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I hope you never have to use this phrase, but here it is, just in case.
| Language | Call the police! |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bel die polisie! |
| Albanian | Thirrni policinë! |
| Amharic | ፖሊስጥራ ጥሪ። (policetira tiri!) / ፖሊስጥራ ጥሩ። (policetira tiru!) - f |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(itaṣṣal bil bulees) إتّصل بالبوليس! |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Tlob el bolis |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(nād ash-shariṭah) ناد الشرطة! |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(ʿayyeṭ ʿla lbūlīs) عيط علي البوليس! |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Ոստիկան կանչե'ք: (Vostikan kanchek’) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Ոստիկանին կանչէ՛: (Vosdeeganeen ganche) |
| Assamese | ফোন কৰক আৰখ্খী! (phon konrok aarokkhi!) |
| Azeri | Polis çağırın |
| Basque | Deitu poliziari! |
| Bengali | পুলিশে ডাকুন! (pulishe ḍakun!) পুলিশে ডাক দিন! (pulishe ḍak din!) |
| Bhojpuri | पुलिस के बुलावा (pulis ke bulawa) |
| Breton | Galv ar polis ! Galv an archerien ! Galv paotred Mari Robin! |
| Bulgarian | Извикайте полицията! (Izvikayte policijata!) frm Повикайте полицията! (Povikajte policijata!) frm Позвънете на полицията! (Pozvãnete na policijata!) frm Извикай полицията! (Izvikaj policijata!) inf Повикай полицията! (Povikaj policijata!) inf Позвъни на полицията! (Pozvãni na policijata!) inf |
| Catalan | Crida la policia! Truca la policia! |
| Chamorro | Ågang i polisia! |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 叫警察! (giu gíngchaat) 報警! (bou gíng) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 叫警察! (jiào jǐngchá) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) | 叫警察! (kiò kéng-chhat) |
| Corsican | Chiamate a puliza! |
| Croatian | Pozovite policiju! |
| Czech | Zavolejte policii! |
| Danish | Ring efter politiet! |
| Dutch | Bel de politie! Haal de politie! Roep de politie! |
| Esperanto | Voku la policon! |
| Estonian | Kutsuge politsei! |
| Faroese | Ringið eftir løgregluni! |
| Fijian | Qirita na ovisa! |
| Finnish | Soittakaa poliisille! Soittakaa poliisi! |
| French | Appelle la police ! (inf) Appelez la police ! (frm) |
| Frisian (North) | Teel e politii! |
| Frisian (West) | Rop de polysje! |
| Friulian | Telefone la polizìe! |
| Galician | Chama á policía! |
| Georgian | პოლიცია გამოიძახეთ! (policia gamoidzakheth!) პოლიცია გამოიძახე! (policia gamoidzakhe!) |
| German | Ruf die Polizei! (inf) Rufen Sie die Polizei! (frm) |
| Greek (Modern) | Καλέστε την αστυνομία!
(kaléste tin astynomía!) - frm Κάλεσε την αστυνομία! (kálese tin astynomía!) - inf |
| Greenlandic | Politiimik kalerriigitsi! |
| Gujarati | પોલીશ ને બોલાવો (police ne bolavo!) |
| Haitian Creole | Rele la polis! |
| Hausa | Kira yan sanda! |
| Hebrew | (haz-iku mishtarah!) הזעיקו משטרה! |
| Hindi | पुलिस की बुलाओ! (pulis ko bulāo!) |
| Hungarian | Hívja azonnal a rendőrséget! |
| Icelandic | Náið í lögregluna! |
| Indonesian | Panggil polisi! |
| Inuktitut | ᐳᑭᖅᑕ ᓖ ᓯᕙᓂᕐᒋᑦ Pukiqtaliit hivanirlugit! ᐳᓖᓯ ᓯᕙᓂᕐᒋᑦ Puliisi sivanirlugit! |
| Iñupiaq | Tuqłuġlugich puliisat/aikł̣iksuqti! |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Glaoigh na gardaí/póilíní! Cuir fios ar na gardaí/póilíní! |
| Italian | Chiama la polizia!
(inf)
Chiami la polizia!
(frm/sg) Chiamate la polizia! (inf) Chiamino la polizia! (frm/pl) |
| Japanese | 警察を呼んでください! (keisatsu o yonde kudasai!) |
| Kannada | ಪೊಲೀಸ್ಗೆ ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ (poleesge kare maadi!) ಪೊಲೀಸ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿ (poleesge tilisu!) |
| Kazakh | Полицияны шақырыңыз! (Polïcïyanı şaqırıñız!) |
| Khmer | ជួយហៅប៉ូលិសមក! (juay hav polih mao!) |
| Kinyarwanda | Hamagara polisi! |
| Lao | ຊ່ອຍເອີ້ນຕໍາຫລວດແດ່! (suay ôen tem-lùat dae!) |
| Lakota Sioux | Čhaŋksáyuhá kiŋ wičhákiyuȟla yo/ye / po/pe! |
| Latin | Denuntiatores voca! (sg) Denuntiatores vocate! (pl) |
| Latvian | Izsauciet policiju! |
| Limburgish | Rope de plissie! |
| Lithuanian | Iškvieskite policiją! Skambinkite policijai! |
| Luxembourgish | Rufft d'Police! |
| Macedonian | Викни полиција!
