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You need urgent help and shout in Spanish. Which word means 'Help!'?

¡Socorro! means 'Help!'

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  1. ¡Cuidado!
  2. ¡Salud!
  3. ¡Socorro! ✔

Why: Socorro is the cry for help, like 'mayday'. ¡Ayuda! also works. ¡Cuidado! means 'Watch out' and ¡Salud! is said as a toast or after a sneeze.

Huh, didn't know that: The verb ayudar, to help, also appears in FSI: 'Estoy a sus órdenes para ayudarle.'

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Answer: ¡Socorro!. Socorro is the cry for help, like 'mayday'. ¡Ayuda! also works. ¡Cuidado! means 'Watch out' and ¡Salud! is said as a toast or after a sneeze.

  1. Wiktionary: socorro (secondary check) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/socorro
    help!, mayday!
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    ayudar [to help]
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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