Emergencies

Tips & etiquette

Help!

救命

救命

jiù mìng

lit. “save life”

救命

gau3 meng6

lit. “save life”

Call the police.

叫警察

叫警察

jiào jǐng chá

lit. “call police”

警察

警察

jǐng chá

lit. “police”

叫警察

giu3 ging2 caat3

lit. “call police”

警察

ging2 caat3

lit. “police”

Call an ambulance.

叫救护车

叫救護車

jiào jiù hù chē

lit. “call rescue vehicle”

救护车

救護車

jiù hù chē

lit. “rescue vehicle”

叫救護車

giu3 gau3 wu6 ce1

lit. “call rescue vehicle”

救護車

gau3 wu6 ce1

lit. “rescue vehicle”

I don't feel well.

我不舒服

我不舒服

wǒ bù shū fu

lit. “I not comfortable”

不舒服

不舒服

bù shū fu

lit. “not comfortable”

我唔舒服

ngo5 m4 syu1 fuk6

lit. “I not comfortable”

唔舒服

m4 syu1 fuk6

lit. “not comfortable”

It hurts here.

这里痛

這裡痛

zhè lǐ tòng

lit. “here hurts”

tòng

lit. “hurts”

呢度痛

ni1 dou6 tung3

lit. “here hurts”

tung3

lit. “hurts”

I'm allergic to this.

我对这个过敏

我對這個過敏

wǒ duì zhè ge guò mǐn

lit. “I toward this allergic”

过敏

過敏

guò mǐn

lit. “allergic”

我對呢個敏感

ngo5 deoi3 ni1 go3 man5 gam2

lit. “I toward this sensitive”

敏感

man5 gam2

lit. “sensitive”

I need a doctor.

我需要医生

我需要醫生

wǒ xū yào yī shēng

lit. “I need doctor”

医生

醫生

yī shēng

lit. “doctor”

我要睇醫生

ngo5 jiu3 tai2 ji1 sang1

lit. “I want see doctor”

醫生

ji1 sang1

lit. “doctor”

Where is the hospital?

医院在哪里

醫院在哪裡

yī yuàn zài nǎ lǐ

lit. “hospital at where”

医院

醫院

yī yuàn

lit. “hospital”

醫院喺邊度

ji1 jyun2 hai2 bin1 dou6

lit. “hospital at where”

醫院

ji1 jyun2

lit. “hospital”

I've been robbed.

我被抢了

我被搶了

wǒ bèi qiǎng le

lit. “I was robbed”

被抢了

被搶了

bèi qiǎng le

lit. “was robbed”

我俾人搶咗

ngo5 bei2 jan4 coeng2 zo2

lit. “I by person robbed”

俾人搶咗

bei2 jan4 coeng2 zo2

lit. “by person robbed”

I've lost my passport.

我的护照丢了

我的護照丟了

wǒ de hù zhào diū le

lit. “my passport lost”

护照丢了

護照丟了

hù zhào diū le

lit. “passport lost”

我張護照唔見咗

ngo5 zoeng1 wu6 ziu3 m4 gin3 zo2

lit. “my passport not seen”

護照唔見咗

wu6 ziu3 m4 gin3 zo2

lit. “passport not seen”

I need to contact my embassy.

我要联系大使馆

我要聯繫大使館

wǒ yào lián xì dà shǐ guǎn

lit. “I want contact embassy”

大使馆

大使館

dà shǐ guǎn

lit. “embassy”

我要聯絡大使館

ngo5 jiu3 lyun4 lok3 daai6 si3 gun2

lit. “I want contact embassy”

大使館

daai6 si3 gun2

lit. “embassy”