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Italian Phrase

Memorizza i numeri d'emergenza.

/me.moˈri.d͡tsa i ˈnu.me.ri ˈde.merˈd͡ʒen.tsa/
Meaning"Memorize the emergency numbers."
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Meaning

The sentence tells someone to commit the emergency phone numbers to memory. It is a straightforward imperative, often used in safety briefings or school lessons about public safety.

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When to use

Use this phrase when you are reminding a friend, a child, or a group of people to learn the phone numbers for police, ambulance, fire department, or other local emergency services.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Memorizzainumerid'emergenza

1

Imperative (tu)

Memorizza is the second‑person singular imperative of the verb memorizzare, used to give a direct command.

2

Definite article

i is the plural masculine definite article, matching numeri.

3

Partitive preposition di + elision

d'emergenza is a contraction of di emergenza; it indicates the type of numbers.

4

Noun agreement

numeri is masculine plural, so the article and any adjectives must agree in gender and number.

🗨In Conversation

A

Memorizza i numeri d'emergenza, per favore.

Please memorize the emergency numbers.

Certo, li scriverò subito sul mio telefono.

Sure, I'll write them down on my phone right away.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • Memorizzare i numeri d'emergenza.

    Using the infinitive instead of the imperative changes the sentence to a statement, not a command.

  • Memorizza i numero d'emergenza.

    If you want to refer to a single emergency number, use "il numero d'emergenza" (singular).

  • Memorizza i numeri emergenza.

    Do not drop the preposition; "numeri emergenza" sounds ungrammatical.

↔Alternatives

  • Impara a memoria i numeri d'emergenza.

    Learn the emergency numbers by heart.

  • Ricordati i numeri d'emergenza.

    Remember the emergency numbers.

  • Fai in modo di conoscere i numeri d'emergenza.

    Make sure you know the emergency numbers.

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Cultural Tip

In Italy, the main emergency numbers are 112 (EU-wide), 113 for police, 115 for fire, and 118 for medical emergencies. Schools often include a short lesson on these numbers, and many public places display them prominently. Using the imperative form is common in instructional contexts, but with children it’s polite to add "per favore" or soften it with "ricordati".