Emergency

44 phrases · Hungarian with romanization, English and audio

  1. Segítség!

    Help!

    Usage

    Cry for help in an emergency

    Grammar Note

    Noun derived from "segít" (to help). Used as a standalone exclamation in emergencies

  2. Hívjon mentőt!

    Call an ambulance!

    Usage

    Request an ambulance in a medical emergency

    Grammar Note

    Hungarian ambulance number is 104. "mentőt" is accusative of "mentő" (ambulance)

  3. Hívja a rendőrséget!

    Call the police!

    Usage

    Call the police in case of crime or accident

    Grammar Note

    Hungarian police number is 107. "rendőrséget" is accusative of "rendőrség" (police)

  4. Eltévedtem

    I am lost

    Usage

    Tell people you are lost and need help with directions

    Grammar Note

    Past first person of "eltéved" (to get lost). Combines "el" (away) + "téved" (to err/stray)

  5. Megloptak

    I was robbed / I was pickpocketed

    Usage

    Report a theft or pickpocketing to police or bystanders

    Grammar Note

    Past third person plural of "lop" (to steal). Active construction meaning "they stole from me"

  6. Orvosra van szükségem

    I need a doctor

    Usage

    Seek medical help when ill or injured

    Grammar Note

    "szükségem van" + "-ra/-re" = "I need". "orvos" (doctor) + "-ra" (onto/for)

  7. Hol a legközelebbi kórház?

    Where is the nearest hospital?

    Usage

    Find the nearest hospital urgently

    Grammar Note

    "legközelebbi" is superlative of "közeli" (near). "leg-" is the Hungarian superlative prefix

  8. Penicillinre allergiás vagyok

    I am allergic to penicillin

    Usage

    Inform doctors about medication allergies

    Grammar Note

    "allergiás vagyok" + "-ra/-re" = "I am allergic to". "penicillin" + "-re" (onto/for)

  9. Elvesztettem az útlevelemet

    I lost my passport

    Usage

    Report a lost passport at the embassy or police station

    Grammar Note

    Past first person definite of "elveszít" (to lose). "útlevelemet" = "útlevél" + possessive + accusative

  10. Tűz van!

    Fire!

    Usage

    Emergency shout to warn others of a fire

    Grammar Note

    Hungarian fire department number is 105. "Tűz van!" = "there is fire" — concise emergency phrase

  11. Hagyja abba!

    Stop it!

    Usage

    Hold the screen up to make someone stop what they are doing. The point is that it works without raising your voice. It is blunt, and it should stay blunt when dealing with aggressive touts or scams

  12. Hagyjon békén!

    Leave me alone!

    Usage

    Show this to shake off someone who will not stop following or pestering you. It uses the polite pronoun but reads as a flat refusal, and Hungarian speakers hear it that way

  13. Ne érjen hozzám!

    Don't touch me!

    Usage

    Show this to anyone putting hands on you. It also alerts bystanders, so angle the screen towards other people as well as the person

  14. Hívom a rendőrséget!

    I'm calling the police!

    Usage

    Signals that you will not back down from a scam or a threat. This is a statement of intent, not a request — show it with your phone in hand. Hungary's emergency number is 112; police direct is 107

  15. Tolvaj

    Thief

    Usage

    Names the person who stole; the act of theft itself is "lopás"

  16. Rablás

    Robbery

    Usage

    For property taken by force or the threat of force; the offence named in Section 365 of the Hungarian Criminal Code

  17. Zsebtolvaj

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    Names someone who lifts things from pockets and bags in a crowd; a compound of "zseb" (pocket) and "tolvaj" (thief)

  18. Emberrablás

    Kidnapping

    Usage

    Reports that a person has been taken away; the offence named in Section 190 of the Hungarian Criminal Code

  19. Gyilkosság

    Murder

    Usage

    Reports that someone has been killed; the offence in Section 160 of the Criminal Code is "emberölés", but that word is the broader "homicide", covering unintentional killing too

  20. Zavargás

    Riot

    Usage

    Reports violent street disorder; news reports usually use the plural "zavargások"

  21. Bomba

    Bomb

    Usage

    For a bomb you have spotted or for reporting a bomb threat

  22. Tűz van! Meneküljön!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

    Warns people that a fire has started and tells them to get out

    Grammar Note

    The polite "-jön" imperative addresses "ön" (you), the same ending seen in "Honnan jön ön?".

  23. Tolvaj! Fogják meg!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Points at a fleeing thief and asks bystanders to catch him

    Grammar Note

    The prefix "meg-" of "megfog" (to catch) moves behind the verb in the imperative, giving "Fogják meg". The definite conjugation "-ják" is used because the object — that thief — is definite.

  24. Hívja a tűzoltókat!

    Please call the fire brigade

    Usage

    Asks someone at the scene of a fire to call the fire service; Hungarian calls the firefighters, not the engine

    Grammar Note

    Same frame as "Hívja a rendőrséget!" with the object swapped. The object carries the definite article, so the verb takes the definite conjugation "Hívja"; with an indefinite object it would be "Hívjon", as in "Hívjon mentőt!".

  25. Hol van a rendőrség?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asks the way to a police station, e.g. to file a report

    Grammar Note

    Same frame as "Hol van a legközelebbi gyógyszertár?". "rendőrség" names both the force and its building, as in "a rendőrségre megy" (to go to the police station).

