How to Say "urgent situation" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “urgent situation” is “emergencia” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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nounA2
high-priority crisis
Examples
Llama al número de emergencia inmediatamente.
Call the emergency number immediately.
Tuvimos que ir a la sala de emergencia por el accidente.
We had to go to the emergency room because of the accident.
El presidente declaró un estado de emergencia nacional.
The president declared a state of national emergency.
Feminine Noun
Even though it ends in '-a', like many Spanish words ending in '-cia' and '-gencia', it is always feminine. Use 'la emergencia' or 'una emergencia'.
Using the wrong gender
Mistake: “El emergencia.”
Correction: La emergencia. (It’s feminine, remember the 'la').
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