Emergency

1. Secors!

   Help!

   Usage

   Shouted loudly when in danger

   Grammar Note

   The masculine noun secors (help) used as an exclamation; the final s is pronounced

2. Apelatz una ambulància, se vos plai

   Please call an ambulance

   Usage

   Asked of bystanders when someone is hurt or ill

   Grammar Note

   Imperative (2nd plural) of apelar; ambulància is feminine with the accent on -à-. Composed

3. M'an panat

   I've been robbed

   Usage

   Tells people you were robbed; a woman may say M'an panada

   Grammar Note

   A 3rd-plural "they" construction, as French uses on; panar means to steal. Composed

4. Ai besonh d'un mètge

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Used to ask for help when unwell

   Grammar Note

   aver besonh de + noun means to need something; de + un elides to d'un. Composed

5. Ont es l'espital lo mai prèp?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   Asked in an urgent health situation to find the closest hospital

   Grammar Note

   lo mai + adjective or adverb forms a superlative; prèp means near. Composed

6. Apelatz la polícia, se vos plai

   Please call the police

   Usage

   Asked of bystanders or staff after a crime or accident

   Grammar Note

   Imperative (2nd plural) of apelar; polícia carries an accent on í. Composed

7. Ai perdut mon passapòrt

   I have lost my passport

   Usage

   States the problem before going to the consulate or police

   Grammar Note

   aver + the participle perdut; passapòrt is masculine, hence mon. Composed

8. Ont es la farmacia lo mai prèp?

   Where is the nearest pharmacy?

   Usage

   Asked when you need medicine and want the closest pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   lo mai prèp gives "the nearest"; farmacia is a feminine noun. Composed

9. M'an mossegat

   I have been bitten

   Usage

   Tells people you were bitten by an animal

   Grammar Note

   mossegar means to bite; the 3rd-plural construction leaves the biter unspecified. Composed

10. Soi diabetic

    I am diabetic

    Usage

    Tells medical staff about your condition; a woman says diabetica

    Grammar Note

    soi is the 1st singular of èsser; the adjective diabetic agrees with the speaker. Composed

11. Aturatz!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    To make someone stop a harassing or dangerous act

    Grammar Note

    Imperative (2nd plural) of aturar (to stop); to one person you know say Atura!

12. l'incendi

    Fire

    Usage

    The noun for reporting a fire

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; unlike French incendie it ends in -i

13. lo panaire

    Thief

    Usage

    The noun for reporting a thief

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun built on panar (to steal); the feminine is panaira

14. lo copaborsa

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    The noun for reporting a pickpocket in a crowd

    Grammar Note

    A masculine compound of copar (to cut) + borsa (purse, bag)

15. lo murtre

    Murder

    Usage

    The noun used when reporting a crime

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; spelled differently from French meurtre

16. la bomba

    Bomb

    Usage

    The noun used when reporting a danger

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; unlike French bombe it ends in -a

17. Al panaire! Arrestatz-lo!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Called out to bystanders when a thief is running off

    Grammar Note

    al is a + lo; the imperative of arrestar takes enclitic lo with a hyphen. Composed

18. Apelatz los pompièrs, se vos plai

    Please call the fire brigade

    Usage

    Asked when there is a fire or a rescue is needed

    Grammar Note

    pompièrs is masculine plural; imperative (2nd plural) of apelar. Composed

19. Ont es lo comissariat de polícia?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asked when looking for a police station to report a loss or theft

    Grammar Note

    comissariat is masculine; de polícia means of police. Composed

20. Qualqu'un parla japonés?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Said to the people around you when looking for an interpreter

    Grammar Note

    The subject qualqu'un takes the 3rd singular parla; the language name is lower-case. Composed

21. Qualqu'un se nega! Secors!

    Someone is drowning! Help!

    Usage

    Shouted on seeing someone drowning at sea or in a pool

    Grammar Note

    se negar is the reflexive verb for drowning; the plain negar also means to deny. Composed

22. M'an tustat

    I was beaten

    Usage

    Tells people you were assaulted

    Grammar Note

    tustar means to strike; the 3rd-plural construction leaves the attacker unspecified. Composed

23. Aquela persona es colpable

    That person is the culprit

    Usage

    Used to point out the offender to the police

    Grammar Note

    persona is feminine, hence aquela; colpable has one form for both genders. Composed

24. M'an enganat

    I was deceived

    Usage

    Tells people you were cheated or scammed

    Grammar Note

    enganar means to deceive; the 3rd-plural construction leaves the culprit unspecified. Composed

25. Ai oblidat quicòm

    I left something behind

    Usage

    An opener when you have forgotten something in a shop or vehicle

    Grammar Note

    aver + the participle oblidat; quicòm is the neuter pronoun for something. Composed

26. Atencion!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Warns of danger

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; unlike French attention it ends in -cion

27. Es urgent

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    To ask for a quick response

    Grammar Note

    The subject is dropped: "it is urgent". The feminine of urgent is urgenta. Composed

28. Menatz-me a l'espital, se vos plai

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asked of a taxi driver or a bystander to get you to hospital

    Grammar Note

    Imperative (2nd plural) of menar (to take) with enclitic me. Composed

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