Emergency Contacts & Phrase Hub
Emergency numbers (police, fire, ambulance, tourist helpline) for 12 countries. Essential travel phrases with pronunciation guide.
India
INR (₹) · Hindi, English
🚨 Emergency Numbers
Universal emergency (works everywhere)
112
Verified 2026-06
💬 Essential Phrases
Help!
Madad karo! / Help!
🔊 Ma-dad ka-ro
I need a doctor
Mujhe doctor chahiye
🔊 Mu-jhay doctor cha-hi-yay
Call the police
Police ko bulao
🔊 Po-lees ko bu-lao
Where is the hospital?
Aspatal kahan hai?
🔊 As-pa-tal ka-han hai
Thank you
Shukriya / Dhanyavaad
🔊 Shuk-ri-ya
How much?
Kitna?
🔊 Kit-na
I am lost
Main kho gaya
🔊 Main kho ga-ya
Water please
Paani dijiye
🔊 Pa-ni di-ji-yay
How to Use
- 1
Select a country
Choose the country you are in or travelling to.
- 2
View emergency numbers
See police, fire, ambulance, and tourist helpline numbers. Tap to call.
- 3
Use the phrase hub
Copy essential local phrases with pronunciation guides for emergencies.
How It Works
This hub gathers emergency phone numbers and essential local phrases for 12 countries in one place, so travelers can find help quickly without searching separately for each country's emergency numbers and language basics.
Why emergency numbers aren't universal
Unlike the assumption many travelers make, "911" only works in North America — most countries have entirely different numbers for police, fire, and ambulance (and some countries use a single unified emergency number for all three). Knowing the correct number for your destination before you need it can save critical time in an actual emergency.
Tap-to-call and phrase pronunciation
Numbers are tap-to-dial directly from the page on mobile, and key phrases ("Help!", "I need a doctor", "Where is the hospital?") are shown with local script and a pronunciation guide, so you can attempt to communicate even without knowing the local language.
Examples
Before a trip to a new country
Before landing in a country you haven't visited, check this page for that country's police/ambulance/fire numbers and save them to your phone — so they're available even without a working data connection at the moment you might need them.
In an actual emergency abroad
If you need medical help and don't speak the local language, showing (or attempting to say) "I need a doctor" in the local phrasing can communicate urgency faster than trying to explain in English to someone who may not understand it.
Common Use Cases
- Travelers preparing for a trip to save relevant emergency numbers in advance
- Quickly finding the correct emergency number while already abroad
- Learning basic survival phrases with pronunciation for a destination country
Tips
- Save the relevant country's emergency numbers to your phone's contacts before you travel, rather than planning to look them up in the moment — you may not have reliable data access exactly when you need them.
- Many countries also have a separate tourist police or tourist helpline distinct from general emergency numbers — worth noting separately since tourist helplines are often more likely to have English-speaking staff.