  26. Feljelentést szeretnék tenni lopás miatt

    I want to report a theft

    Usage

    Reports a theft at the police station; the paperwork you need for an insurance claim comes from this report

    Grammar Note

    Same "szeretné- + infinitive" frame as "Korábban szeretném visszaadni az autót." Note the conjugation differs: that sentence has a definite object and uses "szeretném", while the bare object "Feljelentést" here takes the indefinite "szeretnék". "lopás" shares its root with "Megloptak".

  27. Beszél itt valaki japánul?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

    Usage

    Looks for a Japanese speaker when you cannot make yourself understood

    Grammar Note

    A language is expressed with the adverbial "-ul/-ül"; vowel harmony gives the back-vowel "-ul" after "japán".

  28. Ez az ember eszméletlen

    This person is unconscious

    Usage

    Tells responders or bystanders that the person on the ground is unconscious

    Grammar Note

    A Hungarian third-person present predicate takes no copula.

  29. Ez az ember fuldoklik!

    Someone is drowning

    Usage

    Alerts people that someone is drowning in the water

    Grammar Note

    "fuldoklik" is the frequentative of "fullad" (to choke, to drown) and describes an event still in progress; a completed drowning is "vízbe fulladt".

  30. Megvertek

    I was beaten

    Usage

    Reports to police or medical staff that you were assaulted; the more formal wording is "Bántalmaztak"

    Grammar Note

    Same subjectless 3rd person plural indefinite past as "Megloptak"; it means "they did it to me" and depends on neither the speaker's gender nor person.

  31. Megszúrtak késsel

    I was stabbed

    Usage

    Tells responders or police that you were stabbed with a knife

    Grammar Note

    Same 3rd person plural indefinite past as "Megloptak". The instrument takes the "-val/-vel" case, which assimilates to the final consonant of "kés", giving "késsel".

  32. Betörtek a szobámba

    My room was broken into

    Usage

    Reports that your room was broken into while you were out

    Grammar Note

    Same subjectless 3rd person plural indefinite past as "Megloptak". "szoba" takes the possessive "-m" and the illative "-ba", giving "szobámba".

  33. Az az ember a tettes

    That person is the culprit

    Usage

    Points out the person who committed the crime to the police

    Grammar Note

    The demonstrative is the distal "az", paired with the proximal "ez" (this); Hungarian always inserts the definite article after a demonstrative, hence the doubled "az az". A third-person present nominal predicate takes no copula.

  34. Becsaptak

    I was deceived

    Usage

    Reports that you have been cheated or defrauded

    Grammar Note

    Same 3rd person plural indefinite past as "Megloptak". "becsap" means to cheat or deceive; its literal sense "to slam shut" is told apart by context.

  35. Ellopták a pénztárcámat

    My wallet was stolen

    Usage

    Reports a stolen wallet to the police or the hotel

    Grammar Note

    Subjectless past of the same root as "Megloptak" (lop, to steal). Note the object here — my wallet — is definite, so the verb takes the definite conjugation "Ellopták", whereas "Megloptak" uses the indefinite "-tak".

  36. Ottfelejtettem a csomagomat

    I left my luggage there

    Usage

    Says that you left your luggage behind in a shop or a vehicle

    Grammar Note

    "ottfelejt" is the dedicated verb for unintentionally leaving something behind, distinct from losing it (elveszít).

  37. Közlekedési baleset történt

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    Reports that a traffic accident has happened

    Grammar Note

    "baleset történt" is taken from "Baleset történt — hívják a sípályaőrséget!", with the adjective for "traffic" added in front.

  38. Elütött egy autó

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    Tells responders or police that a car hit you

    Grammar Note

    The unexpressed object is "me", so the verb takes the indefinite conjugation "Elütött"; "it hit him" would be the definite "Elütötte".

  39. Meneküljön a vészkijáraton!

    Please escape through the emergency exit

    Usage

    Directs people to the emergency exit during a fire or a blackout

    Grammar Note

    Hungarian marks the route taken with the superessive "-on/-en/-ön".

  40. Vigyázat!

    Watch out!

    Usage

    Shouted to warn of immediate danger; also the word on warning signs

  41. Kérem, siessen!

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Asks for help or transport to be hurried

    Grammar Note

    Same "Kérem + polite imperative" request frame as "Kérem, segítsen", with the verb swapped.

  42. Jöjjön azonnal!

    Please come right away

    Usage

    Asks someone, e.g. on the phone, to come at once

    Grammar Note

    The polite imperative of the verb "jön" (to come) is "Jöjjön".

  43. Vészhelyzet van!

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    Says that the matter cannot wait, e.g. in a queue or at a desk

    Grammar Note

    Same "X van!" existential frame as "Tűz van!". "vészhelyzet" compounds "vész-" (emergency, the element of "vészkijárat") with "helyzet" (situation).

  44. Kérem, vigyen kórházba!

    Please take me to a hospital

    Usage

    Asks to be taken to a hospital when ill or injured

    Grammar Note

    Same "Kérem + polite imperative" request frame as "Kérem, segítsen". "kórház" takes the illative "-ba". The object (me) is left unsaid, so the verb stays in the indefinite conjugation "vigyen".

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