Speaking Swiss German in Zürich | Easy German 335

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Host of this episode: Claudia Faes und Nino
Camera: Carina Schmid
Edit: Janusz Hamerski / Carina Schmid
Translation: Ben Eve

[@Iluminatum1997]

Switzerland: How many "umlaut" do you want to use? Zurich people: yes.

[@EasyGerman]

😂

[@richardblackhound1246]

you should see Swedish for umlauts, it's unreal.

[@aryan_kumar]

A lot of ppl replace the "e" with an "ä" even tho' it's unnecessary. For example: grüäss can also be written as grüess or zämä can also be written as zäme. I noticed, that they replaced 90% of the "e"'s with an "ä" even though it wasn't needed.

[@Calenidd]

Zurich people: yäs.

[@hallodeutschschule]

🤣😂

[@MrAhmedUA]

that moment when you need to translate from swiss -> Deutsch -> english -> your language 🤷‍♂️

[@fairyfellermasterstroke]

Yeah, that's horrible. I still don't understand half of the things that were said.

[@EasyGerman]

😂

[@MrAhmedUA]

@TryndaToChallenger because deutsch to arabic is a little bit similar but also a little bit weird

[@kagamifn9887]

To Russian

[@changename8820]

Lol 😂 🤣😂😢😢😢 i now how you feel 😳😳

[@rsrookie1]

B2 in DE = A0 in der CH :)

[@EasyGerman]

😢

[@pabloarmasb]

hahahaha

[@MadAlbo]

Trotzdem war es kein Problem bei mir, obwohl ich nur B1 gemacht habe. Persönlich finde ich Schweizerdeutsch besser und einfächer zu verstehen

[@user-wg1dq2pu6z]

@@MadAlbo Wirklich? Ich denke dass nicht. Aber, ich habe nur 4 Jahren Deutsch gelernt. Wo und wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt?

[@carolusplusorichalcum736]

@@MadAlbo really? Ich habe fast nichts verstanden, ich glaube, dass diese Leute Alemannisch sprechen und nicht Hochdeutsch, aber ich auch glaube dass wenn ein Deutschlerner ihnen spricht, werden sie ihn/sie auf Hochdeutsch reden. Servus!

[@user-ns6os2ym6n]

What I've understood from the video: Swiss people like muesli for breakfast.

[@timsummers870]

Ze Germans too

[@_Betty.Ford_]

Or nothing

[@johnleake5657]

das Zmorge!

[@nikash97]

i am partially swiss then, haha

[@ratnaariyanti483]

You're right ! Muesli and......black coffee ? Sounds so different than standard german I got lost here......🤔🤔🤔

[@ianng4633]

Everyone: Where does the umlaut go? Thë Swïss: ÿës

[@realo.g.7388]

jä so reded mier

[@skylola_gamesdoodles6788]

@@realo.g.7388 Was....?

[@dudeonbike800]

LÖL!

[@IvonaFlakus]

At least now I feel like I understand high German perfectly!

[@dudeonbike800]

I agree. Listening to the teacher was so easy, I thought I was hearing English. Or was it Englisch?

[@mittwochxiv.9770]

As a North German person: We also don't understand them. Don't worry :)

[@12Burton24]

Swiss german of the canton of zurich is one of the easiest.

[@siebenzwei87]

@@mittwochxiv.9770 wanted to comment that too, I was born in Bremen and don't understand a complete sentence

[@nibbie1984]

@@mittwochxiv.9770 it was the same with me. I am Original of East Netherlands were they have dialects. In the begin i couldn‘t not understand it sound for me familiar. But after à year its ok. And discovert that it hast more similars with my dialect, twents (one of plat, niedersaktische dialects in the netherlands) like yours. „Ei“ ist turn in „ii“ and „ch“ and „r“ are strenger than in Dutch in the dialect. U find out that the saylor off the Borgersen down under in the rivirs of netherlands and germany bring it in the eara. Maybe till basler? .

[@gemsandlasers269]

Zürich is pretty easy as far as Swiss German goes. You've got to head the the hills to get the hard stuff. Go to Uri or Emmental.

[@bollimaenkel]

Entlebuech, Appezäll, Obergoms. That's like a journey to another language planet :-)

[@JustFun-fe7ux]

Muotathal

[@andyarken7906]

@hsm_presents Of course it does! Have you been to London? The language changes from the east end to the west end of the city!

