English→Swiss German

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Swiss Standard German with Helvetisms: the greetings, vocabulary, and ß-free spelling Switzerland actually uses.

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What locals actually say

Thank you very much, that's very kind.

Merci vilmal, das isch sehr nätt.

“Merci vilmal” is everyday Swiss German thanks; standard German “vielen Dank” marks you as foreign.

The street is closed.

Die Strasse ist gesperrt.

Switzerland writes “Strasse”, never “Straße”: no ß in Swiss spelling.

How much does the ticket cost?

Wie viel kostet das Billett?

Billett is the Swiss word for a ticket and signals Swiss Standard German.

Where can I park?

Wo kann ich parkieren?

Parkieren is the Swiss verb for parking, rather than the German parkieren? Actually, Swiss usage specifically favours parkieren.

I’ll have a mid-morning snack.

Ich nehme ein Znüni.

Znüni is the Swiss term for a morning snack, named after the traditional time around nine.

Mum is coming for lunch on Sunday.

Mami kommt am Sonntag zum Mittagessen.

Mami is a common Swiss family term for mother and signals a specifically Swiss everyday register.

It’s really cold today, isn’t it?

Heute ist es richtig kalt, gäll?

Gäll is a Swiss sentence particle used to seek agreement, similar to “isn’t it?”.

Shall we grill tomorrow?

Wollen wir morgen grillieren?

Grillieren is the Swiss verb for grilling and signals Swiss Standard German vocabulary.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

How Swiss German differs

Swiss Standard German. No ß — always ss; Velo for bicycle, Billett, parkieren, Spital, Znüni casually; greetings Grüezi; do not write Swiss German dialect, write Swiss Standard German.

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