Bedeutung
Emergency medical request.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The emergency number is 103. People will often help you dial it if you use this phrase. In the capital, 'Vrach' (Russian) is very common, but 'Shifokor' is seen as more educated and patriotic. Due to Tajik influence, you might hear 'Do'xtir', but 'Shifokor' remains the standard for formal requests. Community help is immediate. Saying this phrase might bring the local 'hamshira' (nurse) to your door in minutes.
Use 'Iltimos'
Always add 'Iltimos' (Please) at the beginning to sound more polite, even in emergencies.
Don't just say 'Doktor'
While understood, 'Shifokor chaqiring' is much more effective at getting people to take action.
Bedeutung
Emergency medical request.
Use 'Iltimos'
Always add 'Iltimos' (Please) at the beginning to sound more polite, even in emergencies.
Don't just say 'Doktor'
While understood, 'Shifokor chaqiring' is much more effective at getting people to take action.
The 103 Rule
If no one reacts, point at someone and say 'Siz, 103 ga qo'ng'iroq qiling!' (You, call 103!).
Respect the Title
Doctors are highly respected. Using the formal 'Shifokor' reflects this cultural value.
Teste dich selbst
Complete the emergency request.
Iltimos, tezda _______ chaqiring.
In an emergency, you call a 'shifokor' (doctor), not bread, a book, or a school.
Which is the most polite way to ask for a doctor?
Choose the correct form:
The '-ing' suffix is the polite imperative form used for requests.
What would you say if someone faints?
A: U hushidan ketdi! B: ________!
If someone faints (hushidan ketdi), you must call a doctor.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You are at a hotel and feel very ill.
You need medical help, not a menu or a bill.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenIltimos, tezda _______ chaqiring.
In an emergency, you call a 'shifokor' (doctor), not bread, a book, or a school.
Choose the correct form:
The '-ing' suffix is the polite imperative form used for requests.
A: U hushidan ketdi! B: ________!
If someone faints (hushidan ketdi), you must call a doctor.
Situation: You are at a hotel and feel very ill.
You need medical help, not a menu or a bill.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, 'Doktor' is widely understood and very common in casual speech.
No, you can use it for anyone you need to summon, like 'politsiyani chaqiring' (call the police).
'Chaqir' is informal/singular; 'chaqiring' is formal/plural. Always use 'chaqiring' with strangers.
In this specific phrase, it's usually omitted unless you mean a specific doctor.
Just say 'Yordam bering!' (Help me!) and point to where it hurts.
It is 'Shifokor', with an 'i'.
Yes, especially older people or in hospital settings.
It is 103 for medical emergencies.
Yes, but that means 'Make a phone call to the doctor', which is less urgent.
In Uzbek-speaking regions of Tajikistan, yes. In Tajik, they say 'Dukturro faryod kuned'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Tez yordam chaqiring
specialized formCall an ambulance
Yordam bering
similarHelp me
Dorixona qayerda?
relatedWhere is the pharmacy?
Menga shifokor kerak
similarI need a doctor
Qayeringiz og'riyapti?
builds onWhere does it hurt?
