Help and emergencies in Pashto
The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Pashto 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 Pashto phrases in this lesson
- مرسته!mar-SA-ta
- Help!
- ډاکټر راوغواړئDAAK-tar raa-wogh-WAA-rai
- Call a doctor
- پولیسpo-LEES
- Police
- داروخانهdah-ro-KHAH-na
- Pharmacy
- روغتونro-GHTAN
- Hospital
- زه ورک شوی یمzə wruk SHAWAI yəm
- I'm lost
- زه ناروغ یمzə naa-ROGH yəm
- I don't feel well
- غلا شویghlaa SHAWAI
- It was stolen
- دا بیړنۍ پېښه دهdaa bee-rə-NƏY PE-kha da
- It's an emergency
- ما پرېږدهmaa pre-ZHDA
- Leave me alone
Urgent call for help. In crowded areas, raising your voice and repeating it will attract attention.
Literally "call a doctor".
The emergency number in Afghanistan is 100 (police), in Pakistan 15 (police). Reporting a crime is worthwhile in cities, uncertain in rural areas.
Common in cities and towns. Pharmacists sell many medicines without prescription, including antibiotics. Quality varies; buy from established pharmacies.
Pakistan's Pashto speakers often use the Urdu word ہسپتال (has-pa-TAAL).
Literally "I have become lost".
Literally "I am sick".
Literally "it has been stolen".
Literally "leave me".