Emergency

1. Hilfe!

   Help!

   Usage

   A word to call out for help when in danger

   Grammar Note

   A one-word call for help

2. Ich bruuche Hilf

   I need help

   Usage

   A basic sentence for asking for help

   Grammar Note

   composed: ich bruuche + noun

3. Rüefed Sie d Polizei!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   For asking bystanders; the Swiss police number is 117

   Grammar Note

   composed: polite Sie + imperative ending in -ed

4. Rüefed Sie d Füürwehr!

   Call the fire brigade!

   Usage

   Used in a fire; the Swiss fire brigade number is 118

   Grammar Note

   composed: polite Sie + imperative ending in -ed

5. Rüefed Sie d Ambulanz!

   Call an ambulance!

   Usage

   Used for an injured or sick person; the ambulance number is 144

   Grammar Note

   composed: polite Sie + imperative ending in -ed

6. Polizei: 117, Füürwehr: 118, Ambulanz: 144

   Police: 117, fire brigade: 118, ambulance: 144

   Usage

   Swiss emergency numbers; 112 also works as a general emergency number

   Grammar Note

   composed: a list of names with numbers

7. Ich bruuche en Dokter

   I need a doctor

   Usage

   Asks for medical help

   Grammar Note

   composed: ich bruuche + noun

8. Wo isch s nächscht Spital?

   Where is the nearest hospital?

   Usage

   Finds a hospital; in Switzerland it is called a Spital

   Grammar Note

   composed: Wo isch + superlative + neuter noun

9. Mir isch s Portmonee gstohle worde

   My wallet was stolen

   Usage

   Tell the police or bystanders after a theft; Portmonee means wallet

   Grammar Note

   composed: passive with isch … worde

10. Min Rucksack isch gstohle worde

    My backpack was stolen

    Usage

    Tell the police or bystanders after a theft

    Grammar Note

    composed: passive with isch … worde

11. Ich ha min Pass verlore

    I have lost my passport

    Usage

    Use it with the police or an embassy after losing a passport

    Grammar Note

    composed: perfect tense ha + participle

12. Ich ha öppis vergässe

    I forgot something

    Usage

    Use it when you leave something behind on a train or in a shop

    Grammar Note

    composed: perfect tense ha + participle

13. Haltet de Dieb!

    Stop the thief!

    Usage

    A shout to alert bystanders just after a theft

    Grammar Note

    composed: plural imperative haltet + noun

14. Füür! Gönd Sie schnäll use!

    Fire! Get out quickly!

    Usage

    Warns the people around you in a fire

    Grammar Note

    composed: polite Sie + imperative ending in -ed

15. Vorsicht!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    A one-word warning of danger

    Grammar Note

    A one-word call

16. Pass uf!

    Look out!

    Usage

    Warns a friend of danger

    Grammar Note

    composed: the imperative pass + uf

17. Es isch dringend

    It is urgent

    Usage

    Tells people you need help quickly

    Grammar Note

    composed: es isch + adjective

18. Bitte chömed Sie schnäll

    Please come quickly

    Usage

    A polite way to ask for help to come fast

    Grammar Note

    composed: polite Sie + imperative ending in -ed

19. Bringed Sie mich is Spital

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks for a ride to hospital after an injury or illness

    Grammar Note

    composed: polite Sie + imperative in -ed; is is in das contracted

20. Es isch en Unfall passiert

    There has been an accident

    Usage

    A basic sentence for reporting an accident

    Grammar Note

    composed: perfect tense isch + participle passiert

21. Lönd Sie mich i Rueh!

    Leave me alone!

    Usage

    Said clearly to someone who will not stop bothering you

    Grammar Note

    composed: polite Sie + imperative in -ed

22. Gönd Sie wäg!

    Go away!

    Usage

    Firmly sends away a suspicious person

    Grammar Note

    composed: polite Sie + imperative in -ed

23. s Füür

    Fire

    Usage

    A word for reporting a fire

    Grammar Note

    A neuter noun

24. de Dieb

    Thief

    Usage

    A word for describing a theft

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun

25. de Unfall

    Accident

    Usage

    A word for reporting a traffic or other accident

    Grammar Note

    A masculine noun

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