🇪🇸 Spanish Level A1

Emergencies in Spanish

You're at the emergency room in Spain. Listen to the doctor (Dra. Rosa), then choose how to reply — tap an answer to hear its pronunciation and see its translation, then confirm. What you pick changes what she says. A calm scenario, useful when needed. Open “Vocabulary” for the words (or “Explore the scene”) and tap “🗣️ On the street” for the real language.

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Emergencies — Spanish

What you'll learn here

Key words

la ambulancia la am-bu-LAN-cia
the ambulance
In Spain the single emergency number is 112 (free, works from any phone, English available). “SAMUR / 061” are emergency medical services.
urgencias ur-GEN-cias
A&E (emergency room)
“Urgencias” = the hospital emergency room. With the EHIC card you're treated like a local. Triage sets the order by severity.
la camilla la ca-MI-lla
the stretcher / gurney
“La camilla” = the stretcher/gurney. “El camillero” = the porter. “La sala de espera” = the A&E waiting room.
la silla de ruedas la SI-lla de RUE-das
the wheelchair
“No puedo andar” = I can't walk. Staff help with “la silla de ruedas”. Say clearly if you're in pain or can't move.
el número 112 el NÚ-me-ro CIEN-to DO-ce
the number 112
112 = the single European emergency number (police, fire, ambulance). Free, from any phone, even with no credit or SIM.

How locals really say it

Not the textbook version — the real language you hear in Spanish.

“Tranquilo, respira. Dime, ¿qué ha pasado?” — Stay calm, breathe. Tell me, what happened?
“¿Qué te ha pasado?” — What happened to you?
“¿Dónde te duele?” — Where does it hurt?
“La ambulancia ya viene, ¿eh? Cinco minutos.” — The ambulance is on its way, okay? Five minutes.

Dialogue (excerpt)

A taste of the conversation — play the rest in the app.

Dra. Rosa
Tranquilo, estoy aquí. Soy médica. ¿Qué le pasa?
Stay calm, I'm here. I'm a doctor. What's wrong?
Dra. Rosa
Dígame qué ha ocurrido.
Tell me what happened.
You
Necesito un médico, por favor.
I need a doctor, please.
Dra. Rosa
¿Dónde le duele?
Where does it hurt?
You
Me duele aquí, en la pierna.
It hurts here, in my leg.
Dra. Rosa
Hemos llamado a una ambulancia, llega en cinco minutos.
We've called an ambulance, it's here in five minutes.

…continues in the app →

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