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Search 218+ words with Zürich, Bern and Basel spelling variants, plus example sentences.

⚠️ Swiss German has no official written spelling standard. The Zürich, Bern and Basel columns below show common phonetic spellings for each region — you may see these words spelled differently elsewhere, and that's normal. See our dialects guide for more on regional variation.
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bye
phrase greetings
Zürich Tschau
Bern Tschau
Basel Tschau
EnglishBye, see you tomorrow!
Zürich GermanTschau, bis morn!
good evening
phrase greetings
Zürich Guete Abig
Bern Guete Abig
Basel Guete Abig
EnglishGood evening, would you like a coffee?
Zürich GermanGuete Abig, wötsch ä Kafi?
good morning
phrase greetings
Zürich Guete Morge
Bern Guete Morge
Basel Guete Morge
EnglishGood morning, everyone.
Zürich GermanGuete Morge zäme.
goodbye (formal)
phrase greetings
Zürich Adieu
Bern Adieu
Basel Adieu
EnglishGoodbye, have a nice day.
Zürich GermanAdieu, schöne Tag noch.
💡 Borrowed from French — more formal than Tschau.
hello (formal)
phrase greetings
Zürich Grüezi
Bern Grüezi
Basel Grüezi
EnglishHello, how are you?
Zürich GermanGrüezi, wie gaht's?
💡 The safe, polite default greeting almost everywhere in German-speaking Switzerland.
hi (informal)
phrase greetings
Zürich Hoi
Bern Hoi
Basel Hoi
EnglishHi, nice to see you.
Zürich GermanHoi, schön dich z'gseh.
💡 Casual greeting for friends and peers — using it with strangers can feel overly familiar.
how are you
phrase greetings
Zürich wie gaht's
Bern wie geit's
Basel wie goht's
EnglishHow's it going?
Zürich GermanWie gaht's?
thank you
phrase greetings
Zürich Merci
Bern Merci
Basel Merci
EnglishThank you very much.
Zürich GermanMerci villmal.
💡 Borrowed from French — used more often in casual speech than the Standard German "Danke".
what's your name
phrase greetings
Zürich wie heisch
Bern wie heissch
Basel wie heisch
EnglishWhat's your name?
Zürich GermanWie heisch?
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