Hjelp! Nødnumre og sikkerhet (emergencies)
The three emergency numbers, what to say on the phone, and asking for help.
12 minutes · A free lesson from A1: Første steg (first steps) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
Learn the three emergency numbers before you need them. They are free from any phone. For a doctor when it is not an emergency and your own doctor's surgery is closed, call the legevakt on 116 117. The police's ordinary number is 02800.
| legevakt | Say lehgehvakt | لےگےواکت | Means: out-of-hours emergency clinic |
The three emergency numbers
On the phone
What happened
- Det brenner!Say: deh brehnnuhr!دے برےننَر!Means: There's a fire!
- Det har skjedd en ulykke.Say: deh har shehd ehn ooluekuh.دے ہار شےد اےن اُولیُکَ.Means: There has been an accident.
- En mann har falt og slått seg.Say: ehn man har falt oh shlot sai.اےن مان ہار فالت او شلوت سائی.Means: A man has fallen and hurt himself.
- Hun puster ikke.Say: hoon pustuhr ikuh.ہُون پُستَر اِکَ.Means: She isn't breathing.
Where you are
- Jeg er i Storgata 12 i Oslo.Say: yai ehr ee storgata tolv ee osloo.یائی اےر ای ستورگاتا تولو ای اوسلُو.Means: I am at Storgata 12 in Oslo.
- Jeg står ved bensinstasjonen.Say: yai stohr veh buhnsinstashoonuhn.یائی ستور وے بَنسِنستاشُونَن.Means: I am standing by the petrol station.
- Vi er i tredje etasje.Say: vee ehr ee trehdyuh ehtashuh.وی اےر ای ترےدیَ اےتاشَ.Means: We are on the third floor.
Asking for help
- Hjelp!Say: yehlp!یےلپ!Means: Help!
- Ring en ambulanse!Say: ring ehn amboolansuh!رِنگ اےن آمبُولانسَ!Means: Call an ambulance!
- Kan du hjelpe meg?Say: kan doo yehlpuh mai?کان دُو یےلپَ مائی?Means: Can you help me?
- Jeg trenger en lege.Say: yai trehnguhr ehn lehguh.یائی ترےنگَر اےن لےگَ.Means: I need a doctor.
En samtale med 113
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- Operatør: Medisinsk nødtelefon. Hva har skjedd?Say: mehdeesinsk noedtehlehfoon. va har shehd?مےدیسِنسک نوےدتےلےفُون. وا ہار شےد?Means: Medical emergency line. What has happened?
- Farah: Faren min har vondt i brystet, og han er veldig blek.Say: faruhn meen har vunnt ee bruestuht, oh han ehr vehlli blehk.فارَن مین ہار وُننت ای بریُستَت, او ہان اےر وےللِ بلےک.Means: My father has chest pain, and he is very pale.
- Operatør: Hvor er dere?Say: voor ehr dehruh?وُور اےر دےرَ?Means: Where are you?
- Farah: Vi er hjemme, i Kirkeveien 8 i Drammen.Say: vee ehr yehmmuh, ee shirkehvaiuhn otuh ee drammuhn.وی اےر یےممَ, ای شِرکےوائَن اوتَ ای دراممَن.Means: We are at home, at Kirkeveien 8 in Drammen.
- Operatør: En ambulanse er på vei. Bli hos ham, og ikke legg på.Say: ehn amboolansuh ehr poh vai. blee hoos ham, oh ikuh lehg poh.اےن آمبُولانسَ اےر پو وائی. بلی ہُوس ہام, او اِکَ لےگ پو.Means: An ambulance is on its way. Stay with him, and don't hang up.
Words to know
Say it out loud (30 seconds): Øv på å ringe 113: si hva som har skjedd og hvor du er.Say: oev poh oh ringuh eht hundraoog trehtuhn. see va soom har shehd oh voor doo ehr.اوےو پو او رِنگَ اےت ہُندراُوگ ترےتَن. سی وا سُوم ہار شےد او وُور دُو اےر.Means: Practise calling 113: say what has happened and where you are.
A model answer
Hei, jeg trenger en ambulanse. Sønnen min har falt og slått hodet. Vi er i Parkveien 5 i Bergen, i andre etasje.Say: hai, yai trehnguhr ehn amboolansuh. soennuhn meen har falt oh shlot hooduh. vee ehr ee parkvaiuhn fehm ee barguhn, ee annruh ehtashuh.ہائی, یائی ترےنگَر اےن آمبُولانسَ. سوےننَن مین ہار فالت او شلوت ہُودَ. وی اےر ای پارکوائَن فےم ای بارگَن, ای آننرَ اےتاشَ.Means: Hello, I need an ambulance. My son has fallen and hit his head. We are at Parkveien 5 in Bergen, on the second floor.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Which number do you call for an ambulance?
- 110
- 112
- 113
Show the answer
C: 113 — 113 is for medical emergencies. 110 is fire, and 112 is the police.
Quick check: Which number is the fire service?
- 110
- 113
- 116 117
Show the answer
A: 110 — 110 for fire: Det brenner!
Quick check: Which number do you call for a doctor when your GP is closed and it is not an emergency?
- 113
- 116 117
- 02800
Show the answer
B: 116 117 — 116 117 is the legevakt. 02800 is the police's ordinary number.
Quick check: What does “Det brenner!” mean?
- It is very hot!
- It hurts!
- There is a fire!
Show the answer
C: There is a fire! — Call 110.
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