Emergency

1. Ярҙам итегеҙ!

   Yardham itegedh!

   Help me!

   Usage

   Call for help from people nearby

   Grammar Note

   "Ярҙам итеү" means "to help"; "-егеҙ" is the polite imperative for "һеҙ".

2. Ҡотҡарығыҙ!

   Qotqaryghydh!

   Save me! / Rescue me!

   Usage

   Shout when your life is in danger

   Grammar Note

   The polite imperative of "ҡотҡарыу" (to rescue); more urgent than "Ярҙам итегеҙ".

3. Зинһар, тиҙ ярҙам саҡырығыҙ!

   Zinhar, tidh yardham saqyryghydh!

   Please call an ambulance!

   Usage

   Ask bystanders to call an ambulance

   Grammar Note

   "Тиҙ ярҙам" (lit. "quick help") is the name of the ambulance service; "саҡырығыҙ" is the polite imperative. Composed with regular grammar.

4. Зинһар, полиция саҡырығыҙ!

   Zinhar, politsiya saqyryghydh!

   Please call the police!

   Usage

   Ask bystanders to call the police

   Grammar Note

   An indefinite object may stand without the accusative ending. "Милиция" is the older word; "полиция" is current. Composed with regular grammar.

5. Миңә табип кәрәк

   Miñä tabip käräk

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Say that you need a doctor

   Grammar Note

   The pattern "Миңә ... кәрәк" means "I need ...". "Врач" is also used, but "табип" is the native word. Composed with regular grammar.

6. Әйберҙәремде урлап алдылар

   Äyberdhäremde urlap aldylar

   My belongings were stolen

   Usage

   Report that your things were stolen

   Grammar Note

   "Урлап алдылар" ("they stole") is the way to say "was stolen" without naming a subject. "-ҙәр" is plural, "-ем" is "my" and "-де" is the accusative. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

7. Машина аварияһы булды

   Mashina avariyahy buldy

   There has been a car accident

   Usage

   Report that a car accident has happened

   Grammar Note

   "Машина аварияһы" is a compound "car accident"; "булды" is the past of "булыу" (to be, to happen). Composed with regular grammar.

8. Дауахана ҡайҙа?

   Dawakhana qaydha?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Ask where the hospital is

   Grammar Note

   "X ҡайҙа?" asks where X is. "Больница" is also understood but is a Russian loan.

9. Мин аҙаштым

   Min adhashtym

   I am lost

   Usage

   Say that you have lost your way

   Grammar Note

   The past 1st person of "аҙашыу" (to get lost). Composed with regular grammar.

10. Янғын!

    Yanghyn!

    Fire!

    Usage

    Warn people of a fire

    Grammar Note

    "Янғын" is an uncontrolled fire. A cooking or camp fire is "ут".

11. Дарыухана ҡайҙа?

    Darywkhana qaydha?

    Where is the pharmacy?

    Usage

    Ask where the pharmacy is

    Grammar Note

    A compound of "дарыу" (medicine) and "хана" (house, place), of Persian origin.

12. Паспортымды юғалттым

    Pasportymdy yughalttym

    I lost my passport

    Usage

    Report a lost passport

    Grammar Note

    "Паспорт" is a Russian loan. "-ым + -ды" gives "my ... (object)". Composed with regular grammar.

13. Туҡтағыҙ!

    Tuqtaghydh!

    Stop!

    Usage

    Tell someone to stop

    Grammar Note

    The polite imperative of "туҡтау" (to stop). To a friend: "Туҡта!".

14. Миңә ҡағылмағыҙ!

    Miñä qaghylmaghydh!

    Do not touch me!

    Usage

    Firmly stop someone who touches you

    Grammar Note

    "Ҡағылыу" (to touch) takes the dative, as in "миңә" (to me). "Ҡағылмағыҙ" is the negative polite imperative. Composed with regular grammar.

15. Бур!

    Bur!

    Thief!

    Usage

    Shout when you see a thief

    Grammar Note

    The noun "бур" means thief; synonyms are "ҡараҡ" and "уғры".

