Get Help in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to get help in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• ask for help

• describe your problem

• ask if someone speaks English or Spanish

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la ayuda	help
el/la policía	police, police officer

examples
¡Ayuda, policía! Help, police!

Gender Tip

Policía as a feminine noun can refer to either a female police officer or the police force as a whole. As a masculine noun, it refers to a male police officer.

Adjective

Spanish	English
asustado	scared

examples
Estoy asustado. I'm scared.

Verbs

In this skill, you review the following verb!

Hablar

Hablaris a regular -ar verb that means to speak or to talk.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hablo	I speak
tú	hablas	you speak	informal singular you
vos	hablás	you speak	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	habla	he, she speaks
usted	habla	you speak	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hablamos	we speak
vosotros, vosotras	habláis	you speak	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hablan	they speak
ustedes	hablan	you speak	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¡Cuidado!	Watch out!
¡Déjame en paz!	Leave me alone!
Disculpe.	Excuse me.
Estoy perdido.	I'm lost.
Es una emergencia.	It's an emergency.
¡Fuego!	Fire!
Gracias por tu/su ayuda.	Thank you for your help.
¿Habla español?	Do you speak Spanish?
¿Habla inglés?	Do you speak English?
Hablo muy poco español.	I speak very little Spanish.
Hay un problema con X.	There is a problem with X.
¡Ladrón!	Thief!
¡Llame una ambulancia!	Call an ambulance!
¿Me puede ayudar?	Can you help me?
Me robaron.	I got robbed.
Necesito hablar con la policía.	I need to speak to the police.
No entiendo.	I don't understand.
No hay problema.	No problem.
Quiero contactar con mi embajada.	I want to contact my embassy.
Quiero poner una denuncia.	I want to file a complaint.
Soy inocente.	I'm innocent.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Eduardo:

¡Ayuda, policía! ¿Dónde está la policía? Estoy asustado.

Help, police! Where is the police? I'm scared.

Oficial Suarez:

¿Habla español?

Do you speak Spanish?

Eduardo:

¡Sí! Necesito hablar con la policía. Es una emergencia.

Yes! I need to speak to the police. It's an emergency.

Oficial Suarez:

No entiendo.

I don't understand.

Eduardo:

Me robaron. Quiero contactar con mi embajada.

I got robbed. I want to contact my embassy.

Oficial Suarez:

No hay problema.

No problem.

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