Tulung!
Help!
Usage
Shout it when you are in danger
Grammar Note
Tulung means help and is the basic cry for assistance
Abdi peryogi dokter.
I need a doctor
Usage
Asking for a doctor when ill or hurt
Grammar Note
Peryogi means to need and dokter doctor
Aya maling!
Thief!
Usage
Alerting people to a thief
Grammar Note
Maling means thief; avoid bangsat, which is a strong insult
Abdi alérgi kana ubar ieu.
I am allergic to this medicine
Usage
Telling a doctor or pharmacist about a drug allergy
Grammar Note
Alérgi is allergy and ubar medicine
Tulung telepon pulisi!
Please call the police!
Usage
Asking bystanders to call the police
Grammar Note
Telepon is telephone or to phone and pulisi police
Abdi tatu.
I am injured
Usage
Saying you are hurt
Grammar Note
Tatu means wound or injury; ripuh means struggling, not injured
Abdi teu tiasa ngambekan.
I cannot breathe
Usage
Reporting breathing difficulty
Grammar Note
Ngambekan means to breathe
Dompét abdi leungit.
I have lost my wallet
Usage
Reporting a lost wallet
Grammar Note
Leungit means lost; if it was stolen, use dipaling
Abdi peryogi penerjemah.
I need an interpreter
Usage
Asking for an interpreter
Grammar Note
Penerjemah means translator or interpreter
Di mana rumah sakit?
Where is the hospital?
Usage
Asking where the hospital is
Grammar Note
Rumah sakit means hospital
Ulah!
Stop it! / Don't!
Usage
A firm way to tell someone to stop
Grammar Note
Ulah means don't; it is blunt and not polite
Ulah nyekel abdi!
Don't grab me!
Usage
Firmly refusing when someone grabs you
Grammar Note
Nyekel means to hold or grab
Barang abdi dipaling.
My things were stolen
Usage
Reporting a theft
Grammar Note
Dipaling is the passive of maling, 'was stolen'
Abdi badé nelepon pulisi!
I am going to call the police!
Usage
Warning someone or announcing that you are calling the police
Grammar Note
Nelepon means to phone
Kahuruan!
Fire!
Usage
Shouting to warn others of a fire
Grammar Note
Kahuruan means a fire or caught fire; seuneu is the flame itself
Aya rampog!
Robbery!
Usage
Shouting about a robbery
Grammar Note
Rampog means robbery or armed robber
Aya copet!
Pickpocket!
Usage
Warning that there is a pickpocket
Grammar Note
Copet means pickpocket
Karusuhan
Riot / disturbance
Usage
Used for unrest in the street or in the news
Grammar Note
Karusuhan means riot or disorder
Bom
Bomb
Usage
Warning about a bomb
Grammar Note
Bom is a loanword meaning bomb
Kahuruan! Mangga kaluar!
Fire! Please get out!
Usage
Urging people to leave during a fire
Grammar Note
Kaluar means go out and mangga politely urges the action
Aya maling! Tulung cekel!
Thief! Catch him!
Usage
Asking bystanders to catch a thief
Grammar Note
Cekel is the bare stem for catching or holding
Tulung telepon pemadam kebakaran!
Please call the fire brigade!
Usage
Asking someone to call the fire brigade
Grammar Note
Pemadam kebakaran means fire brigade
Di mana kantor pulisi?
Where is the police station?
Usage
Asking where the police station is
Grammar Note
Kantor means office
Abdi badé ngalaporkeun ka pulisi.
I want to report it to the police
Usage
Making a police report
Grammar Note
Ngalaporkeun means to report
Aya anu tiasa nyarios basa Jepang?
Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?
Usage
Looking for someone who speaks Japanese
Grammar Note
Anu means 'the one who' and nyarios is the polite 'speak'
Jalma ieu pingsan.
This person has fainted
Usage
Telling others or the ambulance that someone has collapsed
Grammar Note
Pingsan means to faint or lose consciousness
Aya jalma anu tilelep!
Someone is drowning!
Usage
Raising the alarm when someone is drowning
Grammar Note
Tilelep means to sink and is used for someone drowning
Aya anu neunggeul abdi.
Someone hit me
Usage
Reporting an assault
Grammar Note
Neunggeul means to hit
Abdi ditusuk.
I was stabbed
Usage
Emergency report of a stabbing
Grammar Note
Ditusuk is the passive 'was stabbed'
Aya maling asup ka kamar abdi.
A thief broke into my room
Usage
Reporting a break-in at your lodging
Grammar Note
Asup means to enter
Abdi ditipu.
I was cheated
Usage
Reporting a scam or being cheated
Grammar Note
Ditipu is the passive 'was deceived'
Dompét abdi dipaling.
My wallet was stolen
Usage
Reporting a stolen wallet
Grammar Note
Dipaling means was stolen
Barang abdi tinggaleun di dinya.
I left my things there
Usage
Reporting something left behind in a vehicle or shop
Grammar Note
Tinggaleun means left behind
Abdi katabrak mobil.
I was hit by a car
Usage
Reporting a road accident
Grammar Note
Katabrak is an involuntary passive, 'got hit'
Mangga kaluar ti panto darurat.
Please leave through the emergency exit
Usage
Urging people to evacuate
Grammar Note
Panto means door and darurat emergency
Awas! Bahaya!
Watch out! It is dangerous!
Usage
Warning someone of danger
Grammar Note
Awas means look out and bahaya danger
Punten, tulung énggal.
Please hurry
Usage
Asking someone to hurry in an emergency
Grammar Note
Énggal is the polite word for quickly
Punten, mangga énggal sumping ayeuna.
Please come right now
Usage
Calling someone to come immediately
Grammar Note
Sumping is the polite 'come' for the other person and ayeuna means now
Ieu darurat.
This is an emergency
Usage
Stating that it is an emergency
Grammar Note
Darurat means urgent or an emergency
Punten, tulung bawa abdi ka rumah sakit.
Please take me to a hospital
Usage
Asking someone to take you to hospital
Grammar Note
Bawa means to bring or take
Aya kacilakaan lalu lintas.
There has been a traffic accident
Usage
Reporting a road accident
Grammar Note
Kacilakaan means accident and lalu lintas traffic
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