Emergency

1. النجدة!

   En-najde!

   Help!

   Usage

   Shouted in an emergency. "Sāʿidūni" (help me) also works.

   Grammar Note

   "Najde" means rescue or an emergency call.

2. ساعدوني!

   Sāʿidūni!

   Help me!

   Usage

   A plural imperative for calling to people around you; to one person say "sāʿidni".

   Grammar Note

   An imperative with "-ni" (me) attached.

3. اتصل بالإسعاف لو سمحت

   Ittaṣel bil-isʿāf law samaḥt

   Please call an ambulance

   Usage

   Said to a man; to a woman say "ittaṣli".

   Grammar Note

   "Ittaṣel bi-…" means "phone …". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. أنا مريض

   Ana marīḍ

   I am sick

   Usage

   Said by a man; a woman says "marīḍa". "Taʿbān" means tired or unwell.

   Grammar Note

   No verb "to be" is needed.

5. وين أقرب مشفى؟

   Wēn aʾrab mashfa?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   "Mashfa" is the usual word for hospital here.

   Grammar Note

   The superlative uses the "a-" pattern and comes before the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. سرقو شنطتي

   Saraʾo shanṭti

   My bag was stolen

   Usage

   Reports a theft to police or hotel staff. "Insaraʾat shanṭti" (my bag got stolen) also works.

   Grammar Note

   The unspecified "they" form is used for a passive meaning. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. بدي دكتور

   Biddi doktōr

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Say to hotel staff or bystanders.

   Grammar Note

   "Biddi" also covers "I need".

8. عندي وجع بصدري

   ʿIndi wajaʿ bṣadri

   I have chest pain

   Usage

   Replace "ṣadri" with another body part.

   Grammar Note

   "Bi-" + noun + possessive means "in my …". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. اتصل بالشرطة

   Ittaṣel bish-shurṭa

   Call the police

   Usage

   Asks a bystander to call the police; to a woman say "ittaṣli".

   Grammar Note

   Before a sun letter the "l" of "el-" assimilates. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. ضيعت جواز سفري

    Ḍayyaʿt jawāz safri

    I lost my passport

    Usage

    To tell the police or embassy.

    Grammar Note

    "Jawāz safar" literally means "travel permit". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. بدي مترجم

    Biddi mutarjim

    I need an interpreter

    Usage

    Used at the police or a hospital when you need language help.

    Grammar Note

    Masculine form; a woman interpreter is "mutarjime". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. وين السفارة اليابانية؟

    Wēn es-safāra el-yābāniyye?

    Where is the Japanese embassy?

    Usage

    Asked after passport loss or serious trouble.

    Grammar Note

    The adjective agrees in gender and definiteness. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

13. ابعد عني!

    Ibʿad ʿanni!

    Go away from me!

    Usage

    A firm refusal to a pushy tout; to a woman say "ibʿadi".

    Grammar Note

    Imperative + "ʿan" + pronoun suffix. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

14. لا تلمسني!

    Lā tilmisni!

    Do not touch me!

    Usage

    A firm refusal to someone touching you; to a woman say "lā tilmsīni".

    Grammar Note

    A prohibition is "lā" + present form. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

15. حريق

    Ḥarīʾ

    Fire

    Usage

    A building or place on fire; the element is "nār".

    Grammar Note

    The plural is "ḥarāyiʾ".

16. حرامي

    Ḥarāmi

    Thief

    Usage

    Shouted on spotting a thief. The related "ḥarām" means forbidden.

    Grammar Note

    The plural is "ḥarāmiyye".

17. وين مخفر الشرطة؟

    Wēn makhfar esh-shurṭa?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    To find a place to report a theft. "Makhfar" is a local police post.

    Grammar Note

    "Makhfar" + "esh-shurṭa" forms "police post". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

18. اتصل بالإطفاء لو سمحت

    Ittaṣel bil-iṭfāʾ law samaḥt

    Please call the fire brigade

    Usage

    Asks a bystander to call the fire brigade.

    Grammar Note

    "El-iṭfāʾ" means the fire service (extinguishing). Composed from dictionary-verified words.

19. في حدا بيحكي ياباني؟

    Fī ḥada byiḥki yābāni?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Looks for language help at a hospital or police station.

    Grammar Note

    "Ḥada" means someone or anyone. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

20. سرقو محفظتي

    Saraʾo maḥfaẓti

    My wallet was stolen

    Usage

    For reporting to the police. In Syria "jizdān" is also used.

    Grammar Note

    The unspecified "they" form gives a passive meaning. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

21. دير بالك!

    Dīr bālak!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Shouted to warn someone; to a woman say "dīri bālik".

    Grammar Note

    Literally "turn your mind".

22. خدني عالمشفى لو سمحت

    Khodni ʿal-mashfa law samaḥt

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks a taxi driver or bystander.

    Grammar Note

    Imperative of "khod" with "-ni". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

23. اطلعو من مخرج الطوارئ

    Uṭluʿu min makhraj eṭ-ṭawāriʾ

    Please leave through the emergency exit

    Usage

    Tells people around you to use the emergency exit; plural imperative.

    Grammar Note

    The plural imperative ends in "-u". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

24. صار حادث سيارة

    Ṣār ḥādit sayyāra

    There has been a car accident

    Usage

    Tells an emergency line or bystanders about an accident.

    Grammar Note

    "Ṣār" means to happen or become. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

25. هاي حالة طوارئ

    Hāy ḥālet ṭawāriʾ

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    Says in one phrase that this cannot wait.

    Grammar Note

    "Ḥāle" links to the following noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

26. بسرعة لو سمحت

    Bsurʿa law samaḥt

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Urges an ambulance crew or driver to hurry.

    Grammar Note

    "Bi-" + noun forms an adverb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

27. صدمتني سيارة

    Ṣadamatni sayyāra

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    Tells paramedics or police on the spot.

    Grammar Note

    The verb comes before its subject (the car). Composed from dictionary-verified words.

28. بدي بلغ عن سرقة

    Biddi ballegh ʿan sarʾa

    I want to report a theft

    Usage

    Said at a police station counter.

    Grammar Note

    "Biddi" + bare verb means "I want to…". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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