Ambulance in Different Languages: How to Say It in Languages

The word ambulance is one of the most important emergency terms to recognize when traveling, studying languages, or communicating during a medical emergency. Although the word is similar in many languages, its pronunciation and written form can vary significantly.

If you want to know how to say ambulance in different languages, this guide provides 70 translations with easy pronunciations and practical example sentences. You will also discover ambulance translations from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and other parts of the world.

Whether you are learning vocabulary, preparing for international travel, or researching ambulance in all languages, this table makes the information easy to compare.

Ambulance in Different Languages: 70 Translations

#	Language	Native Phrase	Easy English Pronunciation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
1	English	ambulance	AM-byuh-luhns	Call an ambulance quickly.	Call an ambulance quickly.
2	Spanish	ambulancia	am-boo-LAN-see-ah	La ambulancia está llegando.	The ambulance is arriving.
3	French	ambulance	am-byoo-LAHNS	L’ambulance arrive bientôt.	The ambulance is arriving soon.
4	German	Krankenwagen	KRAHNG-kuhn-vah-gen	Der Krankenwagen kommt.	The ambulance is coming.
5	Italian	ambulanza	am-boo-LAN-tsah	L’ambulanza sta arrivando.	The ambulance is arriving.
6	Portuguese	ambulância	am-boo-LAHN-see-ah	A ambulância chegou.	The ambulance arrived.
7	Dutch	ambulance	am-bu-LAN-suh	De ambulance komt eraan.	The ambulance is on its way.
8	Swedish	ambulans	am-boo-LAHNS	Ambulansen kommer snart.	The ambulance is coming soon.
9	Norwegian	ambulanse	am-boo-LAHN-suh	Ambulansen er her.	The ambulance is here.
10	Danish	ambulance	am-boo-LAN-suh	Ambulancen kommer nu.	The ambulance is coming now.
11	Finnish	ambulanssi	am-boo-LAHN-see	Ambulanssi saapuu pian.	The ambulance will arrive soon.
12	Icelandic	sjúkrabíll	SYOOK-rah-beetl	Sjúkrabíllinn kemur.	The ambulance is coming.
13	Irish	otharcharr	OH-hur-khahr	Tá an t-otharcharr ag teacht.	The ambulance is coming.
14	Welsh	ambiwlans	am-BEE-wlans	Mae’r ambiwlans yn dod.	The ambulance is coming.
15	Scottish Gaelic	carbad-eiridinn	KAR-bad EH-ri-din	Tha an carbad-eiridinn a’ tighinn.	The ambulance is coming.
16	Polish	karetka	ka-RET-kah	Karetka już jedzie.	The ambulance is already coming.
17	Czech	sanitka	SAH-neet-kah	Sanitka přijede brzy.	The ambulance will arrive soon.
18	Slovak	sanitka	SAH-neet-kah	Sanitka už prichádza.	The ambulance is already coming.
19	Slovenian	reševalno vozilo	reh-SHEH-vahl-noh vo-ZEE-loh	Reševalno vozilo prihaja.	The ambulance is coming.
20	Croatian	hitna pomoć	HEET-nah poh-MOHCH	Hitna pomoć stiže.	The ambulance is arriving.
21	Serbian	хитна помоћ	HEET-nah poh-MOCH	Хитна помоћ стиже.	The ambulance is arriving.
22	Bosnian	hitna pomoć	HEET-nah poh-MOHCH	Hitna pomoć dolazi.	The ambulance is coming.
23	Macedonian	брза помош	BR-zah POH-mosh	Брза помош пристигнува.	The ambulance is arriving.
24	Bulgarian	линейка	lee-NAY-kah	Линейката идва.	The ambulance is coming.
25	Romanian	ambulanță	am-boo-LANT-suh	Ambulanța sosește.	The ambulance is arriving.
26	Hungarian	mentőautó	MEN-toh-ow-toh	A mentőautó megérkezik.	The ambulance is arriving.
27	Greek	ασθενοφόρο	ah-stheh-no-FO-ro	Το ασθενοφόρο έρχεται.	The ambulance is coming.
28	Albanian	ambulancë	am-boo-LAHN-tsuh	Ambulanca po vjen.	The ambulance is coming.
29	Lithuanian	greitoji pagalba	GRAY-toy-yee pah-gal-BAH	Greitoji pagalba atvyksta.	The ambulance is arriving.
