Essentials of German, Germany and Cologne

– a (funny) introduction for HL7‘ers –

dr Kai U. Heitmann, MD, FHL7hl7@kheitmann.de

Heitmann Consulting and Services / Gefyra GmbH, GermanyCEO, HL7 Germany

Co-chair, Templates Workgroup, HL7 InternationalART-DECOR Expert Group / ART-DECOR Open Tools

HL7 Working Group Meeting, San Diego, CA, (USA), September 2017

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

Alphabet Specialties

• A B C D E F G

H I JK L M N O P Q R ST U VX 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

A first flirt with the language• Yes• No• Perhaps / Maybe

• Please• Thank you• You‘re welcome

• Ja• Nein• Vielleicht

• Bitte• Danke, danke schön• Gern geschehen

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

Köln

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

Köln . .

• Local beerKölsch

• Köbes• Brewery

Brauhaus• Many of them

located in old town Altstadt

Köln . .

• Life style• Kneipe• Many of

them in medieval style

Köln

• Kölsch, typically0.2 or 0.3 liters oflocal draft beer

• Goes down your throatvery well – CAUTION!

• Barrel called „Pitter“Learn to say „Nein, danke“ if you have enough...otherwise you will get Kölsch until you are„unconscious“

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!

A first flirt with the language• Excuse me• I don‘t understand

• Entschuldigung• Ich verstehe nicht

A first flirt with the language• Do you speak

English?• German• Germany

• Sprechen Sie Englisch?

• Deutsch• Deutschland

Germany• Hamburg• Berlin• Köln• Frankfurt• München

A first flirt with the language• Good morning• Good afternoon• Good evening

• Guten Morgen• Guten Tag• Guten Abend

A first flirt with the language• Hello• Good bye• See you• Have a nice day

• Hallo• Auf Wiedersehen• Tschüß• Schönen

Tagnoch

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

Conference Hotel in Cologne

• Maritim

Underwear• Were are the

restrooms?

• Ladies• Gentlemen

• Wo sind die Toiletten?

• Damen• Herren

Sightseeing• Cathedral• Old town• City hall• Town centre /

downtown• Shopping „street“

– Schildergasse– Hohe Straße

• Dom / Kathedrale• Altstadt• Rathaus• Stadtzentrum

• Einkaufstraße

Map

of C

olog

neDom / Cathedral

CentralStation

Maritim

Map

of C

olog

ne

Maritim

Dom / CathedralCentralStation

Sightseeing• Boat Tour• Ship• River Rhine

• Bootsfahrt• Schiff• Der Rhein

Numbers, Date and Time• 1• 2• 3• 4• 5• 6• 7• 8

• Eins• Zwei• Drei• Vier• Fünf• Sechs• Sieben• Acht

Numbers, Date and Time• 9• 10• 11• 12• 20• 50• 100• 1,000

• Neun• Zehn• Elf• Zwölf• Zwanzig• Fünfzig• Hundert• Tausend

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

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!)

Eating and Drinking• Knuckels• Sausage

• Eisbein• Bratwurst

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!

Money = Geld: The EURO• Bills

Money = Geld: The EUROGeldautomat

• Coins

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%

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany• http://www.koeln.de/en/index.html

Thanks to Martim Hotels, Dom Kölsch, Köln-Düsseldorfer, Google, Stadt Köln

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Thank you!Hope to see you in Cologne