B1 · 40 Wörter

Emergencies and safety

The words for calling for help, describing what happened and reading a warning sign.

Two numbers cover an emergency across the German-speaking countries and the whole of Europe: 112 reaches the fire brigade and ambulance everywhere, and 110 reaches the police in Germany. A call is answered with four questions — where, what has happened, how many people are hurt, and who is calling — and the person on the line ends the call, not you. This vocabulary is worth learning before it is needed rather than looked up during it.

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Verb (8)

brennento burn, to be on fireVerbB1

Es brennt im Keller!There is a fire in the basement!

rettento rescueVerbB1

Alle konnten gerettet werden.Everybody was rescued.

stehlento stealVerbB1

Mir wurde das Fahrrad gestohlen.My bike was stolen.

einbrechento break inVerbB2

Bei uns ist eingebrochen worden.Our place was broken into.

anzeigento report to the policeVerbB2

Wollen Sie den Vorfall anzeigen?Do you want to report the incident?

warnento warnVerbB1

Ich habe dich gewarnt.I warned you.

fliehento fleeVerbB2

Alle sind ins Freie geflohen.Everybody fled outside.

aufpassento watch out, to look afterVerbA2

Pass auf, da kommt ein Auto.Watch out, there is a car coming.

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