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You need help at the scene of an accident: what to say in German
You need help at the scene of an accident.
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How it's done. Useful words: Krankenwagen (ambulance), Erste Hilfe (first aid), Verbandskasten (first-aid kit in the car), ruhig bleiben (stay calm).Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Hilfe! Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen! Hier ist ein Verletzter!
KHEEL-feh! ROO-fayn zee IGH-nayn KRAHN-kayn-vuh-gayn! Kheer eest ighn fehr-LETS-tuh!
Help! Call an ambulance! There's an injured person here!
Or say:Bitte helfen Sie! Ich brauche einen Krankenwagen.
BEE-teh KHEL-fayn zee! Eekh BROW-kheh IGH-nayn KRAHN-kayn-vuh-gayn.
THEY SAY
Ich rufe an. Haben Sie einen Verbandskasten?Eekh ROO-feh ahn. KHAH-bayn zee IGH-nayn fehr-BAHNTS-kuhs-tayn?
I'm calling. Do you have a first-aid kit?
They might also say:
Ich wähle die einhundertzwölf. Haben Sie einen Verbandskasten dabei?
Eekh VEH-leh dee IGHN-khoon-dehrts-vyolf. KHAH-bayn zee IGH-nayn fehr-BAHNTS-kuhs-tayn duh-BIGH?
I'm dialling one one two. Do you have a first-aid kit with you?
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YOU FINISH
Ja, im Kofferraum. Ich hole ihn.
Yah, eem KOH-feh-rowm. Eekh KHOH-leh een.
Yes, in the boot. I'll fetch it.
THEY SAY
Gut. Bleiben Sie ruhig, ich bin bei Ihnen.Goot. BLIGH-bayn zee ROO-eekh, eekh been bigh EE-nayn.
Good. Stay calm, I'm with you.
Words worth knowing
Hilfe
KHEEL-feh
noun
help
Rufen
ROO-fayn
verb
to call
Krankenwagen
KRAHN-kayn-vuh-gayn
noun
ambulance
Hier
Kheer
adverb
here
ist
eest
verb
is
Verletzter
fehr-LETS-tuh
noun
injured person
rufe
ROO-feh
verb
I call
Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
Verbandskasten
fehr-BAHNTS-kuhs-tayn
noun
first-aid kit
All the words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Können Sie mir das zeigen?
KYOH-nayn zee meer dahs TSIGH-gayn?
Can you show me?
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