Standard German textbooks don’t prepare you for what you’ll hear in Austrian hospitals and care homes. Patients, colleagues, and menus use distinctly Austrian vocabulary—and the differences matter when you’re caring for someone.

This reference list gives you 250 essential Austrian words across 12 real-world topics: hospital and care home, body and health, everyday care, food, home, work and offices, getting around, and more. Each entry shows the Austrian term, its German equivalent, and the English meaning, so you understand both versions.

• 250 Austrian words in 12 healthcare-focused topics
• Words you hear most at work marked with ●
• 8 false friends explained: why Sessel is a chair, why “angreifen” sounds scary
• Dialect corner with common phrases like “I muass aufs Häusl”
• Downloadable reference you can keep on your phone or print