Emergency

1. Көмек!

   Kö-mek!

   Help!

   Usage

   Calling for help in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   Simple emergency word. Full form: "Mağan kömektesiñizshi" (please help me). "Kömek kerek" (help is needed) also works

2. Жедел жәрдем шақырыңыз!

   Je-del jär-dem sha-qy-ry-nyz!

   Call an ambulance!

   Usage

   Requesting an ambulance in a medical emergency

   Grammar Note

   "Jedel järdem" = emergency aid = ambulance. Kazakhstan ambulance: dial 103. Police: 102. Fire: 101

3. Полицияны шақырыңыз!

   Po-li-tsi-ya-ny sha-qy-ry-nyz!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   Calling for police in case of crime or danger

   Grammar Note

   Kazakhstan police: 102. Unified emergency: 112. "Politsiya" borrowed from Russian. SOV: object "politsiyany" precedes the verb

4. Дәрігер керек

   Dä-ri-ger ke-rek

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Requesting medical assistance

   Grammar Note

   "Kerek" (necessary/needed) is very common in Kazakh. Full form: "Maghan darigher kerek" (I need a doctor). Pattern "X + kerek" = "X is needed"

5. Заттарым ұрланып кетті

   Zat-ta-rym ur-la-nyp ket-ti

   I've been robbed / My belongings were stolen

   Usage

   Reporting a theft or robbery to police or bystanders

   Grammar Note

   "Urla" (steal) + passive "-n" + converb "-yp" + auxiliary "ketti" (went away). The thing stolen is the belongings, so the verb is third person; the first-person "urlanyp kettim" would mean the speaker themself was stolen. "Somkem urlandy" (my bag was stolen) is equivalent

6. Жол апаты болды

   Jol a-pa-ty bol-dy

   There has been a traffic accident

   Usage

   Reporting a traffic accident

   Grammar Note

   "Bold" = past of "bol" (become/happen). "Jol apaty" = road accident. "Apat" (disaster) used in "apattyk jaghdai" (emergency situation)

7. Аурухана қайда?

   Aw-ru-ha-na qay-da?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Urgently asking for the location of a hospital

   Grammar Note

   "Aurul" (ill) + "hana" (place, from Persian) = hospital. "Hana" suffix: "darihana" (pharmacy), "ashana" (canteen)

8. Мен адасып қалдым

   Men a-da-syp qal-dym

   I'm lost

   Usage

   Telling someone you have lost your way

   Grammar Note

   "Adas" (get lost) + converb "-yp" + "qaldym" (ended up). Turkic "V-yp qal" = completed action with an unexpected result. "I have gotten lost"

9. Өрт шықты!

   Ört shyq-ty!

   Fire!

   Usage

   Warning others that a fire has broken out

   Grammar Note

   "Shyq" (go out/emerge) past "shyqty". Related: "Ört söndirüshi" (firefighter), "Ört söndirü mashinasy" (fire truck). Fire: dial 101

10. Дәрі-дәрмек дүкені қайда?

    Dä-ri-där-mek dü-ke-ni qay-da?

    Where is the pharmacy?

    Usage

    Asking for the pharmacy location when you need medicine

    Grammar Note

    "Darihana" is the simpler word for pharmacy. "Dari-darmek" is a dvandva compound (Turkic reduplication). Both mean medicine/medication

11. Паспортымды жоғалттым

    Pas-por-tym-dy jo-ghalt-tym

    I lost my passport

    Usage

    Reporting a lost passport to authorities or embassy

    Grammar Note

    "Joghalttym" = past of "joghaltu" (lose/misplace). "Pasportymdy" = passport + possessive "-ym" + accusative "-dy". Agglutinative stacking

12. Тоқтатыңыз!

    Toq-ta-ty-ñyz!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    Show this without speaking to shut down aggressive touts, scams or unwanted contact; it is blunt on purpose

13. Маған тиіспеңіз!

