🇰🇷 Korean phrases
How to say “Help!” in Korean
도와주세요!
dowajuseyo!
Literally: please help (me)!neutral
Works both as a shout in an emergency and as a polite request for help. In Korea, call 112 for police and 119 for fire and ambulance.
Other ways to say it
| Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 살려 주세요! | sallyeo juseyo! | save me! | Life-threatening emergency |
| 도와줘! | dowajwo! | help me! | Casual, to friends |
| 구급차 불러 주세요! | gugeupcha bulleo juseyo! | please call an ambulance! | Medical emergency |
In a sentence
도와주세요! 사람이 쓰러졌어요!
Dowajuseyo! Sarami sseureojyeosseoyo!
Help! Someone has collapsed!
More Korean phrases
Hello안녕하세요Goodbye안녕히 가세요Thank you감사합니다Please주세요Sorry죄송합니다Excuse me저기요Yes네No아니요Good morning좋은 아침이에요Good evening안녕하세요Good night안녕히 주무세요How are you?잘 지내세요?My name is…제 이름은 …이에요Nice to meet you만나서 반갑습니다I love you사랑해I miss you보고 싶어Happy birthday생일 축하해요Cheers!건배!Enjoy your meal맛있게 드세요Welcome환영합니다Congratulations축하합니다Happy New Year새해 복 많이 받으세요I don't understand이해가 안 돼요Do you speak English?영어 할 줄 아세요?How much is it?얼마예요?Where is the toilet?화장실이 어디예요?Beautiful아름다워요Friend친구See you later나중에 봐요
“Help!” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianმიშველეთ!mishvelet!🇪🇸 Spanish¡Socorro!soh-KOH-rroh🇫🇷 FrenchAu secours !oh suh-KOOR🇩🇪 GermanHilfe!HIL-feh🇮🇹 ItalianAiuto!ah-YOO-toh!🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseSocorro!soh-KOH-hoo!🇷🇺 RussianПомогите!Pomogite!🇯🇵 Japanese助けて！tasukete!🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese救命！jiùmìng!🇸🇦 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!