10 Phrases to Help You in an Emergency in English

hi everyone my name is Bridget and

welcome to today's lesson the topic of today's lesson is ten phrases to help

you in an emergency let's get started call the police please if you are

telling someone to call the police it means you're telling someone to dial

nine-one-one to call the police or maybe there's police nearby and you tell

someone hey call the police the police are there to help you in any

situation that you might need them maybe you're lost maybe you lost your

purse or your wallet maybe you've been in a car accident the police will help

you so if you tell someone call the police please it means you need them to

get the police for you do you have a fever do you have a fever if you are

asking someone if they have a fever you are asking them if their temperature

is higher than is normal or safe if someone has a fever that may mean they

have an underlying condition that needs medical attention a fever may be a

symptom of something much more serious it's something you should always take

seriously so if someone has a fever you may want to take that person to the

hospital I lost my passport I lost my passport if you have lost your passport

it means you have lost the official document with all of your information

that enables you to travel between countries if you are in a foreign

country and you lose your passport that's a very serious thing because you

may be stuck in that country if you're not able to present a passport at the

airport you may not be able to go back home or go to another country so if you

lose your passport you may need to call your Embassy to get a replacement what I

like to do when I travel is I take photocopies of my

passport so instead of carrying around my physical passport instead I just

carry around copies of it so that my passport can stay at the hotel in some

safe place I think I ate something bad I think I ate something bad if you think

you ate something bad it may mean that you feel sick after eating it you may

have some form of food poisoning if you think you ate something bad you're going

to want to watch your symptoms because if they last for a few days you're going

to want to go to the hospital I think I ate something bad I need a doctor I need

a doctor if you say I need a doctor it means you need medical assistance

medical attention you may be very sick you may have eaten something bad you may

just feel sick in general you may have a fever if you say I need a doctor it

means you want to be taken to a hospital or you want a doctor called to you

because you're really sick or not feeling well I can't find the way back

to my hotel I can't find the way back to my hotel if you tell someone I can't

find the way back to my hotel it means you're lost it means you want to go back

to your hotel but you don't remember the streets you took you don't remember

where it is this is a common thing that happens in

other countries in other cities if you have the address you can ask just about

anyone how do I get back to my hotel could you please give me the directions

to get back to where I need to go is there a pharmacy nearby is there a

pharmacy nearby a pharmacy is a place that has medicine over-the-counter and

prescription drugs if you're in another city it's always

smart to know where the pharmacies are in case you might need anything asking

is there a pharmacy nearby you are asking where the nearest

Pharmacy is in case you need to go and buy medicine shampoo conditioner

toothpaste vitamins allergy pills doesn't matter a pharmacy will probably

have it can you help me can you help me can you help me is a very very useful

phrase knowing how to ask for help is extremely important if you ask can you

help me it lets other people know that you are

in need of assistance of whatever kind asking for help is the

first question can you help me and another person will say sure what do you

need and from there that's when you explain the problem you're experiencing

I am lost I am lost if you say I am lost it means you don't know where you are

you can't find your way you don't recognize anything around you you don't

know how to get back to wherever you need to be to say I am lost

let's people know that they need to give you directions that they can open up a

map for you and show you where you are I am lost is a very useful phrase

especially for people like me I get lost all the time I have a terrible sense of

direction so to tell someone I am lost it welcomes their help in getting you

back to safety to wherever you need to be I need an ambulance I need an

ambulance an ambulance is an emergency vehicle and its purpose is to get to a

sick person and take them to the hospital to say I need an ambulance

means it's a medical emergency and you need that emergency vehicle to come and

get you that brings us to the end of the lesson ten phrases to help you in an

emergency situation if you guys have any questions or comments please leave them

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