Emergency Numbers and Words
Any emergency: 066 (similar to 911)
24-Hour Ambulance: 065 (Red Cross)
Red Cross 376-765-2308
Hospital Ajijic 376-766-0622, or 0662
Clinica Maskaras 376-765-4838 (Riberas Del Pilar)
Clinica Municipal 376-765-5421 (Chapala)
Clinica Municipal 387-763-1920 (Jocotepec)
Police:
Police – Chapala 376-765-4444, or 2821
Police – Ajijic 376-766-1760
Police – Jocotepec 387-763-0006, or 0074
Police –Movilidad 376-765-4747 (Chapala)
24-Hour Fire & Rescue:
For all towns 376-766-3615
Road Service:
Green Angels 078 or 800-903-9200
(Los Angeles Verde)
Common Emergency Words
Do you speak English? = habla usted inglés?
I don’t speak Spanish = no hablo español
the address is = la dirección es
my house = mi casa
I need = necesito
police = policía
firefighters = bomberos
an ambulance = una ambulancia
a doctor = un doctor
there is a = hay (pronounced “eye”) un
man = hombre (om’-bre)
woman = mujer (moo-herr’)
child = niño (boy), niña (girl)
traffic accident = accidente de tránsito
robber = ladrón
rapist = violador
fire = incendio
intruder = intruso
noise = ruido
gun = pistola
knife = cuchillo
very sick = muy enfermo
bleeding = hemorragia
people are hurt = personas son lastima
heart attack = ataque cardiac
no breathing = no respiración
death = muerte
come right away, please = venir ahorita, por favor
hurry = prisa