How to say “help!” in Spanish
“Help!” in Spanish is ¡ayuda! (ah-YOO-dah), or ¡socorro!
- Spanish
- ¡ayuda!
- Say it
- ah-YOO-dah
- Also said
- ¡socorro!
- Also
- la ayuda in Emergency Words in Spanish
One of 57 phrases in Common Spanish Phrases and Greetings: learn them step by step and practise them all.
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The other words in step 5 of Common Spanish Phrases and Greetings.
- no entiendoI don't understand · noh en-TYEN-doh
- ¿puede repetir?can you repeat that? · PWEH-deh rreh-peh-TEER
- más despacio, por favormore slowly, please · mahs dehs-PAH-syoh, por fah-BOR
- ¿cómo se dice?how do you say …? · KOH-moh seh DEE-seh
- ¿qué significa?what does … mean? · keh seeg-nee-FEE-kah
- ¿dónde está el baño?where is the bathroom? · DOHN-deh ehs-TAH el BAH-nyoh
- ¿cuánto cuesta?how much is it? · KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah
- la cuenta, por favorthe check, please · lah KWEN-tah, por fah-BOR
Questions about ¡ayuda!
How do you say “help!” in Spanish?
“Help!” in Spanish is ¡ayuda! You can also say ¡socorro! In emergency words in spanish, help is la ayuda.
How do you pronounce ayuda?
Say it ah-YOO-dah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: YOO. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does ayuda mean in English?
In English, ¡ayuda! means “help!”.
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