German · Notruf 112
You see an accident and phone: what to say in German
You witnessed an accident and phone.
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How it's done. A witness to an accident phones 112, states the place and the number of injured, stays on site and does not hang up until the dispatcher says so.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Notruf einhundertzwölf, was ist passiert?NOH-troof IGHN-khoon-dehrts-vyolf, vahs eest puh-SEERT?
Emergency one one two, what happened?
YOU REPLY
Hier ist ein Unfall passiert. Zwei Autos sind zusammengestoßen.
Kheer eest ighn OON-fuhl puh-SEERT. Tsvigh OW-tos zeent tsoo-ZAH-mayn-gesh-toh-sayn.
An accident has happened here. Two cars have collided.
THEY SAY
Wo ist das genau? Gibt es Verletzte?Voh eest dahs geh-NOW? Geept es fehr-LETS-teh?
Where exactly is that? Are there injured people?
They might also say:
Wo sind Sie? Ist jemand verletzt?
Voh zeent zee? Eest YEH-mahnt fehr-LETST?
Where are you? Is anyone injured?
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YOU FINISH
Ich bin an der Kreuzung Hauptstraße und Bahnhofstraße. Eine Person ist verletzt.
Eekh been ahn dehr KROY-tsoong KHOWPTS-truh-seh oont BAHN-khofs-truh-seh. IGH-neh pehr-ZOHN eest fehr-LETST.
I'm at the crossing of Hauptstraße and Bahnhofstraße. One person is injured.
THEY SAY
Wir schicken einen Rettungswagen und die Polizei. Bleiben Sie bitte vor Ort.Veer SHEE-kayn IGH-nayn REH-toong-svuh-gayn oont dee poh-lee-TSIGH. BLIGH-bayn zee BEE-teh for ort.
We're sending an ambulance and the police. Please stay on site.
Words worth knowing
Notruf
NOH-troof
noun
emergency call
ist
eest
verb
is
passiert
puh-SEERT
verb
happens
Hier
Kheer
adverb
here
Unfall
OON-fuhl
noun
accident
Autos
OW-tos
noun
cars
sind
zeent
verb
are
zusammengestoßen
tsoo-ZAH-mayn-gesh-toh-sayn
verb
collided
Wo
Voh
adverb
where
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?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
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