[@richieinca]

Uri and Emmenthal are easy… try Walliser-düütch.

[@wujekzwanny630]

@@richieinca Poland joins the chat. ''ohhh cute lil swiss and german languages argue who's harder, how cute''

[@upfreaks]

*You need to interview someone who speaks Walliserdeutsch, it's a dialect from a different planet..!!*

[@EasyGerman]

Just wait for our next video 😃

[@ashleym.1353]

Can't wait!! Hab auch schon gehört dass der Dialekt dort krank sein soll

[@maal5927]

@@EasyGerman ich hab deinen Kanal abonniert,nur deswegen 😉 halt dein Versprechen bitte

[@untos1]

@@ashleym.1353 Ja, Kommt darauf an wo du bist. Egal wo du hin gehst, bei jungen Leuten ist es m.M.n nicht sooo schwierig. Vor allem bei etwas abgelegenen Bauerndörfern wirds dann ganz krass. Ist jetzt zwar nicht Wallis, aber als ich mal in einem sehr abgelegenen Dorf nähe Thun war, habe ich den busfahrer gefragt, wo der Bus hingeht und ich musste 3 Mal fragen und habs nach dem 3. Mal immer noch nicht verstanden und hab' einfach "ok" gesagt und bin eingestiegen :D

[@untos1]

@@EasyGerman kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHKreYuVaK2VraM Walliserdütsch :D

[@tcleung4228]

After having learned German for one year intensively I was originally quite confident to go to Switzerland. Now I'm reconsidering my decision😂

[@halfthefiber]

You'll be fine with High German in Switzerland if you're just there to visit. The Swiss understand Hochdeutsch although most would prefer not to use it, so don't be offended if they switch to English (and ask you to do the same).

[@MrsStrawhatberry]

Switzerland is not Germany XD but you can always ask people to talk high german with you. It‘s just a bit of s foreign language to Swiss people too

[@nyssatang1173]

English is always there to help you out😹 you can try French, swiss French has basically no difference compare with French used in France.

[@critical.g3247]

@@halfthefiber why would they switch to english that makes no sense 😂

[@halfthefiber]

@@critical.g3247 Are you Swiss or German?

[@hallodeutschschule]

Super. Vielen Dank für euren Besuch.

[@micheledisanto8461]

Ich bin Italiener und wohne in Süditalien. Ich bin 24 Jahre alt. Ich sehe oft Videos der Hallo Deutschschule. Auf diese Weise lerne ich Deutsch als Autodidakt . Deutsch ist sehr wichtig und nützlich, zur gleichen Zeit aber sehr schwierig mit einer komplizierten Grammatik. Trotzdem, versuche ich mich Tag für Tag zu verbessern. Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe.

[@elizabethlung3095]

@@micheledisanto8461 So u speak Italian and German?

[@andrelopes4732]

Germany: There are many incomprehensible dialects in Germany. Switzerland: Hold on!

[@hsaidinsan6345]

André Lopes *Hold my cheese

[@ulrictotenheim7998]

Hold my beer

[@MadAlbo]

Ulric Totenheim hold my Banks!

[@rickymartin4457]

Hold my toblerone!

[@taleblamaani6012]

switzerland don't have an official german language

[@cendahng]

Ich habe Deutsch vor 4 Monaten selbstständig Deutsch gelernt. Ich war in der Schweiz, um in einer Hotelfachschule zu studieren. (Aber ich studiere auf Englisch). Ich habe gedacht, dass ich mit die Schweizer reden kann. Am Ende erfinde ich, dass Schwizdüütsch sehr komisch und crazy ausklingt. Trotzdem interessiere ich mich sehr für Schweizdeutsch!! Eine schöne Video mittenand!

[@battlebudgie5336]

Dafür ist es echt schon gut wow, aber ein bisschen Übung brauchst du trotzdem noch, teilweise ist es witzig welche Wörter du einsetzt:D

[@Philipp_-cp2xw]

Du benutzt manchmal noch die falschen Wörter, aber man kann dich verstehen. :)

[@ghostly81]

Ich studiere Kuchen backen und Rasen mähen Und auf Toilette gehen auf Master Schwerpunkt kacken Urinieren war nicht so mein Ding Hotelfach studieren Das muss man nicht studieren

[@kurt7937]

I cant tell if your grammar is accurate, but it SEEMS remarkable haha, the vocabulary takes a backseat to it even. My grammar is abysmal and is easily the most intimidating and confusing aspect, 4 months is sweet.

