English to Swiss German Dictionary

⚠️ 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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cool / great (informal)

adjective opinions

Zürich geil

Bern geil

Basel geil

EnglishThat's really cool.

Zürich GermanDas isch richtig geil.

💡 Extremely common as a casual positive exclamation among younger speakers, similar to "awesome" — carries a more explicit secondary meaning in Standard German, so context matters.

recommendation / tip

noun opinions

Zürich Tipp

Bern Tipp

Basel Tipp

EnglishCan you give me a recommendation?

Zürich GermanChasch mir ä Tipp gäh?

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