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French Survival

This is a list of survival in French. Helpful in an emergency and can be a life saver. We are including both words and sentences at the bottom.

Headache: mal de tête
Stomach ache: mal de ventre
Medicines: médicaments
Pharmacy: La pharmacie
Doctor: Le médecin
Ambulance: L'ambulance
Hospital: L'hôpital
Help me: aidez-moi
Poison: Le poison
Accident: L'accident
Police: La police
Danger: Le danger
Stroke: L'accident vasculaire cérébral
Heart attack: La crise cardiaque
Asthma: L'asthme
Allergy: L'allergie

These phrases deal with different types of emergencies. We recommend memorizing them in case you need them for yourself or to help someone.

Call the police!: Appelez la police !
Call a doctor!: Appelez un médecin!
Call the ambulance!: appelez l'ambulance!
I feel sick: Je me sens malade
Where is the closest pharmacy?: Où se trouve la pharmacie la plus proche ?
It hurts here: Ça fait mal ici
Are you okay?: Ça va?
It's urgent!: C'est urgent!
Calm down!: Calmez-vous!
Stop!: Arrêtez!
Fire!: Incendie!
Thief!: Voleur!

The above survival words in French could be a life saver in emergencies. Now make sure you check out the next topic below or choose your own subject from the menu above.

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