How do you say "emergency" in Spanish?

Emergencia, as in "Prendí las luces de emergencia para que nadie nos pegue atrás."

What's the difference between the two g sounds in garaje?

The first g is hard, like in "go"; the one in -je is soft, like an English h.

It means people, as in "Pídele ayuda a la gente que está en la tienda de enfrente."

Your car dies in the middle of the avenue, the tank is on empty, and the shop closes in an hour.

Se nos acabó la gasolina y el carro ya no arranca.

We ran out of gas and the car won't start.

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gasolina/ɡasoˈlina/
gasolinenoun
Liquid fuel that cars use to run.
garaje/ɡaˈɾaxe/
garagenoun
A shop where broken-down cars get fixed.
guante/ˈɡwante/
glovenoun
A piece of clothing that covers the hand and each finger.
girar/xiˈɾaɾ/
to turnverb
To change direction to one side.
general/xeneˈɾal/
generaladjective
That works for every case, not just one.
urgente/uɾˈxente/
urgentadjective
That can't wait and has to be dealt with right now.
emergencia/emeɾˈxensja/
emergencynoun
A dangerous situation that has to be handled right away.
agente/aˈxente/
officernoun
A person who works for the police.
gente/ˈxente/
peoplenoun
A group of people.
página/ˈpaxina/
pagenoun
Each of the sides of a sheet in a book or notebook.

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Se nos acabó la gasolina y el carro ya no arranca.
We ran out of gas and the car won't start.
¿Sabes si el garaje de la esquina sigue abierto a esta hora?
Do you know if the garage on the corner is still open at this hour?
Pásame el guante del asiento para no quemarme con el motor.
Hand me the glove from the seat so I don't burn myself on the engine.
Tenemos que girar a la derecha para llegar al taller.
We need to turn right to get to the shop.
Por lo general el taller cierra temprano los fines de semana.
Usually the shop closes early on weekends.
Es urgente, el carro se apagó a media avenida y estorba.
It's urgent, the car died in the middle of the avenue and it's blocking traffic.
Prendí las luces de emergencia para que nadie nos pegue atrás.
I turned on the hazard lights so nobody rear-ends us.
Un agente de tránsito nos ayudó a empujar el carro.
A traffic officer helped us push the car.
Pídele ayuda a la gente que está en la tienda de enfrente.
Ask the people in the store across the street for help.
Busca en la página del seguro un teléfono de emergencia.
Look on the insurance page for an emergency phone number.

garaje/ɡaˈɾaxe/
The two g's sound different: the first is hard and the one in -je sounds like an English h.
guante/ˈɡwante/
The u is really pronounced and sits right against the a: it sounds like gwan-te, in two syllables.
girar/xiˈɾaɾ/
The stress falls on the last syllable: gi-RAR.
general/xeneˈɾal/
The stress falls on the last syllable: ge-ne-RAL, never on the first.
emergencia/emeɾˈxensja/
The c sounds like an s, and -cia is one syllable: sia.
página/ˈpaxina/
The g before i sounds like an English h: PÁ-hi-na.

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How do you say "emergency" in Spanish?: Emergencia, as in "Prendí las luces de emergencia para que nadie nos pegue atrás."
What's the difference between the two g sounds in garaje?: The first g is hard, like in "go"; the one in -je is soft, like an English h.
What does "gente" mean?: It means people, as in "Pídele ayuda a la gente que está en la tienda de enfrente."

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