Emergency

1. Agiudu!

   Help!

   Usage

   The first word to shout when you are in danger

   Grammar Note

   "Agiudu" is a noun meaning "help"; it works as a one-word shout

2. Cramade un'ambulàntzia, pro praghere

   Please call an ambulance

   Usage

   A polite request to a bystander or shopkeeper to call an ambulance

   Grammar Note

   Cramade is the polite (bois) imperative of cramare "to call" (-ade); un' is unu shortened before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. M'ant furadu

   I was robbed

   Usage

   Tells someone you have been the victim of a theft

   Grammar Note

   Mi shortens to m' before a vowel; ant furadu is the perfect "(they) have stolen", with no subject stated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Mi serbit unu dotore

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   For when you feel unwell and need to see a doctor

   Grammar Note

   "Mi serbit" plus a noun means "I need ..."; with a plural noun it becomes serbint. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Ue est s'ispidale prus acanta?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   Asks someone where the nearest hospital is

   Grammar Note

   Prus acanta "nearer" placed after an article-plus-noun gives "the nearest ..."; s' is su shortened before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Cramade su 112, pro praghere

   Please call 112

   Usage

   Asks someone to ring the emergency number

   Grammar Note

   The number takes the article su ("the 112"); cramade is the polite imperative of cramare. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Apo pèrdidu su passaportu

   I have lost my passport

   Usage

   To report a lost passport to the police or your hotel

   Grammar Note

   The perfect is àere (apo, as, at ...) plus the participle; pèrdidu comes from pèrdere "to lose". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Mi serbit un'intèrprete

   I need an interpreter

   Usage

   When you cannot make yourself understood at a police station or hospital

   Grammar Note

   "Mi serbit" plus a noun means "I need ..."; un' is unu shortened before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Politzia!

   Police!

   Usage

   A one-word shout for the police

   Grammar Note

   "Politzia" means "police"; it carries no written accent

10. Fogu!

    Fire

    Usage

    A shout to warn others of a fire

    Grammar Note

    "Fogu" means "fire" and is also used for a blaze

11. Ladrone!

    Thief

    Usage

    A shout to alert others to a thief

    Grammar Note

    "Ladrone" means "thief"; do not confuse it with the similar-looking "ladru", which means lard

12. Bomba!

    Bomb

    Usage

    A warning shout on finding a suspected bomb

    Grammar Note

    "Bomba" means "bomb"; spelling and meaning match Italian

13. Fogu! Fuide!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

    Urges bystanders to flee from a fire

    Grammar Note

    Fuide is the polite (bois) imperative of fuire "to flee" (-ire verbs take -ide). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

14. Ue est s'istatzione de politzia?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asks where the police station is, e.g. to file a report

    Grammar Note

    A noun followed by de plus a noun gives "the ... of ..."; s' is su shortened before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

15. B'at calecunu chi faeddat giaponesu?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Looks for someone who speaks Japanese when communication fails

    Grammar Note

    Bi at is written b'at before a vowel and means "there is"; the chi clause is a relative clause with an indicative 3sg verb. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

16. Atentzione!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Warns someone of danger

    Grammar Note

    "Atentzione" means "attention"; -tzione is the standard-spelling ending

17. Faghide a lestru, pro praghere

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Asks someone to hurry in an urgent situation

    Grammar Note

    Faghide is the polite (bois) imperative of fàghere "to do"; a lestru means "quickly". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

18. Benide a lestru, pro praghere

    Please come right away

    Usage

    Asks someone to come quickly because you need help

    Grammar Note

    Benide is the polite (bois) imperative of bènnere "to come"; a lestru means "quickly". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

19. Est una emergèntzia

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    States that the situation is an emergency, by phone or at a desk

    Grammar Note

    Emergèntzia is feminine, hence una; the ending -ntzia is the standard spelling. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

20. Mi podides giùghere a un'ispidale, pro praghere?

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks someone to take you to a hospital when you are unwell

    Grammar Note

    Podides is the bois form of pòdere "can", followed by an infinitive; a un' ispidale means "to a hospital". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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