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English → Swiss German Dictionary

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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📖 218 words 📝 106 nouns ✎️ 25 verbs
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boy
noun people
Zürich Bueb
Bern Bueb
Basel Bueb
EnglishThe boy is playing outside.
Zürich GermanDr Bueb spielt usse.
foreigner
noun people
Zürich Usländer
Bern Usländer
Basel Usländer
EnglishMany foreigners live in Zürich.
Zürich GermanViel Usländer wohnen i Züri.
girl
noun people
Zürich Meitli
Bern Modi
Basel Maitli
EnglishThe girl is reading.
Zürich Germans'Meitli list.
man
noun people
Zürich Maa
Bern Maa
Basel Maa
EnglishThat man is my neighbour.
Zürich GermanDä Maa isch min Nochber.
neighbour
noun people
Zürich Nochber
Bern Nochber
Basel Nochber
EnglishMy neighbour is very friendly.
Zürich GermanMin Nochber isch sehr fründlich.
student
noun people
Zürich Student
Bern Student
Basel Student
EnglishShe's a student at ETH.
Zürich GermanSi isch Student a dr ETH.
tourist
noun people
Zürich Tourist
Bern Tourist
Basel Tourist
EnglishThere are many tourists in summer.
Zürich GermanIm Summer sind viel Touriste da.
woman
noun people
Zürich Frau
Bern Frau
Basel Frau
EnglishThat woman works at the bank.
Zürich GermanDie Frau schafft bi dr Bank.
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