Essentials of German, Germany and Cologne a (funny) introduction for HL7 ers

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1 Essentials of German, Germany and Cologne a (funny) introduction for HL7 ers dr Kai U. Heitmann, MD, FHL7 hl7@kheitmann.de Heitmann Consulting and Services / Gefyra GmbH, Germany CEO, HL7 Germany Co-chair, Templates Workgroup, HL7 International ART-DECOR Expert Group / ART-DECOR Open Tools HL7 Working Group Meeting, San Diego, CA, (USA), September 2017

2 Agenda Ö: Alphabet Specialties A first flirt with the language Underway and Underwear Kölsch Sightseeing Numbers, Date and Time Eating and Drinking, Money...and interspersed: Cologne & Germany

3 Alphabet Specialties A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z ß like in sense ä Ä like in bad ö Ö new for you, irresistable! ü Ü also new! ch sch throat / teeth

4 A first flirt with the language Yes No Perhaps / Maybe Ja Nein Vielleicht Please Thank you You re welcome Bitte Danke, danke schön Gern geschehen

5 Kölsch Livestyle Local beer Language Kind of easy going, tolerant, but also without obligations Kölsch, served by the Köbes A variant of German, bound to lifestyle, not easy to understand for other Germans

6 Köln

7 Cologne Köln Located at the Rhine River central and calming vein splitting the city in two parts 1 Million inhabitants Other Cities Berlin 3,5 M Hamburg 1,7 M Munich 1,4 M

8 Köln.. Local beer Kölsch Köbes Brewery Brauhaus Many of them located in old town Altstadt

9 Köln.. Life style Kneipe Many of them in medieval style

10 Köln Kölsch, typically 0.2 or 0.3 liters of local draft beer Goes down your throat very well CAUTION! Barrel called Pitter Learn to say Nein, danke if you have enough...otherwise you will get Kölsch until you are unconscious

11 Kölsch, Köbes If you go to a typical Cologne brewery, order The waiter is called He normally provides you with Kölsch......until you say: Ein Kölsch bitte! Köbes Nein, danke!

12 A first flirt with the language Excuse me I don t understand Entschuldigung Ich verstehe nicht

13 A first flirt with the language Do you speak English? German Germany Sprechen Sie Englisch? Deutsch Deutschland

14 Germany Hamburg Berlin Köln Frankfurt München

15 A first flirt with the language Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Guten Morgen Guten Tag Guten Abend

16 A first flirt with the language Hello Good bye See you Have a nice day Hallo Auf Wiedersehen Tschüß Schönen Tag noch

17 Underway Were is...the train station...car rental station...the hotel Maritim Go straight on Turn left / right Entrance Exit Wo ist...der Bahnhof...die Autovermietung...das Hotel Martitim Geradeaus Nach links / rechts Eingang Ausgang

18 Conference Hotel in Cologne Maritim

19 Underwear Were are the restrooms? Wo sind die Toiletten? Ladies Gentlemen Damen Herren

20 Sightseeing Cathedral Old town City hall Town centre / downtown Shopping street Schildergasse Hohe Straße Dom / Kathedrale Altstadt Rathaus Stadtzentrum Einkaufstraße

21 Map of Cologne Dom / Cathedral Central Station Maritim

22 Map of Cologne Dom / Cathedral Central Station Maritim

23 Sightseeing Boat Tour Ship River Rhine Bootsfahrt Schiff Der Rhein

24 Numbers, Date and Time Eins Zwei Drei Vier Fünf Sechs Sieben Acht

25 Numbers, Date and Time ,000 Neun Zehn Elf Zwölf Zwanzig Fünfzig Hundert Tausend

26 Numbers, Date and Time Today Tomorrow Daily What time is it? It is 3 o clock It s a quarter to 4 It s a quarter past 4 Heute Morgen Täglich Wieviel Uhr ist es? Es ist 3 Uhr Es ist Viertel vor 4 Es ist Viertel nach 4

27 Eating and Drinking May I have the menu, please? I ll have...a beer (Kölsch) Die Speisekarte, bitte! Bitte ein...kölsch (don t say Bier!)

28 Eating and Drinking Knuckels Sausage Eisbein Bratwurst

29 Eating and Drinking Breakfast Starter Main course Dessert Hot, spicy Tip May I have the check, please? Frühstück Vorspeise Hauptgericht Dessert Scharf Trinkgeld Die Rechnung bitte!

30 Money = Geld: The EURO Bills

31 Money = Geld: The EURO Geldautomat Coins

32 How much is a tip? Unlike in the US, were a tip is part of the income......a tip in Germany is a good way to say Dankeschön for good service You do not need to give a tip (service included)......but it is always welcome in hotels, restaurants and bars, taxis! A few euros 5%

33 Links Thanks to Martim Hotels, Dom Kölsch, Köln- Düsseldorfer, Google, Stadt Köln Fotolia.com p16, licensed to Kai Heitmann

34 Thank you! Hope to see you in Cologne