Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
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!) |
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| 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 jūk 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! | Hoří! | Stůj! |
| Dutch | Help! Hulp! | Brand! | Stop! |
| Esperanto | Helpon! | Fajron! | Haltu! Ĉesu! |
| Estonian | Appi! | Tulekahju! Põleb! | Pidage kinni! Peatuge! Stopp! |
| Faroese | Hjálp! | Eldur í! | Steðga! |
| Finnish | Apua! Auttakaa! |
Tulipalo! | Seis! Pysähdy! (sg) Pysähtykää! (pl) |
| 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! |
| Tamil | காப்பாற்றுங்கள்! (kaappaatrungal) |
நெருப்பு! (neruppu) |
நில்! (nil) |
| 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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of any of these phrases, please send them to
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