¡Socorru!
Help!
Usage
A shout for help when in danger
Grammar Note
Masculine noun el socorru, ending in -u (not Spanish socorro)
Llame a una ambulancia, por favor
Please call an ambulance
Usage
A polite way to ask someone to call an ambulance
Grammar Note
llamar starts with ll-, and the thing called takes a. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Robáronme
I've been robbed
Usage
To report that you have been robbed
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached to the verb, which takes an accent (Robáronme); the subject is dropped. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Necesito un médicu
I need a doctor
Usage
To ask for a doctor when unwell
Grammar Note
Masculine nouns end in -u (médicu, not Spanish médico). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¿Ónde ta l'hospital más cercanu?
Where is the nearest hospital?
Usage
To ask where the closest hospital is
Grammar Note
Location uses tar (ta). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Llame a la policía, por favor
Please call the police
Usage
A polite way to ask someone to call the police
Grammar Note
For usté the -ar imperative ends in -e. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Perdí'l pasaporte
I have lost my passport
Usage
To say you have lost your passport
Grammar Note
perdí and el contract into perdí'l. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¿Ónde ta la farmacia más cercana?
Where is the nearest pharmacy?
Usage
To ask where the closest pharmacy is
Grammar Note
The adjective agrees with the noun: cercana (fem.). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Tengo diabetes
I have diabetes
Usage
To tell medical staff about your condition
Grammar Note
A medical condition is expressed with tener (tengo). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Picóme un insectu
I have been bitten by an insect
Usage
To say an insect has bitten or stung you
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached after the verb, which takes an accent. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¡Basta!
Stop it
Usage
A firm word to make someone stop
Grammar Note
Short and firm; it tells someone to stop what they are doing
Nun me toque
Do not touch me
Usage
To tell a stranger not to touch you
Grammar Note
Negation before a verb is nun; the formal negative imperative uses the subjunctive. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Toi perdíu / perdida
I am lost
Usage
To say you are lost before asking for help
Grammar Note
State uses tar (toi). perdíu is masculine, perdida feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
el fueu
Fire
Usage
The basic word for a fire
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; the Asturian counterpart of Spanish fuego is fueu
el lladrón
Thief
Usage
Refers to a thief
Grammar Note
Starts with ll- (lladrón, not Spanish ladrón)
el robu
Robbery
Usage
Refers to a theft or robbery
Grammar Note
Masculine nouns end in -u (robu, not Spanish robo)
el secuestru
Kidnapping
Usage
Refers to a kidnapping
Grammar Note
Masculine nouns end in -u (secuestru)
l'asesinatu
Murder
Usage
Refers to a murder
Grammar Note
Masculine noun ending in -u (asesinatu); el becomes l' before a vowel
los disturbios
Riot
Usage
Refers to riots or public disorder
Grammar Note
The singular is disturbiu; the masculine plural ends in -os
la bomba
Bomb
Usage
Refers to a bomb
Grammar Note
Feminine noun
¡Fueu! ¡Salga!
Fire! Get out!
Usage
To warn of a fire and urge people to get out
Grammar Note
Shouted short and loud; the formal imperative uses the subjunctive form. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¡Al lladrón!
Stop thief!
Usage
A shout to alert bystanders to a thief
Grammar Note
al is a + el contracted; it works as a set cry meaning "stop thief". Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Llame a los bomberos, por favor
Please call the firefighters
Usage
A polite way to ask someone to call the fire brigade
Grammar Note
The singular is bomberu and the masculine plural bomberos. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¿Ónde ta la comisaría de policía?
Where is the police station?
Usage
To ask where the police station is
Grammar Note
Location uses tar (ta). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Quiero poner una denuncia por robu
I want to report a theft
Usage
To say you want to report a theft to the police
Grammar Note
denuncia is feminine; the masculine robu ends in -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¿Hai dalguién que fale xaponés?
Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?
Usage
To look for someone who speaks Japanese
Grammar Note
The x stands for /ʃ/ (xaponés). "There is" is hai. The subjunctive fale is used. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Esta persona ta inconsciente
This person is unconscious
Usage
To report that someone has collapsed
Grammar Note
State uses tar (ta). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¡Daquién s'afuega!
Someone is drowning
Usage
To call for help when someone is drowning
Grammar Note
afogase is reflexive, and its present stem changes to afuega (s'afuega). S' is the elided se. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Peguéronme
I was beaten
Usage
To report that you were beaten
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached after the verb, which takes an accent. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Entraron a robar na mio habitación
My room was broken into
Usage
To report a break-in to your room
Grammar Note
na is en + la contracted; mio does not change for gender or number. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Esa persona ye'l culpable
That person is the culprit
Usage
To point out the culprit to the police
Grammar Note
The 3rd person of ser is ye; ye'l is ye + el. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Engañáronme
I was deceived
Usage
To say you have been cheated
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached after the verb, which takes an accent. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Robáronme la cartera
My wallet was stolen
Usage
To report a stolen wallet
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached after the verb, which takes an accent. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Escaecí daqué
I forgot something
Usage
To say you have forgotten something
Grammar Note
"To forget" is escaecer and "something" is daqué. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Pillóme un coche
I was hit by a car
Usage
To say you were hit by a car
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached after the verb, which takes an accent. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Salga pela salida d'emerxencia, por favor
Please escape through the emergency exit
Usage
A polite way to direct someone to the emergency exit
Grammar Note
pela is per + la contracted; x stands for /ʃ/ (emerxencia). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
¡Cuidáu!
Watch out!
Usage
A shout to warn of danger
Grammar Note
A short warning word; keep the accent
Venga agora mesmu, por favor
Please come right away
Usage
A polite way to ask someone to come right away
Grammar Note
"Now" is agora (not Spanish ahora). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Ye una emerxencia
It's an emergency
Usage
To make clear that the situation is an emergency
Grammar Note
The x stands for /ʃ/ (emerxencia); the 3rd person of ser is ye. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Lléveme al hospital, por favor
Please take me to a hospital
Usage
A polite way to ask to be taken to hospital
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached after the verb, which takes an accent; al is a + el. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Apuñaláronme
I was stabbed
Usage
To report that you were stabbed
Grammar Note
The pronoun me is attached after the verb, which takes an accent. Composed sentence; native review recommended.
Hai un accidente de tráficu
There is a traffic accident
Usage
To report a road accident
Grammar Note
"There is" is hai (not Spanish hay); masculine nouns end in -u (tráficu). Composed sentence; native review recommended.
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