16 emergency phrases in Russian
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The phrases that matter when something goes wrong — asking for help, calling an ambulance, reaching your embassy — in Russian, verified, with pronunciation where the script is not Latin.
Health
I need help
Мне нужна помощь
Pronunciation: mne nuzhna pomoshch
Call an ambulance
Вызовите скорую помощь
Pronunciation: vyzovite skoruyu pomoshch
Where is the nearest hospital?
Где ближайшая больница?
Pronunciation: gde blizhayshaya bolnitsa?
I have a medical emergency
Мне нужна срочная медицинская помощь
Pronunciation: mne nuzhna srochnaya meditsinskaya pomoshch
Safety
Call the police
Вызовите полицию
Pronunciation: vyzovite politsiyu
I have been robbed
Меня ограбили
Pronunciation: menya ograbili
I am lost
Я заблудился
Pronunciation: ya zabludilsya
I do not feel safe
Я не чувствую себя в безопасности
Pronunciation: ya ne chuvstvuyu sebya v bezopasnosti
Documents & embassy
I have lost my passport
Я потерял паспорт
Pronunciation: ya poteryal pasport
Where is my country embassy?
Где посольство моей страны?
Pronunciation: gde posolstvo moyey strany?
I need to contact my embassy
Мне нужно связаться со своим посольством
Pronunciation: mne nuzhno svyazatsya so svoim posolstvom
Someone stole my belongings
Кто-то украл мои вещи
Pronunciation: kto-to ukral moi veshchi
Communication
Do you speak English?
Вы говорите по-английски?
Pronunciation: vy govorite po-angliyski?
I do not understand
Я не понимаю
Pronunciation: ya ne ponimayu
Can you help me, please?
Можете ли вы мне помочь, пожалуйста?
Pronunciation: mozhete li vy mne pomoch, pozhaluysta?
Please call this number
Пожалуйста, позвоните по этому номеру
Pronunciation: pozhaluysta, pozvonite po etomu nomeru
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See data plansThese phrases help you communicate in an emergency — always call the local emergency number first. Informational only.