick summary and throw it open for conversation.  Lots of discussion followed.
While she was presenting I took a north-boun train to Helsingor this morning to see Kronborg Castle where Shakespeare’s Hamlet is set.  Hamlet is older than the castle but Shakespeare [...]

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A few pictures to encourage you to visit Riga:
There are endless streets of ancient buildings all of the same height .
Then there are rows of terraced homes and shops,
and on the end of this row was this advertisement for a local bank:
Here’s some surviving city wall:
and here’s [...]

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I’m out by a day or two I know, but maybe that’s the reason the whole town has closed down. The people have retained the feel of the ancient town that it is.  Everywhere I walked were photo’s that were meant to be taken but you have to make decisisions sometime.   I didn’t see a building over [...]

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For Azeri learners, what’s your best phrases that have made communicating that much easier?
Mine this last week was:  verb root + a/ə/ya/yə + bilər__. e.g. götüra bilərəm - Can İ take____?
Mən ala bilərəm? - Can I buy?
Danışa bilərəm? - Can I talk?
Verə bilərəm? - Can İ give?
Mən gələ bilərəm. - I can come.
I’m wondering about [...]

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Here’s some of the conjugated verbs in sentences that I’ve been working on today.
Azerbaycanca öyrənirəm.  I’m learning Azeri.
Başa düşürsünüz?                Do you understand?
Lankarana gedirsən?        When are you going to Lankaran?
Məktəbdə işləyirəm.        I work at school.
Mənə maşın lazımdır.     I need a car.
Maşını istəyirəm.          I want the car.
Bir maşın istəyirəm.      I want a car.
Nə vaxt gəlirsən?        When are [...]

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