    Ma-ğan ti-is-pe-ñiz!

    Do not touch me!

    Usage

    Hold this up to someone touching you; showing it to bystanders also signals that you need help

14. Ұры

    Ū-ry

    Thief

    Usage

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

15. Тонау

    To-nau

    Robbery

    Usage

    The legal term for openly taking property by force or threat of force; it is also the name of the offence in the Kazakh criminal code

16. Қалта ұрысы

    Qal-ta ū-ry-sy

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    Qalta (pocket) + ury (thief); show it when something is lifted from you at a bazaar or on a bus

17. Адамды ұрлау

    A-dam-dy ūr-lau

    Kidnapping

    Usage

    The phrase for abducting a person; urlau covers both stealing objects and kidnapping, so keep "adamdy" (a person) in front of it

18. Кісі өлтіру

    Ki-si öl-ti-ru

    Murder

    Usage

    The legal term for taking a person's life: kisi (person) + oltiru (killing)

19. Жаппай тәртіпсіздік

    Jap-pay tär-tip-siz-dik

    Riot

    Usage

    The legal term for mass disorder involving violence, arson and destruction of property; tartipsizdik on its own only means disorder, so keep "jappay" (mass) in front of it

20. Бомба

    Bom-ba

    Bomb

    Usage

    An explosive device; show it when reporting a suspicious object

21. Өрт шықты! Қашыңыз!

    Ört shyq-ty! Qa-shy-ñyz!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    "Ört shyqty!" plus Qashyñyz, the polite imperative of qash- (to try to get away out of fear). The -ñyz ending is the same polite imperative as in "Toqtatyñyz!"

22. Ұры! Ұстаңыз!

    Ū-ry! Ūs-ta-ñyz!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    "Ūry" plus Ūstañyz, the polite imperative of ūsta- (to hold, to capture)

23. Өрт сөндіру машинасын шақырыңыз!

    Ört sön-di-ru ma-shi-na-syn sha-qy-ry-ñyz!

    Please call a fire engine

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The same "<thing> shaqyryñyz" frame as "Жедел жәрдем шақырыңыз!". A noun ending in the possessive -sy takes -n for the accusative

24. Полиция бөлімі қайда?

    Po-li-tsi-ya bö-li-mi qay-da?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The "<place> qayda?" frame ("Awruhana qayda?"). Bölim (department) + the possessive -i names the branch office

25. Жапон тілінде сөйлейтін адам бар ма?

    Ja-pon ti-lin-de söy-ley-tin a-dam bar ma?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    Söyle- (to speak; "Siz aghylshynsha söyleysiz be?") in its participle form söyleytin, combined with the "... bar ma?" question

26. Бұл адам есінен танған

    Būl a-dam e-si-nen tan-ğan

    This person is unconscious

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The "Būl + noun" subject, as in "Бұл стиль қазір сәнде ме?", with the participle tanghan of the idiom esinen tanu (to lose consciousness) as the predicate

27. Адам суға батып барады

    A-dam su-ğa ba-typ ba-ra-dy

    Someone is drowning

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    Sugha (into the water), as in "Суға кірер алдында жуыну керек", followed by the converb of bat- (to sink) plus bar- as a progressive auxiliary: batyp baru is 'to be going under'

28. Мені ұрып кетті

    Me-ni ū-ryp ket-ti

    I was beaten

    Usage

    For telling the police or a doctor that you were assaulted

    Grammar Note

    The same "converb in -yp + ketti" frame as "Zattarym ūrlanyp ketti": the subject is left unsaid, which is how one reports harm by an unknown person

29. Мені пышақтап кетті

    Me-ni py-shaq-tap ket-ti

    I was stabbed

    Usage

    For reporting a knife wound; show the injury alongside

    Grammar Note

    The "converb + ketti" frame. Pyshaqta- is the verb formed from pyshaq (knife)

