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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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platform
noun travel
Zürich Gleis
Bern Gleis
Basel Gleis
EnglishThe train leaves from platform 4.
Zürich GermanDr Zug fahrt ab Gleis vier.
please
phrase society
Zürich bitte
Bern bitte
Basel bitte
EnglishCould you help me, please?
Zürich GermanChasch mir hälfe, bitte?
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