Emergency

1. Ɛiwen-iyi!

   Help!

   Usage

   Shouted to get help from people nearby in danger or illness

2. Tamsulta!

   Police!

   Usage

   Shouted to call the police or to attract an officer

   Grammar Note

   After a preposition it takes the construct state "temsulta" (as in "Siwel i temsulta").

3. Siwel i temsulta!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   Asks bystanders to call the police at a crime or accident

   Grammar Note

   To several people: "Siwlet i temsulta".

4. Ssiwel-d i lambilans, ttxil-k

   Please call an ambulance

   Usage

   Asks someone to call an ambulance for a sick or injured person

   Grammar Note

   To a woman use "ttxil-m".

5. Uḍneɣ

   I am sick

   Usage

   Says in one word that you are ill; you can add where it hurts

   Grammar Note

   The form does not change with gender.

6. Aqrab-iw yettwaker

   My bag was stolen

   Usage

   Reports a theft to police or bystanders

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

7. Ḥwaǧeɣ ṭṭbib

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Asks for a doctor when you need one urgently

   Grammar Note

   "Amejjay" also means doctor. Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

8. Uḍneɣ idmaren-iw

   I have chest pain

   Usage

   Tells a doctor or bystanders about chest pain

   Grammar Note

   "Idmaren" has a plural form but means "chest".

9. Sruḥeɣ amsineg-iw

   I lost my passport

   Usage

   Reports a lost passport to the police or an embassy

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

10. Ḥwaǧeɣ amsuqqel

    I need an interpreter

    Usage

    Asks for an interpreter when you cannot be understood

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

11. Anda i tella tmahelt n tmurt n Japun?

    Where is the Japanese embassy?

    Usage

    Asks the way to the Japanese embassy, e.g. after losing a passport

    Grammar Note

    Swap Japun for another country.

12. Ḥbes!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    A short command to stop harassment or a dangerous act

    Grammar Note

    It is a blunt command, used when shouting at someone.

13. Ur iyi-ttnal ara!

    Do not touch me!

    Usage

    A firm refusal when a stranger touches you

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

14. Times!

    Fire!

    Usage

    Shouted to warn others of a fire

    Grammar Note

    "Times" means fire in general rather than a dedicated word for a blaze.

15. Amakar!

    Thief!

    Usage

    Shouted at a thief right after a theft

16. D lbumba!

    It is a bomb!

    Usage

    Warns others on finding a suspicious object

    Grammar Note

    Do not confuse with "D abenneg!", which means "awesome".

17. Anda i d-tezga teɣsert n temsulta?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asks where to report a crime

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

18. Yella win i yettmeslayen tajapunit?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Looks for a Japanese speaker when you need help

19. Ḥader!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Warns of immediate danger

20. Awi-yi ɣer sbiṭar, ttxil-k

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks a driver or helper to take you to a hospital

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

21. Yella usehwu n tkeṛṛust

    There has been a car accident

    Usage

    Reports an accident you saw or are calling in

    Grammar Note

    Adding "n tkeṛṛust" narrows it to a car accident, slightly narrower than "traffic accident". Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

22. Ɣiwel, ttxil-k

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Asks an ambulance driver or helper to hurry

    Grammar Note

    Composed from verified words by regular grammar, so it needs native review.

23. Tewwet-iyi tkeṛṛust

    I was hit by a car

    Grammar Note

    "Takeṛṛust" is feminine, so the verb takes the feminine form "tewwet".

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