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- 4. - a "dark" a like in the English words "far" and "start“ - an e that you pronounce with a rather open mouth, - like in German "wählen" or English "pen“ - like in English "act" or "lap". Is not used in standard German, but quite often in Swiss German [o] - like in German "rot", quite much the same as English "more“, ö-sound, like in "Rösti“
- 5. [u] - like in German "gut" or Norwegian "sol“ [y] - like the German ü in "für" [ae] - often written "ei" in German. The diphthong similar to the one in "cry" or "mind“ [ao] - Mostly written "au" in German, like in "Haus“ [x] - like ch in "ach", "Nacht“
- 6. [kx] - a harder version of the one above. Try starting with a k that slides [x] - "ng" like in "sing“ [r] - what I would call a "rolling" r in Norwegian, similar to the East [:] - a colon after a vowel means that the vowel is long. Vowels without a colon are short ['] - the first syllable after ' should be stressed - a consonant with a stroke like this under it, is a syllable of its own, like the b in A
- 7. There is no preterite indicative. There is no genitive case. All relative clauses are introduced by the relative particle “wo”(where).
- 8. Never uses the past tense of the verb. (if they want to talk about something happened yesterday, they use the perfect tense). Some nouns have other grammatical genders. You can use “wo” all the time, or “won” when the next word starts with a vowel
- 12. Potato herdopfel Carrots ruebli Chocolate schoggi Butter ankche coffee kafi cow chue motorbike toff bike velo church chile Cellular phone natel
- 13. drink trinkche walk laufe run ranne work schaffe Work hard chrampfe look luege call aalute move zugle eat asse Go shopping poschte
- 14. Your house looks very nice dis huus gseht sehr schön us My rainbow is on fire min rägäbogä isch am brännä My house is on fire mis huus isch am brännä
- 15. Would you like to dance with me? Mochtesch Du mit mir danze? Do you speak Swiss German? Konne Sie schwitzerdutsch reede? Shall we leave? Gommer?
- 16. ENGLISH FORMAL INFORMAL Welcome Wilkomme Hello Grüezi Sali How are you Wie goots Ihne? Wie goots? Fine, thanks. And you? Dangge, guet, und Ihne? Dangge, guet, und dir? Long time no see! Mr hänn is schon lang nümme g'seh. What’s your name? Wie isch Ihre name? Wie isch Ihre name?
- 17. Where are you from? Wohär sind Sie ? Wohär bisch Du? I’m from… Ich bi vo ... Good morning Guete Morge Good afternoon Gueten Abig Good evening Guete Daag Good night Guet Nacht Goodbye Uf Widerluege Goodl uck Viel Glück Alles Gueti
- 18. Have a nice day Ich wünsch Ihne e schöne Daag Ich wünsch Dir e schöne Daag Thank you merci Merci vielmal response Nut z’dangge Gaarn gscheh I love you Ich liib dich I ha Di garn Leave me alone Löhn Si mi in Ruh Loh mi in Ruh Happy birthday Härzliche Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag Merry christmas Schöni Fäschttäg Schöni Wienachte und e guets neus Jahr Happy New Year en guete Rutsch is neue Johr Schöni Wienachte und e guets neus Joor
- 19. Ch is pronounced like in the German word ach (whereas sch is like the normal sh-sound, like in "sheep"). You may have to practice a lot to make it, but don't practice so much that you get a sore throat! 1) CHUCHICHÄSCHTLI (kitchen cupboard) 2) CHÄS-CHÜECHLI (cheese pie)