Swiss German
Greeting
English Hello (formal)
Swiss German Grüezi
Hello everyone (formal)
Grüezi mitenand
Hello (informal)
Hallo / Hoi / Sali
Hello everyone (informal)
Hoi zäme
English Good morning
Swiss German Guete Morge
Good evening
Guet Nacht
Excuse me / sorry
Exgüsi / sorri
Es guets Nöis
Happy new year.
English Goodbye
Swiss German Ade
Goodbye / see you
Uf Wiederluege
Verbs
English How is it going?
Swiss German Wie laufts?
How are you?
Wie gaats?
What’s your name?
Wie heisisch du?
Did someone say anything?
Hät öpper öppis gsäit?
English Where can I find …?
Swiss German Wo hats ….?
What do you think / what do you mean?
Was meinsch?
Do you understand?
Chunsch druus?
What time is it?
Was isch für Ziit?
Would you like to go and have a cup of coffee?
Hesch Luscht ein Kaffi go trinke?
English Look over there
Swiss German Lueg mol det äne
To listen
Lose
To cry
Brüele
Christoph talks with Peter
de Christoph redt mit em Peter
English To get up
Swiss German Uufstaa
To throw
schmäisse
To hurry
Pressiere
To stay
Bliibe
English I am going shopping
Swiss German Ich gang go poschte
I am going to work
Ich gang go schaffe
I am going jogging
Ich gang go renne
I am going to bed
Ich gang go schlaaffe
English Go Switzerland
Swiss German Hopp Schwiiz
I have a question
I ha e Frog
Enjoy your meal
En guete
I don’t understand
Ich verschtoh das nid
Food
English
Swiss German
Breakfast
Zmorge
Snack at 9 o’clock
Znüni
Lunch
Zmittag
Snack at 4 o’clock
Zvieri
Small buffet with drinks
Apéro
Dinner
Znacht
English Vegetables
Swiss German Gmües
Carrots
Rüebli
Potatoes
Herdöpfel
Mashed, fried potatoes
Rööschti
Chicken
Poulet
English Apple
Swiss German Öpfel
Biscuits
Guetsli
Chocolate
Schoggi
Ice cream
Glacé
Numbers
English One
Swiss German Eis / Ais
Two
Zwei / Zwoi
Three
Drü
Four
Vier
Five
Foif / füüf
English Six
Swiss German Sächs
Seven
Sibe / Siebe
Eight
Acht
Nine
Nüun
Ten
Zäh
English
Swiss German
Seventeen (17)
Sibzäh
Twenty four (24)
Vierezwanzig
Thirty (30)
Driss(i)g
Seventy (70)
Sibezg
Ninety (90)
Nünz(i)g
Thousand (1,000)
Tuusig
Other nouns
English
Swiss German
Upbringing / education
Erzieig
Hairdresser
Coiffeur / Coiffeuse
Bicycle shop
Velo Shop
Swimming pool
Badi
Fun
Plausch
Fear
Schiss
English Mobile phone
Swiss German Handy / Natel
Sidewalk
Trottoir
Apartment
Wonig
Public transportation
Ă–ffentlicher Verkehr (Ă–V)
English Monday
Swiss German Mäntig
Tuesday
Tsiischtig
Wednesday
Mittwuch
Thursday
Donnschtig
Friday
Friitig
Saturday
Samschtig
Sunday
Sunntig
Pronouns
English us
Swiss German รถis
our
รถisi
you
รถi
Adjectives
English Ripe
Swiss German Riiff
Sources of inspiration Langenscheidt Lilliput Schweizerdeutsch. https://www.mittelschulvorbereitung.ch/contentLD/DE/Div21lSchWort.pdf https://www.schweizerdeutsch-lernen.ch/ https://www.swiss-german-online.com/ https://wikitravel.org/en/Swiss-German_phrasebook