সহায় কৰক!
Xohay korok!
Help me!
Usage
Called out loudly to get the attention of people nearby in danger or trouble
Grammar Note
সহায় কৰা is the compound verb 'to help', and কৰক carries the polite request ending -ক. The longer form is অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক সহায় কৰক
মোক ডাক্তৰ লাগে
Mok daktor lage
I need a doctor
Usage
Tells people you need medical attention
Grammar Note
লাগে means 'is needed', and the one in need is মোক 'to me', not মই. ডাক্তৰ is borrowed from English doctor
পুলিচক মাতক!
Pulisok matok!
Call the police!
Usage
Asks bystanders to call the police after a theft or accident
Grammar Note
The object case -ক attaches to পুলিচ, 'the police'. মাতক is the polite request form of মতা 'call'. পুলিচ is English police, with the /s/ sound written চ
মই বাট হেৰুৱাইছোঁ
Moi bat heruwaisõ
I am lost
Usage
To get help when lost in an unfamiliar town or on a mountain road
Grammar Note
বাট হেৰুৱা is 'to lose one's way'. বাট means road, as do ৰাস্তা and পথ. হেৰুৱাইছোঁ is the first-person perfect
মোৰ বস্তু চুৰি হৈছে
Mor boxtu suri hoise
My things have been stolen
Usage
Reports a theft to people nearby or to the police
Grammar Note
চুৰি হোৱা is 'to be stolen': the noun চুৰি 'theft' with হৈছে 'has happened' gives a passive sense. বস্তু means things in general
মোৰ পেটৰ বিষ হৈছে
Mor petor bix hoise
I have a stomachache
Usage
Describes stomach trouble such as food poisoning
Grammar Note
পেটৰ বিষ is 'stomach pain'. বিষ means pain and also poison, kept apart by context. Swap the body part for others, as in মূৰৰ বিষ 'headache'
দূতাবাস ক'ত আছে?
Dutabax kot ase?
Where is the embassy?
Usage
When you need to contact your embassy, for instance after losing a passport
Grammar Note
দূতাবাস is a compound of 'envoy' and 'dwelling', meaning embassy. Few missions are in Assam itself, so the real office is usually in a big city
মোক ঔষধ লাগে
Mok ouxodh lage
I need medicine
Usage
Tells a pharmacist or hotel staff that you need medicine
Grammar Note
ঔষধ is the word for medicine, listed in Xobdo as medicine or drug; the spelling ওষুধ is a rare variant. The construction is the same as with ডাক্তৰ
জুই লাগিছে!
Jui lagise!
Fire!
Usage
Shouted to alert people around you when you see a fire
Grammar Note
জুই লগা is 'fire catches'. জুই is the general word for fire, and লাগিছে is the perfect form, announcing that a fire has broken out
হাস্পতাল ক'ত আছে?
Haxpotal kot ase?
Where is the hospital?
Usage
To find where to go for sudden illness or injury
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English hospital, written হাস্পতাল with a conjunct rather than the Bengali vowel pattern. It uses the standard ক'ত আছে? frame
বন্ধ কৰক!
Bondho korok!
Stop it!
Usage
Said firmly to make someone stop a nuisance or rough behaviour
Grammar Note
বন্ধ কৰা means 'to stop' or 'to close'. কৰক is the polite request form, and with a firm voice it works as a command to halt
মোক স্পৰ্শ নকৰিব!
Mok xporxo nokorib!
Do not touch me!
Usage
To refuse clearly when a stranger tries to touch you
Grammar Note
স্পৰ্শ কৰা is 'to touch'. The negative prefix ন- gives নকৰিব, a future-form polite prohibition. মোক is the object form of 'I'
চোৰ
Sor
Thief
Usage
A cry to alert people that a thief is nearby
Grammar Note
চোৰ is the general word for a thief, listed as thief or burglar in Xobdo; it uses the Assamese ৰ. Pointing it at a specific person is rude
ডকাইতি
Dokaiti
Robbery
Usage
A noun shouted to say a robbery is happening
Grammar Note
ডকাইত is the robber and ডকাইতি the act; Xobdo glosses the latter as robbery
কোনোবাই মোৰ মোনাটো কাঢ়ি নিলে
Konobai mor monato karhi nile
Someone snatched my bag
Usage
Describes a bag-snatching to the police or onlookers just after it happens
Grammar Note
কোনোবাই is কোনোবা 'someone' with the subject marker -ই. কাঢ়ি নিয়া is the compound 'snatch away', and নিলে is the third-person past
পকেটমাৰ
Poketomar
Pickpocket
Usage
A word for reporting a pickpocket in a crowded place
Grammar Note
A compound of পকেট 'pocket' and মাৰ 'strike'. Xobdo lists it as pick-pocket, though it is rare in print
অপহৰণ
Opohoron
Kidnapping
Usage
A word for reporting an abduction to the police
Grammar Note
A Sanskrit-origin written word, listed as kidnapping or abduction in Xobdo and used in news and official settings
হত্যা
Hotya
Murder
Usage
A word for reporting a killing to the police or bystanders
Grammar Note
A Sanskrit-origin word listed as murder or killing in Xobdo; হত্যা কৰা is the compound verb 'to kill'
বোমা
Boma
Bomb
Usage
A warning word when you see a suspicious object or an explosion
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English bomb and listed in Xobdo. The ব here is /b/. It is an urgent warning word and must never be used as a joke
জুই লাগিছে! পলাই যাওক!
