nə var, nə yox

Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, 'what is there, what is not there?'

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [næ vɑr næ jɔχ]

Phrase

nə var, nə yox?

1. (idiomatic) what's new?

   -Salam, necəsən? Nə var nə yox?

   -Hello, how are you? What's new?

   - Salamatçılıqdır. Səndə nə var nə yox?

   - Everything is fine. How about you?

   - Hər şey yaxşıdır, şükür. Başqa nə var nə yox?

   - Everything is fine, thanks [God]. What else is new?

   - Heç, yavaş-yavaş.

   - Not much.