मदद करो!
Ma-dad ka-ro!
Help!
Usage
Emergency cry for help. For a more polite version, use "madad karen"
Grammar Note
"Bachaao!" (save me!) is another distress call. Both are effective in emergencies.
पुलिस बुलाओ!
Pu-lis bu-laa-o!
Call the police!
Usage
When encountering crime or danger. The Indian police number is 100
Grammar Note
Indian emergency numbers: police 100, ambulance 108 (medical emergencies) / 102 (maternal and child transport), fire brigade 101. "112" is the unified emergency number (ERSS) covering the whole country. The legacy 100/101/102/108 lines remain in service.
एम्बुलेंस बुलाओ!
Em-bu-lens bu-laa-o!
Call an ambulance!
Usage
In medical emergencies. India's ambulance number is 108 (or the unified 112). 102 is the maternal/child transport line — use 108 for trauma and other emergencies
Grammar Note
"Doctor bulaao" (call a doctor) is also important. "Najdeeki aspataaal kahaan hai?" means "Where is the nearest hospital?"
मैं खो गया हूँ
Main kho ga-yaa hoon
I am lost (male speaker)
Usage
When you are lost. Female speakers use "kho gayi hoon"
Grammar Note
Hindi perfect aspect uses "verb root + gaya/gayi/gaye". "Gaya" is masculine, "gayi" is feminine.
मेरा बैग चोरी हो गया
Me-raa baeg cho-ri ho ga-yaa
My bag was stolen
Usage
When reporting theft to police or bystanders. A police report (FIR) can be filed at the station
Grammar Note
"Chori hona" means "to be stolen". "Mera passport kho gaya" (my passport is lost) is another critical emergency phrase.
मैं बीमार हूँ
Main bi-maar hoon
I am sick / I feel unwell
Usage
Basic phrase for communicating illness
Grammar Note
Specific symptoms: bukhar hai (fever), ulti aa rahi hai (vomiting), pet dard hai (stomach ache), sir dard hai (headache).
अस्पताल कहाँ है?
As-pa-taal ka-haan hai?
Where is the hospital?
Usage
Emergency phrase for locating medical care
Grammar Note
Add "najdeeki" (nearest) for "najdeeki aspataaal" (nearest hospital). "Davaakhaanaa" is a pharmacy/medical shop.
मेरे पास बीमा है
Me-re paas bee-maa hai
I have insurance
Usage
When informing a medical facility about your insurance coverage
Grammar Note
The pattern "mere paas ... hai" means "I have ...". You can specify "yaatra bima" (travel insurance) for clarity.
यहाँ दर्द हो रहा है
Ya-haan dard ho ra-haa hai
It hurts here
Usage
When pointing to a painful area while talking to a doctor
Grammar Note
"Bahut tez dard hai" = very sharp pain. Body parts: sir (head), pet (stomach), peeth (back), pair (leg/foot).
मुझे दूतावास ले चलो
Mu-jhe doo-taa-vaas le cha-lo
Take me to the embassy
Usage
When you have lost your passport or face a serious situation
Grammar Note
Polite form: "Mujhe dootaavaas le chaliye". Keep your embassy emergency contact number handy when traveling in India.
आग! भागो!
Aag! Bhaag-o!
Fire! Run!
Usage
Warning others in case of fire or emergency evacuation
Grammar Note
India's fire brigade number is 101 (may vary by city). "Damkal bulaao" means "call the fire brigade".
बस करो!
Bas karo!
Stop it!
Usage
Show it to cut off a persistent tout or scam. It is blunt on purpose
मुझे मत छुओ!
Mujhe mat chhuo!
Do not touch me!
Usage
A flat refusal to someone touching you, and it works without saying a word
चोर!
Chor!
Thief!
Usage
Alerts bystanders right after a theft; point at the person as you show it
डाका
Daaka
Robbery
Usage
The raid carried out to seize money or goods; डकैती is a synonym and the robber himself is डाकू
जेबकतरा
Jebkatra
Pickpocket
Usage
जेब (pocket) plus कतरना (to cut); signs at stations and markets read जेबकतरों से सावधान, "beware of pickpockets"
अपहरण
Apaharan
Kidnapping
Usage
The crime of carrying a person off; the same word covers the hijacking of a plane or bus
हत्या
Hatya
Murder
Usage
The act of killing a person - the standard word used in newspapers and police reports
दंगा
Danga
Riot
Usage
Group disturbance or rioting, often doubled as दंगा-फ़साद; show it to warn someone off an area
बम
Bam
Bomb
Usage
A loan from English "bomb"; show it to report a suspicious object to the police or station staff
चोर! पकड़ो!
Chor! Pakdo!
Thief! Catch him!
Usage
Shouted at bystanders while pointing at someone running off; chor! (thief!) followed by "catch him"
Grammar Note
Imperatives here use the tum-level -o form throughout (karo, bulao, bhago) - the short, forceful form used in emergencies.
दमकल बुलाओ!
Damkal bulao!
Please call a fire engine
Usage
Asks someone to call the fire service; the fire emergency number in India is 101 and the unified emergency number is 112
Grammar Note
The same frame as pulis bulao and embulens bulao, filled with damkal (fire engine).
पुलिस स्टेशन कहाँ है?
Pulis steshan kahaan hai?
Where is the police station?
Usage
Shown when looking for a police station to report a crime; naming the building avoids the ambiguity of pulis on its own
Grammar Note
The "X kahaan hai?" (where is X?) frame of aspataal kahaan hai?, combined with steshan (station).
मुझे चोरी की रिपोर्ट करनी है।
Mujhe chori ki riport karni hai.
