Emergency

1. ساعدوني!

   Sāʿiduni!

   Help!

   Usage

   Shouted to call for help from people around. To one person say "ساعدني!"

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated. The plural imperative. "-ني" means "me"

2. اتصل بالاسعاف

   Itṣil bil-isʿāf

   Please call an ambulance

   Usage

   Asks people nearby to call an ambulance. To several people say "اتصلو"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Thinly attested word. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "اتصل ب" means "call (someone)". It is the masculine imperative; a woman is told "اتصلي". "اسعاف" is shared with standard Arabic

3. أنا عيان

   Ana ʿayyān

   I am sick

   Usage

   Says you feel ill. A woman says "عيانة"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. The adjective "عيان" changes by gender (feminine عيانة)

4. وين اقرب مستشفى؟

   Wēn agrab mustashfa?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   Asks where a hospital is in a sudden illness or injury

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "اقرب" is the superlative of "قريب" (near). "ق" is pronounced "g"

5. شنطتي اتسرقت

   Shanṭati itsargat

   My bag was stolen

   Usage

   Tells the police or bystanders about a theft

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Thinly attested word. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A verb starting with "ات-" is passive. "شنطة" is feminine, so the verb ends in "ت"

6. محتاج دكتور

   Miḥtāj doktōr

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Asks for a doctor. A woman says "محتاجة دكتور"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Loanword. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "دكتور" is a loanword. "محتاج" is a participle that changes by gender

7. عندي وجع في صدري

   ʿIndi wajaʿ fi ṣadri

   I have chest pain

   Usage

   Names the aching place. The same pattern works for other parts, such as "عندي وجع في راسي" (I have a headache)

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "وجع" is the noun "pain". The aching part comes after "في"

8. اتصل بالشرطة

   Itṣil bish-shurṭa

   Call the police

   Usage

   Asks bystanders to call the police after a theft or accident. To several people say "اتصلو"

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "بالشرطة" is "ب" plus "ال" plus "شرطة", with "ال" assimilating to "ش". "شرطة" is shared with standard Arabic

9. جواز سفري ضايع

   Jawāz safari ḍāyiʿ

   I lost my passport

   Usage

   Reports a lost passport to the police or hotel

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Literally "my passport is lost". "ضايع" fits a masculine noun

10. كفاية!

    Kifāya!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    Said firmly to make someone stop

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. It means "enough", which works as "stop"

11. ما تلمسني!

    Ma talmisni!

    Do not touch me!

    Usage

    Said firmly when a stranger tries to touch you

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. A negative command is "ما" plus the present form. "-ني" means "me"

12. حريق!

    Ḥarīg!

    Fire!

    Usage

    Shouted to warn others of a fire

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "ق" is pronounced "g"

13. حرامي!

    Ḥarāmi!

    Thief!

    Usage

    Shouted right after a theft so people can help

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "حرامي" means a thief

14. وين قسم الشرطة؟

    Wēn gism ish-shurṭa?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asks where the police station is in order to report a loss

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "قسم الشرطة" is "the police department". "ق" is pronounced "g"

15. في زول بتكلم ياباني؟

    Fī zōl bitkallam yabāni?

    Is there anyone here who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Calls out to people around when you need help but cannot communicate

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Thinly attested word. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "في زول" means "is there anyone". The language comes after "بتكلم"

16. خلي بالك!

    Khalli bālak!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Warns someone of danger. To several people say "خلو بالكم"

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. Literally "keep your attention"

17. وديني المستشفى

    Waddīni l-mustashfa

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks a driver or bystander to take you to a hospital. Add "لو سمحت" to be polite

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Thinly attested word. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "ودّي" is the imperative "take". "-ني" means "me"

18. حصل حادث

    Ḥaṣal ḥādis

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    The opening of an accident report. Add "حادث سيارة" to specify a car crash

    Grammar Note

    Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "حصل" means "happened". "حادث" is shared with standard Arabic

19. بسرعة لو سمحت

    Bisurʿa law samaḥt

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Asks for speed, also usable in a taxi

    Grammar Note

    Vowels in the romanization are estimated. "ب" plus "سرعة" forms the adverb "quickly"

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