Emergency

1. Жардам!

   Jar-dam!

   Help!

   Usage

   Shouted loudly in emergencies to seek help

2. Милицияны чакырыңыз — 102

   Mi-li-tsi-ya-ny cha-ky-ryn-gyz — 102

   Call the police — 102

   Usage

   Emergency phrase to call police. Kyrgyzstan's police number is 102

3. Дарыгер керек

   Da-ry-ger ke-rek

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Critical phrase when medical assistance is needed

   Grammar Note

   "Керек" is a predicative adjective meaning "needed." Common across Turkic languages. Full form: "Мага дарыгер керек" (I need a doctor).

4. Өрт!

   Ört!

   Fire!

   Usage

   Shouted in fire emergencies

5. Авария

   A-va-ri-ya

   Accident

   Usage

   Used when a traffic accident or incident occurs

6. Мен адашып калдым

   Men a-da-shyp kal-dym

   I'm lost

   Usage

   Used when you have lost your way

   Grammar Note

   "Калдым" is the past form of auxiliary "калуу" (to remain). It adds completive/resultant meaning: "I have (ended up) lost."

7. Тез жардам чакырыңыз — 103

   Tez jar-dam cha-ky-ryn-gyz — 103

   Call an ambulance — 103

   Usage

   Used when emergency medical transport is needed. Kyrgyzstan ambulance number is 103

8. Мени талап алышты

   Me-ni ta-lap a-lysh-ty

   I've been robbed

   Usage

   Used when you've been robbed

9. Шашылыш

   Sha-shy-lysh

   Emergency

   Usage

   Used to communicate urgency or emergency

10. Ооруканага кандай барам?

    Oo-ru-ka-na-ga kan-day ba-ram?

    How do I get to the hospital?

    Usage

    Used urgently to find the hospital

    Grammar Note

    "Ооруу" (sickness) + "-кана" (place suffix) = hospital. The "-кана/-хана" suffix for places is common across Turkic languages.

11. Менде...ге аллергия бар

    Men-de...ge al-ler-gi-ya bar

    I'm allergic to...

    Usage

    Used to inform medical staff of an allergy

12. Токтотуңуз!

    Tok-to-tu-nguz!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    Firmly refusing pushy touts, scams, or unwanted behaviour; can be shown without speaking

13. Мага тийбеңиз!

    Ma-ga tiy-be-ngiz!

    Don't touch me!

    Usage

    Refusing physical contact; can be shown silently in a crowd or a vehicle

14. Мени жалгыз калтырыңыз!

    Me-ni jal-gyz kal-ty-ry-ngyz!

    Leave me alone!

    Usage

    To make someone who is following or harassing you back off

15. Милиция чакырам!

    Mi-li-tsi-ya cha-ky-ram!

    I'm calling the police!

    Usage

    A firm warning to a threatening person; "милиция" is still the everyday word here, "полиция" is understood too. The emergency number is 102

16. Ууру

    Uu-ru

    Thief

    Usage

    The word for a person who steals; show it when reporting to police or bystanders

17. Чөнтөк уурусу

    Chön-tök uu-ru-su

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    Chöntök (pocket) + uuru (thief); show it when something is lifted from you at a bazaar or in a marshrutka

18. Адам уурдоо

    A-dam uur-doo

    Kidnapping

    Usage

    The phrase for abducting a person; uurdoo also covers stealing objects, so keep "adam" (a person) in front of it

19. Киши өлтүрүү

    Ki-shi öl-tü-rüü

    Murder

    Usage

    The phrase for taking a person's life: kishi (person) + öltürüü (killing)

20. Массалык башаламандык

    Mas-sa-lyk ba-sha-la-man-dyk

    Riot

    Usage

    Mass disorder; bashalamandyk on its own just means chaos or disorder, so keep "massalyk" (mass) in front of it

21. Бомба

    Bom-ba

    Bomb

    Usage

    An explosive device; show it when reporting a suspicious object

22. Өрт! Качыңыз!

    Ört! Ka-chy-ngyz!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

    Shouted on spotting a fire, to tell people around you to get out

23. Ууру! Кармаңыз!

    Uu-ru! Kar-ma-ngyz!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Shouted right after a theft to get bystanders to help; point at the person while saying it

24. Өрт өчүргүч автомобиль чакырыңыз

    Ört ö-chür-güch av-to-mo-bil cha-ky-ryn-gyz

    Please call a fire engine

    Usage

    For asking someone to call the fire brigade; the fire service number in Kyrgyzstan is 101

    Grammar Note

    "чакырыңыз" is "чакыр-" (to call) plus the polite imperative ending "-ыңыз". "Өрт өчүргүч автомобиль" is a fire engine; the object is placed before the verb without a case marker

25. Милиция бөлүмү кайда?

