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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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warm
adjective weather
Zürich warm
Bern warm
Basel warm
EnglishIt's warm in summer.
Zürich GermanIm Summer isch's warm.
water
noun food
Zürich Wasser
Bern Wasser
Basel Wasser
EnglishCan I have some water?
Zürich GermanChan ich Wasser ha?
weather
noun weather
Zürich Wätter
Bern Wätter
Basel Wätter
EnglishThe weather is nice today.
Zürich GermanS'Wätter isch hüt schön.
Wednesday
noun time
Zürich Mittwuch
Bern Mittwuch
Basel Mittwuch
EnglishWednesday is the middle of the week.
Zürich GermanMittwuch isch d'Wuchemitti.
week
noun time
Zürich Wuche
Bern Wuche
Basel Wuche
EnglishSee you next week.
Zürich GermanBis nächsti Wuche.
welcome
phrase society
Zürich willkomme
Bern willkomme
Basel willkomme
EnglishWelcome to Zürich!
Zürich GermanWillkomme in Züri!
what's new?
phrase society
Zürich was gits nöis
Bern was gits Nöis
Basel was gits Nois
EnglishWhat's new with you?
Zürich GermanWas gits nöis bi dir?
what's your name
phrase greetings
Zürich wie heisch
Bern wie heissch
Basel wie heisch
EnglishWhat's your name?
Zürich GermanWie heisch?
wind
noun weather
Zürich Wind
Bern Wind
Basel Wind
EnglishThere's a strong wind today.
Zürich GermanHüt het's en starche Wind.
window
noun home
Zürich Fänschter
Bern Fenschter
Basel Fenschter
EnglishOpen the window please.
Zürich GermanMach s'Fänschter uf, bitte.
woman
noun people
Zürich Frau
Bern Frau
Basel Frau
EnglishThat woman works at the bank.
Zürich GermanDie Frau schafft bi dr Bank.
work / job
noun work
Zürich Arbet
Bern Arbeit
Basel Arbeit
EnglishHow is work going?
Zürich GermanWie laufts mit dr Arbet?
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