Calling Emergency Services

Lotfan sari' yek ambulans beferestid.

Please send an ambulance quickly.

A direct and clear way to request medical help over the phone.

Sari' be polis zang bezanid!

Call the police quickly!

Used to tell bystanders to make the call in an urgent situation.

Ma be komak-e fori-ye atesh-neshani niaz darim.

We need the immediate help of the fire department.

A slightly more formal phrasing often used when reporting a structural emergency.

Inja tasadof shode va do mashin be ham khordan.

There's been an accident here and two cars hit each other.

Uses the everyday spoken pronunciation 'khordan' instead of 'khorde-and'.

Ye atish-suzi-ye bozorg tu sakhtemun ettefagh oftade.

A large fire has happened in the building.

Spoken Tehrani forms 'ye', 'tu', and 'sakhtemun'.

Yek nafar halesh kheyli bade va oftade ruy-e zamin.

Someone is feeling very bad and has fallen on the ground.

Common way to describe a medical collapse.

Chand nafar majruh shodan ke nemitunan harekat konan.

Several people are injured who cannot move.

Uses a relative clause ('ke') to connect the information fluidly.

Adres-e ma khiaban-e Azadi, nazdik-e istgah-e metro hast.

Our address is Azadi Street, near the subway station.

Always give cross streets or landmarks like a metro station when describing locations in Iran.

Lotfan har che sari'tar khodetun ro beresunid.

Please get here as quickly as possible.

A standard, respectful plea to emergency responders.

Torokhoda zudtar biayn, vaz'iat kheyli kharabe!

For God's sake come faster, the situation is really bad!

'Torokhoda' is a very common impassioned plea in spoken Persian.

Ta shoma beresid, ma bayad chikar konim?

Until you arrive, what should we do?

Asking the operator for first-aid or safety guidance while waiting.

Lotfan aramesh-e khodetun ro hefz konid va daghighan begid chi shode.

Please keep your calm and say exactly what happened.

Standard operator protocol.

Telefon ro ghat' nakonid va ruy-e khat bemunid.

Don't hang up the phone and stay on the line.

Critical instruction from dispatch.

Ambulans tu rahe va ta chand daghighe-ye dige mirese.

The ambulance is on the way and will arrive in a few minutes.

Everyday spoken Persian ('tu rahe' instead of 'dar rah ast').

Niruha-ye emdadi be mahal-e shoma ezam shodand.

Rescue forces have been dispatched to your location.

Formal passive voice, typical of an official operator update.