16 emergency phrases in Maltese

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The phrases that matter when something goes wrong — asking for help, calling an ambulance, reaching your embassy — in Maltese, verified, with pronunciation where the script is not Latin.

Health

I need help

Għandi bżonn għajnuna

Call an ambulance

Ċempel ambulanza

Where is the nearest hospital?

Fejn qiegħed l-eqreb sptar?

I have a medical emergency

Għandi emerġenza medika

Safety

Call the police

Ċempel il-pulizija

I have been robbed

Serquni

I am lost

Jien mitluf

I do not feel safe

Ma nħossnix sigur

Documents & embassy

I have lost my passport

Tlift il-passaport tiegħi

Where is my country embassy?

Fejn tinsab l-ambaxxata tal-pajjiż tiegħi?

I need to contact my embassy

Għandi bżonn nikkuntattja l-ambaxxata tiegħi

Someone stole my belongings

Xi ħadd seraqli l-affarijiet tiegħi

Communication

Do you speak English?

Titkellem bl-Ingliż?

I do not understand

Ma nifhimx

Can you help me, please?

Tista' tgħinni, jekk jogħġbok?

Please call this number

Jekk jogħġbok ċempel dan in-numru

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These phrases help you communicate in an emergency — always call the local emergency number first. Informational only.

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