30	Latvian	ātrā palīdzība	AH-trah pah-LID-zee-bah	Ātrā palīdzība ir ceļā.	The ambulance is on the way.
31	Estonian	kiirabi	KEE-rah-bee	Kiirabi tuleb.	The ambulance is coming.
32	Russian	скорая помощь	SKOH-rah-yah POH-mosh	Скорая помощь уже едет.	The ambulance is already coming.
33	Ukrainian	швидка допомога	SHVYD-kah doh-poh-MOH-hah	Швидка допомога їде.	The ambulance is coming.
34	Belarusian	хуткая дапамога	khoot-KAH-yah dya-poh-MOH-gah	Хуткая дапамога едзе.	The ambulance is coming.
35	Armenian	շտապօգնություն	shtahp-og-noo-TYOON	Շտապօգնությունը գալիս է։	The ambulance is coming.
36	Georgian	სასწრაფო დახმარება	sah-STSAH-fo dah-kh-mah-REH-bah	სასწრაფო დახმარება მოდის.	The ambulance is coming.
37	Turkish	ambulans	am-boo-LAHNS	Ambulans geliyor.	The ambulance is coming.
38	Azerbaijani	təcili yardım	teh-JEE-lee yah-RAHM	Təcili yardım gəlir.	The ambulance is coming.
39	Persian	آمبولانس	am-boo-LANS	آمبولانس در راه است.	The ambulance is on the way.
40	Arabic	سيارة إسعاف	say-YAR-at is-AHF	سيارة الإسعاف قادمة.	The ambulance is coming.
41	Hebrew	אמבולנס	am-boo-LAHNS	האמבולנס מגיע.	The ambulance is arriving.
42	Hindi	एम्बुलेंस	em-boo-lens	एम्बुलेंस आ रही है।	The ambulance is coming.
43	Urdu	ایمبولینس	em-boo-lens	ایمبولینس آ رہی ہے۔	The ambulance is coming.
44	Bengali	অ্যাম্বুলেন্স	am-boo-lens	অ্যাম্বুলেন্স আসছে।	The ambulance is coming.
45	Punjabi	ਐਂਬੂਲੈਂਸ	aim-boo-lens	ਐਂਬੂਲੈਂਸ ਆ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।	The ambulance is coming.
46	Gujarati	એમ્બ્યુલન્સ	em-byoo-lans	એમ્બ્યુલન્સ આવી રહી છે.	The ambulance is coming.
47	Marathi	रुग्णवाहिका	roog-nah-VAH-hee-kah	रुग्णवाहिका येत आहे.	The ambulance is coming.
48	Nepali	एम्बुलेन्स	em-boo-lens	एम्बुलेन्स आउँदैछ।	The ambulance is coming.
49	Sinhala	ගිලන් රථය	gee-LAN ra-tha-yah	ගිලන් රථය එනවා.	The ambulance is coming.
50	Tamil	ஆம்புலன்ஸ்	aam-boo-lans	ஆம்புலன்ஸ் வருகிறது.	The ambulance is coming.
51	Telugu	అంబులెన్స్	am-boo-lens	అంబులెన్స్ వస్తోంది.	The ambulance is coming.
52	Kannada	ಆಂಬ್ಯುಲೆನ್ಸ್	aam-byoo-lens	ಆಂಬ್ಯುಲೆನ್ಸ್ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ.	The ambulance is coming.
53	Malayalam	ആംബുലൻസ്	aam-boo-lans	ആംബുലൻസ് വരുന്നു.	The ambulance is coming.
54	Thai	รถพยาบาล	rot pha-yaa-baan	รถพยาบาลกำลังมา	The ambulance is coming.
55	Vietnamese	xe cứu thương	seh koo THUONG	Xe cứu thương đang đến.	The ambulance is arriving.
56	Indonesian	ambulans	am-boo-lans	Ambulans sedang datang.	The ambulance is coming.
57	Malay	ambulans	am-boo-lans	Ambulans sedang datang.	The ambulance is coming.
58	Filipino	ambulansya	am-boo-LAN-sha	Darating na ang ambulansya.	The ambulance is arriving.
59	Chinese (Mandarin)	救护车	jyoh hoo chuh	救护车来了。	The ambulance is here.
60	Japanese	救急車	kyūkyūsha	救急車が来ています。	The ambulance is coming.
61	Korean	구급차	gu-geup-cha	구급차가 오고 있어요.	The ambulance is coming.
62	Mongolian	түргэн тусламжийн машин	toor-gen toos-lam-jin mash-een	Түргэн тусламжийн машин ирж байна.	The ambulance is coming.
63	Kazakh	жедел жәрдем	zhe-del zhar-dem	Жедел жәрдем келе жатыр.	The ambulance is coming.
64	Uzbek	tez yordam mashinasi	tez yah-dam mah-shee-na-see	Tez yordam mashinasi kelmoqda.	The ambulance is coming.
65	Swahili	ambulensi	am-boo-LEN-see	Ambulensi inakuja.	The ambulance is coming.
66	Afrikaans	ambulans	am-boo-LAHNS	Die ambulans kom.	The ambulance is coming.
67	Amharic	አምቡላንስ	am-boo-lans	አምቡላንስ እየመጣ ነው።	The ambulance is coming.
68	Somali	ambalaas	am-bah-LAAS	Ambalaasku wuu imaanayaa.	The ambulance is coming.
69	Yoruba	ọkọ aláìsàn	oh-koh ah-LAH-ee-sahn	Ọkọ aláìsàn ń bọ̀.	The ambulance is coming.
70	Hausa	motar asibiti	moh-tar ah-see-bee-tee	Motar asibiti tana zuwa.	The ambulance is coming.

