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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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📖 218 words 📝 106 nouns ✎️ 25 verbs
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bakery
noun shopping
Zürich Bäckerei
Bern Bäckerei
Basel Bäckerei
EnglishThe bakery has fresh bread.
Zürich GermanD'Bäckerei het frisches Brot.
can I pay by card
phrase shopping
Zürich chan ich mit Charte zahle
Bern chan ich mit Charte zahle
Basel kan ich mit Charte zahle
EnglishCan I pay by card?
Zürich GermanChan ich mit Charte zahle?
closed (shop status)
adjective shopping
Zürich zue
Bern zue
Basel zue
EnglishSorry, we're closed.
Zürich GermanSorry, mer sind zue.
discount
noun shopping
Zürich Rabatt
Bern Rabatt
Basel Rabatt
EnglishIs there a discount on this?
Zürich GermanHet's en Rabatt druf?
francs (currency)
noun shopping
Zürich Franke
Bern Franke
Basel Franke
EnglishThat costs three francs fifty.
Zürich GermanDas choschtet drü Franke fünfzg.
💡 Switzerland's currency — comes up constantly in everyday shopping conversation.
how much does it cost
phrase shopping
Zürich was choschtet das
Bern was choschtets
Basel was koschtet das
EnglishHow much does that cost?
Zürich GermanWas choschtet das?
market
noun shopping
Zürich Märt
Bern Märit
Basel Määrt
EnglishThe market is on Saturdays.
Zürich GermanDr Märt isch am Samschtig.
open (shop status)
adjective shopping
Zürich offe
Bern offe
Basel offe
EnglishIs the shop open?
Zürich GermanIsch dr Lade offe?
receipt
noun shopping
Zürich Beleg
Bern Beleg
Basel Beleg
EnglishDo you need the receipt?
Zürich GermanBruchsch dr Beleg?
shop / store
noun shopping
Zürich Lade
Bern Lade
Basel Lade
EnglishThe shop closes at six.
Zürich GermanDr Lade macht um sächs zue.
supermarket
noun shopping
Zürich Coop
Bern Coop
Basel Coop
EnglishWhere is the supermarket?
Zürich GermanWo isch dr Coop?
💡 Coop and Migros are Switzerland's two dominant supermarket chains, used as everyday reference points everywhere in the country.
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