Emergencies & Getting Help
10 words · ~12 min
Critical emergency phrases for medical situations, lost items, and contacting authorities
In most Arab countries, the emergency number is 999 or 112. Embassies and consulates can help with lost passports. Pharmacies (saydaliyya) are widely available and pharmacists can often help with minor ailments.
Lesson overview
Emergencies & Getting Help is a level A1 lesson of 10 words: 10 phrases.
- Builds on: Essential Courtesies for Travel (A1)
- Previous lesson: Ordering at a Restaurant (A1)
- Next lesson: Hajj & Umrah - Sacred Journey (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
أَحْتَاجُ مُسَاعَدَةً! aḥtāju musāʿada! | I need help! | phrase | |
اِتَّصِلُوا بِالشُّرْطَةِ ittaṣilū bish-shurta | Call the police | phrase | |
اِتَّصِلُوا بِالْإِسْعَافِ ittasilū bil-isʾāf | Call an ambulance | phrase | |
فَقَدْتُ جَوَازَ سَفَرِي faqadtu jawāza safarī | I lost my passport | phrase | |
أَيْنَ أَقْرَبُ سِفَارَةٍ؟ ayna aqrabu sifāra? | Where is the nearest embassy? | phrase | |
أَنَا لَا أَشْعُرُ بِخَيْرٍ anā lā ashʿuru bi-khayr | I'm not feeling well | phrase | |
أَحْتَاجُ دَوَاءً لِـ... aḥtāju dawāʾan li-... | I need medicine for... | phrase | |
أَيْنَ أَقْرَبُ مُسْتَشْفًى؟ ayna aqrabu mustashfan? | Where is the nearest hospital? | phrase | |
سُرِقَتْ حَقِيبَتِي suriqat ḥaqībatī | My bag was stolen | phrase | |
أَحْتَاجُ الْاِتِّصَالَ بِسِفَارَتِي aḥtāju al-ittisāla bi-sifāratī | I need to call my embassy | phrase |
Themes these words belong to: Travel Phrasebook (10), Emergencies (10)
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