🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese phrases
How to say “Help!” in Brazilian Portuguese
Socorro!
soh-KOH-hoo!
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The emergency shout. The double "rr" sounds like an English "h" in Brazil. For non-urgent help, ask "Pode me ajudar?". Brazil's emergency numbers are 190 (police) and 192 (ambulance).
Other ways to say it
| Brazilian Portuguese | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pode me ajudar? | POH-jee mee ah-zhoo-DAH? | Can you help me? | Polite, non-emergency |
| Me ajuda! | mee ah-ZHOO-dah! | Help me! | Urgent but informal |
In a sentence
Socorro! Chamem uma ambulância!
soh-KOH-hoo! SHAH-mayn OO-mah ahn-boo-LAHN-see-ah!
Help! Call an ambulance!
More Brazilian Portuguese phrases
HelloOiGoodbyeTchauThank youObrigado / ObrigadaPleasePor favorSorryDesculpaExcuse meCom licençaYesSimNoNãoGood morningBom diaGood eveningBoa noiteGood nightBoa noiteHow are you?Tudo bem?My name is…Meu nome é…Nice to meet youMuito prazerI love youEu te amoI miss youEstou com saudade de vocêHappy birthdayFeliz aniversárioCheersSaúde!Enjoy your mealBom apetite!WelcomeBem-vindoCongratulationsParabéns!Happy New YearFeliz Ano Novo!I don't understandNão entendoDo you speak English?Você fala inglês?How much is it?Quanto custa?Where is the toilet?Onde fica o banheiro?BeautifulLindo / LindaFriendAmigo / AmigaSee you laterAté mais
“Help!” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianმიშველეთ!mishvelet!🇪🇸 Spanish¡Socorro!soh-KOH-rroh🇫🇷 FrenchAu secours !oh suh-KOOR🇩🇪 GermanHilfe!HIL-feh🇮🇹 ItalianAiuto!ah-YOO-toh!🇷🇺 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!