Help! Fire! & Stop! in many languages

Here are some useful phrases to use in emergencies. Shouting 'Fire!' or the equivalent in other languages may get more reaction than shouting 'Help!'.

Language	Help!	Fire!	Stop!
Afrikaans	Help!	Brand!	Stop!
Arabic (Egyptian)	(ilHaʿni!) اإلحقني!	(Hareeʿ!) حريق!	(uʿaf!) أقف!
Arabic (Moroccan)	(ʿṭeqnī!) عتقني!	(lʿafīya!) العافية!	(wqef!) وقف!
Azerbaijani	Kömək!	Od var! Yanğın var!	Dayanın!
Basque	Sute!	Lagundu!	Geldi!
Belarusian	Дапамога (Dapamoha!)
Bengali	বাঁচাও! (Bãchao!)	আগুন লেগেছে! (Agun legechhe!)	থামুন! (Thamun!)
Breton	Sikour !	Tan !	Dihan ! Paouez !
Bulgarian	Помощ! (Pomošt!)	Пожар! (Požar!)	Стоп!Спри! (Stop! Spri!)
Catalan	Socors! Auxili!	Foc!	Alto!
Chamorro	Ayuda!	Guafe!	Båsta! Påra! Na'påra!
Chinese (Cantonese)	救命呀! (gau mehng a!)	火燭呀! (fóh júk a!)	停低! (tìhng dài!)
Chinese (Mandarin)	救命啊! (jìumìng ā!)	火啊! (huǒ a!)	停! (tíng!)
Cornish	Gweres!	Tan!	Hedhy!
Croatian	U pomoć!	Požar!	Stop!
Czech	Pomoc!	Hoři!	Stůj!
Dutch	Help! Hulp!	Brand!	Stop!
Esperanto	Helpon!	Fajron!	Haltu! Ĉesu!
Estonian	Appi!	Tulekahju! Põleb!	Pidage kinni! Peatuge! Stopp!
Faroese	Hjálp!	Eldur í!	Steðga!
French	Au secours ! À l'aide !	Au feu !	Arrêtez !
Frisian (West)	Help!	Brân!	Stop!
Friulian	Jutori!	Fûc!	Ferme! / Finiš!
Galician	¡Axuda!	¡Lume!	¡Para!
Georgian	მიშველეთ! (mishveleth!)	ხანძარია! (khandzaria!)	შეჩერდით! (shecherdith!) გაჩერდით! (gacherdith!)
German	Hilfe!	Feuer!	Halt!
Greek	Βοήθεια! (voíthia!)	Φωτιά! (fotyá!)	Στόπ! (Stop)
Hebrew	(atsiloo!) הצילו!	(srefah!) שרפה!	(atsor!) עצור!
Hungarian	Segítség!	Tűz!	Állj!
Icelandic	Hjálp!	Eldur!	Hættu!
Indonesian	Tolong!	Kebakaran!	Berhenti!
Iñupiaq	Ikayuq!	Ikniq!	Qasruqtuq!/Asu!
Inuktitut	ᐃᑲᔪᖅ! (Ikajuq!)	ᐃᑯᒪ! (Ikuma!)	ᐊᓱ! (Ahu!/Asu!)
Irish (Gaelic)	Tarrtháil! Fóir orm!		Stad!
Italian	Aiuto!	Al fuoco!	Ferma! Stop! Alt!
Japanese	助けて! (tasukete!)	火事だ! (kaji da!)
Kazakh	Көмектесіңіз! (Kömektesiñiz!)	Өрт! (Ört!)	Тоқта! (Toqta!)
Latin	Adiuva! (sg) Adiuvate! (pl)	Ignis!	Siste! (sg) Sistete! (pl)
Latvian	Palīgā!	Deg!	Stāt!
Lithuanian	Padėkite!	Gaisras!	Stop!
Luxembourgish	Hëllef!	Feier!	Stop! Bleif stoen!
Macedonian	Помош! (Pomosh!)	Пожар! (Pozhar!)	Стој! (Stoy!)
Malay	Tolong!	Api! Kebakaran!	Berhenti!
Manx	Cooin lhiam!	Aile!	Fark ort!
Māori	Āwhina!!	Ahi!	Kāti!
Nepali	सहयोग गर्नुस्! (sahayao garnus)	आगो बाल्नुस्! (aago balnus)	रोक्नुहोस्! (roknuhos) रोकिनुहोस्! (rokinuhos)
Norwegian	Hjelp!	Brann!	Stopp!
Occitan	Ajuda! Secors! Assisténcia!	Al fuòc!	Estòp! Arrèsta! Arrestatz!
Persian	(komak!) کمک!	(âtiš!) آتیش	(vâysâ!) وایسا
Polish	Pomocy!	Pożar!	Stop! Stój!
Portuguese	Socorro!	Fogo!	Pare!
Romanian	Ajutor!	Foc!	Stop! Stai!
Russian	Помогите! (Pomogite!)	Пожар! (Požar!)	Стой! (Stoj!)
Serbian	У помоћ! (U pomoć!)	Пожар! (Požar!)	Стани! (Stani!)
Shona	Ndibatsireiwo!	Moto!	Mira!
Slovak	Pomoc!
Slovenian	Na pomoč!	Gori!	Ustavite se! (frm) Ustavi se (inf)
Spanish	¡Ayúdame! ¡Socorro! ¡Auxilio!	¡Fuego!	¡Alto!
Swahili	Msaada!	Moto!	Usifanye hivyo!
Swedish	Hjälp!	Det brinner!	Stanna!
Tagalog	Saklólo!	Súnog!	Pára!
Telugu	సహాయం ! (sahaayaṅ!)	మం టలు ! (maṅ talu!)	ఆపండి ! (aapaṅdi!)
Thai	ช่วยด้วย! (chôo-ay dôo-ay!)	ไฟไหม้! (fai mâi!)	หยุด! (yòot!)
Turkish	İmdat!	Yangın!	Dur!
Ukrainian	Допоможіть! (Dopomožiť!)	Пожежа! (Požeža!)	Стій! (Stij!)
Urdu	(madad) مدد	(aagh) آگ	(roko) روکو
Uzbek	Yordam bering!	Yong'in!	To'htang!
Vietnamese	Cứu với!	Cháy!	Ngừng lại!
Welsh	Helpa fi! Helpwch fi!	Tân!	Aros! Arhoswch!
Yiddish	(Ratevet!) ראטעוועט!	(Fayer!) פֿייער!	(Halt!) האלט!
Yorùbá	Ẹ gba mi o!	Ina o!	Duro nbẹ!
Zulu	Usizo!	Umlilo!	Ma!

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