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You ask how to get help in an emergency without Spanish: what to say in Spanish
You ask how to get emergency help without Spanish.
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How it's done. In emergencies you can say No hablo español and Ayuda (help); 112 has interpretation; name the place and what happened in a word or two: fuego, accidente, herido.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
¡Ayuda, por favor! No hablo español.
Uh-OO-duh, por fuh-BOR! Noh AH-bloh es-puh-NYOL.
Help, please! I don't speak Spanish.
THEY SAY
Tranquilo. Está llamando al ciento doce. ¿Habla inglés?Trahn-KEE-loh. Es-TAH yuh-MAHN-doh ahl SYAYN-toh DOH-seh. AH-bluh een-GLES?
Calm. You're calling one-one-two. Do you speak English?
They might also say:
Tranquilo. Ciento doce. ¿Inglés o ucraniano?
Trahn-KEE-loh. SYAYN-toh DOH-seh. Een-GLES oh oo-kruh-NYAH-noh?
Calm. One-one-two. English or Ukrainian?
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YOU REPLY
Un poco de inglés. Mi amigo está herido.
Oon POH-koh deh een-GLES. Mee uh-MEE-goh es-TAH eh-REE-doh.
A little English. My friend is hurt.
THEY SAY
Vale. ¿Dónde está?BAH-leh. DOHN-deh es-TAH?
OK. Where are you?
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YOU FINISH
Estamos en la calle Goya, delante del banco.
Es-TAH-mos en lah KAH-eh GOH-ah, deh-LAHN-teh del BAHN-koh.
We are on Goya street, in front of the bank.
THEY SAY
Entendido. Una ambulancia va para allá.Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. OO-nuh uhm-boo-LAHN-syuh bah PAH-ruh uh-AH.
Understood. An ambulance is on its way.
Words worth knowing
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
No
Noh
adverb
no
hablo
AH-bloh
verb
I speak
español
es-puh-NYOL
noun
Spanish (language)
Tranquilo
Trahn-KEE-loh
adjective
calm
Está
Es-TAH
verb
is, is located
llamando
yuh-MAHN-doh
verb
calling
inglés
een-GLES
noun
English
poco
POH-koh
adverb
a little, little
All the words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Todavía no hablo bien español.
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bloh byayn es-puh-NYOL.
I don't speak Spanish well yet.
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