8 phrases to learn4 key words4 useful expressions
Heading to France for emergency / police? These French phrases for Calling emergency services 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:
- which service do you need: police, fire department, or ambulance
- stay on the line, please
- where are you exactly
- help is coming
- call an ambulance
- call the police
Essential phrases
- Quel service vous faut-il : police, pompiers ou ambulance ?Which service do you need: police, fire department, or ambulance?
- Restez en ligne, s'il vous plaît.Stay on the line, please.
- Où êtes-vous exactement ?Where are you exactly?
- Les secours arrivent.Help is coming.
- Appelez une ambulance.Call an ambulance.
- Appelez la police.Call the police.
- Quel est le numéro d'urgence ?What's the emergency number?
- Composez le 112.Dial 112.
Useful words
- ambulance — Ambulance
- police — Police
- pompiers — Fire brigade
- téléphone — Phone
Useful expressions
- appelez la police — Call the police
- appelez une ambulance — Call an ambulance
- où êtes-vous exactement — Where are you exactly
- s'il vous plaît — Please
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.