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A collection of useful phrases in Swiss German. These are in the Basel dialect (Baseldütsch) for which there is no standard written form - the spelling used here is that of Patrick Rensch.
Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person, inf = informal, frm = formal.
| English | Schwyzerdütsch (Swiss German) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Wilkomme |
| Hello | Grüezi (frm) / Sali (inf) Grüezi mittenand (pl/frm) Sali zämme (pl/inf) |
| How are you? Fine, thanks. And you? |
Wie goots Ihne? (frm) Wie goots? (inf) |
| Dangge, guet, und Ihne? (frm) Dangge, guet, und dir? (inf) |
|
| Long time no see | Mr hänn is schon lang nümme g'seh. |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Wie isch Ihre name? (frm) Wie heissisch Du? (inf) |
| I heisse ... Mi name isch ... |
|
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
Wohär sind Sie (frm) Wohär bisch Du? (inf) |
| Ich bi vo ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Fröit mi |
| Good morning | Guete Morge |
| Good afternoon | Gueten Abig / Guete Daag |
| Good evening | Gueten Oobe |
| Good night | Guet Nacht |
| Goodbye | Uf Widerluege / Ciao / Tschüss / Bis spöter / Sali / Adieu |
| Good luck | Viel Glück / Alles Gueti |
| Cheers/Good health! | Broscht! |
| Have a nice day | Ich wünsch Ihne e schöne Daag (frm) Ich wünsch Dir e schöne Daag (inf) |
| Bon appetit | En Guete! |
| Bon voyage | Gueti Reis! |
| I understand | Ich verstand |
| I don't understand | Ich verstand nit |
| Please speak more slowly | Bitte schwätze Sie langsamer (frm) Bitte schwätz langsamer (inf) |
| Please write it down | Bitte schriibe Sie das uf (frm) Bitte schriib das uf (inf) |
| Do you speak Swiss German? Yes, a little |
Könne Sie Schwitzerdütsch reede? (frm) Kasch Du Schwitzerdütsch reede? (inf) |
| Yo, e bitz | |
| How do you say ... in Swiss German? |
Wie sait me ... uf Schwizerdütsch? |
| Excuse me | Entschuldigung / Exgüüsi |
| How much is this? | Was koschtet das? |
| Sorry | Es duet mr leid |
| Thank you Response |
Merci Merci vielmal Dangge |
| Nüt z'dangge Gäärn gscheh |
|
| Where's the toilet? | Wo isch d'Toilette? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Däh Herr zahlt für alles Die Dame zahlt für alles |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Möchtesch Du mit mir danze? |
| I love you | Ich liib dich / I ha Di gärn |
| Get well soon | Gueti Besserig |
| Leave me alone! | Löhn Si mi in Ruh (frm) Loh mi in Ruh (inf) |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Hilfe! Füür! Halt! |
| Call the police! | Riefe Sie dr Polizei! (frm) Rief dr Polizei! (inf) |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Schöni Fäschttäg / Schöni Wienachte und e guets neus Jahr / en guete Rutsch is neue Johr Schöni Wienachte und e guets neus Joor |
| Happy Easter | Schöni Oschtere |
| Happy Birthday | Härzliche Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag |
| One language is never enough |
Ai Sprooch isch nie gnueg |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Mis Luftchüssiboot isch volle Aal |
Phrases supplied by Patrick Rensch
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, please contact me.
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Collections of Swiss German phrases
http://www.eldrid.ch/swgerman.htm
http://wikitravel.org/en/Swiss-German_phrasebook
http://www.todaytourism.com/travel-guides/Basics-in-Swiss-German-phrasebook.html
http://worldinterpreting.com/SwissGermanWordsandPhrases.aspx
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