The 6,300 private practice doctors in the German capital speak a combined 51 languages, including English, French and Spanish, but also Kiswahili, Swahili and Luganda.

"Our doctors are well prepared to treat all groups of foreign language visitors and residents in their mother tongues," said Dr. Angelika Prehn, chairman of the Public Doctor's Association of Berlin, in a statement.

English tops the list of second languages for doctors in Berlin, with more than two-thirds speaking it. One-third speak French, while one-fifth speak Russian.

Another 346 speak Spanish, 256 Italian, 238 Turkish, 103 Polish, 90 Arabic and 59 Portuguese