It can be difficult for someone who has an emergency to communicate with emergency responders when he or she does not speak English. The following phrases are what an LEP may say when requesting help. Click on the audio icon to listen.
Li kapab difisil lè yon moun ki pa pale angle gen yon ijans epi li pa ka kominike ak moun ki ka voye sekou pou li a. Piba la a se kèk fraz yon moun ki pa pale angle bezwen konnen lè l ap mande èd. Klike sou ikòn odyo a pou w ka tande.
English (Angle)
Creole (Kreyòl)
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I have an emergency.
Mwen gen yon ijans.
Please send help immediately.
Tanpri voye èd imedyatman.
I need help, please.
Mwen bezwen èd, souple.
Can you help me please?
Èske ou ka ede m, souple?
Please send me an ambulance.
Tanpri, voye yon anbilans pou mwen.
Please send me the police.
Tanpri, voye lapolis pou mwen.
Please send me the firemen.
Tanpri, voye ponpye pou mwen.
My address is
Adrès mwen se
My name is
Non mwen se
My phone number is:
Nimewo telefòn mwen se:
I am having a heart attack.
Mwen ap fè yon kriz kadyak
My husband is having a heart attack.
Mari mwen ap fè yon kriz kadyak
My wife is having a heart attack.
Madanm mwen ap fè yon kriz kadyak
I am bleeding a lot.
Mwen ap senyen anpil.
Can you call an ambulance?
Èske ou ka rele yon anbilans?
Where is the doctor?
Ki kote doktè a ye?
Where is the nearest hospital?
Ki kote lopital ki pi pre a ye?
I’d like to report a crime.
Mwen ta renmen deklare yon krim.
I had an accident.
Mwen te fè yon aksidan.
I am being burgled.
Yon moun ap kase kay mwen.
Someone is in the house.
Gen yon moun nan kay la.
I can’t breathe.
Mwen pa ka respire.
My child has a fever.
Pitit mwen gen yon fyèv.
My baby is choking.
Ti bebe mwen an ap toufe.
Help me.
Ede mwen.
I am very sick.
Mwen malad anpil.
I have a headache.
Mwen gen yon tèt fè mal.
I have a stomach ache.
Mwen gen yon vant fè mal.
heart attack
kriz kadyak
fever
fyèv
sore throat
gòj fè mal
infection
enfeksyon
ear infection
enfeksyon nan zòrèy
cough
tous
vomitting
vomisman
rash
gratèl
an accident
yon aksidan
injured
blese
unconscious
pèdi konesans
bleeding
senyen
fire
dife
burglar/intruder
kanbriyolè / vòlè
How to introduce yourself to a Creole-speaking patient
Can you imagine needing to talk to a patient who doesn’t speak English during an emergency situation? Here are some of the most basic greetings when introducing yourself to a patient.
Jodiya n ap kòmanse akdetwafraz ou ka itilize pou prezante tèt ou premye fwa ou kontre ak yon doktè oswa enfimyè.