10 phrases to learn5 key words8 useful expressions
Heading to France for emergency / police? These French phrases for Asking for urgent help cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.
What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- are you hurt
- is anyone injured
- stay here
- don't move
- this is an emergency
- i need an ambulance
Essential phrases
- Vous êtes blessé ?Are you hurt?
- Est-ce que quelqu'un est blessé ?Is anyone injured?
- Restez ici.Stay here.
- Ne bougez pas.Don't move.
- C'est une urgence.This is an emergency.
- J'ai besoin d'une ambulance.I need an ambulance.
- J'ai besoin de la police.I need the police.
- J'ai du mal à respirer.I'm having trouble breathing.
- J'ai une forte douleur à la poitrine.I have severe chest pain.
- Où est l'hôpital le plus proche ?Where is the nearest hospital?
Useful words
- ambulance — Ambulance
- douleur — Pain
- hôpital — Hospital
- police — Police
- urgence — Emergency
Useful expressions
- j'ai besoin de — I need …
- c'est une urgence — It's an emergency
- est-ce que — No questions
- l'hôpital le plus proche — The nearest hospital
- la police — The police
- où est — Where is … ?
- une ambulance — An ambulance
- à la poitrine — In the chest
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.