Gelbėkite!
Help!
Usage
Used to call for help in an emergency
Grammar Note
Plural imperative of "gelbėti" (to save). "Pagalba!" (Help!) is another emergency call
Iškvieskite greitąją pagalbą!
Call an ambulance!
Usage
Used when an ambulance is needed urgently
Grammar Note
"greitoji pagalba" literally means "quick help" (ambulance). Emergency number in Lithuania: 112
Iškvieskite policiją!
Call the police!
Usage
Used when police assistance is needed
Grammar Note
"policija" is the nominative. 112 is Lithuania's only emergency number. The old numbers 01/101/02/102/03/103 were withdrawn on 2021-10-01 and permanently disconnected on 2022-04-01
Man skauda krūtinę
I have chest pain
Usage
Used to describe a medical emergency symptom
Grammar Note
"skausti" is impersonal meaning "to hurt". Construction: dative "man" + accusative body part
Pamečiau pasą
I have lost my passport
Usage
Used when a passport has been lost
Grammar Note
"pamesti" is the perfective verb for "to lose". Embassy: "ambasada", police: "policija"
Kur yra artimiausia ligoninė?
Where is the nearest hospital?
Usage
Used to find the nearest hospital in an emergency
Grammar Note
"ligoninė" literally means "house of the sick". Pharmacy: "vaistinė"
Man pavogė piniginę
My wallet was stolen
Usage
Used when reporting a theft
Grammar Note
"pavogti" is perfective "to steal". Dative "man" marks the victim. For bag: "rankinę"
Jaučiuosi blogai
I feel unwell
Usage
Used to say you are feeling unwell
Grammar Note
"jaustis" is reflexive meaning "to feel". "blogai" (badly) is the opposite of "gerai" (well)
Aš esu alergiškas penicilinui
I am allergic to penicillin
Usage
Used to inform medical staff about a penicillin allergy
Grammar Note
"alergiškas" + dative expresses "allergic to". Feminine form: "alergiška"
Prašau susisiekti su mano ambasada
Please contact my embassy
Usage
Used to request contact with your embassy in an emergency
Grammar Note
"susisiekti" is reflexive meaning "to contact/communicate". "su" + instrumental means "with"
Nustokite!
Stop it!
Usage
Show without speaking to firmly refuse pushy touts or unwanted contact
Nelieskite manęs!
Do not touch me!
Usage
Displayed to stop physical contact; deliberately blunt, do not soften it
Mane apvogė
I have been robbed
Usage
Reports a theft in general; point at what was taken
Gaisras
Fire
Usage
A fire that is out of control; fire for cooking or light is "ugnis"
Vagis
Thief
Usage
The person who steals; the act is "vagystė" (the offence in Criminal Code Article 178)
Plėšimas
Robbery
Usage
Taking property by force or threat — the offence in Criminal Code Article 180; theft without force is "vagystė"
Kišenvagis
Pickpocket
Usage
A thief who steals from pockets; kišenė (pocket) + vagis (thief)
Pagrobimas
Kidnapping
Usage
Carrying a person off by force; abduction of a child is Criminal Code Article 156 and hostage-taking is Article 252
Nužudymas
Murder
Usage
The offence in Criminal Code Article 129; killing in a state of extreme agitation is a separate offence in Article 130
Riaušės
Riot
Usage
The offence in Criminal Code Article 283, and the form the news uses; always plural
Bomba
Bomb
Usage
The explosive device itself; an aerial bomb is "aviacinė bomba" and a time bomb is "laiko bomba"
Gaisras! Bėkite!
Fire! Run!
Usage
Shout this to warn the people around you and send them outside when a fire breaks out
Grammar Note
"Gaisras" (fire) followed by "Bėkite", the plural imperative of "bėgti" (to run, to flee); -kite is the imperative ending for several people or a polite single addressee
Vagis! Sugaukite jį!
Thief! Catch him!
Usage
Shout this right after a theft to ask bystanders to stop the thief
Grammar Note
"Vagis" (thief) followed by "Sugaukite", the plural imperative of "sugauti" (to catch), and "jį" (him, accusative); "sugauti" is also used for catching a fleeing offender
Iškvieskite gaisrinę mašiną!
Please call a fire engine
Usage
Ask bystanders to call the fire brigade; the emergency number is 112
Grammar Note
"Iškvieskite", the plural imperative of "iškviesti" (to call out), followed by "gaisrinė mašina" (fire engine) in the accusative, "gaisrinę mašiną"; for an ambulance one says "greitąją pagalbą"
Kur yra policijos nuovada?
Where is the police station?
Usage
Ask the way to the police station where you can file a report
Grammar Note
The "Kur yra X?" (where is X?) pattern. X is "policijos nuovada", the genitive of "policija" (police) plus "nuovada" (station), i.e. the police station
Man reikia pažymos apie vagystę
I need a theft report
Usage
Show this at a police counter to ask for a certificate of the theft; an insurer asks for this document
Grammar Note
"Man reikia" + genitive means "I need ...": the thing needed, "pažyma" (certificate), takes the genitive "pažymos", and "apie vagystę" (about the theft) says what it certifies
Ar kas nors kalba japoniškai?
Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?
