Emergency

1. مَدَتھ!

   Madath!

   Help!

   Usage

   A short cry for help. مَدَتھ is the noun "help".

   Grammar Note

   Koul's word list has madath (m., "help") and ks.wikipedia uses it (e.g. مَدَتھ چھِ کَران, "is helping"). Written مَدَتھ, not Urdu مدد.

2. نار!

   Nār!

   Fire!

   Usage

   A shout to warn of a fire. نار means "fire".

   Grammar Note

   The noun "fire" (Hassan nār n.m.; Wiktionary; Shauq has نار نیرُن "fire breaks out") shouted on its own.

3. ژوٗر!

   Ċūr!

   Thief!

   Usage

   A shout on spotting a thief. ژوٗر (with ژ) is "thief", a different word from چور and from ژور "four".

   Grammar Note

   Confirmed in Hassan (ʦūr n.m. thief, robber) and Wiktionary (ċūr); ks.wikipedia has "ژوٗر سِنٛد تصویٖر" (a thief's picture). Mind the ژ / چ difference.

4. مےٚ چھُ ہَسپَتالس گَژھُن

   Me chu haspatālas gaċhun

   I need to go to the hospital

   Usage

   Say this when you need to get to a hospital.

   Grammar Note

   Dative + چھُ + infinitive expresses "must / need to". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. بہٕ چھُس ڈاکٹر کانٛچھان

   Bụ chus ḍākṭar kānchān

   I want a doctor

   Usage

   Say it when you need a doctor. Masculine-speaker form (a woman says چھَس instead of چھُس).

   Grammar Note

   Built with کانٛچھان "wanting". ڈاکٹر is the English loan (Hassan: ḍākṭar n.m.). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. تھانہٕ کتہِ چھُ؟

   Thānụ kati chu?

   Where is the police station?

   Usage

   Ask a passer-by where the police station is.

   Grammar Note

   Noun + کتہِ + چھُ. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

7. یور کُس چھُ جاپانی کَتھ کَران؟

   Yōr kus chu jāpānī kath karān?

   Does anyone here speak Japanese?

   Usage

   Used to look for a Japanese speaker when you need help. Literally "who here is speaking Japanese?".

   Grammar Note

   Progressive of کَتھ کَرُن "to speak". جاپانی as attested on ks.wikipedia. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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