Emergency

1. منهنجي مدد ڪجو!

   Munhinjī madadu kajo!

   Help!

   Usage

   Calls for help.

   Grammar Note

   Polite imperative of مدد ڪرڻ, "to help".

2. پوليس کي سڏيو!

   Pūlīsa khe saddiyo!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   Asks someone to call the police.

   Grammar Note

   سڏيو is the plural imperative of سڏڻ ("to call"), formed by the regular rule. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

3. ايمبولينس کي سڏيو!

   Embulensa khe saddiyo!

   Call an ambulance!

   Usage

   Asks someone to call an ambulance.

   Grammar Note

   ايمبولينس is an English loanword. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

4. مون کي اسپتال وڃڻو آهي

   Mũ khe ispatāli vanyaṇo āhe

   I need to go to the hospital

   Usage

   Says you need to go to the hospital.

   Grammar Note

   The "I have to" frame works for any speaker. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

5. باهه!

   Bāhi!

   Fire! (There's a fire!)

   Usage

   A shout warning of fire.

   Grammar Note

   باهه is a feminine noun meaning fire.

6. منهنجو سامان چوري ٿي ويو

   Munhinjo sāmānu chorī thī vio

   My belongings were stolen

   Usage

   Says your belongings were stolen.

   Grammar Note

   چوري ٿيڻ ("to be stolen") plus the past ويو. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

7. مون کي ڊاڪٽر گهرجي

   Mũ khe ḍākṭaru ghurjī

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Says you need a doctor.

   Grammar Note

   گهرجي works for any speaker. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

8. مان گم ٿي ويو آهيان

   Mã gumu thī vio āhīā̃

   I am lost

   Usage

   Says you are lost.

   Grammar Note

   Masculine speaker form; a woman says وئي instead of ويو. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

9. فارميسي ويجهو ڪٿي آهي؟

   Fārmesī vejho kithe āhe?

   Where is a pharmacy nearby?

   Usage

   Asks where a pharmacy is nearby.

   Grammar Note

   ويجهو means "nearby". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

10. مون کي الرجي آهي

    Mũ khe alarjī āhe

    I have an allergy

    Usage

    Says you have an allergy.

    Grammar Note

    الرجي is from English "allergy". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

11. بس ڪجو!

    Basi kajo!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    Tells someone to stop.

    Grammar Note

    بس means "enough" and ڪجو is the polite imperative.

12. چور!

    Choru!

    Thief!

    Usage

    A shout when you see a thief.

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun.

13. چوري

    Chorī

    Theft

    Usage

    Theft.

    Grammar Note

    A feminine noun.

14. ڦرلٽ

    Pharalaṭa

    Robbery, looting

    Usage

    Robbery or looting.

    Grammar Note

    A word listed in the official terms dictionary.

15. قتل

    Qatlu

    Murder

    Usage

    Murder.

    Grammar Note

    An Arabic-origin masculine noun.

16. فساد

    Fasādu

    Riot

    Usage

    Riot or disturbance.

    Grammar Note

    An Arabic-origin masculine noun.

17. بم ڌماڪو

    Bama dhamāko

    Bomb blast

    Usage

    Reports a bomb blast.

    Grammar Note

    بم precedes ڌماڪو, "blast".

18. پوليس ٿاڻو ڪٿي آهي؟

    Pūlīsa thāṇo kithe āhe?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asks where the police station is.

    Grammar Note

    ٿاڻو means a police post or station.

19. ڇا هتي ڪو ماڻهو جاپاني ڳالهائيندو آهي؟

    Chhā hite ko māṇhū jāpānī ggālhāiĩdo āhe?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Asks whether anyone here speaks Japanese.

    Grammar Note

    ڪو ماڻهو means "anyone"; ڳالهائيندو is the masculine singular habitual. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

20. مهرباني ڪري مون کي اسپتال پهچايو

    Mihirbānī kare mũ khe ispatāli pahuchāyo

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks someone to take you to a hospital.

    Grammar Note

    Polite imperative of پهچائڻ ("to deliver"), formed by the regular rule. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

21. جلدي ڪجو

    Jaldī kajo

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Asks someone to hurry.

    Grammar Note

    Polite imperative of جلدي ڪرڻ, "to hurry".

22. خبردار!

    Khabardāru!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    "Watch out!"

    Grammar Note

    A Persian-origin interjection.

23. هڪ حادثو ٿيو آهي

    Hiku hādiso thiyo āhe

    There has been an accident

    Usage

    Reports that an accident has happened.

    Grammar Note

    Perfect of حادثو ٿيڻ, "an accident to occur". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

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