Emergency

1. Ярдәм итегез!

   Yardäm itegez!

   Help!

   Usage

   A polite cry for help in danger

   Grammar Note

   Polite imperative (-егез) of "ярдәм ит-"; to a friend say "Ярдәм ит".

2. Ашыгыч ярдәм чакырыгыз!

   Ashygych yardäm chakyrygyz!

   Call an ambulance!

   Usage

   Asking someone to call an ambulance

   Grammar Note

   "ашыгыч ярдәм" means emergency medical aid and also the ambulance itself. Composed with regular grammar.

3. Полиция чакырыгыз!

   Politsiya chakyrygyz!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   Asking someone to call the police

   Grammar Note

   The object "полиция" may stay unmarked; polite imperative "-ыгыз".

4. Миңа табиб кирәк

   Miña tabib kiräk

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Asking for a doctor

   Grammar Note

   "Миңа … кирәк" = I need …; the needed thing comes before "кирәк".

5. Әйберләремне урладылар

   Äyberläremne urladylar

   My belongings were stolen

   Usage

   Reporting a theft of your belongings

   Grammar Note

   Same pattern as "Акчамны урладылар"; the unspecified 3rd-person plural past works like a passive. Composed with regular grammar.

6. Юл-транспорт һәлакәте булды

   Yul-transport hälakäte buldy

   There has been a traffic accident

   Usage

   Reporting a road accident

   Grammar Note

   "юл-транспорт һәлакәте" is a compound noun; "булды" here means "happened". Composed with regular grammar.

7. Хастаханә кайда?

   Khastakhanä kayda?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Asking where the hospital is

   Grammar Note

   "кайда" goes at the end; no question particle is needed.

8. Мин адаштым

   Min adashtym

   I am lost

   Usage

   When you are lost and need help

   Grammar Note

   Past tense "-тым" of "адашу" (to go astray).

9. Янгын!

   Yangyn!

   Fire!

   Usage

   A shout to warn of a fire

   Grammar Note

   A one-word shout; "Янгын чыкты" (a fire broke out) is the full form.

10. Аптека кайда?

    Apteka kayda?

    Where is the pharmacy?

    Usage

    Asking where a pharmacy is

    Grammar Note

    "аптека" is the short everyday word for a pharmacy.

11. Паспортымны югалттым

    Pasportymny yugalttym

    I lost my passport

    Usage

    Reporting a lost passport

    Grammar Note

    Past of the transitive "югалту"; the object carries possessive "-ым" and accusative "-ны". Composed with regular grammar.

12. Туктагыз!

    Tuktagyz!

    Stop!

    Usage

    Telling someone to stop

    Grammar Note

    Polite imperative "-гыз" of "тукта-"; to a friend say "Тукта".

13. Миңа орынмагыз!

    Miña orynmagyz!

    Do not touch me!

    Usage

    Firmly refusing to be touched

    Grammar Note

    "орыну" (to touch) takes the dative; negative imperative "-ма-" + "-гыз". Composed with regular grammar.

14. Карак!

    Karak!

    Thief!

    Usage

    Alerting others to a thief

    Grammar Note

    A one-word shout.

15. Талау

    Talaw

    Robbery

    Usage

    Naming a robbery in one word

    Grammar Note

    "талау" is the noun for robbing or plundering.

16. Кесә карагы

    Kesä karagy

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    When you suffer or spot a pickpocket

    Grammar Note

    A compound "pocket + thief"; "карак" becomes "карагы" with the possessive ending.

17. Үтерү

    Üterü

    Murder

    Usage

    Naming a murder in one word

    Grammar Note

    "үтерү" is the verbal noun of "to kill".

18. Янгын чыкты! Качыгыз!

    Yangyn chykty! Kachygyz!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

    Urging people to flee a fire

    Grammar Note

    "янгын чыгу" = a fire breaks out; "кач-" takes the polite imperative "-ыгыз". Composed with regular grammar.

19. Карак! Тотыгыз!

    Karak! Totygyz!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Asking bystanders to catch a fleeing thief

    Grammar Note

    Polite imperative of "тот-" (to seize). Composed with regular grammar.

20. Янгын сүндерү машинасын чакырыгыз

    Yangyn sünderü mashinasyn chakyrygyz

    Please call a fire engine

    Usage

    Asking for a fire engine

    Grammar Note

    "янгын сүндерү машинасы" is built as "fire-extinguishing vehicle". Composed with regular grammar.

