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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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to say
verb verbs
Zürich säge
Bern säge
Basel saage
EnglishWhat did you say?
Zürich GermanWas hesch gsäit?
to see
verb verbs
Zürich gseh
Bern gseh
Basel gseh
EnglishI'll see you tomorrow.
Zürich GermanIch gseh di morn.
to sleep
verb verbs
Zürich schlafe
Bern schlofe
Basel schlofe
EnglishI need to sleep.
Zürich GermanIch muess schlafe.
to walk
verb verbs
Zürich laufe
Bern laufe
Basel laufe
EnglishLet's walk there.
Zürich GermanGömer dethi laufe.
to want
verb verbs
Zürich wölle
Bern wölle
Basel wöu
EnglishWhat do you want to eat?
Zürich GermanWas wesch ässe?
to work
verb work
Zürich schaffe
Bern schaffe
Basel schaffe
EnglishI work in Zürich.
Zürich GermanIch schaffe in Züri.
💡 Very commonly used in everyday speech for 'to work' across most of German-speaking Switzerland.
today
adverb time
Zürich hüt
Bern hüt
Basel hit
EnglishI'm busy today.
Zürich GermanIch bi hüt beschäftigt.
tomorrow
adverb time
Zürich morn
Bern morn
Basel moorn
EnglishSee you tomorrow.
Zürich GermanBis morn.
tourist
noun people
Zürich Tourist
Bern Tourist
Basel Tourist
EnglishThere are many tourists in summer.
Zürich GermanIm Summer sind viel Touriste da.
train
noun travel
Zürich Zug
Bern Zug
Basel Zug
EnglishWhen does the train arrive?
Zürich GermanWenn chunnt dr Zug?
train station
noun travel
Zürich Bahnhof
Bern Bahnhof
Basel Bahnhof
EnglishWhere is the train station?
Zürich GermanWo isch dr Bahnhof?
tram
noun travel
Zürich Tram
Bern Tram
Basel Tram
EnglishTake the tram to the old town.
Zürich GermanNimm s'Tram zur Altstadt.
💡 Trams are a defining feature of Zürich, Basel and Bern's city transport.
Tuesday
noun time
Zürich Zischtig
Bern Zystag
Basel Zischtig
EnglishTuesday works for me.
Zürich GermanZischtig passt mir.
twelve
noun time
Zürich zwölf
Bern zwölf
Basel zwölf
EnglishTwelve francs fifty.
Zürich GermanZwölf Franke fünfzg.
twenty
noun time
Zürich zwänzg
Bern zwänzg
Basel zwänzg
EnglishTwenty francs.
Zürich GermanZwänzg Franke.
two
noun time
Zürich zwöi
Bern zwöi
Basel zwei
EnglishTwo coffees, please.
Zürich GermanZwöi Kafi, bitte.
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