Emergencies
❃ Emergencies
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උදව් කරන්න!
[ udav karanna! ] -
Help!
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ඇම්බියුලන්ස් එකකට කතා කරන්න!
[ æmbiyulans ekakaṭa katā karanna! ] -
Call an ambulance!
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ඉක්මනට දොස්තර කෙනෙක්ට කතා කරන්න!
[ ikmanaṭa dostara kenekṭa katā karanna! ] -
Call a doctor quickly!
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මේක හදිසි අවස්ථාවක්!
[ mēka hadisi avasthāvak! ] -
It's an emergency!
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මෙයාව ඉස්පිරිතාලෙට ගෙනියන්න!
[ meyāva ispiratāleṭa geniyanna! ] -
Take him/her to the hospital!
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හදිසි අනතුරු අංශය කොහේද?
[ hadisi anaturu anśaya kohēda? ] -
Where is the emergency department?
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මෙයාට සිහිය නෑ
[ meyāṭa sihiya nǣ ] -
He/She is unconscious
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මෙයා හුස්ම ගන්නේ නෑ
[ meyā husma gannē nǣ ] -
He/She is not breathing
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ගොඩක් ලේ යනවා
[ goḍak lē yanavā ] -
Bleeding a lot
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ඒක කැඩිලා වගේ
[ ēka kæḍilā vagē ] -
I think it is broken
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හාට් ඇටෑක් එකක්
[ hāṭ æṭǣk ekak ] -
A heart attack
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කරුණාකරලා ඉක්මන් කරන්න!
[ karuṇākaralā ikman karanna! ] -
Please hurry!
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උදව් කරන්න පුළුවන් කෙනෙක් ඉන්නවද?
[ udav karanna puḷuvan kenek innavada? ] -
Is there someone who can help?
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මෙයා වැටුණා
[ meyā væṭuṇā ] -
He/She fell down
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අපි දැන්ම ඉස්පිරිතාලෙට යන්න ඕනේ
[ api dænma ispiratāleṭa yanna ōnē ] -
We need to go to the hospital right now
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මෙයාගේ ලේ වර්ගය මොකක්ද?
[ meyāgē lē vargaya mokakda? ] -
What is his/her blood type?
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කරුණාකරලා මෙයාව බේරගන්න
[ karuṇākaralā meyāva bēraganna ] -
Please save him/her
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මම දොස්තර කෙනෙක්
[ mama dostara kenek ] -
I am a doctor
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මෙයාව හොලවන්න එපා
[ meyāva holavanna epā ] -
Do not move him/her
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මගේ තානාපති කාර්යාලයට කතා කරන්න
[ magē tānāpati kāryālayaṭa katā karanna ] -
Contact my embassy
Facing a medical emergency abroad is terrifying, but Sri Lanka's intense communal spirit often transforms panic into immediate, life-saving action. If you shout "Udaw karanna!" (උදව් කරන්න! - udaw karanna), meaning "Help!", you will witness an extraordinary cultural phenomenon. Bystanders will not just watch or film on their phones; they will physically intervene without hesitation. If you declare "Ispirithaleta yanna one" (ඉස්පිරිතාලෙට යන්න ඕනේ - ispiraθaːleṭa janna oːneː), meaning "I need to go to the hospital," locals rarely wait to ask "Ambulance ekakata katha karanna" (Call an ambulance). Instead, they will carefully load you into the nearest tuk-tuk or private car and rush you to the emergency department themselves. Saving a life or helping someone in distress is viewed as a supreme human duty, deeply influenced by Buddhist teachings on compassion. Once at the hospital, medical staff act swiftly. It is crucial to know precise phrases like "Godak le yanawa" (ගොඩක් ලේ යනවා - goɖak leː janawaː) for "Bleeding a lot," or "Meya husma ganne na" (මෙයා හුස්ම ගන්නේ නෑ - mejaː husma ganneː næː) for "He/she is not breathing." While the public healthcare system is free, even for tourists, in severe emergencies, locals might rush you to a well-equipped private hospital in major cities to ensure zero waiting time. In these moments, you will realize that Sri Lanka's safety net is not just its infrastructure, but the fierce, protective empathy of its people. Knowing these Sinhala phrases ensures you can communicate critical information while being enveloped in their care.
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