Emergency Phrases: Asking for Help in Different Languages

Emergency Phrases in English

Asking for help:

• Help!
• Somebody help me!
• I need help!
• Please help me!
• Can you help me?

Injuries:

• I’m bleeding!
• I hurt/injured my arm!
• I dislocated my shoulder!
• I broke my collarbone!
• I sprained/rolled/twisted my ankle!

Illness:

• I have a fever!
• I feel like throwing up!
• I need medicine!
• I feel sick!
• I need to rest!

Police/Fire/Ambulance:

• Call the cops!
• Where’s the police station?
• The fire/smoke alarm went off!
• There’s a fire in the building!
• We need an ambulance!

Emergency Phrases in Chinese

Asking for help:

• 救命!: Help!
• 帮助!: Help!
• 请帮忙!: Please help!
• 我需要援助!: I need assistance!
• 你可以帮我吗？: Can you help me?

Injuries:

• 我受伤了!: I’m injured!
• 我弄伤了我的脚!: I injured my foot!
• 我被一只蜜蜂蜇了!: I was stung by a bee!
• 我晒伤了!: I have a sunburn!
• 我的肩膀脱臼了!: I dislocated my shoulder!

Illness:

• 我觉得很不舒服!: I feel very unwell!
• 我病了!: I’m sick!
• 我需要一位医生!: I need a doctor!
• 我肚子痛!: My stomach hurts!
• 我有点儿头疼!: I have a headache!

Police/Fire/Ambulance:

• 报警!: Call the police!
• 我要报警!: I need to call the police!
• 请叫救护车!: Please call an ambulance!
• 火灾!: Fire!
• 请帮我打电话给消防队!: Please help me call the fire department!

Emergency Phrases in French

Asking for help:

• Au secours!: Help!
• J’ai besoin d’aide!: I need help!
• J’ai besoin de l’assistance!: I need help!
• Est-ce que vous pourrez m’aider?: Will you help me?
• Aidez-moi s’il vous plaît!: Please help me!

Injuries:

• Je suis blessé(e)!: I’m injured!
• J’ai bléssé mon pied!: I injured my foot!
• J’ai été piqué par une abeille!: I was stung by a bee!
• Je suis tombé!: I fell!
• J’ai casse le bras!: I broke my arm!

Illness:

• J’ai besoin d’un médecin!: I need a doctor!
• J’ai mal à la tête!: I have a headache!
• J’ai des nausées!: I’m nauseous!
• J’ai une coupure/une plaie!: I have a cut/wound!
• J’ai une forte fièvre!: I have a high fever!

Police/Fire/Ambulance:

• Appelez la police!: Call the police!
• Où est la station de police la plus proche?: Where’s the police station?
• Appelez une ambulance!: Call an ambulance!
• Feu!: Fire!
• Appelez les pompiers!: Call the fire department!

Emergency Phrases in Japanese

Asking for help:

• 助けてください（たすけてください）！: Please help!
• 助けてくださいませんか（たすけてくださいませんか）？: Will you help me?
• 助けてくれますか（たすけてくれますか）？: Will you help me?
• ちょっと助けてください（ちょっとたすけてください）！: Please help me a little!
• 手伝ってくれませんか（てつだってくれませんか）？: Can you help me?

Injuries:

• 怪我をしました（けがをしました）！: I got injured!
• 足首を捻挫しました（あしくびをねんざしました）！: I sprained my ankle!
• 虫に刺されました（むしにさされました）！: I got stung by a bug!
• 膝を脱臼しました（ひざをだっきゅうしました）！: I dislocated my knee!
• 血が出ています（ちがでています）！: I’m bleeding!

Illness:

• お腹が痛いです（おなかがいたいです）！: My stomach hurts!
• 熱があります（ねつがあります）！: I have a fever!
• 風邪をひきました（かぜをひきました）！: I caught a cold!
• 頭痛がします（ずつうがします）！: I have a headache!
• 具合が悪いです（ぐあいがわるいです）！: I’m not feeling well!

