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Questions tagged [swiss-german]

Schweizer Mundart (Schweizerdeutsch) - Questions on the dialect spoken in Switzerland. For differences in grammar, orthography, or punctuation use the tag swiss-standard-german.

Swiss German refers to the variant of the Alemannic dialect that is spoken mainly in Switzerland. In addition there are differences in orthography and vocabulary. For questions regarding these use .

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How easy/difficult is it for a native German speaker to understand Swiss German?

Assuming she has never had any experience with it before. Would it be mostly comprehensible? Or mostly unintelligible? Or in between? Edit: I am referring to the Swiss German dialects (Schwyzerdütsch) rather than Swiss Standard German. Sorry about…
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How to say decimal numbers in Swiss German?

For example how to say 3.5 (three point five)? Is it like Deutsch drei komma fünf?
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What does "blöd" mean in Swiss German?

I heard many times "Das ist blöd" in various contexts in Switzerland. For example: Parent to child about some minor thing. Waiter in restaurant to parents about putting the pushchair at some location inconvenient to him. Postman about not emptying…
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Why "Guet Nacht!" instead of "Gueti Nacht!" in Schweizerdeutsch

I often hear "Guet Nacht!" in the evening, whereas I would expect "Gueti Nacht!" as Nacht is feminine. How so?
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Was bedeutet eigentlich "gesäßkalt"?

Ist gesäßkalt (oder in Schweizer Schreibweise gesässkalt) eine persönliche Wortschöpfung von Herrn Kachelmann oder gebrauchen auch andere Schweizer Wetterfrösche dieses Wort? Welche Kältegrade beschreibt es? Übrigens: Der Wetterflash in meteonews.tv…
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The name of the flower forget-me-not in Swiss-German?

Does the flower forget-me-not have the same name and spelling in Swiss-German as in German?
Elizabeth
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übernèè : where does this double 'è' ending derive from?

I came across the word 'übernèè' in a pocket dictionary which is Swiss German for 'übermannen' or 'übernehmen'. Is this 'nèè' ending common in Swiss German? Is there any way to anticipate it, in that if I see a certain ending in standard German I…
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Können als Helvetismus?

Guten Abend Ich bin Finne und ich mag Helvetismen. In meinen Helvetismen-Notizen gibt es eine Markierung über dem Wort „mögen“, aber ich konnte das nicht weder finden noch durch Duden oder DWDS konfirmieren. Könnte jemand erklären, welche besondere…
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