Emergency

1. ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ!

   Saa-haay-ya ka-ran-tu!

   Help me!

   Usage

   The most basic emergency call for help

   Grammar Note

   "Saahaayya" derives from Sanskrit "sahaayata" (assistance). Odisha emergency numbers: Police 100, Fire 101, Ambulance 108.

2. ଡାକ୍ତରଖାନା କେଉଁଠାରେ ଅଛି?

   Daak-tar-khaa-naa ke-un-thaa-re ach-hi?

   Where is the hospital?

   Usage

   Asking for directions to the hospital

   Grammar Note

   "Daaktarkhana" combines English "daaktar" (doctor) + "khana" (house/place). "Doctor's place" = hospital/clinic. A common Indian vernacular compound.

3. ପୋଲିସ ଡାକ

   Po-lis daak

   Call the police

   Usage

   Requesting someone to call the police

   Grammar Note

   "Daak" is the imperative of "daakiba" (to call). In emergencies, brevity matters more than formality. Police emergency number in Odisha is 100.

4. ଡାକ୍ତର ଦରକାର

   Daak-tar dar-kaar

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Expressing the need for medical attention

   Grammar Note

   "Darkaar" (need) comes from Persian. In Odia, "daaktar darkaar" simply means "I need a doctor" — subject is implied from context.

5. ଚୋରି ହୋଇଛି

   Cho-ri ho-i-chhi

   I was robbed / Theft occurred

   Usage

   Reporting theft to police or accommodation

   Grammar Note

   "Hoichhi" is the perfect of "heba" (to happen/become) — "has occurred". "Chori" (theft) is shared with Hindi, both from Sanskrit origins.

6. ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣା ହଉଛି

   Yan-tra-naa ha-u-chhi

   I am in pain

   Usage

   Communicating pain to a doctor or emergency responder

   Grammar Note

   "Yantranaa" derives from Sanskrit "yantrana" (pain/torture). "Hauchhi" is the present continuous form indicating ongoing pain.

7. ଆମ୍ବୁଲ୍ୟାନ୍ସ ଡାକ

   Ambulance daak

   Call an ambulance

   Usage

   Requesting an ambulance

   Grammar Note

   India's ambulance emergency number is 108. Odisha operates the "108 Emergency Ambulance Service" providing free emergency transport across the state.

8. ଶ୍ୱାସ ନେଇ ହଉ ନାହିଁ

   Shvaas nei hau naa-hin

   I cannot breathe

   Usage

   Communicating breathing difficulty to emergency responders

   Grammar Note

   "Hau nahin" expresses impossibility/inability. "Shvaasa" derives from Sanskrit. "Nei hau nahin" = "taking is not possible" = cannot take (a breath).

9. ଦୂତାବାସ କେଉଁଠାରେ ଅଛି?

   Du-taa-vaas ke-un-thaa-re ach-hi?

   Where is the embassy?

   Usage

   Finding your country's embassy in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   "Dootaabaasa" combines "doota" (envoy/ambassador) + "vaasa" (dwelling) — both Sanskrit-derived. The Indian term for embassy across multiple languages.

10. ଔଷଧ ଦରକାର

    Au-sha-dha dar-kaar

    I need medicine

    Usage

    Requesting medicine at a pharmacy or medical facility

    Grammar Note

    "Aushadha" derives from Sanskrit "aushadha" (medicinal herb/medicine). Odia uses this Sanskrit form or the Hindi loanword "dabai" for medicine.

11. ବନ୍ଦ କରନ୍ତୁ

    Banda karantu

    Stop it

    Usage

    Show this on screen, without speaking, to shut down persistent touts or scams

12. ମୋତେ ଛୁଅନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ

    Mote chhuantu nahin

    Do not touch me

    Usage

    A firm refusal of physical contact; showing it to bystanders adds deterrence

13. ମୋତେ ଏକୁଟିଆ ଛାଡ଼ନ୍ତୁ

    Mote ekutia chhadantu

    Leave me alone

    Usage

    Cuts off someone following you; polite in form but unambiguous in intent

14. ମୁଁ ପୋଲିସ ଡାକିବି

    Mun polisa dakibi

    I will call the police

    Usage

    A clear warning to a threatening person; India's emergency police number is 112

15. ନିଆଁ

    Nian

    Fire

    Usage

    The everyday word for fire; the formal word is "agni"

16. ଚୋର

    Chora

    Thief

    Usage

    The word for the person; the act of theft is "chori", as in "ଚୋରି ହୋଇଛି".

