German · Notruf 112
Someone next to you feels unwell and you call an ambulance: what to say in German
Someone next to you feels unwell and you call an ambulance.
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How it's done. Useful words: bewusstlos (unconscious), atmet nicht (not breathing), Herzinfarkt (heart attack), Krankenwagen (ambulance), Notarzt (emergency doctor).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?
They might also say:
Notruf einhundertzwölf. Wo sind Sie, und was ist passiert?
NOH-troof IGHN-khoon-dehrts-vyolf. Voh zeent zee, oont vahs eest puh-SEERT?
Emergency one one two. Where are you and what happened?
YOU REPLY
Mein Mann ist bewusstlos. Er liegt auf dem Boden.
Mighn mahn eest beh-VOOS-tlos. Ehr leekt owf dem BOH-dayn.
My husband is unconscious. He is lying on the floor.
THEY SAY
Atmet er? Wo sind Sie genau?AHT-met ehr? Voh zeent zee geh-NOW?
Is he breathing? Where exactly are you?
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YOU FINISH
Ja, er atmet. Wir sind in der Lindenstraße zwölf, dritter Stock.
Yah, ehr AHT-met. Veer zeent een dehr LEEN-dayns-truh-seh tsvyolf, DREE-tuh shtok.
Yes, he is breathing. We are at Lindenstraße twelve, third floor.
THEY SAY
Der Notarzt ist unterwegs. Bleiben Sie bei ihm und legen Sie ihn in die stabile Seitenlage.Dehr NOH-tuhrtst eest oon-tehr-VEKS. BLIGH-bayn zee bigh eem oont LEH-gayn zee een een dee shtuh-BEE-leh ZIGH-tayn-luh-geh.
The emergency doctor is on the way. Stay with him and put him in the recovery position.
Words worth knowing
Notruf
NOH-troof
noun
emergency call
ist
eest
verb
is
passiert
puh-SEERT
verb
happens
Mann
mahn
noun
man, husband
bewusstlos
beh-VOOS-tlos
adjective
unconscious
liegt
leekt
verb
lies
Boden
BOH-dayn
noun
floor, ground
Atmet
AHT-met
verb
breathes
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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