The One Emergency Sentence to Know in Japan
To say please call an ambulance in Japanese, say 救急車を呼んでください (kyūkyūsha o yonde kudasai).
If someone collapses in Japan, this is the one sentence you need – and the number to call.
救急車を呼んでください
kyūkyūsha o yonde kudasai
please call an ambulance
In this video
- 救急車を呼んでください。 kyūkyūsha o yonde kudasai. Please call an ambulance.
- 誰か、救急車を呼んでください！ dareka, kyūkyūsha o yonde kudasai! Someone, please call an ambulance!
- 救急車をお願いします。 kyūkyūsha o onegai shimasu. An ambulance, please.
Why this phrase
A high-stakes safety phrase most tourists never learn: 「救急車を呼んでください」. Beginner-level, ~50/50 English and Japanese, with the 119 emergency number tip.
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