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German emergency & help vocabulary

Essential German vocabulary for emergency & help — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core German words for emergencies.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • Hilfe
    HILL-fuh
    help
  • Erleichterung/Hilfe
    ehr-LIE-che-roong/HILL-fuh
    relief/help
  • Notfall
    NOT-fowl
    emergency
  • hier
    HEER
    here
  • jetzt
    YETS
    now
  • bitte
    BIT-tuh
    please
  • schnell
    SHNELL
    fast
  • kommen
    KOM-en
    come
  • hören
    HER-en
    listen
  • dringend
    DRIN-gent
    urgent
  • Feuer
    FOY-er
    fire
  • Rauch
    ROWCH
    smoke
  • brennen
    BREN-en
    burn
  • Großbrand
    GROHS-brant
    large fire
  • Feuerwehrleute
    FOY-er-vair-LOY-teh
    firefighters
  • rufen
    ROO-fen
    call (command)
  • Ausgang
    OWS-gahng
    exit
  • Gebäude
    Geh-BOY-deh
    building
  • Feuerlöscher
    FOY-er-luh-sher
    extinguisher
  • Treppen
    TREP-en
    stairs
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