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Safety Instructions & Commands

Important phrases for keeping children safe — instructions, warnings, and rules.

Useful phrases

Hold my hand
hold my hand
spanish: Dame la mano
tagalog: Hawakan ang aking kamay
hindi: मेरा हाथ पकड़ो
arabic: أمسك يدي
french: Tiens ma main
Hold my hand when we cross the street.
Be careful!
bee KAIR-ful
spanish: ¡Ten cuidado!
tagalog: Mag-ingat!
hindi: सावधान रहो!
arabic: كن حذراً!
french: Fais attention!
Be careful! The floor is wet.
Stop!
stop
spanish: ¡Para!
tagalog: Tigil!
hindi: रुको!
arabic: توقف!
french: Arrête!
Stop! Wait for me before you cross.
Stay close to me
stay kloss too mee
spanish: Quédate cerca de mí
tagalog: Manatili sa akin
hindi: मेरे पास रहो
arabic: ابق بجانبي
french: Reste près de moi
Stay close to me in the park.
That is dangerous
that iz DAY-nje-rus
spanish: Eso es peligroso
tagalog: Iyon ay mapanganib
hindi: यह खतरनाक है
arabic: هذا خطير
french: C'est dangereux
Don't touch that — it is dangerous.
If you don't stop when I tell you to we can't play outside.
if yoo dohnt stop wen eye tel yoo too, wee kant play out-SIDE
spanish: Si no paras cuando te digo que pares, no podremos jugar afuera.
tagalog: Kung hindi ka hihinto kapag sinabi kong huminto ka, hindi tayo makakapaglaro sa labas.
hindi: अगर तुम मेरे कहने पर नहीं रुको, तो हम बाहर नहीं खेल पाएँगे।
arabic: إذا لم تتوقف عندما أطلب منك ذلك، فلن نتمكن من اللعب في الخارج.
french: Si tu ne t'arrêtes pas quand je te le demande, nous ne pourrons pas jouer dehors.
If you don't stop when I tell you to, we can't play outside.
Don't go too close to the water.
dohnt goh too klohs too thuh WAW-ter
spanish: No te acerques demasiado al agua.
tagalog: Huwag kang lumapit nang masyado sa tubig.
hindi: पानी के बहुत पास मत जाओ।
arabic: لا تقترب كثيرًا من الماء.
french: Ne t'approche pas trop près de l'eau.
Don't go too close to the water at the pond.
Stay in the shallow end of the pool.
stay in thuh SHAL-oh end uhv thuh pool
spanish: Quédate en la parte poco profunda de la piscina.
tagalog: Manatili ka sa mababaw na bahagi ng pool.
hindi: पूल के उथले हिस्से में ही रहो।
arabic: ابقَ في الجزء الضحل من المسبح.
french: Reste dans la partie peu profonde de la piscine.
Stay in the shallow end of the pool until I come over.
Always wait for me before crossing the road.
AWL-wayz wayt for mee bih-FOR KRAWS-ing thuh rohd
spanish: Espera siempre a que yo llegue antes de cruzar la calle.
tagalog: Lagi mo akong hintayin bago tumawid sa kalsada.
hindi: सड़क पार करने से पहले हमेशा मेरा इंतज़ार करो।
arabic: انتظرني دائمًا قبل عبور الطريق.
french: Attends-moi toujours avant de traverser la route.
Always wait for me before crossing the road.
Watch where you're going.
watch wair yoor GOH-ing
spanish: Mira por dónde vas.
tagalog: Tingnan mo ang dinaraanan mo.
hindi: देखकर चलो।
arabic: انتبه إلى أين تسير.
french: Regarde où tu vas.
Watch where you're going on the stairs.
Spit it out please.
spit it out pleez
spanish: Escúpelo, por favor.
tagalog: Idura mo 'yan, pakiusap.
hindi: इसे थूक दो, कृपया।
arabic: ابصق هذا من فضلك.
french: Crache-le, s'il te plaît.
Spit it out please, that isn't food.
No throwing.
noh THROW-ing
spanish: No lances cosas.
tagalog: Bawal maghagis ng mga bagay.
hindi: चीज़ें मत फेंको।
arabic: ممنوع رمي الأشياء.
french: On ne lance pas d'objets.
No throwing toys at anyone.
Walk slowly, the floor is slippery.
wawk SLOH-lee, thuh floor iz SLIP-uh-ree
spanish: Camina despacio, el suelo está resbaladizo.
tagalog: Dahan-dahan kang maglakad, madulas ang sahig.
hindi: धीरे चलो, फर्श फिसलन भरा है।
arabic: امشِ ببطء، الأرضية زلقة.
french: Marche doucement, le sol est glissant.
Walk slowly, the floor is slippery.