What Does Ambulance Mean?

An ambulance is an emergency vehicle designed to transport sick or injured people and, depending on the service, provide medical care during transportation.

The word is widely recognized internationally. Many languages use a form related to the English or French word ambulance, while others use a descriptive expression meaning something like “emergency vehicle,” “medical vehicle,” or “vehicle for the sick.”

This difference is one reason that learning ambulance in different languages can be useful for travelers and language learners.

How to Say Ambulance in Different Languages

The simplest way to learn the word is to group the translations by region.

In many European languages, the word looks or sounds similar to ambulance, including Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Romanian, and several Scandinavian languages.

Other languages use completely different expressions. For example, German uses Krankenwagen, literally referring to a vehicle for sick people. Several Slavic languages commonly use expressions associated with emergency or urgent medical assistance.

Across Asia, translations vary even more. Mandarin Chinese uses 救护车, while Japanese uses 救急車 and Korean uses 구급차. In South Asia, several languages use forms derived from “ambulance,” while others have traditional descriptive terms.

Ambulance Translations in European Languages

European languages provide an interesting mix of similar and distinct vocabulary.

French uses ambulance, which has influenced terminology in several other languages. Spanish uses ambulancia, Italian uses ambulanza, and Portuguese uses ambulância.

German is different, using Krankenwagen, while Hungarian uses mentőautó. In Eastern Europe, terms such as скорая помощь in Russian and швидка допомога in Ukrainian refer to emergency medical assistance.

These differences show why simply recognizing the English spelling is not always enough when traveling.

Ambulance in Asian Languages

Asian languages offer some of the most interesting ambulance translations.