    Mi-li-tsi-ya bö-lü-mü kay-da?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    For asking where to file a report; insurance claims need a police document

    Grammar Note

    Bölüm (department) plus the possessive -ü names the office, here the station

26. Жапон тилинде сүйлөгөн адам барбы?

    Ja-pon ti-lin-de süy-lö-gön a-dam bar-by?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    For finding someone who understands Japanese at a hospital, police station or airport

27. Бул адам эсинен танган

    Bul a-dam e-si-nen tan-gan

    This person is unconscious

    Usage

    Point at the person who has collapsed while showing this to the emergency services

    Grammar Note

    The participle tangan of the idiom esinen tanuu (to lose consciousness) is the predicate. Es means 'memory; mind, consciousness'

28. Адам сууга чөгүп жатат

    A-dam suu-ga chö-güp ja-tat

    Someone is drowning

    Usage

    For alerting people that someone is going under at the water; point while showing it

29. Мени уруп кетишти

    Me-ni u-rup ke-tish-ti

    I was beaten

    Usage

    For telling the police or a doctor that you were assaulted

    Grammar Note

    Kyrgyz uses the 3rd person plural past -shty/-shti when the agent is unknown

30. Мени бычакташты

    Me-ni by-chak-tash-ty

    I was stabbed

    Usage

    For reporting a knife wound; show the injury alongside

    Grammar Note

    Bychakta- is the verb formed from bychak (knife). The "Meni + 3rd person plural past" frame reports what was done to you

31. Бөлмөмө ууру кирди

    Böl-mö-mö uu-ru kir-di

    My room was broken into

    Usage

    For reporting to the hotel or police that your room was entered while you were out

    Grammar Note

    Bölmö (room) + the possessive -m + the dative -ö gives 'into my room'; kirdi is the 3rd person past of kir- (to enter)

32. Тигил адам кылмышкер

    Ti-gil a-dam kyl-mysh-ker

    That person is the culprit

    Usage

    For pointing out the offender to the police; always point at the person while showing it

    Grammar Note

    A predicate noun with no copula. Kylmyshker is kylmysh (crime) + the agent suffix -ker

33. Мени алдашты

    Me-ni al-dash-ty

    I was deceived

    Usage

    For telling the police you were scammed or overcharged

34. Капчыгымды уурдашты

    Kap-chy-gym-dy uur-dash-ty

    My wallet was stolen

    Usage

    For reporting a stolen wallet to the police or your hotel; insurance claims need a police document

35. Мен унутуп калдым

    Men u-nu-tup kal-dym

    I left it behind

    Usage

    For saying you left something behind in a shop or vehicle; point at or show a separate card for the item itself

36. Мени машина уруп кетти

    Me-ni ma-shi-na u-rup ket-ti

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    For telling the ambulance crew or police that a car hit you

37. Эвакуациялык чыгуудан качыңыз!

    E-va-ku-a-tsi-ya-lyk chy-guu-dan ka-chy-ngyz!

    Please escape through the emergency exit

    Usage

    Show this to direct people to the emergency exit during a fire or earthquake

38. Абайлаңыз!

    A-bay-la-ngyz!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    For warning someone who has not noticed a danger

39. Тезирээк, сураныч!

    Te-zi-reek, su-ra-nych!

    Please hurry

    Usage

    For asking an ambulance crew or a driver to go faster

    Grammar Note

    Tezireek is tez ('fast') + the comparative -ireek

40. Азыр эле келиңиз

    A-zyr e-le ke-li-ngiz

    Please come right away

    Usage

    For asking someone on the phone or in person to come immediately

41. Бул шашылыш

    Bul sha-shy-lysh

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    For making clear that this is an emergency when you are being told to wait

42. Мени ооруканага алып барыңыз

    Me-ni oo-ru-ka-na-ga a-lyp ba-ry-ngyz

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    For asking a taxi driver or a bystander to take you to hospital

43. Жол кырсыгы болду

    Jol kyr-sy-gy bol-du

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    Tell the police or bystanders that a traffic accident has happened

    Grammar Note

    Jol kyrsygy is the possessive compound of jol (road) and kyrsyk (accident), meaning 'traffic accident'

44. Милицияга арыз берүүнү каалайм

    Mi-li-tsi-ya-ga a-ryz be-rüü-nü kaa-laym

    I want to file a police report

    Usage

    Show at the desk when you want to report a theft or other harm to the police. The police number in Kyrgyzstan is 102

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