Emergency

1. مدد کریں!

   Madad karein!

   Help!

   Usage

   The most essential emergency phrase. Shout loudly when in danger.

   Grammar Note

   "Madad" (help) is an Arabic loanword shared across Urdu and Hindi. In genuine emergencies, simply shouting "Madad! Madad!" repeatedly is universally understood.

2. پولیس کو بلاؤ!

   po-lis ko bulaao!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   Used to urge bystanders to call the police in a crime or dangerous situation.

   Grammar Note

   Pakistan's police emergency number is 15. "Bulaao" is the intermediate imperative of "bulaana" (to call), appropriate for addressing a group of bystanders.

3. ایمبولینس بھیجیں!

   Ambulance bhejein!

   Send an ambulance!

   Usage

   Used to request an ambulance in a medical emergency.

   Grammar Note

   Pakistan's ambulance numbers are 115 (Edhi Foundation) and 1122 (Rescue). "Bhejna" means "to send/dispatch." Rescue 1122 operates in Punjab; Edhi ambulances are nationwide.

4. مجھے ہسپتال جانا ہے

   Mujhe has-pa-taal jaana hai

   I need to go to the hospital

   Usage

   Used when feeling ill or injured to request transportation to a hospital.

   Grammar Note

   "Mujhe + verb infinitive + hai" is the Urdu obligative construction meaning "I must/need to [verb]." The subject takes dative case (mujhe) and the verb remains invariant (hai).

5. آگ لگ گئی!

   Aag lag gayi!

   Fire! (There's a fire!)

   Usage

   Used to warn people about a fire emergency.

   Grammar Note

   "Aag lagna" (fire + to touch/catch) is the idiomatic expression for a fire breaking out. "Gayi" is the completive auxiliary. Pakistan's fire emergency number is 16.

6. میری چوری ہو گئی

   Meri chori ho gayi

   I've been robbed / My things were stolen

   Usage

   Used to report a theft to police or hotel staff.

   Grammar Note

   "Ho jaana" emphasizes completed result: "it has happened (and is done)." "Chori" (theft) is feminine, hence "gayi" (feminine completive) not "gaya" (masculine).

7. مجھے ڈاکٹر چاہیے

   Mujhe dak-tar chahiye

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Used to indicate the need for a doctor when ill or injured.

   Grammar Note

   "Chahiye" is an invariable word expressing "is needed/wanted." "Mujhe X chahiye" (I need/want X) is a fundamental Urdu construction used constantly in everyday situations.

8. میں گم ہو گیا ہوں

   Main gum ho gaya hoon

   I am lost

   Usage

   Used when lost to ask passersby or police for help.

   Grammar Note

   "Gum hona" (to be lost) is a Persian-derived idiomatic expression. "Ho gaya hoon" expresses a completed state continuing into the present. Women say "gum ho gayi hoon."

9. یہاں قریب کوئی فارمیسی ہے؟

   Yahaan qareeb koi pharmacy hai?

   Is there a pharmacy nearby?

   Usage

   Used when you need medicine and are looking for the nearest pharmacy.

   Grammar Note

   "Qareeb" (near) derives from Arabic "qareeb" and is fully naturalized in Urdu. Pharmacies are also called "dawai ki dukaan" (medicine shop) in informal Pakistani usage.

10. مجھے الرجی ہے

    Mujhe al-ar-ji hai

    I have an allergy

    Usage

    Used to inform doctors or restaurant staff about a food or drug allergy.

    Grammar Note

    To specify the allergen: "Mujhe X ki allergy hai" (I have an allergy to X). "Mujhe X hai" is the construction for having a condition: "mujhe bukhar hai" (I have a fever).

11. بس کریں!

    bas ka-ren!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    Hold this up to cut off persistent touts, followers, or a scam; the point is that you can show it without saying a word

12. مجھے ہاتھ مت لگائیں!

    mu-jhe hath mat la-ga-en!

    Do not touch me!

    Usage

    Show this when someone gets physically close; it reads as blunt on purpose — stopping them comes first

13. چور!

    chor!

    Thief!

