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German for emergencies

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There has been an accident.
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What to say – or even shout – in German when you find yourself in an emergency and need to call for help or explain what happened.

Hilfe!
Help!
Feuer!
Fire!
Ich brauche Hilfe.
I need help.
Es hat ein Unfall stattgefunden.
There has been an accident.
Ich wurde überfallen.
I have been attacked.
Ich wurde beraubt.
I have been robbed.
Ich bin verletzt.
I am injured.
Sie blutet.
She is bleeding.
Ich kann nicht atmen.
I can't breathe.
Ich bin hingefallen.
I fell.
Ich bin gestolpert.
I tripped.
Ich bin auf dem Gehweg ausgerutscht.
I slipped on the sidewalk.
Sie kann nicht schwimmen.
She can't swim.
Unser Auto wurde aufgebrochen.
Our car has been broken into.
Wir hatten eine Panne.
Our car broke down.
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