16. Янғын! Тиҙерәк ҡасығыҙ!

    Yanghyn! Tidheräk qasyghydh!

    Fire! Run away quickly!

    Usage

    Urge people nearby to flee a fire

    Grammar Note

    "Тиҙерәк" is the comparative of "тиҙ" (fast), often used to mean "hurry". Composed with regular grammar.

17. Бур! Тотоғоҙ!

    Bur! Totoghodh!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Ask people nearby to catch a thief

    Grammar Note

    The polite imperative of "тотоу" (to catch); the object is left out. Composed with regular grammar.

18. Полиция бүлеге ҡайҙа?

    Politsiya bülege qaydha?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Ask where the police station is

    Grammar Note

    "Полиция бүлеге" is "police department", a noun-noun possessive (бүлек + -е). Composed with regular grammar.

19. Япон телендә һөйләшкән кеше бармы?

    Yapon telendä höyläshkän keshe barmy?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Look for someone who speaks Japanese

    Grammar Note

    "Телендә" is the locative of "тел" (language): "in the language". "Һөйләшкән кеше" means "a person who speaks". Composed with regular grammar.

20. Был кеше аңын юғалтты

    Byl keshe añyn yughaltty

    This person is unconscious

    Usage

    Tell others that a person has lost consciousness

    Grammar Note

    Literally "this person lost consciousness": аң (consciousness) with the possessive and accusative. Composed with regular grammar.

21. Кемдер һыуға батып бара!

    Kemder hywgha batyp bara!

    Someone is drowning!

    Usage

    Warn that someone is drowning

    Grammar Note

    "Батып бара" means "is sinking"; "һыу + -ға" is "into the water". Composed with regular grammar.

22. Мине машина бәрҙе

    Mine mashina bärdhe

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    Say that you were hit by a car

    Grammar Note

    Literally "a car struck me": an active sentence that expresses the passive meaning. This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

23. Һаҡ булығыҙ!

    Haq bulyghydh!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Warn someone to be careful

    Grammar Note

    "Һаҡ булыу" means "to be careful". To a friend: "Һаҡ бул!".

24. Зинһар, тиҙерәк!

    Zinhar, tidheräk!

    Please hurry!

    Usage

    Ask someone to hurry

    Grammar Note

    The comparative "тиҙерәк" of "тиҙ" (fast) alone means "hurry". This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

25. Зинһар, тиҙерәк килегеҙ!

    Zinhar, tidheräk kilegedh!

    Please come right away!

    Usage

    Ask someone to come immediately

    Grammar Note

    "Килегеҙ" is the polite imperative of "килеү" (to come). This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

26. Мине дауаханаға алып барығыҙ, зинһар

    Mine dawakhanagha alyp baryghydh, zinhar

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Ask to be taken to a hospital

    Grammar Note

    "Алып бар-" means "to take (someone)"; the direction takes the dative "-ға". Composed with regular grammar.

27. Мин полицияға ғариза яҙырға теләйем

    Min politsiyagha ghariza yadhyrgha teläyem

    I want to file a police report

    Usage

    Say you want to file a report with the police

    Grammar Note

    "Ғариза яҙыу" means to write a formal statement. "Теләйем" (I want) takes an infinitive. Composed with regular grammar.

28. Мин алданым

    Min aldanym

    I was deceived

    Usage

    Say that you have been cheated

    Grammar Note

    The past 1st person of "алданыу", the passive of "алдау" (to deceive). This sentence is built from standard parts; a native check is advisable.

29. Мин уны онотоп ҡалдырҙым

    Min uny onotop qaldyrdhym

    I left it behind

    Usage

    Say that you left something behind

    Grammar Note

    "Онотоп ҡалдырыу" means to leave something by forgetting it; "уны" stands for the item. Composed with regular grammar.

30. Миңә ашығыс ярҙам кәрәк

    Miñä ashyghys yardham käräk

    I need urgent help

    Usage

    Say that you need urgent help

    Grammar Note

    "Ашығыс" means urgent; "Миңә ... кәрәк" means "I need ...". Composed with regular grammar.

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