🗣️ BASIC SWISS GERMAN WORDS
Did you know, Switzerland has four official languages? Here, we talk about Swiss German:
Julian De Rosa
Switzerland
You don't need to speak Swiss German to visit Switzerland - people understand standard German (TV, Books,... are in German) and many speak English. But learning a few local words always gets a smile 😊
Swiss (German) = English
👋 Grüezi (Hallo) = Hello
👋 Hoi (Hallo) = Hi
🙏 Merci (Danke) = Thanks
🙏 Danke (Danke) = Thank you
😊 Bitte (Bitte) = Please / You're welcome
👋 Tschüss (Auf Wiedersehen / Tschüss) = Goodbye
❓ Wie gaht's? (Wie geht's?) = How are you?
😊 Guet (Gut) = Good
☕ En Kafi, bitte (Einen Kaffee, bitte) = A coffee, please
🍺 Es Bier, bitte (Ein Bier, bitte) = A beer, please
🍫Schoggi (Schokolade) = chocolate
🧀Chäs (Käse) = cheese
💰 Was choschtet das? (Was kostet das?) = How much does this cost?
🚻 Wo isch d'Toilette? (Wo ist die Toilette?) = Where is the toilet?
🏔️ Berg (Berg) = Mountain
🚆 Bahnhof (Bahnhof) = Train station
👨👩👧👦 Familie (Familie) = Family
👍 Tiptop! (Perfekt!) = Great! / Perfect!
😂 Äs bitzli (Ein bisschen) = A little bit
😋 En Guete! (Guten Appetit!) = Enjoy your meal!
🍻 Proscht! (Prost!) = Cheers!
If you want to impress a Swiss Local, learn this:
📦Chuchichästli (Küchenschrank) = kitchen cupboard
Pronounce like that: Khu-khi-khesh-tli (Chu-chi-chäscht-li)
💡 Local tip: If you only learn two Swiss German words, make them "Grüezi" and "Merci." You'll hear them everywhere and locals will appreciate the effort.
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