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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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📖 218 words 📝 106 nouns ✎️ 25 verbs
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can I pay by card
phrase shopping
Zürich chan ich mit Charte zahle
Bern chan ich mit Charte zahle
Basel kan ich mit Charte zahle
EnglishCan I pay by card?
Zürich GermanChan ich mit Charte zahle?
can you repeat that
phrase society
Zürich chasch das widerhole
Bern chasch das widerhole
Basel kasch das widerhole
EnglishCan you repeat that, please?
Zürich GermanChasch das widerhole, bitte?
chair
noun home
Zürich Stuel
Bern Stuel
Basel Stuel
EnglishPull up a chair.
Zürich GermanNimm dir en Stuel.
cheap
adjective adjectives
Zürich billig
Bern billig
Basel billig
EnglishThis is cheap.
Zürich GermanDas isch billig.
cheers (drinking)
phrase society
Zürich Proscht
Bern Proscht
Basel Proscht
EnglishCheers, to a great evening!
Zürich GermanProscht, auf en schöne Abig!
cheese
noun food
Zürich Chäs
Bern Chäs
Basel Chees
EnglishSwiss cheese is excellent.
Zürich GermanSchwiizer Chäs isch ausgezeichnet.
child / kid
noun family
Zürich Chind
Bern Chind
Basel Chind
EnglishThe kids are playing outside.
Zürich GermanD'Chind spiele usse.
chocolate
noun food
Zürich Schoggi
Bern Schoggi
Basel Schoggi
EnglishSwiss chocolate is famous worldwide.
Zürich GermanSchwiizer Schoggi isch wältberühmt.
💡 One of the most universally recognised Swiss German words, even by non-speakers.
closed (shop status)
adjective shopping
Zürich zue
Bern zue
Basel zue
EnglishSorry, we're closed.
Zürich GermanSorry, mer sind zue.
coffee
noun food
Zürich Kafi
Bern Kafi
Basel Kafi
EnglishA coffee, please.
Zürich GermanÄ Kafi, bitte.
cold
adjective weather
Zürich chalt
Bern chalt
Basel kalt
EnglishIt's cold today.
Zürich GermanHüt isch's chalt.
colleague
noun work
Zürich Arbeitskollege
Bern Arbeitskollege
Basel Arbeitskollege
EnglishMy colleague is from Austria.
Zürich GermanMin Arbeitskollege isch us Österriich.
congratulations
phrase society
Zürich Gratuliere
Bern Gratuliere
Basel Gratuliere
EnglishCongratulations on the new job!
Zürich GermanGratuliere zum neue Job!
cool / great (informal)
adjective opinions
Zürich geil
Bern geil
Basel geil
EnglishThat's really cool.
Zürich GermanDas isch richtig geil.
💡 Extremely common as a casual positive exclamation among younger speakers, similar to "awesome" — carries a more explicit secondary meaning in Standard German, so context matters.
croissant
noun food
Zürich Gipfeli
Bern Gipfeli
Basel Gipfeli
EnglishA croissant and a coffee, please.
Zürich GermanÄ Gipfeli und ä Kafi, bitte.
💡 A specifically Swiss take on the French pastry name.
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