Home › Swiss German › Dictionary
📕 Swiss German Dictionary

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.
Clear
📖 218 words 📝 106 nouns ✎️ 25 verbs
Category
All time 37 society 23 verbs 21 grammar 19 travel 17 adjectives 16 food 14 family 13 home 12 shopping 11 greetings 9 people 8 weather 8 work 8 opinions 2
Browse A–Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
← Standard German dictionary
cold
adjective weather
Zürich chalt
Bern chalt
Basel kalt
EnglishIt's cold today.
Zürich GermanHüt isch's chalt.
fog
noun weather
Zürich Nebel
Bern Nebel
Basel Nabel
EnglishThick fog this morning.
Zürich GermanDicke Nebel hüt am Morge.
rain
noun weather
Zürich Räge
Bern Rege
Basel Räge
EnglishIt looks like rain.
Zürich GermanEs gseht nach Räge us.
snow
noun weather
Zürich Schnee
Bern Schnee
Basel Schnee
EnglishThere's a lot of snow in the mountains.
Zürich GermanEs het viel Schnee i de Bärge.
sun
noun weather
Zürich Sunne
Bern Sunne
Basel Sunne
EnglishThe sun is shining.
Zürich GermanD'Sunne schynt.
warm
adjective weather
Zürich warm
Bern warm
Basel warm
EnglishIt's warm in summer.
Zürich GermanIm Summer isch's warm.
weather
noun weather
Zürich Wätter
Bern Wätter
Basel Wätter
EnglishThe weather is nice today.
Zürich GermanS'Wätter isch hüt schön.
wind
noun weather
Zürich Wind
Bern Wind
Basel Wind
EnglishThere's a strong wind today.
Zürich GermanHüt het's en starche Wind.
New to Swiss German?

Start with the basics, or see how it compares to Standard German.

Visit the Swiss German hub