Police/Fire/Ambulance:

• 警察を呼んでください（けいさつをよんでください）！: Call the police!
• 警察に電話してください（けいさつにでんわしてください）！: Call the police!
• 救急車を呼んでください（きゅうきゅうしゃをよんでください）！: Call the ambulance!
• 救急車に電話してください（きゅうきゅうしゃに電話してください）！: Call the ambulance!
• 火事です（かじです）！: Fire!

Emergency Phrases in Portuguese

Asking for help:

• Socorro!: Help!
• Preciso de ajuda!: I need help!
• Por favor ajude-me!: Please help me!
• Preciso de ajuda imediatamente!: I need help immediately!
• Você pode me ajudar?: Can you help me?

Injuries:

• Estou ferido!: I’m hurt!
• Eu tenho um corte!: I have a cut!
• Meu pé está doendo!: My foot hurts!
• Torci o meu tornozelo!: I sprained my ankle!
• Eu fui picado por uma abelha!: I was stung by a bee!

Illness:

• Estou doente!: I’m sick!
• Estou com dor de cabeça!: I have a headache!
• Eu preciso deitar!: I need to lay down!
• Onde fica o hospital mais próximo?: Where’s the nearest hospital?
• Preciso de um médico!: I need a doctor!

Police/Fire/Ambulance:

• Chame a polícia!: Call the police!
• Chame uma ambulância!: Call an ambulance!
• Fogo!: Fire!
• O edifício está a arder!: The building is on fire!
• Há um incêndio!: There’s a fire!

Emergency Phrases in Spanish

Asking for help:

• ¿Puede ayudarme?: Can you help me?
• ¡Necesito ayuda!: I need help!
• ¡Ayuda!: Help!
• ¡Auxílio!: Help!
• ¡Socorro!: Help!

Injuries:

• ¡Me rompí el brazo!: I broke my arm!
• ¡Me lastimé el pie!: I hurt my foot!
• ¡Me torcí el tobillo!: I sprained my ankle!
• ¡Me hice un cardenal!: I got a bruise!
• ¡Tengo una quemadura!: I have a burn!

Illness:

• ¡No me siento bien!: I don’t feel well!
• ¡Tengo fiebre!: I have a fever!
• ¡Quiero vomitar!: I want to vomit!
• ¡Tengo náuseas!: I’m nauseous!
• ¡Me duele la cabeza!: My head hurts!

Police/Fire/Ambulance:

• ¡Llame a la policía!: Call the police!
• ¿Dónde está la comisaría más cercana?: Where’s the nearest police station?
• ¡Hay un incendio!: There’s a fire!
• ¡El edificio está en llamas!: The building is on fire!
• ¡Llame a una ambulancia!: Call an ambulance!

Emergency Phrases in Korean

Asking for help:

• 좀 도와주실래요?: Can you help me?
• 살려주세요!: Save me!
• 도와주세요!: Please help!
• 도와 주시겠어요!: Please help me!
• 도와 줘!: Help me!

Injuries:

• 저는 다리에 부상을 입었습니다!: I injured my foot!
• 어깨를 삐었어요!: I dislocated my shoulder!
• 햇볕에 화상을 입었어요!: I have a sunburn!
• 발목을 삐었어요!: I sprained my ankle!
• 벌에 쏘였어요!: I was stung by a bee!

Illness:

• 의사가 필요해요!: I need a doctor!
• 머리가 아파요!: I have a headache!
• 열이 나요!: I have a fever!
• 감기에 걸렸어요!: I caught a cold!
• 의사가 필요해요!: I need a doctor!

Police/Fire/Ambulance:

• 경찰을 불러 주세요!: Please call the police!
• 가장 가까운 경찰서는 어딘가요?: Where’s the nearest police station?
• 구급차 좀 불러주세요!: Please call an ambulance!
• 불이야!: Fire!
• 건물은 불에 타고 있어요!: The building is on fire!