Force Protection (FP) and Medic Phrases for the DARPA Phrase Translation System (PTS)

(Both FP and Medic are translated into Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Cambodian, Thai, Russian and   Tagalog.  FP also translated into Polish, Dari (Eastern Farsi), Pashtu, Arabic (Gulf) and Urdu.)

BASELINE PHRASES

INTRODUCTION

Hello //Customary polite greeting between peer strangers

Do you speak English?

Do you speak...<target language>?

Do you understand English?

Do you understand this language?

Let us use this machine to talk together

The machine cannot translate your words for me

The machine only works from my language to yours

This is a computer translator //This machine only translates from my language to yours.  It does not understand your language.

Raise your hand if you understand

I do not understand your language

Answer my question yes or no.

Move your head like this for "yes"

Move your head like this for "no"

Squeeze my hand once for yes.

Squeeze my hand twice for no.

Do you mean yes? //Is your answer yes?

Do you mean no? //Is your answer no?

Yes!

No!

Describe it with gestures.

Hold up the number of fingers.

Point to it.

Show the number with your fingers.

Is this what you wish to say?

I understand

I do not understand

Do what I ask

Do you know where you are?

Do you know who I am?

Good afternoon.

Good bye.

Good evening

Good morning.

Good night.

How are you?

Fine?

Better?

Not too good?

Not too bad?

I will get it for you

I will talk with you again.

No one here speaks your language

Please repeat.

Please.

Thank you

Thank you for talking with me.

We are here to help you

What do you want?

Write it down.

You are welcome

DATE AND TIME

When?

At what time?

Show me on the watch.

How long ago?

How many minutes ago?

How many hours ago?

How many days ago?

How many weeks ago?

How many months ago?

How many years ago?

How old were you?

What month was it?

What year was it?

Now?

Today?

Tomorrow?

Yesterday?

The day before yesterday?

The day after tomorrow?

Next week?

Next month?

Next year?

I will return in a few minutes.

I will return in a few hours.

I will return in a few days.

I will return later.

I will return soon.

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

Days

Nights

Weeks

Months

Years

In the morning

At noon

In the evening

At night

NUMBERS

Write the number here.

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Eighth

Ninth

Tenth

Eleventh

Last

Once

Twice

Three times

Four times

Five times

Six times

Seven times

Eight times

Nine times

Ten times

How frequently?

Once a day

Twice a day

Four times a day

Six times a day

Every

How much?

More?

Less?

How long?

For five minutes

For ten minutes

For thirty minutes

For one hour

For two hours

For four hours

For

How?

How many?

MILITARY POLICE

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Are you carrying a weapon?

Be quiet.

Come here.

Come out with your hands up.

Come over here.

Do not proceed!

Do not move.

Do not resist.

Don't be frightened.

Don't shoot!

Drop it!

Drop the gun!

Drop the knife!

Drop the weapon!

Follow me!

Form a line.

Freeze. Don't move!

Get back!

Get up!

Give me the

Hands behind your head!

Halt!

Hands up!

Help will be here soon.

I don't understand.

Interlock your fingers.

Keep away!

Let us pass.

Lie down!

Lie face down on the ground.

Lie on your stomach.

Lay your weapon on the ground.

Do everything very slowly

Lower your hands.

Move back.

Move slowly.

Move forward.

No talking!

Not a step farther!

Nothing will happen to you.

OK, no problem.

Put your arms out to your sides.

Put your hands behind your back.

Put your hands on the wall.

Relax your fingers.

Say it again.

Kneel Down! //Slowly kneel down one leg at a time.

Spread your feet.

Stay Back!

Stay here.

Step away from him

Step away from her

Step away from the weapon.

Stop or I will shoot!

Stop!

Take two steps forward.

The doctor will be here soon.

Turn around slowly.

Turn around.

Turn right

Turn left.

Wait here.

Walk backwards to the sound of my voice.

Watch out.

We are finished.

We do not need any assistance.

We must search you.  //You will be searched now.

What is your job?

What kind of weapons do you have?

Where are you from?

Where did they go?

Where did you see them?

Who is in charge?

Sit Down

Stand up

Walk

Not Permitted

Do you need the toilet?

What is your rank?

FORCE PROTECTION AND AREA SECURITY

CHECK POINT

Hello, may I help you?

