I need urgent assistance.
'Urgente' — ur-JEN-te. Three syllables; the 'g' before 'e' is soft. Stress on the second syllable.
Say this when you need immediate help — at a hotel, in a public place, or on public transport. The word 'urgente' conveys that the situation cannot wait.
'Urgente' (urgent) is an adjective placed after the noun or after the verb 'essere': 'è urgente!' (it is urgent!). Adding 'urgente' to any request immediately escalates its priority. 'Ho bisogno di' (I need) is the standard need expression — learn this structure thoroughly.
Aiuto!
Help!
The most basic emergency exclamation.
C'è un'emergenza!
There is an emergency!
Signals a serious situation requiring immediate response.
Per favore, chiami la polizia!
Please call the police!
112 is the European emergency number including Italy.
In Italy, 118 is the medical emergency number, 112 is the general European emergency number (works for all services), 113 is the police (Polizia di Stato), and 115 is the fire brigade. All calls to these numbers are free from any Italian phone.