Emergency

1. نجدة!

   najda!

   Help!

   Usage

   Shout it in danger or an emergency.

   Grammar Note

   A noun meaning emergency or rescue.

2. عاوني!

   ʿāwni!

   Help me!

   Usage

   Ask people nearby for help.

   Grammar Note

   Imperative plus the "me" suffix -ni; same for both genders.

3. أنا مريض

   ana mrīḍ

   I am sick

   Usage

   Say that you feel unwell.

   Grammar Note

   An adjective; a woman says "mrīḍa". A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. وين السبيطار القريب؟

   wīn s-sbīṭār l-qrīb?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   When you need to find a hospital.

   Grammar Note

   "The near one" gives "nearby". A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. لازمني طبيب

   lāzemni ṭbīb

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   When you need medical help.

   Grammar Note

   "lāzem" plus -ni means "I need". A sentence assembled from attested words.

6. نحس بوجع في صدري

   nḥess b-wajaʿ fī ṣedri

   I have chest pain

   Usage

   To describe chest pain to a medical worker.

   Grammar Note

   Feel, pain, then the place. A sentence assembled from attested words.

7. عيط للبوليس

   ʿayyeṭ l-l-bulīs

   Call the police

   Usage

   To people nearby after a theft or incident.

   Grammar Note

   "l-" means "to". A sentence assembled from attested words.

8. ضيعت الباسبور متاعي

   ḍayyaʿt l-bāsbūr mtāʿi

   I lost my passport

   Usage

   At the police or an embassy.

   Grammar Note

   Possession is "mtāʿ" plus -i after the noun. A sentence assembled from attested words.

9. سرقولي البورت مونا

   sarqūli l-būrt mūna

   My wallet was stolen

   Usage

   When reporting a theft.

   Grammar Note

   No subject is named; "they stole from me" works as a passive. "Būrt mūna" comes from French "porte-monnaie"; "maḥfaḍa" is avoided because it also means a school bag. A sentence assembled from attested words.

10. وين مركز البوليس؟

    wīn markaz l-bulīs?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    When going to file a report.

    Grammar Note

    Put a noun after "markaz". A sentence assembled from attested words.

11. وين سفارة اليابان؟

    wīn sfārt l-yābān?

    Where is the Japanese embassy?

    Usage

    Needed after losing a passport and the like.

    Grammar Note

    Put the country after "sfāra". A sentence assembled from attested words.

12. فما شكون يحكي ياباني؟

    fammā shkūn yeḥki yābāni?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    When looking for an interpreter or help.

    Grammar Note

    "fammā" means "there is". A sentence assembled from attested words.

13. نار!

    nār!

    Fire!

    Usage

    To warn people of a fire.

    Grammar Note

    A one-word shout.

14. سارق!

    sāreq!

    Thief!

    Usage

    Shout it when something is stolen.

    Grammar Note

    A one-word shout.

15. وصلني للسبيطار من فضلك

    waṣṣelni l-s-sbīṭār min faḍlek

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    To a driver or passer-by.

    Grammar Note

    "waṣṣel" plus -ni means "take me". A sentence assembled from attested words.

16. صار حادث مرور

    ṣār ḥādith murūr

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    To report a traffic accident.

    Grammar Note

    The verb comes before the noun. "Ḥādith murūr" is a traffic accident. A sentence assembled from attested words.

17. بسرعة من فضلك

    b-sorʿa min faḍlek

    Please hurry

    Usage

    To ask for speed in an emergency.

    Grammar Note

    An adverb plus "min faḍlek". A sentence assembled from attested words.

18. ضربتني كرهبة

    ḍarbetni karhba

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    After a road accident.

    Grammar Note

    "ḍarbet" is the feminine past, plus -ni. A sentence assembled from attested words.

19. ضعت

    ḍaʿt

    I'm lost

    Usage

    When lost and asking for help.

    Grammar Note

    First-person past of "ḍāʿ". A form assembled from attested words.

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