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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! |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Ndihmë! | Zjarr! | Ndalo! |
| Afrikaans | Help! | Brand! | Stop! |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(ilHaʿni!) اإلحقني! | (Hareeʿ!) حريق! | (uʿaf!) أقف! |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(ʿṭeqnī!) عتقني! | (lʿafīya!) العافية! | (wqef!) وقف! |
| Armenian (Western) |
Օգնէ՛: (Okneh) | Կրա՛կ: (Guhrag) | Կեցի՛ր: (Getseer) |
| Assamese | সহায়! (sohai!) | জুই! (jui!) | ৰ’ব! (robo!) |
| Azeri | 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!) inf Спрете! (Sprete!) Стойте! (Stojte!) frm |
| 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!) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
救命！ (kiù-miā!) | 火！ (hóe/hé!) | 停！ (thêng!) |
| Cornish | Gweres! | Tan! | Hedhy! |
| Corsican | Aiutu! Aiutatemi! | Focu! Piccia! | Arristeti! Piantala! |
| 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! |
| Fijian | Kere veivuke! | Kama! | Kele! |
| Finnish | Apua! Auttakaa! |
Tulipalo! | Seis! Pysähdy! (sg) Pysähtykää! (pl) |
| French | Au secours ! À l'aide ! | Au feu ! | Arrêtez ! |
| Frisian (North) | Heelp! | Iilj! | Hüülj! |
| Frisian (West) | Help! | Brân! | Stop! |
| Friulian | Jutori! | Fûc! | Ferme! / Finiš! |
| Galician | Axuda! Socorro! Auxilio! | Lume! Fogo! | Para! |
| Georgian | მიშველეთ! (mishveleth!) |
ხანძარია! (khandzaria!) |
შეჩერდით! (shecherdith!) გაჩერდით! (gacherdith!) |
| German | Hilfe! | Feuer! | Halt! |
| Greek (Modern) | Βοήθεια! (voíthia!) | Φωτιά! (fotyá!) | Στόπ! (Stop!)
Σταμάτα! (Stamáta!) - inf/sg Σταματήστε! (Stamatíste!) - frm/pl |
| Haitian Creole | Anmwe! | Dife! | Rete! |
| Hebrew | (atsiloo!) הצילו! | (srefah!) שרפה! | (atsor!) עצור! |
| Hindi | मदद! (maḍaḍ!) | आग! (āg!) | रुको! (ruko!) |
| Hungarian | Segítség! | Tűz (van)! | Állj meg! |
| 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!) | |
| Kannada | ಕಾಪಾಡಿ (kāpāḍi!) | ಬೆಂಕಿ! (benki!) | ನಿಲ್ಲಿ (nilli!) ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು (nillisu!) |
| Kazakh | Көмектесіңіз! (Kömektesiñiz!) Жәрдем беріңіз! (Zärdem beriñiz!) | Өрт! (Ört!) | Тоқта! (Toqta!) |
| Khmer | ជួយខ្ញុំផង! (juay kh'nyohm phawng!) | ភ្លើងឆេះ! (phloeng cheh!) | ឈប់! (chohp!) |
| Lakota Sioux | Ómakiya yo/ye / po/pe! | Pȟéta! | Ayúštaŋ yo/ye / po/pe! |
| Latin | Adiuva! (sg) Adiuvate! (pl) |
Ignis! | Siste! (sg) Sistete! (pl) |
| Latvian | Palīgā! | Ugunsgrēks! | Stāviet! (frm) Stāvi! (inf) |
| Lithuanian | Padėkite! | Gaisras! | Stop! |
| Luxembourgish | Hëllef! | Feier! | Stop! Bleif stoen! |
| Macedonian | Помош! (Pomosh!) | Пожар! (Pozhar!) | Стој! (Stoy!) |
| Malay | Tolong! | Api! Kebakaran! |
Berhenti! |
| Malayalam | സഹായിക്കൂ! (sahāyikkoo!) |
