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"Emergency" in Hindi: इमरजेंसी

इमरजेंसीemarjensi

Say it: e-mar-JEN-seefeminine noun/ɪmərdʒeːn̪siː/

Note: formal: आपातकाल (aapaatkaal)

Emergency in Hindi is इमरजेंसी (emarjensi), feminine. Signs say इमरजेंसी वार्ड; people call out यह इमरजेंसी है when something is urgent.

Hospital lobby

इमरजेंसी वाला गेट इधर है।

emarjensi vaala gate idhar hai.

The emergency gate is this way.
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How to pronounce इमरजेंसी

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e-mar-JEN-see

/ɪmərdʒeːn̪siː/

Emarjensi is e-mar-JEN-see. Soft e, clear mar, stress on jen, light see. Four quick beats.

"Emergency" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
इमरजेंसीemarjensiemergency

Default borrowed noun on signs and in speech.

इमरजेंसी वार्डemarjensi vaardemergency ward

Hospital department.

इमरजेंसी नंबरemarjensi numberemergency number

Helpline talk.

आपातकालaapaatkaalemergency (formal)

Official or news Hindi; daily talk prefers इमरजेंसी.

How to use इमरजेंसी in real life

  1. 1Hospital lobby

    इमरजेंसी वाला गेट इधर है।

    emarjensi vaala gate idhar hai.

    The emergency gate is this way.

    Wayfinding.

  2. 2Calling a friend

    कृपया जल्दी आइए, इमरजेंसी है।

    kripya jaldi aaiye, emarjensi hai.

    Please come quickly — it's an emergency.

    Urgent aap.

  3. 3Pharmacy counter

    क्या आपके पास इमरजेंसी किट है?

    kya aapke paas emarjensi kit hai?

    Do you have an emergency kit?

    Soft ask.

Mistakes English speakers make with इमरजेंसी

Incorrect: Always saying आपातकाल at a clinic desk

Correct: इमरजेंसी is what staff say

आपातकाल is formal; signs and nurses use इमरजेंसी.

Incorrect: Treating इमरजेंसी as masculine mera

Correct: Feminine: यह इमरजेंसी है

Keep feminine agreement with है / हो गई.

Good to know

Hospital boards often print Emergency in English next to इमरजेंसी. People dial 112 or local ambulance numbers and still say इमरजेंसी है on the call. Stay calm and give the place name first.

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Finding the emergency ward

  1. ChatPal

    आप इमरजेंसी ढूँढ रहे हैं?

    aap emarjensi dhoondh rahe hain?

    Are you looking for emergency?

  2. You

    हाँ, इमरजेंसी वार्ड कहाँ है?

    haan, emarjensi vaard kahaan hai?

    Yes — where is the emergency ward?

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    सीधे जाएँ, फिर बाएँ मुड़िए।

    seedhe jaayen, phir baayen mudiye.

    Go straight, then turn left.

  4. You

    धन्यवाद, इमरजेंसी जल्दी पहुँचना है।

    dhanyavaad, emarjensi jaldi pahunchna hai.

    Thanks — I need to reach emergency quickly.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Emergency" in Hindi

What is the Hindi for emergency?

इमरजेंसी (emarjensi) is the everyday word.

When do people say आपातकाल?

In formal writing or news; clinics say इमरजेंसी.

How do I flag urgency politely?

कृपया जल्दी, इमरजेंसी है।

Gender?

Feminine: यह इमरजेंसी है.

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