Help and emergencies in Kazakh
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Kazakh 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 Kazakh phrases in this lesson
- Көмектесіңіз!ko-mek-te-si-NIZ
- Help!
- Дәрігер шақырыңызdar-I-ger sha-KIR-in-iz
- Call a doctor
- Полицияpo-lee-TSI-ya
- Police
- Дәріханаda-ri-kha-NA
- Pharmacy
- Ауруханаau-ru-kha-NA
- Hospital
- Адасып қалдымa-da-SYP kal-DYM
- I'm lost
- Мен ауырамынmen a-WI-ra-min
- I don't feel well
- Ол ұрландыol UR-lan-di
- It was stolen
- Бұл төтенше жағдайbul to-ten-SHE zhagh-DAI
- It's an emergency
- Мені мазаламаңызme-NI ma-za-la-ma-NYZ
- Leave me alone
The emergency number is 112.
The emergency number is 103 for ambulance, or the general 112 works too. For non-emergency medical care, calling ahead to a clinic is the standard approach in Kazakhstan.
Non-emergency number 102. Kazakhstani police speak Russian widely and some English in major cities. Kazakhstan is relatively safe; the most likely report is a lost item or stolen phone.
Literally "medicine house".
Literally "sickness house".
Useful at a pharmacy or clinic. Add "мәйінінің ауырады" (my head hurts) or point to where pain is. Simple words plus pointing constitute a complete medical description.
Combine: "менің телефоным ұрланды" (my phone was stolen). Report to police for insurance purposes. Theft is not rampant in Kazakhstan but can occur in crowded areas and transport.
Literally "don't bother me".