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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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📖 218 words 📝 106 nouns ✎️ 25 verbs
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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
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man
noun people
Zürich Maa
Bern Maa
Basel Maa
EnglishThat man is my neighbour.
Zürich GermanDä Maa isch min Nochber.
map
noun travel
Zürich Charte
Bern Charte
Basel Charte
EnglishCan I see the map?
Zürich GermanChan ich d'Charte gseh?
market
noun shopping
Zürich Märt
Bern Märit
Basel Määrt
EnglishThe market is on Saturdays.
Zürich GermanDr Märt isch am Samschtig.
maybe
adverb society
Zürich vilicht
Bern vilicht
Basel vilicht
EnglishMaybe later.
Zürich GermanVilicht spöter.
meeting
noun work
Zürich Sitzig
Bern Sitzig
Basel Sitzig
EnglishI have a meeting at ten.
Zürich GermanIch han ä Sitzig am zäh.
milk
noun food
Zürich Milch
Bern Milch
Basel Milch
EnglishDo you have milk?
Zürich GermanHesch Milch?
Monday
noun time
Zürich Mäntig
Bern Määntig
Basel Mäntig
EnglishSee you Monday.
Zürich GermanBis am Mäntig.
💡 Weekday names shift noticeably between Zürich and Bern pronunciation.
month
noun time
Zürich Monet
Bern Monet
Basel Monet
EnglishNext month I'm travelling.
Zürich GermanNächste Monet reis ich.
morning
noun time
Zürich Morge
Bern Morge
Basel Morge
EnglishGood things happen in the morning.
Zürich GermanAm Morge passiert guets.
mother
noun family
Zürich Mueter
Bern Mueter
Basel Mueter
EnglishMy mother is visiting.
Zürich GermanMini Mueter chunnt z'Bsuech.
mountain
noun travel
Zürich Bärg
Bern Bärg
Basel Bärg
EnglishThe mountains are beautiful in autumn.
Zürich GermanD'Bärg sind schön im Herbscht.
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