150 Essential French Emergency Phrases for Handling Unexpected Safety Situations Abroad

French phrases for situations where hesitation costs time: aidez-moi s'il vous plaît, appelez la police, appelez une ambulance, c'est une urgence. Plus describing what happened and answering the operator.

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