    Usage

    A single word to pull bystanders' attention to a theft in progress; effective in markets and crowded transport

14. ڈاکا

    daa-ka

    Robbery

    Usage

    A raid to take property by force; the offender is a ḍākū

15. پرس چھیننا

    purs cheen-na

    Snatching

    Usage

    Snatching a purse or bag; chhīnnā is the verb "to snatch"

16. جیب کترا

    jeb kat-ra

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    The person who picks pockets, also called jeb tarāsh; the act itself is jeb tarāshī

17. اغوا

    agh-wa

    Kidnapping

    Usage

    Taking a person away by force; the victim is a maghwī

18. قتل

    qatl

    Murder

    Usage

    The act of killing a person; the killer is a qātil

19. فساد

    fa-saad

    Riot

    Usage

    Violent disorder by a crowd; newspapers usually use the plural fasādāt

20. بم

    bam

    Bomb

    Usage

    Shown to report a suspicious package or an explosive; an explosion is dhamākā

21. پولیس اسٹیشن کہاں ہے؟

    po-lis is-te-shan ka-han hai?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asking where the police station is, to file a report after a theft or an accident

    Grammar Note

    The "X kahan hai?" ("where is X?") frame with "police station" filled in. Both "police" and "station" are English loanwords.

22. فائر انجن کو بلائیں!

    faa-yar in-jan ko bu-la-en!

    Please call a fire engine

    Usage

    Asking bystanders to call a fire engine when you have found a fire

    Grammar Note

    The "X ko bulaen" ("please call X") frame with "fire engine" filled in. "Bulaen" is the polite imperative used with "aap"; the familiar form is "bulaao".

23. کیا کوئی جاپانی بولتا ہے؟

    kya ko-i ja-pa-ni bol-ta hai?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Used at a hospital or a police station to look for a Japanese speaker when you cannot explain yourself

    Grammar Note

    The "kya … bolta hai?" ("does … speak …?") question frame. Because "koi" ("anyone") is third-person singular, the verb is "bolta hai" (with "aap" it would be "bolte hain").

24. مجھے ہسپتال لے جائیں

    mu-jhe has-pa-taal le ja-en

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asking a taxi driver or a bystander to take you to a hospital when you cannot get there yourself

    Grammar Note

    "Mujhe haspital" ("me to the hospital") followed by "le jaen", the polite imperative of the compound verb "le jaana" (to take someone somewhere), which is "le" (take) + "jaana" (go).

25. جلدی کریں!

    jal-di ka-ren!

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Used when time is critical and you need the other person to move fast

    Grammar Note

    A "<noun> + karen!" compound-verb frame. "Jaldi karna" means "to hurry", and "karen" is the polite imperative used with "aap".

26. فوراً آئیں

    fau-ran a-en

    Please come right away

    Usage

    Used on the phone or on the spot to ask someone to come immediately

    Grammar Note

    "Aaen" is the polite imperative of "aana" (to come) addressed to "aap". The adverb "fauran" ("immediately") keeps the Arabic tanwin spelling "-an".

27. خطرہ!

    kha-tra!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Shouted to warn someone of immediate danger; the same word appears on construction and road warning signs

28. آگ لگ گئی! باہر نکلیں!

    aag lag ga-yi! ba-har ni-ka-len!

    Fire! Get out!

    Usage

    Shouted when you notice a fire, to alert the people around you and get them outside

    Grammar Note

    The first half "aag lag gayi!" means "Fire!"; the second is the polite imperative of the compound verb "baahar nikalna" (to get out). "Nikalen" is the polite imperative used with "aap".

29. ٹریفک حادثہ ہو گیا

    tre-fik haad-sa ho ga-ya

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    Report that a road accident has happened, to the emergency line or to bystanders. In Pakistan the ambulance is 1122 and the police 15

    Grammar Note

    "Haadsa ho gaya" means "an accident has happened"; placing "traffic" in front makes it a traffic accident. "Haadsa" refers to an unfortunate event, especially one involving injury or death.

30. میں چوری کی اطلاع دینا چاہتا ہوں

    main cho-ri ki it-ti-la de-na chah-ta hun

    I want to report a theft

    Usage

    Said at a police station counter when you want to file a report of a theft; this is the form a man uses

    Grammar Note

    The "X ki ittilaa dena chahta hoon" ("I want to report X") frame with "chori" (theft) filled in. "Chahta hoon" is the form used by a male speaker (a woman says "chahti hoon").

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