I want to report a theft
Usage
Shown at a police station to file a theft report - the document an insurer asks for is issued from this report
Grammar Note
mujhe khoe hue kard ki riport karni hai (I need to report a lost card) with the object replaced by chori (theft).
क्या कोई जापानी बोलता है?
Kya koi Japani bolta hai?
Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?
Usage
Shown at a police station or hospital when looking for someone who can interpret
Grammar Note
kya aap angrezi bolte hain? with aap replaced by koi (anyone) and angrezi by japani; the third-person singular subject makes the verb bolta hai.
यह व्यक्ति बेहोश हो गया है।
Yah vyakti behosh ho gaya hai.
This person is unconscious
Usage
Shown to bystanders or paramedics while pointing at a collapsed person
Grammar Note
Ho gaya is the same perfect construction as in chori ho gaya; if the person is female, say ho gai hai.
कोई डूब रहा है!
Koi doob raha hai!
Someone is drowning
Usage
Alerts bystanders to someone drowning in a river, pond or the sea; show it while pointing at the water
Grammar Note
Doobna (to drown, to sink) with the progressive raha hai, the same present progressive as dard ho raha hai.
मुझे पीटा गया।
Mujhe peeta gaya.
I was beaten
Usage
Shown to the police or at a hospital to report having been assaulted
Grammar Note
The passive of peetna (to beat); gaya is the same perfective auxiliary as in kho gaya, and in this impersonal passive it does not change with the speaker.
मुझे चाकू मारा गया।
Mujhe chaaku maara gaya.
I was stabbed
Usage
Reports having been stabbed with a blade; pair it with khoon bahna (bleeding) if there is blood
Grammar Note
Chaaku maarna means to stab; the passive gaya works as in other passive sentences.
मेरे कमरे में चोरी हो गई।
Mere kamre mein chori ho gai.
My room was broken into
Usage
Tells a hotel or the police that your room was entered and robbed while you were out
Grammar Note
In chori ho gaya the verb agrees with the masculine bag; here the subject is the feminine noun chori, hence ho gai. The locative is kamre mein.
वह व्यक्ति अपराधी है।
Vah vyakti apraadhi hai.
That person is the culprit
Usage
Shown to the police while pointing at the offender; use it only when the person is in sight
Grammar Note
Vyakti (person) is the same word as in ek vyakti (one person); vah points at someone at a distance.
मुझे धोखा दिया गया।
Mujhe dhokha diya gaya.
I was deceived
Usage
Shown to report a scam or having been overcharged
Grammar Note
Dhokha dena means to deceive; this is its passive, with gaya used as in other passive sentences.
मेरा बटुआ चोरी हो गया।
Mera batua chori ho gaya.
My wallet was stolen
Usage
Shown to the police or bystanders when a wallet has been taken; for a bag, use mera baeg chori ho gaya
Grammar Note
mera baeg chori ho gaya with baeg replaced by batua (wallet); both are masculine nouns, so the verb is unchanged.
मैं अपना बैग भूल गया।
Main apna baeg bhool gaya.
I left my bag behind
Usage
Says you left a bag behind in a shop, a vehicle or your lodging - not a theft, so keep it separate from mera baeg chori ho gaya
Grammar Note
main raasta bhool gaya with the object replaced by baeg; a female speaker says bhool gai.
मुझे गाड़ी ने टक्कर मार दी।
Mujhe gaadi ne takkar maar di.
I was hit by a car
Usage
Reports a collision with a car; pair it with fraikchar (fracture) or similar if you are injured
Grammar Note
"X ne Y ko takkar maar di" means "X struck Y", as in "unki car ko ek bade truck ne takkar maar di thi": the striker takes ne and the one hit takes ko. Takkar is feminine, hence di.
आपातकालीन निकास से भागो!
Aapaatkaaliin nikaas se bhago!
Please escape through the emergency exit
Usage
Shown while pointing at the escape route during a fire or a power cut
Grammar Note
The bhago of aag! bhago! with aapaatkaaliin nikaas (emergency exit) added as the route.
खतरा!
Khatra!
Watch out!
Usage
A one-word warning of immediate danger; also used on road and construction signs
Grammar Note
The noun behind khatarnaak (dangerous); written without a nuqta.
जल्दी करो!
Jaldi karo!
Please hurry
Usage
Shown to ask paramedics or the police to come quickly, or to ask a driver to hurry
Grammar Note
jaldi (fast) with the imperative karo from bas karo!.
तुरंत आओ!
Turant aao!
Please come right away
Usage
Shown on the phone or face to face to ask someone to come immediately
Grammar Note
turant (right now) with the -o imperative of aana (to come).
यह आपातकालीन स्थिति है।
Yah aapaatkaaliin sthiti hai.
It's an emergency
Usage
Shown to ask to be dealt with without waiting in line - at a hospital reception or a police station
Grammar Note
Aapaatkaaliin is the adjective used in aapaatkaaliin nikaas (emergency exit). The bare noun aapaatkaal is avoided because in India it usually refers to the 1975-77 Emergency.
मुझे अस्पताल ले चलो।
Mujhe aspataal le chalo.
Please take me to a hospital
Usage
Shown to a taxi driver or a bystander to be taken to a hospital; use a different phrase when you can get there yourself
Grammar Note
mujhe dootaavaas le chalo with the destination replaced by aspataal (hospital).
एक सड़क दुर्घटना हुई है।
Ek sadak durghatna hui hai.
There has been a traffic accident
Usage
Tell an emergency line or the people around you that a road accident has happened
Grammar Note
The frame "ek … durghatna hui hai" (an accident has happened) with "sadak" (road). "Durghatna" is feminine, hence the participle "hui"
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