Emergency

1. عاونوني!

   ʿāwnūni!

   Help me!

   Usage

   Shout it to bystanders when in danger.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿāwn" is to help; this is the plural command, for one person say "ʿāwenni". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

2. عافاك، عيّط الأمبولانس

   ʿāfāk, ʿayyeṭ l-ambūlāns

   Please call an ambulance

   Usage

   For medical emergencies.

   Grammar Note

   "ʿayyeṭ" means to call; "ambūlāns" is from French ambulance. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

3. عيّط للبوليس

   ʿayyeṭ l-l-bolīs

   Call the police

   Usage

   For theft or other crimes.

   Grammar Note

   "l-" means to; here it is written attached to the word.

4. أنا مريض / مريضة

   ana mrīḍ / mrīḍa

   I am sick

   Usage

   Say "mrīḍ" if you are a man, "mrīḍa" if a woman.

   Grammar Note

   The adjective changes with the speaker's gender.

5. فين كاين أقرب سبيطار؟

   fīn kāyn aqrab sbīṭār?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   For medical emergencies.

   Grammar Note

   "sbīṭār" is the Moroccan word for hospital, from Spanish.

6. خاصني طبيب

   khāṣṣni ṭbīb

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   When you feel unwell.

   Grammar Note

   "khāṣṣni" means I need. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

7. كايضرني صدري

   kāyḍerni ṣdri

   My chest hurts

   Usage

   Chest pain is urgent; ask for an ambulance at once.

   Grammar Note

   "kāyḍerni" plus a body part means it hurts. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

8. توضر ليا الباسبور

   tweḍḍer lia l-bāsbor

   I lost my passport

   Usage

   At the police or embassy after losing it.

   Grammar Note

   "tweḍḍer lia" means my thing got lost. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

9. تسرق ليا الساك

   tsraq lia s-sāk

   My bag was stolen

   Usage

   After a theft.

   Grammar Note

   "tsraq lia" is passive: my thing was stolen. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

10. هاداك شفار!

    hādāk shaffār!

    That man is a thief!

    Usage

    To warn people about a thief.

    Grammar Note

    "shaffār" is a thief; the same spelling can mean eyelashes, so context decides.

11. كاين حريق!

    kāyn ḥarīq!

    There is a fire!

    Usage

    When you see a fire.

    Grammar Note

    "kāyn" plus a noun means there is. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

12. وقف!

    wqef!

    Stop!

    Usage

    To someone who is stealing or threatening.

    Grammar Note

    "wqef" is the command form of the verb to stop.

13. بعّد منّي!

    baʿʿed mennī!

    Get away from me!

    Usage

    A strong way to push off someone who will not stop following you.

    Grammar Note

    "baʿʿed mennī" is blunt; a softer line is "ʿāfāk, khellīni bwaḥdi".

14. فين لكوميسارية؟

    fīn l-komīsārīya?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    For reporting a crime.

    Grammar Note

    "komīsārīya" comes from French commissariat. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

15. بغيت ندير شكاية

    bghīt ndīr shikāya

    I want to file a report

    Usage

    At the police station after a theft.

    Grammar Note

    "dār shikāya" means to file a complaint or report. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

16. فين نقدر نلقى مترجم؟

    fīn nqder nlqā mutarjim?

    Where can I find an interpreter?

    Usage

    When language is a problem at the police or hospital.

    Grammar Note

    "nqder" plus a verb means I can.

17. فين السفارة ديال اليابان؟

    fīn s-sifāra dyāl l-yābān?

    Where is the Japanese embassy?

    Usage

    Replace the country with your own. The embassies are in Rabat.

    Grammar Note

    "s-sifāra dyāl X" means the embassy of X. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

18. عافاك، ديني للسبيطار

    ʿāfāk, dīnī l-s-sbīṭār

    Please take me to the hospital

    Usage

    To a taxi driver or a passer-by.

    Grammar Note

    "dīnī l-" means take me to. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

19. بزربة، عافاك!

    bzerba, ʿāfāk!

    Hurry, please!

    Usage

    When time matters.

    Grammar Note

    "zerba" is haste; "bzerba" means quickly. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

20. توضرت

    tweḍḍert

    I am lost

    Usage

    When you are lost and need help.

    Grammar Note

    "tweḍḍer" means to be lost; "tweḍḍert" is I got lost. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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