German · Notruf 112
There is a fire and you phone 112: what to say in German
There is a fire and you phone 112.
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How it's done. 112 is Germany's single emergency number (fire, ambulance). You say where, what happened, how many injured; wait for the dispatcher's questions and don't hang up first.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, Feuerwehr und Rettungsdienst. Was ist passiert?NOH-troof IGHN-khoon-dehrts-vyolf, FOY-ehr-vehr oont REH-toongs-deenst. Vahs eest puh-SEERT?
Emergency one one two, fire and rescue service. What happened?
They might also say:
Notruf einhundertzwölf. Wo ist der Notfall?
NOH-troof IGHN-khoon-dehrts-vyolf. Voh eest dehr NOT-fuhl?
Emergency one one two. Where is the emergency?
YOU REPLY
Es brennt in meiner Wohnung! Ich wohne in der Lindenstraße zwölf.
Es braynt een MIGH-nuh VOH-noong! Eekh VOH-neh een dehr LEEN-dayns-truh-seh tsvyolf.
There's a fire in my flat! I live at Lindenstraße twelve.
THEY SAY
Ist jemand verletzt? Sind noch Personen in der Wohnung?Eest YEH-mahnt fehr-LETST? Zeent nokh pehr-ZOH-nayn een dehr VOH-noong?
Is anyone injured? Are there still people in the flat?
2
YOU FINISH
Nein, wir sind alle draußen.
Nighn, veer zeent AH-leh DROW-sayn.
No, we are all outside.
THEY SAY
Gut. Die Feuerwehr ist unterwegs. Bleiben Sie bitte draußen.Goot. Dee FOY-ehr-vehr eest oon-tehr-VEKS. BLIGH-bayn zee BEE-teh DROW-sayn.
Good. The fire brigade is on its way. Please stay outside.
Words worth knowing
Notruf
NOH-troof
noun
emergency call
Feuerwehr
FOY-ehr-vehr
noun
fire brigade
Rettungsdienst
REH-toongs-deenst
noun
ambulance service
ist
eest
verb
is
passiert
puh-SEERT
verb
happens
brennt
braynt
verb
burns
Wohnung
VOH-noong
noun
flat
wohne
VOH-neh
verb
I live
verletzt
fehr-LETST
adjective
injured
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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