Usage
Ask at a police or hospital counter whether anyone there speaks Japanese
Grammar Note
The "Ar + kalbėti (to speak) + language adverb in -iškai" frame: the subject is "kas nors" (anyone), the language is the adverb "japoniškai" (in Japanese); with "kas nors" the verb takes the third-person form "kalba"
Šis žmogus be sąmonės
This person is unconscious
Usage
Tell paramedics or bystanders the condition of a person who has collapsed
Grammar Note
"Šis žmogus" (this person) is the subject. The predicate "be sąmonės" uses "be" + genitive to mean "without ...": "sąmonė" (consciousness) takes the genitive "sąmonės"
Žmogus skęsta!
Someone is drowning
Usage
Raise the alarm when you see someone going under at the waterside
Grammar Note
"Žmogus" (person) is the subject and "skęsta", the third-person present of "skęsti" (to sink, to drown), is the predicate; with a person as subject it means "is drowning"
Mane sumušė
I was beaten
Usage
Report being assaulted to the police or to medical staff
Grammar Note
The "accusative Mane + past verb with an unstated subject" frame reports something done to you by someone unnamed (like "Mane apvogė", I was robbed); "sumušti" can also mean to defeat in a contest, but with a person in the accusative it means to beat someone up
Mane subadė peiliu
I was stabbed
Usage
Report having been stabbed; point to the wound as well if you are bleeding
Grammar Note
An "accusative Mane + past verb with an unstated subject" report of harm; "subadyti" also covers being gored or pricked, so the instrumental "peiliu" (with a knife) pins the sense down to a stabbing
Į mano kambarį įsilaužė
My room was broken into
Usage
Tell hotel staff or the police that your room was entered while you were out
Grammar Note
A past verb with an unstated subject, "įsilaužė" (broke in), reports the harm; the place broken into, "kambarys" (room), follows the preposition "į" + accusative ("Į mano kambarį"). "Įsilaužti" means to break in, often in order to steal
Tas žmogus yra kaltininkas
That person is the culprit
Usage
Point out the offender to the police; be sure you are pointing at the right person
Grammar Note
"Tas žmogus" (that person) is the subject and "yra kaltininkas" (is the culprit) the predicate; "kaltininkas" is the person who caused the crime or accident
Mane apgavo
I was deceived
Usage
Report a scam or being overcharged
Grammar Note
An "accusative Mane + past verb with an unstated subject" report of harm; "apgauti" means to deceive or cheat, including swindling and short-changing or short-weighing
Pamiršau savo daiktus
I forgot my belongings
Usage
Say that you left your belongings in a shop or a vehicle; show a photo of the item as well
Grammar Note
The first-person past "Pamiršau" (I forgot) followed by the object "savo daiktus" (my belongings, accusative plural); "savo" is the reflexive possessive referring back to the subject, and "daiktai" means things or belongings
Įvyko eismo įvykis
There has been a traffic accident
Usage
Report that a traffic accident has happened; point out the place on a map
Grammar Note
"Įvyko" is the third-person past of "įvykti" (to happen), followed by its subject "eismo įvykis" (traffic accident), a noun of the same root; "eismo" is the genitive of "eismas" (traffic). The subject comes after the verb
Mane partrenkė automobilis
I was hit by a car
Usage
Tell paramedics or the police that a car hit you
Grammar Note
The accusative "Mane" (me) is followed by the past "partrenkė" (knocked down) and the subject "automobilis" (car); "partrenkti" means to knock someone down, and the victim takes the accusative
Bėkite pro avarinį išėjimą
Please escape through the emergency exit
Usage
Direct the people around you to the emergency exit in a fire or a blackout
Grammar Note
The plural imperative "Bėkite" of "bėgti" (to run, to flee), followed by "avarinis išėjimas" (emergency exit) after the preposition "pro" + accusative ("avarinį išėjimą"); "pro" marks the route taken through something
Atsargiai!
Watch out!
Usage
A one-word warning that there is danger right there
Grammar Note
The adverb "atsargiai" (carefully, cautiously) used on its own as a warning; the adjective is "atsargus" (careful)
Skubėkite, prašau
Please hurry
Usage
Tell the other person that this is urgent, for instance while waiting for an ambulance or the police
Grammar Note
A "plural imperative + , prašau" (please) frame; the verb is "Skubėkite", the plural imperative of "skubėti" (to hurry)
Ateikite dabar pat
Please come right away
Usage
Ask someone on the phone or in person to come at once
Grammar Note
"Ateikite", the plural imperative of "ateiti" (to come), followed by the adverbial phrase "dabar pat" (right now); -kite is the imperative ending for several people or a polite single addressee
Tai skubu
It's an emergency
Usage
Say at a counter or on the phone that this cannot wait its turn
Grammar Note
"Tai" + predicate means "this is ...". "Skubu" is the genderless predicative form (-u) of the adjective "skubus" (urgent), used when the subject is not a specific noun, the same form as "brangu" in "Tai per brangu" (too expensive)
Nuvežkite mane į ligoninę
Please take me to a hospital
Usage
Ask to be taken to hospital when you cannot get there yourself
Grammar Note
"Nuvežkite", the plural imperative of "nuvežti" (to take someone somewhere by vehicle), followed by the object "mane" (me, accusative) and the destination "į ligoninę" (to the hospital, "į" + accusative); -kite is the imperative ending for several people or a polite single addressee
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