17. ଡକାୟତି

    Dakayati

    Robbery

    Usage

    Robbery by a gang using force; the term used in Indian criminal law

18. ଗଣ୍ଠିକଟା

    Ganthikata

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    Literally "one who cuts the knot of your clothes"; used about crowded markets and trains

19. ଅପହରଣ

    Apaharana

    Kidnapping

    Usage

    The modern word for abduction; it also has the sense "theft".

20. ହତ୍ୟା

    Hatya

    Murder

    Usage

    Do not use "khun" here — in Odia that word means a salt pot, not murder

21. ଦଙ୍ଗା

    Danga

    Riot

    Usage

    A crowd turning violent — show it when asking whether it is safe to go out

22. ବୋମା

    Boma

    Bomb

    Usage

    A loanword from English "bomb", from the bang it makes

23. ନିଆଁ! ପଳାଅ!

    Nian! Palaa!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

    Shout it to the people around you when you find a fire

    Grammar Note

    "Nian" means fire. "Palaa" is the imperative of "palaiba" (to flee), formed like "jaa" in "ସିଧା ଯାଅ".

24. ଚୋର! ଧର!

    Chora! Dhara!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Shout it to bystanders right after a theft, pointing at the person

    Grammar Note

    "Chora" means thief. "Dhara" is the short imperative of "dhariba" (hold, catch), the verb in "ହାତ ଧରି ପାରିବି?" (May I hold your hand?), formed like "daka" in "ପୋଲିସ ଡାକ".

25. ଦମକଳ ଡାକ

    Damakala daka

    Please call a fire engine

    Usage

    Ask a bystander to call the fire brigade when you find a fire

    Grammar Note

    Object + "daka" means "call …", as in "ଆମ୍ବୁଲ୍ୟାନ୍ସ ଡାକ" (call an ambulance). "Damakala" means fire engine.

26. ପୋଲିସ ଷ୍ଟେସନ କେଉଁଠାରେ ଅଛି?

    Polisa steshana keunthare achhi?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asking the way to a police station in order to report a crime

    Grammar Note

    "X keunthare achhi?" asks where X is, as in "ଡାକ୍ତରଖାନା କେଉଁଠାରେ ଅଛି?". Here the noun is a compound of "polisa" and "steshana".

27. ଚୋରି ହୋଇଛି, ମୁଁ ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରିବି

    Chori hoichhi, mun abhijoga karibi

    I want to report a theft

    Usage

    Tell the desk at a police station that you want to report a theft

    Grammar Note

    The first clause reports a theft; the second uses the "mun ...-ibi" volitional, as in "ମୁଁ ପୋଲିସ ଡାକିବି" and "ରୁମ ବୁକ କରିବି". "Abhijoga" means an accusation or complaint against a person.

28. ଜାପାନୀ ଜାଣୁଥିବା କେହି ଅଛନ୍ତି?

    Japani januthiba kehi achhanti?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Look for someone who can interpret when you cannot explain the situation

    Grammar Note

    The pattern is like "ଇଂରାଜୀ ଜାଣୁଥିବା ଡାକ୍ତର ଅଛନ୍ତି?", with "japani" as the language and "kehi" (anyone) as the person. The language name is used bare.

29. ଏ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଅଚେତନ

    E byakti achetana

    This person is unconscious

    Usage

    Point at the collapsed person while showing this to responders or bystanders

    Grammar Note

    A nominal sentence without a copula. “ଏ (e)”: demonstrative. “ଅଚେତନ (achetana)”: unconscious; void of sensation. Examples: ମୁଁ ଜାପାନୀ; ମୁଁ ଗର୍ଭବତୀ; ଏ ଜଳ ଭିତରେ.

30. ଏ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଡୁବୁଛନ୍ତି

    E byakti dubuchhanti

    Someone is drowning

    Usage

    Call for help while pointing at a person drowning in the water

    Grammar Note

    The progressive of "dubiba" (to sink, to drown). The ending "-chhanti" is honorific plural. Examples: ଡାକ୍ତର ଅଛନ୍ତି?

31. ମୋତେ ମାଡ଼ ମାରିଛନ୍ତି

    Mote mada marichhanti

    I was beaten

    Usage

    Report to police or medical staff that you have been assaulted

    Grammar Note

    “ମୋତେ (mote)”: to me / me (object). “ମାରିବା (mariba)”: to strike; to beat. The collocation is "mada mari". Examples: ମୋତେ ଛୁଅନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ.

32. ମୋ ରୁମରେ ଚୋରି ହୋଇଛି

    Mo rumare chori hoichhi

    My room was broken into

    Usage

    Use at the front desk or with police when your room has been ransacked

    Grammar Note

    “ମୋ (mo)”: possessive "my". “ରୁମ (ruma)”: room. The regular locative postposition is "-re". The predicate reports a theft: literally "a theft happened in my room". Examples: ମୋ ଲଗେଜ; ବାଥ.