[@amaliaameel]

*went to Switzerland 3 times *motivated to learn German *learning German *watching this video: What I have been studying will not help me to understand how swiss speaks..... *depressed

[@InthelifeofDanellejam]

amaliaameel surely will not

[@milan4632]

It's like trying to understand Aussis when learning english.

[@catwoman_7]

Great you’re learning German! Where in Switzerland were you? 🇨🇭 Don’t give up. 💪 Where do you come from?

[@arroe8386]

Now you can learn "swiss german" and realize that you only understand the people in one city

[@theanon5906]

It’s fine! I am a native german speaker and I didn’t understand a word they said! German itself can be understood by every german but the dialects are hard to understand

[@sahilintheraj]

Umlaut fans! 😂 Aber ich liebe die Schweiz... 🇨🇭

[@nouramohamed8580]

Oh mein Gott . Ist das Deutsch ?! Hab nichts verstanden außer Joghurt und Apfel , nüt, morgen 😂😂😂😂😂

[@naakatube]

die blonde is so schön

[@kimnovack2910]

People should eat breakfest, i always do tut mir leid!!!😋

[@cardaveux]

Mein Dialekt als Zürcher-Unterländer.

[@nouramohamed8580]

Ich denke , dass die Österreicher Dialekt jeder ein bisschen verstehen kann als die schweizerische

[@upgradeiself1603]

also ich (Wiener) versteh alles.

[@BFDT-4]

I was for a short time in Switzerland, but I barely spoke Hochdeutsch. However, I enjoyed listening and trying to decode Swiss German. I did have several experiences where -- I THOUGHT -- I understood Swiss German perfectly: Chatting with the train men who stayed up at the Jungfraujoch for the night after 6pm, drinking beer, and enjoying the fleeing sunlight through the windows of the hotel. This was before the 1972 fire at Berghaus Jungfraujoch where I worked as a waiter in the Snack Bar. Great experience!

[@BFDT-4]

To Rui, in answer to your question about Berghaus Jungfraujoch in 1972: It was a student exchange program that provided interesting experiences to students of German, and I was able to learn a whole lot from my experience at the Hotel. Among the other students doing summer jobs there were people from Scotland, USA, England, Japan and Zurich, Switzerland. Because the Hotel was located at the highest rack railroad station in Europe, and the rail link closed after 6pm, our time in the evenings was very rich and intense, like a family and a school dorm rolled into one. Here is the link for the current Hotel and related features: www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/jungfraujoch-top-of-europe/ I roomed for a while with a climber who had lost both of his legs below the knees, and yet he was able to climb the Eiger Mountain with a guide. I worked in the Snackbar and in the Kitchen. In the Snackbar, I patrolled tables of tourists who had brought lunch from the valley, but didn't buy anything at our Snackbar, and the Platzgebühr I charged them was SF0.50. American tourists were furious about that paltry amount, especially the Southerners who thought they owned the place. For my part, the best experience was getting to the Snackbar one morning after a snowfall, turning on the radio, and cleaning off the snow to the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5irqaB3qK6Bes0 To my left gaze was the magnificent Aletsch Glacier, winding its way down the high mountain valley, turning the corner to the right and getting lost in the clouds. The view from the window of my room provided the same awe-inspiring vista. media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/15/4b/b8/74/view-of-the-aletsch-glacier.jpg A few months after I left, the Hotel caught fire, sending hapless residents and visitors from the Hotel into the Station and other safe areas, since even though the Hotel was surrounded by tons of water, it could not be used to quench the flames. www.jungfrauzeitung.ch/artikel/print/121270/ (German) It is no longer a hotel, but rather a way station for climbers and an observation point for tourists. storage.googleapis.com/hippostcard/p/2f286726a98d0ead81667c001c255f4e-800.jpg It was a marvelous adventure.