Jui lagise! polai jaok!
Fire! Run!
Usage
Warns others of a fire and urges them to get out
Grammar Note
পলাই যাওক is 'please flee'. পলাই is the linking form of পলোৱা 'flee' and যাওক the polite request. The first half announces the fire
চোৰ! ধৰক!
Sor! dhorok!
Thief! Catch him!
Usage
Calls on bystanders to stop a fleeing thief
Grammar Note
ধৰা means 'catch, hold'. ধৰক is its polite request form, usually shouted short
অগ্নিনিৰ্বাপক বাহিনীক মাতক!
Ogninirwapok bahinik matok!
Please call the fire brigade
Usage
Asks others to call the fire service during a fire
Grammar Note
অগ্নিনিৰ্বাপক বাহিনী is the formal name of the fire brigade and Xobdo lists it as such. দমকল is heard in daily speech but the dictionary gives it as a hand pump, so it is avoided here
থানা ক'ত আছে?
Thana kot ase?
Where is the police station?
Usage
To find the nearest police station for reporting a theft or loss
Grammar Note
থানা means police station, as Xobdo lists it; পুলিচ ষ্টেচন also works. The location frame is ক'ত আছে?
মই চুৰিৰ অভিযোগ কৰিব বিচাৰোঁ
Moi surir obhijog korib bisarõ
I want to report a theft
Usage
An opening line at the police station for filing a theft report
Grammar Note
অভিযোগ কৰা is 'to lodge a complaint'. চুৰিৰ is the genitive, 'of theft'. কৰিব বিচাৰোঁ is the 'want to do' pattern, like যাব বিচাৰোঁ
জাপানী ভাষা ক'ব পৰা কোনোবা আছেনে?
Japani bhaxa kob pora konoba asene?
Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?
Usage
Looks for someone who can interpret; replace জাপানী with your own language
Grammar Note
ক'ব পৰা is 'able to speak', modifying কোনোবা 'someone'. Put another nationality adjective before ভাষা to name a different language
এইজন মানুহ অজ্ঞান হৈ পৰিছে
Eijon manuh ogyan hoi porise
This person is unconscious
Usage
Describes a collapsed person to onlookers or emergency services
Grammar Note
এইজন is এই + the person classifier জন, 'this person'. অজ্ঞান হৈ পৰা is the compound 'to faint and fall'
এজন মানুহ পানীত ডুবি আছে!
Ejon manuh panit dubi ase!
Someone is drowning!
