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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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airport
noun travel
Zürich Flughafe
Bern Flughafe
Basel Flughafe
EnglishThe airport is close to the city.
Zürich GermanDr Flughafe isch nooch bi dr Stadt.
bicycle
noun travel
Zürich Velo
Bern Velo
Basel Velo
EnglishI'll take the bike.
Zürich GermanIch nimm s'Velo.
💡 Borrowed from French, used throughout German-speaking Switzerland regardless of region — unlike Standard German's "Fahrrad".
bus
noun travel
Zürich Bus
Bern Bus
Basel Bus
EnglishThe bus is late.
Zürich GermanDr Bus chunnt spaat.
far
adjective travel
Zürich wyt
Bern wyt
Basel wyt
EnglishIs that far from here?
Zürich GermanIsch das wyt vo da?
lake
noun travel
Zürich See
Bern See
Basel See
EnglishLake Zürich is huge.
Zürich GermanDr Zürisee isch riesig.
left
adverb travel
Zürich links
Bern links
Basel links
EnglishTurn left at the corner.
Zürich GermanGang links bi dr Egge.
luggage
noun travel
Zürich Gepäck
Bern Gepäck
Basel Gepäck
EnglishIs this your luggage?
Zürich GermanIsch das dis Gepäck?
map
noun travel
Zürich Charte
Bern Charte
Basel Charte
EnglishCan I see the map?
Zürich GermanChan ich d'Charte gseh?
mountain
noun travel
Zürich Bärg
Bern Bärg
Basel Bärg
EnglishThe mountains are beautiful in autumn.
Zürich GermanD'Bärg sind schön im Herbscht.
platform
noun travel
Zürich Gleis
Bern Gleis
Basel Gleis
EnglishThe train leaves from platform 4.
Zürich GermanDr Zug fahrt ab Gleis vier.
right
adverb travel
Zürich rechts
Bern rechts
Basel rechts
EnglishTurn right here.
Zürich GermanGang da rechts.
straight ahead
adverb travel
Zürich grad us
Bern grad us
Basel grad us
EnglishGo straight ahead.
Zürich GermanGang grad us.
street / road
noun travel
Zürich Strass
Bern Strasse
Basel Strooss
EnglishWhich street is this?
Zürich GermanWeli Strass isch das?
ticket
noun travel
Zürich Billet
Bern Billet
Basel Billet
EnglishOne ticket to Zürich, please.
Zürich GermanEs Billet noch Züri, bitte.
💡 Borrowed from French, used throughout Switzerland.
train
noun travel
Zürich Zug
Bern Zug
Basel Zug
EnglishWhen does the train arrive?
Zürich GermanWenn chunnt dr Zug?
train station
noun travel
Zürich Bahnhof
Bern Bahnhof
Basel Bahnhof
EnglishWhere is the train station?
Zürich GermanWo isch dr Bahnhof?
tram
noun travel
Zürich Tram
Bern Tram
Basel Tram
EnglishTake the tram to the old town.
Zürich GermanNimm s'Tram zur Altstadt.
💡 Trams are a defining feature of Zürich, Basel and Bern's city transport.
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