Emergencies and accidents in German

24 German words on “Emergencies and accidents”: anrufen, helfen, Arzt, wehtun, Krankenhaus and more. Every word comes with a translation, transcription and audio.

Words for emergencies and accidents: accident and danger, help and call, police, firefighter and fire, ambulance and rescue, first aid and injured, plus hospital, doctor and emergency exit. Use this list to call for help and explain what happened.

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Level 1

  1. anrufen — call
  2. helfen — help
  3. Arzt — doctor
  4. wehtun — hurt
  5. Krankenhaus — hospital
  6. Polizei — police

Level 2

  1. fallen — fall
  2. Unfall — accident
  3. sicher — safe
  4. gefährlich — dangerous
  5. vorsichtig — careful
  6. Notfall — emergency

Level 3

  1. Feuer — fire
  2. Gefahr — danger
  3. warnen — warn
  4. Beamter — officer
  5. entkommen — escape
  6. verletzt — injured

Level 4

  1. retten — rescue
  2. Krankenwagen — ambulance
  3. Feuerwehrmann — firefighter
  4. Feueralarm — fire alarm
  5. Erste Hilfe — first aid
  6. Notausgang — emergency exit

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