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### Fire and Alarms

When talking about a destructive fire or blaze, Arabic uses the word حريق. If there is a fire, you will likely notice smoke (دخان) or hear an alarm (إنذار).

To say "fire alarm," Arabic uses the possession structure (إضافة), placing the word for "alarm" directly before "the fire": إنذار الحريق (literally "the alarm of the fire").

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### Evacuation and Rescue

In an emergency, the first step is to evacuate (أخلى) the area.

The people arriving to help are the firefighters. A single firefighter is إطفائي. The general noun for "firefighting" or "extinguishing" is إطفاء. You will see this noun paired with other words to describe emergency vehicles and teams, such as a fire engine (سيارة الإطفاء) and a firefighting team (فريق الإطفاء).

Similarly, medical help arrives in an ambulance (إسعاف).

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### Equipment and Safety

Firefighters use specialized equipment, like a heavy hose (خرطوم), to control a blaze. For smaller emergencies, you might look for a fire extinguisher (مطفأة).

Ultimately, whether in a building or a factory, the main goal of emergency protocols and equipment is safety (سلامة).

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Firefighting & Safety

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determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

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pronoun

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The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

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Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

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Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

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Question	Answer
fire (blaze, destructive event)	حريقharîq
There is a big fire in the building.	يوجد حريق كبير في المبنى.yûjadu harîqun kabîrun fî al-mabnâ
smoke	دخانdukhân
We saw the smoke before the fire.	رأينا الدخان قبل الحريق.ra'aynâ ad-dukhâna qabla al-harîq
The smoke spread outside the room.	انتشر الدخان خارج الغرفة.intashara ad-dukhânu khârija al-ghurfati.
alarm	إنذارindhâr
We heard the fire alarm in the middle of the night.	سمعنا إنذار الحريق في منتصف الليل.saminâ 'indhâra al-harîqi fî muntasafi al-layli
The alarm rang suddenly.	رن الإنذار فجأة.ranna al-inzhâru faj'atan
to evacuate	أخلىakhlâ
The police evacuated the building because of the smoke.	أخلت الشرطة المبنى بسبب الدخان.akhlati ash-shurtatu al-mabnâ bisababi ad-dukhân
The manager (f) asked us to evacuate the place quickly.	طلبت المديرة أن نخلي المكان بسرعة.talabati al-mudîratu an nukhliya al-makâna bisur'atin
firefighter	إطفائيitfâ'i
The firefighter rescued a child from the fire.	أنقذ الإطفائي طفلا من الحريق.anqadha al-itfâ'iyyu tiflan mina al-harîq.
One hundred firefighters arrived at the station.	وصل مئة إطفائي إلى المحطة.wasala mi'atu itfâ'iyyin ilâ al-mahattati
firefighting	إطفاءitfâ'
ambulance	إسعافis'âf
The fire engine is faster than the ambulance.	سيارة الإطفاء أسرع من سيارة الإسعاف.sayyâratu l-itfâ'i asra'u min sayyârati l-is'âf.
The firefighting team works in front of the factory.	يعمل فريق الإطفاء أمام المصنع.yamalu farîqu al-itfâ'i amâma al-masnai
We called the ambulance after the accident.	اتصلنا بالإسعاف بعد الحادث.ittasalnâ bil-is'âfi ba'da al-hâdithi.
hose	خرطومkhurtûm
The firefighter used the water hose.	استخدم الإطفائي خرطوم الماء.istakhdama al-itfâ'iyyu khurtûma al-mâ'.
This hose is longer than that hose.	هذا الخرطوم أطول من ذلك الخرطوم.hâdhâ al-khurtûmu atwalu min dhâlika al-khurtûm.
extinguisher	مطفأةmitfa'ah
The fire extinguisher is next to the door.	مطفأة الحريق بجانب الباب.mitfa'atu al-hariiqi bijaanibi al-baabi
Are you (f) looking for the extinguisher?	هل تبحثين عن المطفأة؟hal tabhatheena 'anil-mitfa'ah?
safety	سلامةsalâma
Safety is the most important priority in the factory.	السلامة هي أهم أولوية في المصنع.as-salâmatu hiya ahammu awlawiyyatin fil-masnaʿi
The safety of the workers is very important.	سلامة العمال مهمة جدا.salâmatu al-'ummâli muhimmatun jiddan.
prepared, willing (ready to)	مستعدmusta'idd
We are always prepared for any fire.	نحن مستعدون دائما لأي حريق.nahnu musta'iddûna dâ'iman li'ayyi harîq
Are you prepared? The alarm rang!	هل أنت مستعد؟ رن الإنذار!hal anta musta'iddun? ranna al-indhâru!

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