squirrel lemmy.blahaj.zone2Hide 2 repliesGerman actually has the word "Ambulanz", but it means "walk-in clinic".18Reply
ssaltnotsugar lemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesI’m feeling Krank. Call a Krankenwagen to take me to the Krankenhaus!16Reply
AAirfried replypiefed.social1Hide 1 replyFunny thing the Japanese still use the word kranker for patient while Germans use patient.10Reply
Lumidaub replyfeddit.orgCf. also karute from German Karte for a patient's chart and biirusu/uirusu from German Virus and a bunch of other medical terminology Japan adopted when they were mates with Prussia.7Reply
samus12345 sh.itjust.worksWell yeah, countries that speak Romance languages use the Latin-derived word. English is the odd one out thanks to the French influence.5Reply
trollercoaster sh.itjust.worksDon't worry, Krankenwagen is just the colloquial term, the technical terms are even better.1Reply
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German actually has the word "Ambulanz", but it means "walk-in clinic".
Which makes sense since ambulare = Latin to walk.
We also use that word to describe an ambulance, funnily enough.
I’m feeling Krank. Call a Krankenwagen to take me to the Krankenhaus!
Funny thing the Japanese still use the word kranker for patient while Germans use patient.
Cf. also karute from German Karte for a patient's chart and biirusu/uirusu from German Virus and a bunch of other medical terminology Japan adopted when they were mates with Prussia.
You lay in the Krankenbett in Krankenhauskleidung then.
If the krankenwagen is rocking…
kranken das schwein
Well yeah, countries that speak Romance languages use the Latin-derived word. English is the odd one out thanks to the French influence.
Don't worry, Krankenwagen is just the colloquial term, the technical terms are even better.