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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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All time 37 society 23 verbs 21 grammar 19 travel 17 adjectives 16 food 14 family 13 home 12 shopping 11 greetings 9 people 8 weather 8 work 8 opinions 2
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to be
verb verbs
Zürich si
Bern si
Basel sii
EnglishI'm happy to be here.
Zürich GermanIch bi froh, da z'si.
to be able to / can
verb verbs
Zürich chönne
Bern chönne
Basel chöne
EnglishCan you help me?
Zürich GermanChasch mir hälfe?
to buy
verb verbs
Zürich chaufe
Bern chaufe
Basel kaufe
EnglishI need to buy bread.
Zürich GermanIch muess Brot chaufe.
to come
verb verbs
Zürich choo
Bern cho
Basel choo
EnglishCome here please.
Zürich GermanChumm da, bitte.
to drink
verb verbs
Zürich trinke
Bern trinke
Basel trinke
EnglishWhat would you like to drink?
Zürich GermanWas wesch trinke?
to drive
verb verbs
Zürich fahre
Bern fahre
Basel fahre
EnglishI'll drive you home.
Zürich GermanIch fahr di hei.
to eat
verb verbs
Zürich ässe
Bern ässe
Basel essä
EnglishLet's eat!
Zürich GermanGömer ässe!
to find
verb verbs
Zürich finde
Bern finde
Basel finde
EnglishI can't find my phone.
Zürich GermanIch finde mis Handy nid.
to go
verb verbs
Zürich gah
Bern gah
Basel gaa
EnglishI have to go now.
Zürich GermanIch muess jetz gah.
to have
verb verbs
Zürich ha
Bern ha
Basel haa
EnglishI have time tomorrow.
Zürich GermanIch han Zyt morn.
to have to / must
verb verbs
Zürich müesse
Bern müesse
Basel müese
EnglishI have to leave now.
Zürich GermanIch muess jetz los.
to know
verb verbs
Zürich wüsse
Bern wüsse
Basel wisse
EnglishYou know, it's not far.
Zürich GermanWeisch, das isch nid wyt.
to live (reside)
verb verbs
Zürich wohne
Bern wohne
Basel wohne
EnglishWhere do you live?
Zürich GermanWo wohnsch?
to look for
verb verbs
Zürich sueche
Bern sueche
Basel sueche
EnglishI'm looking for the train station.
Zürich GermanIch sueche dr Bahnhof.
to make / do
verb verbs
Zürich mache
Bern mache
Basel mache
EnglishWhat are you doing tonight?
Zürich GermanWas machsch hüt Abig?
to pay
verb verbs
Zürich zahle
Bern zahle
Basel zahle
EnglishCan I pay now?
Zürich GermanChan ich jetz zahle?
to say
verb verbs
Zürich säge
Bern säge
Basel saage
EnglishWhat did you say?
Zürich GermanWas hesch gsäit?
to see
verb verbs
Zürich gseh
Bern gseh
Basel gseh
EnglishI'll see you tomorrow.
Zürich GermanIch gseh di morn.
to sleep
verb verbs
Zürich schlafe
Bern schlofe
Basel schlofe
EnglishI need to sleep.
Zürich GermanIch muess schlafe.
to walk
verb verbs
Zürich laufe
Bern laufe
Basel laufe
EnglishLet's walk there.
Zürich GermanGömer dethi laufe.
to want
verb verbs
Zürich wölle
Bern wölle
Basel wöu
EnglishWhat do you want to eat?
Zürich GermanWas wesch ässe?
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