Emergency

1. ሓግዘኒ!

   Hagzeni!

   Help!

   Usage

   A cry for help in an emergency.

   Grammar Note

   ሓግዘኒ is the imperative of ሓገዘ ("help") plus "me"; the form is from Wikivoyage.

2. ፖሊስ ጸውዕ!

   Polis tsew'!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   To a man. To a woman: "ፖሊስ ጸውዒ!"; to several people: "ፖሊስ ጸውዑ!".

   Grammar Note

   ጸውዕ is the imperative "call"; the form is from Wikivoyage.

3. ኣምቡላንስ ጸውዕ!

   Ambulans tsew'!

   Call an ambulance!

   Usage

   To a man. To a woman: "ኣምቡላንስ ጸውዒ!"; to several people: "ኣምቡላንስ ጸውዑ!".

   Grammar Note

   ኣምቡላንስ is a loanword listed in the dictionary.

4. ሓኪም የድልየኒ

   Hakim yedliyeni

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Asks for a doctor when unwell.

   Grammar Note

   Same words as Wikivoyage's "ሓኪም የድሊየኒ"; የድልየኒ is the Tatoeba spelling.

5. ሆስፒታል ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Hospital abey alo?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Asks where the hospital is.

   Grammar Note

   ሆስፒታል ("hospital") + ኣበይ ("where") + ኣሎ ("is there").

6. ናብ ሆስፒታል ውሰደኒ

   Nab hospital wisedeni

   Please take me to a hospital

   Usage

   To a man. To a woman: "ናብ ሆስፒታል ውሰዲኒ".

   Grammar Note

   ውሰደኒ is the imperative of ወሰደ ("take") plus "me".

7. ሓሚመ ኣለኹ

   Hamime alekhu

   I am sick

   Usage

   Says you are ill. The form is the same for a man or woman.

   Grammar Note

   ሓሚመ is from the verb for "fall ill" and appears on Wikivoyage; Tatoeba has ሓሚማ ("she is ill").

8. ተጎዲአ ኣለኹ

   Tegodi'a alekhu

   I am injured

   Usage

   Says you are hurt. The form is the same for a man or woman.

   Grammar Note

   Based on the verb ተጎድአ ("injure oneself"), confirmed in the dictionary.

9. መድሃኒት የድልየኒ

   Medhanit yedliyeni

   I need medicine

   Usage

   Asks for medicine.

   Grammar Note

   መድሃኒት ("medicine") + የድልየኒ ("I need").

10. ሳንጣይ ጠፊኡኒ

    Santay tefi'uni

    I lost my bag

    Usage

    Use when you lose your bag; swap in ፓስፖርተይ ("my passport") and similar.

    Grammar Note

    Based on Wikivoyage's "ሳንጣይ ጠፊእኒ"; ጠፊኡኒ means "it has gone missing on me".

11. ፓስፖርተይ ጠፊኡኒ

    Pasportey tefi'uni

    I lost my passport

    Usage

    Use when you lose your passport.

    Grammar Note

    ፓስፖርተይ = ፓስፖርት ("passport") + -ይ ("my").

12. መንገዲ ጠፊኡኒ

    Mengedi tefi'uni

    I am lost

    Usage

    Use when you have lost your way.

    Grammar Note

    Based on Wikivoyage's "መንገዲ ጠፊእኒ"; literally "the road is lost to me".

13. ሓዊ!

    Hawi!

    Fire!

    Usage

    A shout to warn of fire.

    Grammar Note

    ሓዊ means "fire" (dictionary).

14. ደው በል!

    Dew bel!

    Stop!

    Usage

    A sharp command to a man. To a woman: "ደው በሊ!".

    Grammar Note

    ደው = "stand", በል = "say"; close to the dictionary's ደው ኣበለ ("stop").

15. ሰራቒ!

    Seraqhi!

    Thief!

    Usage

    Shouted right after something is stolen.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists ሰራቒ as "thieving"; it is used as a noun, "thief".

16. ኣይትንከፈኒ

    Aytinkefeni

    Do not touch me

    Usage

    To a man. To a woman: "ኣይትንከፍኒ".

    Grammar Note

    The negative imperative of ተንከፈ ("touch") plus "me"; Wikivoyage's garbled entry was corrected from the dictionary stem.

17. ህጹጽ እዩ

    Hitsuts iyu

    It is an emergency

    Usage

    Says that it is urgent.

    Grammar Note

    ህጹጽ = "urgent" (dictionary); Wikivoyage has ህጹጽ ኵነታት እዩ.

18. ጸገም ኣሎ

    Tsegem alo

    There is a problem

    Usage

    A first sentence to report trouble.

    Grammar Note

    ጸገም = "problem, difficulty"; ኣሎ = "there is".

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