911 Won't Work in Japan - the One Phrase That Will
To say Please call the police. in Japanese, say 警察を呼んでください (keisatsu o yonde kudasai).
Japan's emergency number isn't 911, and the phrase that gets you help fast isn't in your phrasebook.
警察を呼んでください
keisatsu o yonde kudasai
Please call the police.
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- 警察を呼んでください keisatsu o yonde kudasai In Japan, 911 gets you nothing. Police is 110, but here's the phrase that actually gets you help.
- 警察を呼んでください keisatsu o yonde kudasai If your wallet's gone or you're in trouble, you tell someone nearby: 「警察を呼んでください」.
- 警察を呼んでください。 keisatsu o yonde kudasai Please call the police.
- 財布を盗まれました saifu o nusumaremashita Give the reason too. 「財布を盗まれました」 means my wallet was stolen.
- すみません、財布を盗まれました。警察を呼んでください。 sumimasen, saifu o nusumaremashita. keisatsu o yonde kudasai Excuse me, my wallet was stolen. Please call the police.
- 警察を呼んでください keisatsu o yonde kudasai 110 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Save this one for the day you hope never comes. Follow for one survival phrase a day.
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