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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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I don't understand
phrase society
Zürich ich verstah nid
Bern ich verstaa nid
Basel ich verstand nit
EnglishI don't understand, sorry.
Zürich GermanIch verstah nid, sorry.
I need help
phrase society
Zürich ich bruuche Hilf
Bern ich bruuche Hilf
Basel ich bruuch Hilf
EnglishI need help.
Zürich GermanIch bruuche Hilf.
I think so
phrase society
Zürich ich glaub scho
Bern ich glaub scho
Basel ich glaub scho
EnglishI think so, yes.
Zürich GermanIch glaub scho, ja.
I'm Australian
phrase society
Zürich ich bi Australier
Bern ich bi Australier
Basel ich bi Australier
EnglishI'm Australian, visiting Switzerland.
Zürich GermanIch bi Australier, bi z'Bsuech i dr Schwiiz.
i'm currently learning swiss german
phrase society
Zürich ich lern grad Schwiizerdütsch
Bern ich lern grad Schwiizertütsch
Basel ich lern grad Schwyzerdytsch
EnglishI'm currently learning Swiss German.
Zürich GermanIch lern grad Schwiizerdütsch.
💡 Telling a Swiss German speaker this directly almost always gets a warm, encouraging reaction.
it hurts
phrase society
Zürich mir tuet's weh
Bern mir tuet's weh
Basel mir doet's weh
EnglishIt hurts here.
Zürich GermanDa tuet's mir weh.
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