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Schwiizerdütsch

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Schwiizerdütsch

How to speak Swiss German - Made easy

Commonalities

  • Germanic
  • Punctuation
  • English Words

3 steps to speak swiss

  • Alphabet
  • Sentence Structure
  • Dialects, Slang

Alphabet

  • English
  • Add Ä Ö and Ü
  • Pronunciation
  • f.ex. Chäs = cheese
  •         Öl    = oil
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Sentence structure

  • F.ex. Min Name isch ... .   possessiv pronoun, noun, verb, dot
  • Wiä alt bisch du?   question word, adjectiv, verb, person question mark 
  • Ich = I, Du = You, Är/Sie/Es = He/She/It
  • Mir = We, Ihr = You, Sie = They

Dialects, Slang

  • Dialects - Kantons f.ex. Winti, Bärn
  • Unwritten
  • Slang 
  • Yo Mann, was lauft? / Hoi wie gahts?
  • Hey man, what`s up?/ Hi how are you?

Some easy words to end:
Hoi=Hi
Schoggi=chocolate
Schwiiz=Switzerland

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Merci = Thank You

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