{"id":7027,"date":"2015-09-30T21:20:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T21:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=7027"},"modified":"2018-08-09T15:29:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T15:29:51","slug":"emergency-vocabulary-in-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/emergency-vocabulary-in-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Vocabulary in Swedish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweden is an incredibly safe country. Serious crimes are rare, but that being said, crimes do occur. In 2014, according to The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention<\/a> (Brottsf\u00f6rebyggande r\u00e5det<\/em>\u2014Br\u00e5<\/em>), there were 20,300 reported sex-related crimes, of which 6,700 were rape. Eighty-seven people died as a result of murder or manslaughter and 6,269 hate crimes were reported. And then there\u2019s the pickpocketing\u201453,355 cases were reported. So yes, crime happens in Sweden. Serious crime, deplorable crime. With that in mind, it can be good to know some vocabulary that can help you in an emergency situation, whether it\u2019s due to crime or just an accident.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the basics. Help. Hj\u00e4lp<\/em>. There\u2019s the noun form, which can be useful to know:
\nJag beh\u00f6ver hj\u00e4lp<\/em>. = I need help.
\nJag beh\u00f6ver din hj\u00e4lp<\/em>. I need your help<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the verb form: att hj\u00e4lpa
\n<\/em>Kan du hj\u00e4lpa mig<\/em>? = Can you help me?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re traveling, you may not have your phone with you, but you need to call the emergency telephone number, n\u00f6dnummer<\/em> in Swedish, which is 1-1-2. Do not call 9-1-1. It won\u2019t help you much. You\u2019ll need to ask to borrow a phone:
\nKan jag f\u00e5 l\u00e5na din telefon<\/em>? \/ F\u00e5r jag l\u00e5na din telefon<\/em>? = Can I borrow your telephone?
\nKan jag f\u00e5 l\u00e5na din mobil<\/em>? \/ F\u00e5r jag l\u00e5na din mobil<\/em>? = Can I borrow your cellphone?<\/p>\n

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Maybe you need to tell someone to call the police.
\nRing polisen<\/em>. = Call the police.<\/p>\n

The police could come in handy if you\u2019ve been pickpocketed:
\nN\u00e5gon har stulit min pl\u00e5nbok<\/em>. = Someone has stolen my wallet.
\nN\u00e5gon har stulit min handv\u00e4ska<\/em>. = Someone has stolen my purse.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Or maybe you need to tell someone to call an ambulance.
\nRing (en) ambulans<\/em>. = Call an ambulance.<\/p>\n

This is especially useful if there\u2019s been an accident:
\nDet har h\u00e4nt en olycka<\/em>. = There\u2019s been an accident.
\nJag beh\u00f6ver en l\u00e4kare<\/em>. = I need a doctor.<\/p>\n

Of course there are plenty of other situations where you might need emergency vocabulary (Det brinner<\/em>. = There\u2019s a fire. For example), but the above should give you a few of the basic phrases you might need. Hopefully you won\u2019t have to use this new vocabulary, but it can be good to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sweden is an incredibly safe country. Serious crimes are rare, but that being said, crimes do occur. In 2014, according to The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsf\u00f6rebyggande r\u00e5det\u2014Br\u00e5), there were 20,300 reported sex-related crimes, of which 6,700 were rape. Eighty-seven people died as a result of murder or manslaughter and 6,269 hate crimes…<\/p>\n

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