Help and emergencies in Assamese
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Assamese words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Assamese phrases in this lesson
- সহায় কৰক!xo-HAI KO-rok
- Help!
- ডাক্তৰক মাতকDAK-to-rok MA-tok
- Call a doctor
- আৰক্ষীa-ROK-khi
- Police
- ঔষধৰ দোকানOU-xo-dhor DO-kan
- Pharmacy
- চিকিৎসালয়si-kit-XA-loi
- Hospital
- মই হেৰাই গ'লোMOI he-RAI GO-lo
- I'm lost
- মই অসুস্থMOI o-XUS-tho
- I don't feel well
- চুৰি হৈ গ'লSU-ri HOI GOL
- It was stolen
- জৰুৰী অৱস্থাzo-RU-ri o-WOS-tha
- It's an emergency
- মোক অকলে এৰি দিয়কMUK o-KO-le E-ri di-YOK
- Leave me alone
The direct call for help. A louder version is "বচোৱা!" (bo-SO-wa), save me. For a calmer request, "মোক সহায় কৰক" (MOK xo-HAI KO-rok), please help me, is less alarming and fits everyday problems.
The emergency number in India is 112. Ambulance services operate in Guwahati. In rural areas, getting to the nearest hospital quickly is often the most practical approach.
The Assamese word, where ক্ষ is a hard kh. You will also hear "পুলিচ" (PU-lis), the borrowed English word, more often in speech. The national emergency number is 112.
Literally "medicine shop", with ষ giving the throat x. Pharmacies are common in all towns and are often willing to identify medicines from a photo of the packet, which beats trying to translate the name.
Gauhati Medical College Hospital is the major government hospital in the city. Private hospitals are generally faster for emergencies. The word for emergency is জৰুৰীকালীন (zo-RU-ri-ka-LIN).
Literally "I have become lost". Follow it with a map on your phone or the name of your hotel. Assamese people are generally very hospitable to strangers and will often escort you part of the way.
অসুস্থ means unwell. At a pharmacy, বিষ আছে (BIX a-SE, there is pain) plus pointing at what hurts covers most situations simply and clearly.
Combine with the previous pattern: মোৰ ফোন চুৰি হৈ গ'ল, my phone was stolen. চুৰি is "suri". This is enough to start any police report or hotel interaction.
The emergency number in India is 112.
Literally "leave me alone, please". Firm and still polite.