തീ (thee) |
നിര്ത്തൂ! (nirthoo!) |
| Maldivian | Salaamai! | Huttey! | |
| Maltese | Ajjut! | Ħruq! | Ieqaf! |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cooin lhiam! | Aile! | Fark ort! |
| Māori | Āwhina! | Ahi! | Kāti! |
| Mongolian | Туслаарай! (Tuslaarai!) | Гал (Gal!) | Зогс (Zogs!) |
| 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! |
| Papiamento | Yudami! | Candela! | Stop! |
| Pashto | (marasta!) مرسته! | (aor!) اور! | (wadrega!) ودريږه! |
| Persian (Farsi) | (komak!) کمک! | (âtiš!) آتیش | (vâysâ!) وایسا |
| Polish | Pomocy! | Pożar! Pali się! | Stop! Stój! |
| Portuguese | Socorro! | Fogo! | Pare! |
| Punjabi | ਮੱਦਦ! / مدد! (madad!) | ਅੱਗ! / اَگ! (ag!) | ਰੁਕੋ! / روکو! (ruko!) |
| Romanian | Ajutor! | Foc! | Stop! Stai! |
| Romansh | Agid! | Fieu! | |
| Russian | Помогите! (Pomogite!) Спасите! (Spasite!) | Пожар! (Požar!) | Стой! (Stoj!) |
| Samoan | Fia ola! | Le afi! | Hey! |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) |
Agguidu! | Focu! | Sirvone! |
| Serbian | У помоћ! (U pomoć!) | Пожар! (Požar!) | Стани! (Stani!) |
| Shona | Ndibatsireiwo! | Moto! | Mira! |
| Sinhala | මත උදව් ඕන! (mata udaw ōna!) |
ගිනි ගන්නව! (gini gannawa!) |
නවතින්න! (navatinna!) |
| Slovak | Pomoc! | Horí! | |
| Slovenian | Na pomoč! | Gori! | Ustavite se! (frm) Ustavi se! (inf) |
| Somali | I caawi! | Dab! | Joogso! |
| Spanish | ¡Ayúdame! ¡Socorro! ¡Auxilio! |
¡Fuego! | ¡Alto! |
| Sundanese | Tulung! | Kahuruan! | Eureun! |
| Swahili | Msaada! | Moto! | Usifanye hivyo! |
| Swedish | Hjälp! | Det brinner! | Stanna! |
| Swiss German | Hilfe! | Füür! | Halt! |
| Tagalog | Saklolo! | Sunog! | Para! |
| Tamil | காப்பாற்றுங்கள்! (kaappaatrungal) |
நெருப்பு! (neruppu) |
நில்! (nil) |
| Tatar | Yärdäm! | Tuqtagız! | |
| Telugu | సహాయం ! (sahaayaṅ!) |
మం టలు ! (maṅ talu!) |
ఆపండి ! (aapaṅdi!) |
| Tetum | Ajuda! | Ahi! | Para! |
| Thai | ช่วยด้วย! (chûay dûay!) |
ไฟไหม้! (fai mâi!) |
หยุด! (yùt!) |
| Tibetan | རོགས་པ་གནང་དང་། (rog nâng-da!) | མེ་འབར་གྱིས་། (may ba-giy!) | སྒུཀ་རེགས་གནང་། (goo-ro nâng!) |
| Tigrinya | ርድኡኒ! ርድኡኒ! (Rd’uni! Rd’uni!) | ባርዕ! ባርዕ! (Bar’e! Bar’e!) | ጠጠው በል! (Tetew Bel) m/sg ጠጠው በሊ! (Tetew Beli) f/sg |
| Tok Pisin | Help! | Paia! | Holim! |
| Tongan | Tokoni mai! | Koe afi! | Dur! |
| Tswana | Nthuse! | Molelo! | Ema! |
| 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! |
| Venetian | Aiuto! | Al fogo! | Stop! |
| Vietnamese | Cứu với! | Cháy! | Ngừng lại! |
| Võro | Appi! | Tuli! / Palas! | Lõpõdaq! |
| Welsh | Helpa fi! Helpwch fi! | Tân! | Aros! Arhoswch! |
| Yiddish | (Ratevet!) ראטעוועט! | (Fayer!) פֿייער! | (Halt!) האלט! |
| Yorùbá | Ẹ gba mi o! | Ina o! | Duro nbẹ! |
| Yucatec Maya | Áantení! | K'a'ajale'! | |
| Zulu | Usizo! | Umlilo! | Ma! |
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