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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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girl
noun people
Zürich Meitli
Bern Modi
Basel Maitli
EnglishThe girl is reading.
Zürich Germans'Meitli list.
good
adjective adjectives
Zürich guet
Bern guet
Basel guet
EnglishThat tastes good.
Zürich GermanDas schmöckt guet.
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.
grandfather
noun family
Zürich Grossvater
Bern Grossvatter
Basel Grossvatter
EnglishGrandfather tells great stories.
Zürich GermanDr Grossvater erzellt gueti Gschichte.
grandmother
noun family
Zürich Grossmueter
Bern Grossmueter
Basel Grossmueter
EnglishWe're visiting grandmother on Sunday.
Zürich GermanMer besueche d'Grossmueter am Sunntig.
💡 Often shortened informally; see 'Omi'.
grandmother (informal)
noun family
Zürich Omi
Bern Grosi
Basel Omi
EnglishOmi makes the best Rösti.
Zürich GermanD'Omi macht dr beschti Rösti.
💡 Casual/affectionate term, varies more by family than region.
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