In Mandarin Chinese, 救护车 refers to an ambulance. Japanese uses 救急車, while Korean uses 구급차. Thai uses รถพยาบาล, and Vietnamese uses xe cứu thương.

In India and neighboring countries, the word is often recognizable as a variation of “ambulance.” Hindi uses एम्बुलेंस, Urdu uses ایمبولینس, and Bengali uses অ্যাম্বুলেন্স.

Knowing the local term can make emergency communication easier, particularly when asking for medical assistance.

Ambulance in Middle Eastern Languages

Arabic uses سيارة إسعاف, a phrase referring to an emergency or rescue vehicle. Persian commonly uses آمبولانس, while Hebrew uses אמבולנס.

Turkish uses ambulans, making it one of the easier terms for English speakers to recognize.

When traveling internationally, learning both the local word for ambulance and a simple emergency phrase can be helpful.

Ambulance Around the World

The word ambulance around the world demonstrates how languages borrow, adapt, and create their own vocabulary.

Some languages preserve a word that closely resembles the international term “ambulance.” Others describe the vehicle according to its purpose. The result is a fascinating range of words for the same essential emergency service.

The translations in this guide cover 70 languages and include European, Asian, African, and Middle Eastern languages.

Why Learn the Word Ambulance in Other Languages?

Learning this word can be practical rather than purely academic.

If you travel internationally, you may need to recognize an ambulance sign, ask someone to call an ambulance, or understand a conversation involving emergency medical services.

Language learners can also use the word to expand vocabulary around related terms such as:

• hospital
• doctor
• emergency
• medicine
• injury
• first aid
• patient
• police
• fire service
• emergency room

Learning these words together creates a useful emergency vocabulary set.

How to Use Ambulance in a Real-Life Situation

Knowing the translation is only the first step. In an emergency, a short and clear sentence is usually more useful than a complicated one.

Useful sentence patterns include:

• “Call an ambulance.”
• “The ambulance is coming.”
• “Where is the ambulance?”
• “We need an ambulance.”
• “Please call emergency services.”

When communicating with someone who does not speak your language, keeping your sentence short can reduce confusion.

Ambulance in All Languages: Quick Learning Tips

If your goal is to remember ambulance in all languages, avoid trying to memorize all 70 terms at once.

Start with five to ten languages that are relevant to your travel, work, family, or language studies. Then compare the spelling and pronunciation.

A useful strategy is to group similar words together. Terms such as ambulance, ambulancia, and ambulanza are easier to remember as a family because they share a common linguistic history.

For languages with completely different words, associate the native phrase with its meaning and example sentence.

Common Questions About Ambulance Translations

1. What is ambulance in different languages?

“Ambulance” has different translations depending on the language. Examples include ambulancia in Spanish, ambulanza in Italian, Krankenwagen in German, 救护车 in Mandarin Chinese, 救急車 in Japanese, and 구급차 in Korean.

2. How do you say ambulance in Spanish?

In Spanish, ambulance is ambulancia. It is commonly used when referring to an emergency medical vehicle.

3. What is ambulance in French?

In French, ambulance is ambulance. The spelling is the same as English, although the pronunciation differs.

4. What is ambulance in Hindi and Urdu?

Hindi uses एम्बुलेंस, while Urdu uses ایمبولینس. Both terms are commonly recognizable as adaptations of the international word “ambulance.”

5. Which languages use a word similar to ambulance?

Many languages use words that resemble ambulance, including Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Turkish, Romanian, Indonesian, Malay, and several South Asian languages.

Conclusion

Learning ambulance in different languages is useful for travelers, students, multilingual families, and anyone interested in international vocabulary. The 70 translations above show how different languages express the same essential emergency concept.

From familiar forms such as “ambulance” and “ambulancia” to distinctive terms such as Krankenwagen, 救护车, and 救急車, these ambulance translations offer a useful introduction to emergency vocabulary around the world.