[@TrangDB9]

A strong swiss accent in english is not swiss german 😜

[@Jerry113]

Is the entire Swiss population fasting?

[@EasyGerman]

😂 das habe ich auch gedacht

[@lebendesraetsel]

🤣

[@yui7star]

I'm from the region around Zurich, and most just don't have a huge breakfast. I don't think we have a huge food culture in general. I wouldn't be able to recommend any kind of "Swiss" dishes, other than fondue or raclette for winter.

[@aksanaify]

@@yui7star Rösti, Spätzli (ok, more regional than Swiss but...), Schnitzel cordon bleu, Birchermüesli, Papet vaudois (winter), Brisolée (autumn), Filets de perches, Fondue (käse, tomate, bourguignonne) Raclette, Croûte au fromage, etc... (I'm just talking about dishes, because If I start to talk about all the specialities of the regions, like meat, cheese, backery, bread, etc... we will spend the whole day in the comments).

[@yui7star]

@@aksanaify but do you see the influen ce from the French there? There's waaay too many restaurants surviving in Zurich with bad tasting food, or at least not so good to justify the price.

[@Nostalgia-pc6hb]

When I studied English in Canada, I had tons of Swiss friends and they told me they didn't speak Standard German on the streets, but dialects of German. As a Portuguese speaker I thought: but German is hard enough. Well, now that I got intermediate Deutch kann ich sehen the differences between the standard and the dialects. It's pretty much like standard Italian and the various dialects. Though in Switwerland you got many.

[@gleqy]

You speak english, german, portuguese, and italian? Im guessing you also speak spanish so you speak 5 languages? wow cool :)

[@svdsrt9524]

Also das Einzige was ich verstanden habe ist wie gesund die sich ernähren. Toll!

[@adgbnn3570]

More videos about swiss german please :)

[@taleblamaani6012]

switzerland don't have an official german language

[@fckarpaty15]

O Gott..Niederländisch ist für mich leichter als Schweiz Deutsch 😅

[@mario7049]

Mir auch, und ich komme sogar aus Baden-Württemberg 😂

[@alicecourte2085]

Mario's art dann verstehst du aber auch die Leute auf dem Land nicht? 🤷‍♀️ Badisch/Schwäbisch ist doch recht ähnlich...

[@franco3190]

Ja, ich auch

[@BlackWhiteBelgrade011]

@@franco3190 Schwitzer_Dütsch

[@ashleym.1353]

Hahaha ich bin in Köln aufgewachsen und mir fällt schweizerdeutsch leichter als Niederländisch

[@emmjee70mg49]

I can understand very little Swiss German, but I can listen to it all day long. I love the way it sounds 💜

[@maclarke74]

I love hearing the different dialects! I hope you get to make a Platt Deutsch video, one day.

[@hadi_177re]

It's the same with Arabic . I'm Arabic native speaker und lerne jetzt Deutsch . Standard Arabic differs alot from the common spoken dialects and dialects differ a lot from each other . I'm from Syria and it's really hard for me to understand a person who lives in Algeria for example . But if we both speak standard Arabic we can understand each other . When you wanna learn Arabic you should learn Standard Arabic first to understand the dynamics of this language and how it works . Then if you are interested in a specific country you can focus on the dialect of this country . I speak a lot with people who want to learn Arabic on Tandem . Many learners tell me " I want to learn the Egyptian dialect . I don't wanna learn standard Arabic . " I try to convice them that this is wrong . you should learn how to drive manual first then you can learn how to drive Auto . It's awesome how one language can sound really different from region to another . I find the swiss dialect really interesting and beautiful .

[@hwaansswaanh3511]

كيفاش هذا ؟ كي نهدر معاك درك بالجزائرية ما تقدرش تفهمني ، منك صح ؟ لاخاطش انا نفهمك بلا مشكل ، لهجتكم ساهلة بزاف و حلوة أعلم أنك لن تفهم نصف كلامي لذا سأجيبك بالفصحى : نعم مسألة تعدد اللهجات الألمانية هي نفسها في العربية فعندما تعلمت الألمانية في بيتي ظننت أنني سأفهم كل الدول الناطقة بها لأتفاجأ باللهجة السوييرية و اللهجة البافارية ! هل يمكنك مساعدتي في طريقة تعلم هذه اللهجات ؟

[@hamzarahal4763]

​@@hwaansswaanh3511 اخي صراحة تعلمت اللهجة السويسرية قبل الالمانية القياسية ولاحظت السويسرية اسهل.. انا مع راي تكلم اللهجة اولا

[@krcn00b]

Endlich wieder eine Schweizer Folge!! Merci viumau !