Usage
Shouted when someone is drowning in the Brahmaputra or another river or pond
Grammar Note
ডুবা is 'to sink', and পানীত ডুবি আছে is 'is sunk in the water'. পানীত has the locative -ত. The wording is rarely attested, so add gestures. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression
কোনোবাই মোক প্ৰহাৰ কৰিছে
Konobai mok prohar korise
I was beaten
Usage
Reports an assault to the police or medical staff
Grammar Note
প্ৰহাৰ কৰা is the compound 'to beat'. Assamese prefers the active 'someone beat me' to a passive, and মোক is the object form
কোনোবাই মোক ছুৰীৰে আঘাত কৰিছে
Konobai mok surire aghat korise
I was stabbed
Usage
An urgent report of an attack with a blade
Grammar Note
ছুৰী is a knife, and the instrument case -ৰে gives 'with a knife'. আঘাত কৰা is 'to strike', so no more specific verb is needed
মোৰ কোঠাত চুৰি হৈছে
Mor kothat suri hoise
My room was broken into
Usage
Tells the front desk or police that your room has been robbed
Grammar Note
কোঠাত carries the locative -ত, 'in the room'. চুৰি হৈছে says a theft has happened without naming a culprit
সেই মানুহজনেই অপৰাধী
Xei manuhojonei oporadhi
That person is the culprit
Usage
Points out a culprit to the police; use it only for what you actually saw
Grammar Note
মানুহজন is মানুহ 'person' with the person classifier -জন, 'that person', and -ই adds emphasis. An identity sentence needs no verb
কোনোবাই মোক ঠগিছে
Konobai mok thogise
I was deceived
Usage
Tells the police or hotel staff you were cheated, such as in an overcharge
Grammar Note
ঠগা is 'to cheat', and ঠগিছে is the third-person perfect. The form is rarely attested, so adding details helps get the meaning across. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression
মোৰ মোনাটো চুৰি হৈছে
Mor monato suri hoise
My bag was stolen
Usage
Reports a stolen bag with a wallet or passport inside
Grammar Note
মোনা means a bag. A dedicated word for wallet could not be confirmed, so this word is used; -টো makes it the specific bag
মই মোৰ মোনাটো পাহৰি আহিলোঁ
Moi mor monato pahori ahilõ
I left my bag behind
Usage
Tells people you left a bag in a taxi or shop, so they can help find it
Grammar Note
পাহৰি আহিলোঁ is 'came away forgetting', i.e. left behind. আহিলোঁ is the first-person past of অহা. Putting the object first makes 'what' clear
ৰাস্তাত দুৰ্ঘটনা হৈছে
Raxtat durghotona hoise
There has been a traffic accident
Usage
Tells emergency services about a road accident and where it is
Grammar Note
দুৰ্ঘটনা হোৱা is 'an accident happens'. ৰাস্তাত has the locative -ত, 'on the road'. Xobdo glosses দুৰ্ঘটনা as accident or mishap
এখন গাড়ীয়ে মোক খুন্দা মাৰিছে
Ekhon gariye mok khunda marise
I was hit by a car
Usage
Describes being hit by a vehicle to bystanders or emergency staff
Grammar Note
খুন্দা মৰা is the idiom 'to ram or bump into'. The subject গাড়ীয়ে carries the agent ending, giving the active 'a car hit me'
জৰুৰীকালীন নিৰ্গমন পথেৰে ওলাই যাওক
Jorurikalin nirgomon pothere olai jaok
Please escape through the emergency exit
Usage
Tells others in a building to leave through the emergency exit
Grammar Note
নিৰ্গমন পথ is the formal 'exit route', and -ৰে marks the way taken. ওলাই যাওক is 'please go out'. The combination is rarely seen, so add gestures. This is a composed sentence: each word is verified and the grammar is regular, but the exact phrasing is not a fixed expression
সাৱধান!
Xawodhan!
Watch out!
Usage
A short shout to warn of immediate danger
Grammar Note
সাৱধান means careful, with the Assamese letter ৱ for /w/; Xobdo glosses it as cautious. It stands alone as a warning call
সোনকালে কৰক!
Xonokale korok!
Please hurry
Usage
Asks someone to act quickly in an urgent situation
Grammar Note
সোনকালে is the adverb 'quickly', as Xobdo lists it. With the polite request form of কৰা it means 'please do it quickly'
এতিয়াই আহক!
Etiyai ahok!
Please come right away
Usage
Asks someone to come at once for a sick person or an accident
Grammar Note
এতিয়া 'now' plus the emphatic -ই gives 'right now'. আহক is the polite request form of অহা 'come', used to summon someone
এইটো জৰুৰী
Eito joruri
It's an emergency
Usage
A short way to tell people or an office that the situation is urgent
Grammar Note
জৰুৰী means urgent, as Xobdo lists it. The copula is dropped, so 'this + urgent' is a complete sentence
এম্বুলেঞ্চ মাতক!
Emwulenyso matok!
Please call an ambulance
Usage
Asks bystanders to arrange an ambulance for an injured or sick person
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English ambulance and listed in Xobdo. The conjunct ঞ্চ stands for roughly /nc/. মাতক is the polite request form of মতা 'call'
মোৰ পাছপৰ্ট হেৰাইছে
Mor pasoporto heraise
I've lost my passport
Usage
The first thing to say at the police or embassy after losing your passport
Grammar Note
পাছপৰ্ট is borrowed from English passport. হেৰাইছে is the third-person perfect of হেৰোৱা 'go missing', with the object as subject
মই অসুস্থ
Moi oxuxtho
I am ill
Usage
Says you feel unwell and need rest or a check-up
Grammar Note
অসুস্থ is the adjective 'unwell', with অ- as the negative prefix. The copula is dropped, so 'I + ill' is a full sentence
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