B1 · 37 words

Emergencies and safety in Turkish

Accident, fire and earthquake, first aid, theft, and what you tell the police.

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In Turkey you reach the ambulance, fire brigade and police on the same number, 112. What happened is usually told with olmak or çıkmak: kaza oldu“there was an accident”yangın çıktı“a fire broke out” When something has been taken from you, the thing is the subject and the verb passive, as in English: cüzdanım çalındı “my wallet was stolen”. And anyone in danger shouts İmdat!

The words

Verb (7)

yaralanmakto be injured, to get hurtVerbB1

Merdivenden düşüp hafifçe yaralandı.He fell down the stairs and was slightly hurt.

Where: ablative, bacağından yaralandı “he was hurt in the leg”.

kanamakto bleedVerbB1

Parmağım kanıyor, yara bandın var mı?My finger is bleeding, do you have a plaster?

No object; the bleeding part is the subject. The a drops before -ıyor: kanıyor.

Conjugation of kanamak →

bayılmakto faintVerbB1

Sıcaktan otobüste bir kadın bayıldı.A woman fainted on the bus because of the heat.

From what: ablative. Colloquially also “to love”: bu tatlıya bayılırım “I adore this dessert”.

Conjugation of bayılmak →

boğulmakto drown; to chokeVerbB1

Dalgalar yüksekken denize girme, boğulabilirsin.Do not go into the sea when the waves are high, you could drown.

zehirlenmekto be poisonedVerbB1

Bozuk balık yüzünden zehirlendik.We got food poisoning from bad fish.

From what: ablative or yüzünden.

kurtarmakto save, to rescueVerbB1

Cankurtaran çocuğu sudan kurtardı.The lifeguard rescued the child from the water.

Whom: accusative; from what: ablative. Without an object “to escape”: kurtulmak.

çalınmakto be stolenVerbB1

Otobüste cüzdanım çalındı.My wallet was stolen on the bus.

The passive of çalmak; what was stolen is the subject.

Conjugation of çalınmak →

Noun (25)

kazaaccidentNounB1

Otoyolda bir kaza oldu, trafik durdu.There was an accident on the motorway, the traffic came to a standstill.

kaza geçirmek “to have an accident”.

depremearthquakeNounB1

Gece hafif bir deprem oldu, ama çoğumuz uyanmadık.There was a slight earthquake in the night, but most of us did not wake up.

Many families keep an emergency bag ready: deprem çantası.

sarsıntıtremor, shockNounB1

Sarsıntı birkaç saniye sürdü.The tremor lasted a few seconds.

yangınfire (that is not wanted)NounB1

Mutfakta küçük bir yangın çıktı.A small fire broke out in the kitchen.

A fire nobody wants; a fire in the hearth, or a fever, is ateş.

itfaiyefire brigadeNounB1

Komşular hemen itfaiyeyi aradı.The neighbours called the fire brigade at once.

ambulansambulanceNounB1

Ambulans on dakikada geldi.The ambulance came in ten minutes.

ilk yardımfirst aidNounB1

Arabada her zaman bir ilk yardım çantası bulunmalı.There should always be a first-aid kit in the car.

tehlikedangerNounB1

Buz yüzünden yollarda tehlike var.The roads are dangerous because of the ice.

The adjective: tehlikeli.

güvenliksecurity, safety; security staffNounB1

Havalimanında güvenlik kontrolü uzun sürdü.The security check at the airport took a long time.

panikpanicNounB1

Panik yapmayın, sırayla dışarı çıkın.Do not panic, leave one at a time.

panik yapmak “to panic”.

alarmalarmNounB1

Gece arabanın alarmı çaldı.In the night the car alarm went off.

acil çıkışemergency exitNounB1

Acil çıkış koridorun sonunda.The emergency exit is at the end of the corridor.

toplanma alanıassembly pointNounB1

Deprem olursa en yakın toplanma alanına gidin.If there is an earthquake, go to the nearest assembly point.

In Turkish cities these places are marked with signs.

yangın söndürücüfire extinguisherNounB1

Her katta bir yangın söndürücü var.There is a fire extinguisher on every floor.

hırsızthief; burglarNounB1

Hırsız arka pencereden girmiş.The burglar seems to have got in through the back window.

hırsızlıktheft; burglaryNounB1

Hırsızlığı hemen polise bildirdik.We reported the burglary to the police straight away.

The k softens before a vowel: hırsızlığı.

karakolpolice stationNounB1

Pasaportum kaybolunca karakola gittim.When I lost my passport I went to the police station.

tanıkwitnessNounB1

Kazayı gören bir tanık ifade verdi.A witness who saw the accident gave a statement.

The k softens before a vowel: tanığı. ifade vermek “to give a statement”.

olayincident, eventNounB1

Olay sabah sekizde yaşandı.The incident happened at eight in the morning.

acil durumemergencyNounB1

Acil durumda bu numarayı arayın.Call this number in an emergency.

uyarıwarningNounB1

Meteoroloji fırtına için uyarı yaptı.The weather service has issued a storm warning.

tahliyeevacuationNounB1

Alarm çalınca binanın tahliyesi beş dakika sürdü.When the alarm went off, evacuating the building took five minutes.

deprem çantasıearthquake emergency bagNounB1

Deprem çantasında su, fener ve ilaç olmalı.Water, a torch and medicines should be in the emergency bag.

saldırıattackNounB1

Köpeğin saldırısından sonra çocuk korktu.After the dog’s attack the child was frightened.

zabıtamunicipal police (trading standards)NounB1

Zabıta kaldırımdaki tezgâhları kaldırdı.The municipal police removed the stalls from the pavement.

Adjective (3)

acilurgent; emergencyAdjectiveB1

Acil bir durum var, hemen doktor çağırın!It is an emergency, call a doctor at once!

acil durum “emergency”, acil servis “A&E”.

yaralıinjured; injured personAdjectiveB1

Kazada iki kişi hafif yaralı.Two people were slightly injured in the accident.

As a noun: yaralılar “the injured”.

güvenlisafeAdjectiveB1

Burası çocuklar için güvenli bir yer.This is a safe place for children.

Safe from danger; being sure of something is emin olmak.

Exclamation (1)

imdathelp! (in an emergency)ExclamationB1

Birisi pencereden “İmdat!” diye bağırıyordu.Someone was shouting “Help!” from the window.

Only in real danger; otherwise ask yardım eder misiniz?

Phrase (1)

ifade vermekto give a statement (to the police)PhraseB1

Kazayı gördüğüm için karakolda ifade verdim.Because I saw the accident, I gave a statement at the police station.

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