33. ସେ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଅପରାଧୀ

    Se byakti aparadhi

    That person is the culprit

    Usage

    Use it to point out the offender to the police

    Grammar Note

    A nominal sentence without a copula. “ଅପରାଧୀ (aparadhi)”: criminal; offender; an accused person.

34. ମୋତେ ଠକିଛନ୍ତି

    Mote thakichhanti

    I was deceived

    Usage

    Use when reporting a scam or a rip-off

    Grammar Note

    “ମୋତେ (mote)”: to me / me (object). The ending "-chhanti" is honorific plural. “ଠକିବା (thakiba)”: to cheat; to deceive. Examples: ମୋତେ ଛୁଅନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ; ଅଛନ୍ତି.

35. ମୁଁ ମୋ ଜିନିଷ ଭୁଲି ଯାଇଛି

    Mun mo jinisha bhuli jaichhi

    I left it behind

    Usage

    Use when you have left something behind in a shop, a vehicle or your lodging

    Grammar Note

    Elements in the sentence and examples containing the same forms. Examples: ମୁଁ ମୋ — ମୁଁ ମୋ ସେବା କୁକୁରଙ୍କୁ; ଜିନିଷ — ଜିନିଷ ସାମ୍ଭାଳି ରଖନ୍ତୁ; ଭୁଲି — ଭୁଲିବି ନାହିଁ; ଯାଇଛି — ଥକି ଯାଇଛି.

36. ମୋତେ ଗାଡ଼ି ଧକ୍କା ଦେଇଛି

    Mote gadi dhakka deichhi

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    Tell responders or police that a car hit you

    Grammar Note

    “ମୋତେ (mote)”: to me / me (object). “ଗାଡ଼ି (gadi)”: car. “ଧକା (dhaka), ଧକ୍କା (dhakka)”: variant spellings meaning a collision of two things. Examples: ମୋତେ ଛୁଅନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ; ଗାଡ଼ି ଷ୍ଟାର୍ଟ ହେଉ ନାହିଁ।

37. ସାବଧାନ!

    Sabadhana!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    A one-word warning of immediate danger; "ସାବଧାନ" is also used on written caution notices.

    Grammar Note

    "Sabadhana" is used both on caution notices and as a shouted warning with an exclamation mark. Examples: ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରନ୍ତୁ!

38. ଶୀଘ୍ର କରନ୍ତୁ

    Shighra karantu

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Show it when you need help or paperwork to be speeded up

    Grammar Note

    “କରନ୍ତୁ (karantu)”: polite imperative. “ଶୀଘ୍ର (shighra)”: quick. Examples: ବନ୍ଦ କରନ୍ତୁ.

39. ତୁରନ୍ତ ଆସନ୍ତୁ

    Turanta asantu

    Please come right away

    Usage

    Ask someone on the phone or in front of you to come immediately

    Grammar Note

    “ତୁରନ୍ତ (turanta)”: adverb. The adverb is followed by "asantu".

40. ଏହା ଜରୁରୀ

    Eha jaruri

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    Tell a desk or a queue that your situation cannot wait

    Grammar Note

    A nominal sentence without a copula. "Eha" and "jaruri" are placed together. "ଜରୁରୀ ସଂକେତ" means emergency signal. Examples: ଏହା ହ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ ଲଗେଜ.

41. ମୋତେ ଡାକ୍ତରଖାନା ନିଅନ୍ତୁ

    Mote daktarakhana niantu

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Ask a driver or a bystander when you cannot get there on your own

    Grammar Note

    “ମୋତେ (mote)”: to me / me (object). “ଡାକ୍ତରଖାନା (daktarakhana)”: hospital. "Niantu" is the polite imperative of "neba" (to take). The short imperative is "nia"; the polite ending "-antu" is also in "karantu". Examples: ମୋତେ ଛୁଅନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ; ବିଶ୍ରାମ ନିଅ; କରନ୍ତୁ.

42. ସଡ଼କ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ହୋଇଛି

    Sadaka durghatana hoichhi

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    Tell the police, paramedics or bystanders that a traffic accident has happened

    Grammar Note

    The "durghatana hoichi" (an accident has happened) frame has "sadaka" (highway, road, constructed road) prefixed. "Durghatana" means accident; "sadaka durghatana" means traffic accident. Examples: ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ହୋଇଛି — ସ୍କି ପ୍ୟାଟ୍ରଲ ଡାକ।; ଔରଙ୍ଗାବାଦ ରେଳ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା.

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