16 emergency phrases in Arabic
العربية
The phrases that matter when something goes wrong — asking for help, calling an ambulance, reaching your embassy — in Arabic, verified, with pronunciation where the script is not Latin.
Health
I need help
أحتاج إلى مساعدة
Pronunciation: uhtaj ila musa'ada
Call an ambulance
اتصل بالإسعاف
Pronunciation: ittasil bil-is'af
Where is the nearest hospital?
أين أقرب مستشفى؟
Pronunciation: ayna aqrab mustashfa?
I have a medical emergency
لدي حالة طوارئ طبية
Pronunciation: ladayya halat tawari' tibbiyya
Safety
Call the police
اتصل بالشرطة
Pronunciation: ittasil bil-shurta
I have been robbed
لقد تعرضت للسرقة
Pronunciation: laqad ta'arradtu lil-sariqa
I am lost
أنا تائه
Pronunciation: ana ta'ih
I do not feel safe
لا أشعر بالأمان
Pronunciation: la ash'ur bil-aman
Documents & embassy
I have lost my passport
لقد فقدت جواز سفري
Pronunciation: laqad faqadtu jawaz safari
Where is my country embassy?
أين سفارة بلدي؟
Pronunciation: ayna safarat baladi?
I need to contact my embassy
أحتاج إلى الاتصال بسفارتي
Pronunciation: uhtaj ila al-ittisal bi-safarati
Someone stole my belongings
لقد سرق شخص ما أغراضي
Pronunciation: laqad saraqa shakhs ma aghradi
Communication
Do you speak English?
هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟
Pronunciation: hal tatakallam al-ingliziyya?
I do not understand
لا أفهم
Pronunciation: la afham
Can you help me, please?
هل يمكنك مساعدتي، من فضلك؟
Pronunciation: hal yumkinuk musa'adati, min fadlik?
Please call this number
من فضلك اتصل بهذا الرقم
Pronunciation: min fadlik ittasil bi-hadha ar-raqam
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See data plansThese phrases help you communicate in an emergency — always call the local emergency number first. Informational only.