(Vikni politsia) - inf Повикај полиција! (Povikay politsia) - inf Викнете полиција! (Viknete policija) - frm Повикајте полиција (Povikayte politsia) - frm |
| Malayalam | പോലീസിനെ വിളിക്കൂ (policine vilikkum) |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Cur fys er ny poleenyn! |
| Māori | Waea atu ki te Pirihimana! |
| Mongolian | Цагдаа дуудаарай! (Tsagdaa duudaarai!) |
| Nepali | प्रहरी बोलाउनुहोस् (prahari bolaunuhos) |
| Norwegian | Ring politiet! |
| Occitan | Sona la polícia! (inf) Sonatz la polícia! (frm) |
| Papiamento | Yama polis! |
| Pashto | عسکر ته خبر ورکړه (askar ta khaber warkra!) |
| Plautdietsch | Roop dee Po'liess! |
| Persian (Farsi) | (poliso xabar konid) پليسو خبر کنيد |
| Polish | Proszę zadzwonić po Policję! (frm) Proszę wezwać policję! (frm) Zadzwoń po policję! (inf) Wezwij policję! (inf) |
| Portuguese | Chame a polícia! |
| Punjabi | ਪੁਲਸਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੁਲਾ! / پولیس نُوں بُلاؤ (pulsā̃ nū̃ bulā!) |
| Romanian | Chemaţi poliţia! |
| Russian | Позвоните в полицию! (Pozvonite v politsiju!) Позовите полицию! (Pozovite politsiju!) |
| Samoan | Vili le leoleo! |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) |
Jama sa polizia! |
| Scots | Caw on the polis! |
| Scottish Gaelic | Fònadh chun a' phoileis! |
| Serbian | Позовите полицију!
(Pozovite policiju!) Позовите милицију! (Pozovite miliciju!) |
| Shona | Daiidzayi mapurisa! |
| Sinhala | පොලිසිය කතා කරන්න (polisiya katā karanna!) |
| Slovak | Zavolajte políciu! |
| Slovenian | Pokliči policijo! (inf) Pokličite policijo! (frm) |
| Somali | Booliiska soo wac! |
| Spanish | ¡Llame a la policía! |
| Stellingwarfs | Roep 'e pelisie! |
| Swahili | Mwite polisi! |
| Swedish | Ring polisen! |
| Swiss German | Riefe Sie dr Polizei! (frm) Rief dr Polizei! (inf) |
| Tagalog | Tumawag ka ng pulis! |
| Tamil | காவலர்களை அழையுங்கள்! (kaavalargalai azhaiyungal) |
| Tatar | Polisiägä şaltıratıgız |
| Telugu | రక్షక భటులని పిలవండి ! (rakshaka bhatulani pilavaṅdi!) |
| Tetum | Bolu polisia! |
| Thai | เรียกตำรวจมา! (rîak dtam-rùat maa!) |
| Tibetan | སྐོར་སྲུང་བ་སྐད་གཏོང་དང་། (korsung-wa kay tong-da!) |
| Tigrinya | ፖሊስ ጸውዕ! (Polis Tsew’e) m/sg ፖሊስ ጸውዒ! (Polis Tsew’i) f/sg |
| Tongan | Teu ta ki he polise! |
| Tswana | Bitsa mapodisi! |
| Turkish | Polis çağırın! |
| Thai | เรียกตำรวจมา (rêe-uk dtum-ròo-ut mah) |
| Ukrainian | Викличте міліцію (Vyklyčte miliciju) |
| Urdu | (police ko bula) پولیس کو بولا |
| Uzbek | Mirshabni chaqiring! |
| Venetian | Ciama ea Poissia! Ciama ła Poissia / łe guardie! |
| Vietnamese | Xin gọi cảnh sát! |
| Võro | Kutsuq politsei! |
| Welsh | Galw'r heddlu! (inf) Galwch yr Heddlu! (frm) |
| Wolof | Wooyal ma alkaati! |
| Yiddish | (Ruf di Politsey) רוף די פּאָליציי! |
| Xhosa | Biza amapolisa! |
| Yorùbá | Pe awọn ọlọpaa |
| Yucatec Maya | T'aan le kaanano'! |
| Zulu | Biza amaphoyisa! |
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