21. Полиция бүлеге кайда?

    Politsiya bülege kayda?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asking where the police station is

    Grammar Note

    "полиция бүлеге" = police department/station. Composed with regular grammar.

22. Японча сөйләшүче кеше бармы?

    Yaponcha söyläshüche keshe barmy?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Looking for a Japanese speaker

    Grammar Note

    "-ча" makes the language adverb; "сөйләшүче" = one who speaks. Composed with regular grammar.

23. Бу кеше аңсыз

    Bu keshe añsyz

    This person is unconscious

    Usage

    Describing a person who has collapsed

    Grammar Note

    "аң" (consciousness) + "-сыз" (without); the predicate needs no copula.

24. Кеше батып бара

    Keshe batyp bara

    Someone is drowning

    Usage

    Raising the alarm about a drowning person

    Grammar Note

    "батып бара" = is sinking/drowning. Composed with regular grammar.

25. Мине кыйнадылар

    Mine kyynadylar

    I was beaten

    Usage

    Reporting that you were beaten

    Grammar Note

    The unspecified 3rd-person plural gives a passive meaning. Composed with regular grammar.

26. Мине пычак белән җәрәхәтләделәр

    Mine pychak belän järäkhätlädelär

    I was stabbed

    Usage

    Reporting a knife wound

    Grammar Note

    "белән" marks the instrument; "җәрәхәтлә-" = to wound. Composed with regular grammar.

27. Бүлмәмә карак кергән

    Bülmämä karak kergän

    My room was broken into

    Usage

    Reporting a break-in to your room

    Grammar Note

    "кергән" is the perfect, stating the result; the dative marks where the thief entered. Composed with regular grammar.

28. Теге кеше — җинаятьче

    Tege keshe — jinayatche

    That person is the culprit

    Usage

    Pointing out the culprit to police or bystanders

    Grammar Note

    "теге" points to something farther away; a noun predicate takes no copula, set off with a dash. Composed with regular grammar.

29. Мине алдадылар

    Mine aldadylar

    I was deceived

    Usage

    Reporting that you were cheated

    Grammar Note

    The passive is expressed by the 3rd-person plural active. Composed with regular grammar.

30. Акча янчыгымны урладылар

    Akcha yanchygymny urladylar

    My wallet was stolen

    Usage

    Reporting a stolen wallet

    Grammar Note

    "акча янчыгы" (money purse = wallet) takes a possessive ending and the accusative. Composed with regular grammar.

31. Мин онытып калдырдым

    Min onytyp kaldyrdym

    I left it behind

    Usage

    When you have left something behind

    Grammar Note

    "онытып калдыр-" = to leave behind by forgetting.

32. Мине машина бәрде

    Mine mashina bärde

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    Reporting that a car hit you

    Grammar Note

    An active sentence: "машина" is the subject acting on "мине".

33. Сак булыгыз!

    Sak bulygyz!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Warning of danger

    Grammar Note

    "сак бул-" = be careful; polite imperative, to a friend say "Сак бул".

34. Тизрәк, зинһар

    Tizräk, zinhar

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Asking someone to hurry

    Grammar Note

    Comparative "-рәк" of "тиз" (fast).

35. Хәзер үк килегез

    Khäzer ük kilegez

    Please come right away

    Usage

    Asking someone to come immediately

    Grammar Note

    The emphatic "үк" follows "хәзер"; polite imperative "-егез".

36. Бу гадәттән тыш хәл

    Bu gadättän tysh khäl

    This is an emergency

    Usage

    Stressing the urgency when told to wait

    Grammar Note

    "гадәттән тыш хәл" = an out-of-the-ordinary situation. Composed with regular grammar.

37. Мине хастаханәгә илтегез

    Mine khastakhanägä iltegez

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asking to be taken to a hospital

    Grammar Note

    The destination takes the dative "-гә"; "илт-" = to take someone somewhere. Composed with regular grammar.

38. Мин полициягә гариза бирергә телим

    Min politsiyagä gariza birergä telim

    I want to file a police report

    Usage

    Wanting to file a report with the police

    Grammar Note

    "гариза бирү" = to submit a statement; "-арга телим" = "I want to …". Composed with regular grammar.

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