How to Say ‘Call an ambulance’ in Mexican Spanish
Llame a una ambulancia
YAH-meh ah OO-nah ahm-boo-LAHN-see-ah
[YAH-meh ah OO-nah ahm-boo-LAHN-see-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Llame] here is the polite command form, used when speaking to [usted]. You can reuse the pattern with other emergency requests: [Llame a la policía], [Llame a un doctor].
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is direct, but in an emergency that is completely normal. In Mexico, people are more likely to respond fast to a clear command like this than to a softer, more indirect request.
Phrase Breakdown
Llame
[YAH-meh]
call
Formal command meaning 'call'; used to tell someone respectfully to make a phone call.
Por favor, llame a una ambulancia ahora mismo.
Please, call an ambulance right now.
a
[ah]
to
Common preposition used before a person or thing receiving an action.
Voy a llamar a una ambulancia si empeora.
I am going to call an ambulance if it gets worse.
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article, like 'a' or 'an' in English.
Necesitamos una ambulancia para el herido.
We need an ambulance for the injured person.
ambulancia
[ahm-boo-LAHN-see-ah]
ambulance
Emergency medical vehicle used to take sick or injured people to a hospital.
La ambulancia viene en camino.
The ambulance is on the way.
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