30. Бөлмеме ұры кірді

    Böl-me-me ū-ry 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

    Bölme (room) + the possessive -m + the dative -e gives 'into my room'; the predicate is kirdi, the 3rd person past of kir- (to enter), with ūry as the subject

31. Анау адам қылмыскер

    A-nau a-dam qyl-mys-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

    Anau (that) plus adam (person), with a predicate noun and no copula. Qylmysker is qylmys (crime) + the agent suffix -ker

32. Мені алдап кетті

    Me-ni al-dap ket-ti

    I was deceived

    Usage

    For telling the police you were scammed or overcharged

    Grammar Note

    The "converb + ketti" frame. Alda- is 'to lie, to deceive'

33. Әмияным ұрланып кетті

    Ä-mi-ya-nym ūr-la-nyp ket-ti

    My wallet was stolen

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    "Zattarym ūrlanyp ketti" with zattarym (my things) replaced by ämiyanym (my wallet). Ämiyan takes back-vowel endings, hence -ym (its case forms are all back-vowel too: ämiyanyn / ämiyandy / ämiyangha)

34. Мен ұмытып кеттім

    Men ū-my-typ ket-tim

    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

    Grammar Note

    The same "Men + converb in -yp + auxiliary" frame as "Men adasyp qaldym" (here the auxiliary is kettim). Ūmytu is 'to forget'; ūmytyp ketu is leaving something behind

35. Мені машина қағып кетті

    Me-ni ma-shi-na qa-ğyp ket-ti

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The "converb + ketti" frame, with mashina as the subject

36. Апаттық шығудан қашыңыз!

    A-pat-tyq shy-ğu-dan qa-shy-ñyz!

    Please escape through the emergency exit

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    "Apattyq shyghu" (emergency exit) with the ablative -dan, predicated with qashyñyz

37. Абайлаңыз!

    A-bay-la-ñyz!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    For warning someone who has not noticed a danger

    Grammar Note

    The same polite imperative in -ñyz as "Toqtatyñyz!". Abayla- is glossed 'bayqaw, saq bolu' (to notice, to be on guard)

38. Тезірек, өтінемін!

    Te-zi-rek, ö-ti-ne-min!

    Please hurry

    Usage

    For asking an ambulance crew or a driver to go faster

    Grammar Note

    The "..., ötinemin" of "Su beriñiz, ötinemin" with tezirek, the comparative of tez (fast)

39. Дәл қазір келіңіз

    Däl qa-zir ke-li-ñiz

    Please come right away

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    Däl qazir (right now) followed by kel- (to come) in the same polite imperative -ñiz as "Maghan tiispeñiz!"

40. Бұл төтенше жағдай

    Būl tö-ten-she jağ-day

    It's an emergency

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The same "Būl + noun" opening as "Бұл стиль қазір сәнде ме?", with tötenshe jaghday as a predicate noun and no copula

41. Мені ауруханаға апарыңыз

    Me-ni aw-ru-ha-na-ğa a-pa-ry-ñyz

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

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

    Grammar Note

    The dative awruhanagha ("Awruhanagha jatqyzu") followed by apar- (to take someone somewhere) in the polite imperative -ñyz

42. Полицияға арыз бергім келеді

    Po-li-tsi-ya-ğa a-ryz ber-gim ke-le-di

    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 Kazakhstan is 102

    Grammar Note

    The "-ğym/-gim keledi" (I want to …) frame of "Мен валюта айырбастағым келеді.", with "politsiya" in the dative "-ğa" and "aryz" as the object; "ber-" is a front-vowel stem so the suffix is "-gim". "арыз" is a written request asking for help in realising a person's rights, or a complaint written formally by an individual to the head of an institution. It is used in "арыз берді", "арыз жазды" and "полицияға арыз" (e.g. "Туыстары … полицияға арыз түсірді", the relatives filed a report with the police). The card names the act of reporting rather than the document itself (анықтама and the like)

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