🚑 Emergency & Health in Ukrainian
These are the 24 essential Ukrainian phrases for emergency & health, each with an English-friendly transliteration (stressed syllable in CAPS), the English meaning, and usage notes. The phrases you hope you'll never need. Hear native-style audio for every phrase in the free Slava app.
Допоможіть!
do-po-mo-ZHEET
Help!
Мені потрібна допомога
meh-NEE po-TREEB-na do-po-MO-ha
I need help
Викличте лікаря formal
VY-klych-teh LEE-ka-rya
Call a doctor
Викличте швидку
VY-klych-teh shvyd-KOO
Call an ambulance · lit. “call the quick (one)”
💡 Emergency number in Ukraine: 103 for ambulance, 112 for everything.
Викличте поліцію
VY-klych-teh po-LEE-tsee-yoo
Call the police
поліція
po-LEE-tsee-ya
police
лікарня
lee-KAR-nya
hospital
аптека
ap-TEH-ka
pharmacy
💡 Green cross signs, everywhere, often 24/7. Pharmacists are very helpful.
лікар
LEE-kar
doctor
Я погано почуваюся
ya po-HA-no po-choo-VA-yoo-sya
I feel unwell
Мені боляче
meh-NEE BO-lya-cheh
It hurts
У мене болить голова
oo MEH-neh bo-LYT ho-lo-VA
I have a headache · lit. “at me aches the head”
У мене болить живіт
oo MEH-neh bo-LYT zhy-VEET
My stomach hurts
Мені потрібні ліки
meh-NEE po-TREEB-nee LEE-ky
I need medicine
Я загубив паспорт
ya za-hoo-BYV PAS-port
I lost my passport
💡 A woman says «Я загубила» (za-hoo-BY-la).
Я загубив телефон
ya za-hoo-BYV teh-leh-FON
I lost my phone
Це терміново
tseh ter-MEE-no-vo
It's urgent
Обережно!
o-beh-REZH-no
Careful! / Watch out!
💡 You'll hear this in the metro: «Обережно, двері зачиняються» — careful, doors closing.
Пожежа!
po-ZHEH-zha
Fire!
Все гаразд
vseh ha-RAZD
Everything's OK
Я хочу поговорити з адвокатом formal
ya KHO-choo po-ho-vo-RY-ty z ad-vo-KA-tom
I want to speak to a lawyer
💡 Your first sentence in any legal situation. «Адвокат» is the correct term for a defense lawyer.
Я не відповідатиму на запитання без мого адвоката formal
ya neh veed-po-vee-DA-ty-moo na za-py-TAN-nya bez mo-HO ad-vo-KA-ta
I will not answer questions without my lawyer present
💡 Say it calmly and repeat if needed — it is your right. Then say nothing else.
Мені потрібен перекладач formal
meh-NEE po-TREE-ben peh-reh-kla-DACH
I need an interpreter
💡 As a foreigner you are entitled to an interpreter in official proceedings — ask early.
Я не відповідатиму на запитання без сертифікованого перекладача formal
ya neh veed-po-vee-DA-ty-moo na za-py-TAN-nya bez ser-ty-fee-KO-va-no-ho peh-reh-kla-DA-cha
I will not answer questions without a certified interpreter present
💡 Use when you don't fully understand the language of the proceedings — misunderstanding can hurt you.
Practice these in the app — audio for every entry, quizzes, speaking practice and spaced repetition. Free, no account needed.
Start practicing — it's free