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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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a little
adverb grammar
Zürich chli
Bern äbitz
Basel e bizzli
EnglishJust a little, please.
Zürich GermanNur chli, bitte.
a lot / much
adverb grammar
Zürich viel
Bern viel
Basel viel
EnglishThanks a lot.
Zürich GermanMerci viel.
also / too
adverb grammar
Zürich au
Bern au
Basel au
EnglishI'll come too.
Zürich GermanIch chumm au.
always
adverb grammar
Zürich immer
Bern immer
Basel immer
EnglishHe's always late.
Zürich GermanÄr isch immer spaat.
and
conjunction grammar
Zürich und
Bern und
Basel und
EnglishCoffee and croissant, please.
Zürich GermanKafi und Gipfeli, bitte.
because
conjunction grammar
Zürich wel
Bern wel
Basel well
EnglishI'm late because of the traffic.
Zürich GermanIch bi spaat, wel s'Verchehr stoht.
but
conjunction grammar
Zürich aber
Bern aber
Basel aber
EnglishI'd like to, but I can't.
Zürich GermanIch würd gärn, aber ich chan nid.
everything
pronoun grammar
Zürich alles
Bern alles
Basel alles
EnglishIs everything okay?
Zürich GermanIsch alles okay?
exactly / right
phrase grammar
Zürich genau
Bern genau
Basel genau
EnglishExactly, that's right.
Zürich GermanGenau, das stimmt.
💡 Used constantly as an agreement filler in casual conversation.
here
adverb grammar
Zürich da / hie
Bern hie
Basel do
EnglishI'm here.
Zürich GermanIch bi da.
never
adverb grammar
Zürich nie
Bern nie
Basel nie
EnglishI never drink coffee at night.
Zürich GermanIch trink nie Kafi am Abig.
nothing
pronoun grammar
Zürich nüt
Bern nüt
Basel nüt
EnglishThere's nothing here.
Zürich GermanDa isch nüt.
or
conjunction grammar
Zürich oder
Bern oder
Basel oder
EnglishCoffee or tea?
Zürich GermanKafi oder Tee?
right? / isn't it?
phrase grammar
Zürich gäll
Bern gäll
Basel oder
EnglishIt's nice weather today, isn't it?
Zürich GermanSchön Wetter hüt, gäll?
💡 A characteristic Swiss German conversational tag, used to seek light agreement — similar to ending a sentence with "right?" in English.
someone
pronoun grammar
Zürich öpper
Bern öpper
Basel ebber
EnglishSomeone is calling you.
Zürich GermanÖpper rüeft di a.
something
pronoun grammar
Zürich öpis
Bern öpis
Basel ebbis
EnglishI need something to eat.
Zürich GermanIch bruuche öpis zum ässe.
sometimes
adverb grammar
Zürich mängisch
Bern mängisch
Basel mengisch
EnglishSometimes it rains a lot here.
Zürich GermanMängisch rägnets viel da.
there
adverb grammar
Zürich det
Bern det
Basel det
EnglishPut it over there.
Zürich GermanLeg's det ane.
very
adverb grammar
Zürich sehr / würklich
Bern sehr
Basel sehr
EnglishIt's very cold today.
Zürich GermanHüt isch's sehr chalt.
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