Identify yourself

You are trespassing here

Show me your travel papers

Show me your identification

Show me a photo ID

Show me your military identification

Show me your passport

Show me your driver's license

Show me your insurance papers

Show me your vehicle registration

Who is your sponsor?

Who is your point of contact?

What is their phone number?

Are you carrying a weapon?

Be quiet!

We are closing the area

Stay out of the area!

Open your bag

Leave your bag here

Please sign here

All bags will be searched

I must search your property

Is this your bag?

Drop your package!

Do not do anything until I tell you to!

How many of you are there?

How many are male?

Are they armed?

Do you have firearms?

Do you have explosives?

Do you have drugs?

Where are you going?

What time are you expected there?

Do you need an escort?

VEHICLE SEARCH

May I search your vehicle?

I must search your vehicle

Turn off the vehicle!

Park your vehicle over there

Get out of the vehicle!

Put your hands on the wheel where we can see them!

Stop the vehicle now!

Whose vehicle is this?

You will have to move your vehicle

All vehicles are subject to inspection

Open all doors and the back of your vehicle

Step away from the vehicle!

RESTRICTED AREA

This is a restricted area.

Do not enter this area!

This is United States property

You will be arrested for trespassing

Deadly force is authorized in this area

You may be shot if you enter this area illegally!

Visitors must check in at the main entrance

This is an illegal assembly!

This is a trained police dog.

Do not move or the dog will bite you!

Halt! or I'll release my dog!

If you make any sudden moves the dog will bite you

If you hold still I will retrieve the dog

CROWD CONTROL/PROCESSING

Give only one response

Everyone stop talking

We can only speak to one person at a time.

Select only one person to speak

Can anyone else offer information?

May I speak to that person?

If you think of anything else, contact me

Do you have an identity card?

Do you have a place to live?

Do you have transportation?

We cannot provide medical care.

Step back!

Do not block the road

Give us room to work

There is danger here

Has anyone been hurt?

Who is in charge here?

Who knows what happened here?

Do not enter!

Vehicles are coming through

Clear the road!

Stop fighting!

Disperse now!

The disturbance is over

Move along! //Go home! Leave the area!

There is nothing more to see

ACCIDENT/DISTURBANCE INVESTIGATION

Did anyone see what happened?

Did you see what happened?

Did you see anything?

Did you see anyone?

Can you tell me what you saw?

Can you describe the person?

Can you describe the vehicle?

Was the driver a man?

Can you recognize the person again?

Is this the person you saw?

Do as we say or you will be arrested.

Write your name and address here.

Write down your phone number.

Wait for a few minutes

I will get an interpreter

Did you notice anything unusual?

What time did you see the person?

When did you last see the person?

Could you describe the person to an interpreter?

MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Can you stand up?

Can you sit?

Can you walk?

Do you need help?

Are you hurt?

Are you in pain?

Where are you injured?

What is wrong with you?

Are there any dead?

Stay back until medical personnel arrive

Are you wounded?

Medical help is on its way

Stay calm

Please get medical help

MEDIC

INTRODUCTION

We cannot give you anything to eat or drink

If you need surgery, your stomach must be empty

We will give you food and drink as soon as it is safe to do so

Are you thirsty?

Are you hungry?

Do you need to urinate?

Do you need to defecate?

Do you want a cigarette?

I understand

I do not understand

We will try to contact someone from your group

REGISTRATION

What is your given name?

What is your family name?

What is your nationality?

What country were you born in?

How old are you?

Do you have an identity card?

Show me your identification

Do you have any bad reactions to medications?

What medication causes bad reactions

Do you have any allergies to medicines?

What is your religion?

Do you smoke tobacco?

How many packs per day do you smoke?

Are you married?

Do you have any children?

ASSESSMENT

You have been injured

You are ill

Lie still

We will take care of you

Let us help you

We must examine you carefully

We will try to not hurt you further

Do exactly what we ask

Keep your head very still

Keep very still

This will help protect you

Can you breathe?

Say your name out loud

Do you hurt anywhere?

Show me where

Show me where it hurts worst?

Does this hurt?

Move all of your fingers

Move all of your toes

Open your eyes

Push against me

You will feel better soon

You must stay here

SURGICAL CONSENT

You are badly hurt

You are very sick

You need surgery

We need to remove this

We need to repair this

If we do not operate, you may die

If we do not operate, you may lose this

The operation is dangerous, but it is the only way to help you

Do you understand that you need this surgery?

