French Emergency Vocabulary

Traveling in foreign countries is lots of fun and can be very rewarding. However, dangers can arise. In this lesson you’ll learn several words and expressions which can be used in emergency situations in French-speaking countries. This is a quick must-know vocab list including “help!” and “call the police!” that should definitely help you in the event of urgent matters.

• Help! au secours!
• Stop! arrêtez!
• Go away! allez-vous-en!
• Thief! au voleur!
• Fire! au feu!
• Watch out! faites attention!
• Call the fire department! appelez les pompiers!
• Call an ambulance! appelez une ambulance!
• Call the police! appelez la police!
• It’s an emergency! c’est urgent!
• There’s been an accident. Il y a eu un accient.
• Help me! aidez-moi!
• Do you have a telephone? avez-vous un téléphone?
• I’m lost je suis perdu(e)
• I’m injured je suis blessé(e)
• Take me to the hospital! Emmenez-moi à l’hôpital!
• I lost my passport. J’ai perdu mon passport.
• Take me to the embassy. Emmenez-moi à l’ambassade.

Related Lessons:

• Health & Illnesses
• Injury & First Aid
• Hospital

More resources:

• Emergency numbers and phrases in France (frenchasyoulikeit.com)

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David Issokson is a lifelong language enthusiast. His head is swimming with words and sounds as he speaks over six languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private online lessons. When procrastinating working on his site, FrenchLearner.com, David enjoys his time skiing and hiking in Teton Valley, Idaho.

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