Phrases to Use in an Emergency:
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I have an Emergency.
- Yo tengo una Emergencia.
Yoh … tehn-go … ooh-nah … Eh-mehr-hen-see-yuh.
Please send help immediately: /div>
- Por favor envie ayuda inmediatamente.
Pore fah-vore , … ehn-vee-yay … eye-you-duh … een-may-dee-yah-tah-men-tay.
Please send me an Ambulance.
- Por favor mandeme una Ambulancia.
Pore fah-vore , … mahn-de-may … ooh-nah … Ahm-buhl-lahn-see-yuh.
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Please send me the Police.
- Por favor envie la Policia.
Pore fah-vore , … ehn-vee-yay … lah … Pole-lee-see-yuh.
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Please send me the Firemen.
- Por favor envie a los Bomberos.
Pore fah-vore , … ehn-vee-yay … ah … lohw-s … Bohm-behr-rohs.
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My address is: (street number & house number & Colonia or Fraccionmento):
- Mi direccion es Calle ______,
Numero _____, entre Calle ___ y _____,
en la Colonia _______.
Mee … dee-reck-see-ohn … ehs … Kigh-yay ____________,
… New-mehr-row __________, … ehn-tray .. Kigh-yay _________ … eee ________,
ehn … lah … Cole-lone-nee-yuh _________.
fill in the blanks with your personal information.
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My name is: (your name):
- Mi nombre es: _________.
Mee … nohm-bray … ehs : ____________________.
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My phone number is: (your phone number):
- Mi numero de telefono es: _________.
Mee … new-mehro … day … teh-leh-fone-no … ehs : ____________________.
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I am having a Heart Attack.
- Yo estoy teniendo un Ataque al Corazon.
Yoh … eh-stoy … ten-yehn-do … uhn … Ah-tack-Kay … al Core-rah-zone.
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My husband is having a Heart Attack.
- Mi esposo esta teniendo un Ataque al Corazon.
Mee … eh-spo-so … eh-stah … ten-yehn-do … uhn … Ah-tack-Kay … al … Core-rah-zone.
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My wife is having a Heart Attack.
- Mi esposa esta teniendo un Ataque al Corazon.
Mee … eh-spo-sah … eh-stah … ten-yehn-do … uhn … Ah-tack-Kay … al … Core-rah-zone.
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Please send help immediately:
- Por favor envie ayuda inmediatamente.
Pore fah-vore , … ehn-vee-yay … eye-you-duh … een-may-dee-yah-tah-men-tay .
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I am bleeding profusely:
- Estoy sangrando profusamente.
Eh-stoy … sahn-grahn-doh … pro-foos-sa-men-tay.
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You may want to print this on the back side of the same page that has the emergency numbers – and keep a copy next to each phone, and keep a copy in each car – and maybe even program your cell phone.
A helpful pair of people also constructed a good list of current Emergency Numbers for Merida & Progreso as a printable .pdf file
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Feel free to copy while giving proper attribution: YucaLandia/Surviving Yucatan.
© Steven M. Fry
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