[@HenkKroonenburg]

Als gebürtiger Niederländer mit Wohnsitz in Deutschland habe ich alles verstanden!

[@hockneyfication]

Cool. Ik kan ook een beetje Nederlands praten. 😊 Vind het een heel mooie taal.

[@stejkoman]

I can feel their energy. I was smiling throughout whole video

[@arturoaguirre8469]

more videos like this , thanks for adding the standard german with subtitles , the swiss german is so interesting , greeting from México

[@thepsychonaut6919]

Phew, thank you for clarifying that I should learn standard German first, bc that’s what I’ve been doing!😅 I’m grateful for teachers like you for the Swiss dialect!🙏🏼

[@twanhover7811]

This is such a beautiful version of German, I love it!

[@amirmaroufi4801]

schiess drufff…..

[@nyssatang1173]

Are you serious..

[@ApriliaRacer14]

😒

[@asemark2678]

I totaly agree: Clean "r" like in Italian or in slavic languages, and less umlauts (more either/or i, u, e, etc). Clean and non-"pervert" sound.

[@NicolasCharly]

For being a French person who's been living in Zürich for 4 years and a half now, I find Swiss German "Ugly cute", while German is quite "pompous". This is just me but I prefer latin languages anyway, they sound nicer to the ears.

[@kudratortikov1204]

Hallo aus Usbekistan! Danke fuer shoenestes Video und es ist klar dass Swiss Menschen moeglich zu verstehen von der Deutschspraechger Fremden wie wir=) Viel Glueck and Erfolg beim Kreativitaet!!!

[@adamhohler6769]

Du sprichst gut Deutsch, seit wann lernst du?

[@LauraM.Swaager]

Im a cassier from the Netherlands and today I had a customer from Switzerland. I speak German fluently, but I couldn’t understand him so I helped him in Englisch. Then he said he spoke Schweizerdeutsch and I was really surprised that it was in fact German what he was speaking.

[@dogzer]

God bless Switzerland. It's by far the best country in the world.

[@behrouz6625]

100%

[@jonathanp5533]

for swiss people it is. for foreigners, it's not.

[@Luca-gj4yi]

@@jonathanp5533 Because specific Ethnities like their own Culture and Phenotypes more than People 1000s of Km away. Next you tell me that Blackafrica is not nice for Swiss!

[@friendinpotentia]

This was great. I had been under the impression that Swiss German was almost a different language, having been in Switzerland and not understanding their speech. But comparing it to the Standard German captions it became obvious it really is just a dialect. I can see it is decipherable and can be gotten used to and understood, although the Swiss switch over to Standard German the second they realize you don't speak Swiss, so you won't get much practice with people you speak to.

[@Slithermotion]

Well Luxemburgian is also a german dialect, but also a language. In fact it is probably much closer to standard german then swiss german is, since luxemburgian is closer to middle german dialects. Similiar situation exist with pennsilvania dutch, yiddish, or standard dutch (or even dialects there of) very close to standard german but considered their own language. What I want to say is that the difference between dialect and language isn't primarly linguisticly but politicly. Luxemburg standardized their dialect so it became a language while switzerland has not done that. There are no official grammar, vocabulary rules in any swiss dialect found in switzerland. There is an old saying, a language is a dialect with an army and navy. Meaning that a language is defined by the political will or organisation behind it to standardize it. I think you focus to much on the captions, swiss german/allemanic has many different grammar rules, vocabulary and pronouncication. You could basicly compare dutch and standard german and get the false impression that they are one and the same language. So...Differential between dialects and language doesnt really mean anything in terms of linguistic. Standard german itself is a german dialect that got standardized swiss german didn't evolve from today standard german but is much older. So saying that swiss german sounds like standard german dialect is wrong, but saying it is a german dialect meaning it the sense as a "Dachsprache" it's correct. German and the Standard German (sometimes called Hochdeutsch) are not the same even if some german think they are. Sorry for the bad english.