We will operate very carefully

We want your permission before we operate on you

May we operate on you?

We will begin the operation as soon as we can

This medicine will make you sleep

TRAUMA

You have been hurt

We are all working to help you

Help us take care of you

We must remove your clothes

Do you have any bad reactions to any medicine?

Have you eaten food in the past six hours?

Is this injury from a landmine?

Were you shot?

Is this from a knife?

Is this from a rock?

Is this from a vehicle crash?

Did a person do this to you?

Did you lose consciousness?

Did you lose more than this much blood?

Point the parts of your body that hurt

Does it hurt when I do this?

Move this like this

Turn over this way

Did you inhale any smoke or very hot air?

Do your lungs hurt?

Are you having trouble breathing?

This will help avoid infection

ORTHOPEDIC

Do you have pain in this joint?

Do you have pain in any other joint?

Which joint hurts the most?

Do you have pain in this muscle?

Do you have pain in any other muscle?

Where is the muscle pain?

Is this muscle cramping?

Have you ever had any broken bones?

What bones have you broken?

Do this

You need an x-ray of your bone

I will examine the x-ray.

The bone here is broken

The bone here is not broken

You need a cast to help the bone heal

Do not remove the cast

Do not get the cast wet

You need a splint to help the injury heal

You may remove the splint to clean yourself

Replace the splint after you have cleaned yourself

You need a metal plate and screws to help the healing of your bone

We need to take you to the Operating Room.

PROCEDURES

We will give you medicine to stop the pain

This will help you

I have to put a small needle in you here

We need to give you fluid

We need to give you blood

I need to put a tube into your throat

This tube will help you breathe better

This tube may feel uncomfortable

I need to put a tube through your nose to your stomach

You need to swallow while I put this tube in your nose

Drink this while I gently place the tube into your nose

This tube will drain your stomach

I have to put a small tube into your neck to give you fluid

I need to put a tube in your chest

This needle will release the air from your chest

This will help your burns

I need to cut your skin

We have to restrain you for your safety

You have been burned by a chemical

We need to wash the chemicals from your skin

You will need to be completely washed

FOLEY

Have you urinated today?

Does your bladder feel full?

Do you have problems starting to urinate?

Do you have an urge to urinate?

Do you have any pain with urination?

Urinate into this container

You need a tube in your bladder

I am going to insert a tube into your bladder to drain urine

This tube will empty the urine from your bladder

This tube will feel uncomfortable in you

Do not touch this tube

SURGERY INSTRUCTIONS

Do not eat or drink until the surgery.

Do not eat or drink anything after midnight tonight.

Take this medicine.

You must remain in bed.

Do not move at all.

You must stay in this room.

You must not smoke.

We have to cut your hair off.

You may get up to go to the toilet.

PAIN INTERVIEW

Are you in pain?

Where is your pain?

Is the pain here?

Does anything make the pain better?

Does anything make the pain worse?

Did the pain start today?

How many days have you have the pain?

Describe the pain on a scale from 1 to 10.  //Describe the pain on a scale from 1 to 10.  10 is the worst possible pain, and 1 is no pain at all.  Hold up the number of fingers

MEDICINE INTERVIEW

Do you feel sick?

Did you begin to feel sick today?

How many days have you felt sick?

Is the sickness here?

Do you feel nauseated?

Did the nausea start today?

How many days have you had the nausea?

Have you been vomiting?

Is there any blood in your vomit?

Is there any black color in your vomit?

Have you had any diarrhea?

How many times have you had diarrhea today?

Would your diarrhea today fill this?

Has there been any blood in your stool?

Are you bleeding from your rectum?

Have your stools been black?

Do you have worms?

Do you have malaria?

Do you have tuberculosis?

Do you know what I mean by the term HIV?

Do you know what I mean by the term AIDS?

Are you infected with the HIV virus?

Do you have AIDS?

You need a blood test for the HIV virus

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Do you have an Intra-Uterine Device?

Have you recently missed menstruation periods?

Do you use pills for birth control?

Are you pregnant?

How many months have you been pregnant?

How many babies do you have?

Have you been raped?

We need to examine you carefully

We will protect your privacy as much as we can

Does this hurt?

