🇫🇷 French phrases
How to say “Help!” in French
Au secours !
oh suh-KOOR
Literally: to the rescue!neutral
Shouted in an emergency. For a non-urgent request use 'Pouvez-vous m'aider ?' (Can you help me?). The European emergency number is 112; in France 15 is ambulance, 17 police, 18 fire.
Other ways to say it
| French | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| À l'aide ! | ah LED | Help! | emergency, alternative shout |
| Pouvez-vous m'aider ? | poo-vay VOO meh-DAY | Can you help me? | polite, non-emergency |
In a sentence
Au secours ! Appelez une ambulance !
oh suh-KOOR! ah-PLAY oon ahm-bew-LAHNS
Help! Call an ambulance!
More French phrases
HelloBonjourGoodbyeAu revoirThank youMerciPleaseS'il vous plaîtSorryPardonExcuse meExcusez-moiYesOuiNoNonGood morningBonjourGood eveningBonsoirGood nightBonne nuitHow are you?Comment allez-vous ?My name is…Je m'appelle…Nice to meet youEnchantéI love youJe t'aimeI miss youTu me manquesHappy birthdayJoyeux anniversaireCheersSanté !Enjoy your mealBon appétitWelcomeBienvenueCongratulationsFélicitationsHappy New YearBonne annéeI don't understandJe ne comprends pasDo you speak English?Parlez-vous anglais ?How much is it?C'est combien ?Where is the toilet?Où sont les toilettes ?BeautifulBeau / BelleFriendAmi / AmieSee you laterÀ plus tard
“Help!” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianმიშველეთ!mishvelet!🇪🇸 Spanish¡Socorro!soh-KOH-rroh🇩🇪 GermanHilfe!HIL-feh🇮🇹 ItalianAiuto!ah-YOO-toh!🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseSocorro!soh-KOH-hoo!🇷🇺 RussianПомогите!Pomogite!🇯🇵 Japanese助けて！tasukete!🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese救命！jiùmìng!🇰🇷 Korean도와주세요!dowajuseyo!🇸🇦 Arabicالنجدة!an-najda!🇦🇲 ArmenianՕգնեցե՛քognetsek!🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniKömək edin!koe-mak eh-deen!🇮🇷 Persianکمک!komak!🇹🇭 Thaiช่วยด้วยchuai duai🇻🇳 VietnameseCứu tôi với!kew toy vuh-ee!🇺🇦 UkrainianДопоможіть!dopomozhit!🇷🇸 SerbianУпомоћ!upomoć!🇬🇷 GreekΒοήθεια!voíthia!🇮🇱 Hebrewהצילו!hatsilu!