Do not push yet

Push now

Push now as hard as you can

The baby is here

It is a boy

It is a girl

The baby looks healthy

We will take good care of the baby

PEDIATRICS

Your child is sick

Your child is hurt

We need to care for your child

You need to let us keep your child here

You may stay with your child

Let us examine your child in private

Your child will get better soon

This medicine will help your child

Did your child eat today?

Did your child eat yesterday?

Has your child passed urine today?

Has your child passed any stool today?

Did your child pass any stool yesterday?

Has your child had any diarrhea?

Has your child been vomiting?

Your child looks healthy

Your child will be fine

Your child will be ill for a long time

This illness will pass slowly, but your childs health will return completely

Feed the child small portions every few hours

Help your child drink this every few hours

Feed this medicine to your child every four hours

Allow your child to sleep

You need to sleep as much as the child does

Bring your child back here tomorrow.

Bring your child back if there is no improvement by tomorrow.

We will continue to follow the health of your child.

CARDIOLOGY

Do you have any chest pain or tightness?

Are you having trouble trying to breathe?

Do you have chest pain over your entire chest?

Do you have pain from your chest into your arm?

Have you had this type of chest pain before?

Do you feel light-headed with the chest pain?

Do you feel nauseated with the chest pain?

Do you sweat with the chest pain?

This heart pill may give you a headache

This will go under your tongue

Chew this and swallow it

Let us take care of you

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Open your eyes.

Close your eyes.

Do you have any pain in your eyes?

Do you wear corrective glasses?

Do you wear contact lenses?

Is your vision clear in both eyes?

Which eye has a new problem?

Do you see my fingers?

Are they clear?

How many fingers do you see right now?

I am going to be looking into your eyes with this.

Keep your head still.

Look straight ahead and focus on an object.

While I am looking into your eyes, continue to focus on that object.

I am going to put some drops into your eye.

I am going to blow a puff of air into your eye.

Hold very still while I remove the foreign body from your eye.

NEUROLOGY

Does this feel normal?

Do this.

Move your toes.

Do you have numbness or tingling?

Where do you feel the numbness or tingling?

Did the numbness or tingling start today?

How many days have you have the numbness or tingling?

Do you feel weak?

Did the weakness start today?

How many days have you had the weakness?

EXAM COMMANDS

Bend your arm.

Bend your leg.

Breathe normally.

Close your eyes.

Close your hand.

Close your mouth.

Cough.

Cough some phlegm into this cup.

Hold this under your tongue.

Hold your breath.

Lie down.

Lie flat.

Lie on your abdomen.

Lie on your back.

Look at my finger as it moves.

Look down.

Look straight.

Look left.

Look right.

Look up.

Open.

Open your eyes.

Open your hand.

Open your mouth.

Push here.

Sit down.

Sit up.

Squeeze here.

Stand on the scale.

Stand up.

Take a deep breath in and out.

Touch my finger with this finger.

Touch your finger to your nose like this.

Turn around.

Turn onto this side.

Walk like this.

Walk towards me.

You need an x-ray of your chest.

CAREGIVER

Can I do anything to help you?

Come with me

I will try not to hurt you.

I am going to lift you.

I am going to put a needle in your arm to give you medication.

I am sorry I hurt you.

I must adjust the tube in your chest.

I must change your dressings.

I must cut your hair.

I must give you a shave.

I must give you a suppository into your rectum.

I must give you an injection with a needle.

I must make your bed.

I must wash your hair.

I will help you dress.

I will help you undress.

Put the gown on.

Put your arms around my shoulders.

This medicine will take the pain away.

This will help you feel better.

Would you like more?

POST-OP AND PROGNOSIS

We will do all we can to fix you up again.

You are only slightly wounded.

You will soon be up again.

Your condition is serious, but you will get better.

You will get better if you let us take care of you.

You are seriously hurt.

You are seriously ill.

It may take a long time for you to get better.

The surgery was successful.

We were able to fix you.

We had to remove this.

We tried, but we could not save this.

You were hurt very badly

You will be fine.

You will need time to heal

We will arrange for your transport back to your country.

We will send you to another place.

You need more care.

You will return to your Unit when you are better.

I will check back later to see how you are doing.

Return tomorrow for a checkup.

Return in one week for a checkup.

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