[@marmotarchivist]

Well, Zurich German is a dialect that is pretty close to Standard German, but try some dialects from more southern or montainous regions, such as Valais German or my own dialect, you can see bigger differences in terms of vocabulary, pronunciation and sometimes grammar. Besides, speakers from Zurich are more likely to use words from Standard German, such as “Butter” for the English “butter” instead of the original dialect term “Anke/Ankä”, because they live near the border and work with many Germans. In addition, while their videos are generally great, I wish this channel would emphasize, that Swiss German in just an umbrella term for the many Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland. As such, it is impossible to learn Swiss German, you can only learn the specific dialect of a region.

[@Luca-gj4yi]

Is Norwegian just a Dialect of Danish and Swedish? Or are they different Languages?

[@Luca-gj4yi]

@@Slithermotion Musst du nur Schweden, Dänemark und Norwegen bringen dann wissen die Leute dies sowas schreiben nicht mehr weiter. lol Uns Südtiroler, Österreicher, Schweizer und (Bayern, (viellecht Schwaben auch?)) wollen die immer nur Germans nennen aber das ärgert mich, ich will kein Deutscher sein und hab wenig gemeinsam mit diesen Norddeutschen. Wenn dann soll man uns Germanic nennen wie die Slaven und Romanen. Warum werden immer Ukrainer, Weißrussen und Russen unterschieden aber wir werden alle in einen Topf geworfen und Deutsche genannt!

[@ramonsuter7435]

but keep in mind that the dialect in zurich is one of the most similiar to german. They hardly use any helvetisms

[@sadikialban]

Vielen Dank für die professionelle Übersetzung und die Untertitel, das ist eine tolle Arbeit.

[@JoaoPaulo-ht8yo]

I am in love with the Swiss accent!

[@De-dc8bp]

Also ich bin ausm Schwabenland und mir fällt es super einfach das schwizerdütsch zu verstehen das es dem schwäbisch sehr ähnelt ich selber kann aber auch das normale Hochdeutsch sprechen

[@patrickrobertsouza317]

Servus aus München! Ich konnte ca. 90 % verstehen. Ich habe auch kurz in der Schweiz gelebt, wo ich noch 9 Jahre alt war, aber da konnte ich noch ganz wenig Deutsch.

[@dudeonbike800]

Sag a moi!

[@DerJohnnyWalker]

Ich habe erst schwäbisch lernen müssen. Aber das hilft für ganz viele Dialekte im Süddeuschen Raum sowie für die Schweiz und Österreich :-) Mein Favorit: Breschtlings Gsälz Weggela ;-)

[@taylorlao8241]

thank you so much !!! I like this video, I like Switzerland, can you guys do more Videos about Swiss german? Thank you so much !!😍🤗😍🤗

[@Genenat]

Fantastic video. Best way to learn Swiss German via High German. Please continue. Very much appreciated!

[@NoName-cd3xj]

Swiss german and german are so different.Vielen Dank für das video,freu mich für die nächste.

[@davidecarretta4958]

When I’ve mastered my German (hopefully, one day), I’d love to learn Swiss German. I love it.

[@catwoman_7]

Cool! 😃 What is your level in German now? Where do you come from? Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@SharkJ002]

@@catwoman_7 my family comes from Switzerland and I'm planning to go live there, however I'm currently only A2 in German so yeah... I still have a long way to go. Greetings from a Swiss-Argentinian 🇦🇷❤️🇨🇭

[@catwoman_7]

@@SharkJ002 Good luck!! 🍀 In which canton are you planing to live?

[@SharkJ002]

@@catwoman_7 I have no idea😔. I know I want to study Business Administration and I can't claim the citizenship because my Swiss great-grandmother was female (I'm Italian too tho). Do you have any recommendation mate?

[@mentefria98]

@@catwoman_7 I am from Spain, and I am studying german because I want to move to Zurich. Does everyone understand the same german that is taught in the goethe institut? I am afraid that I won't understand anything there

[@taylorthatwriter6865]

Mein Kopf explodiert, als die erste paar Wörter gesprochen war. Ich musste die Hochdeutsch Untertiteln lesen, um zu verstehen. Als ein paar Minuten vorbeigegangen haben, konnte ich ein kleines Bisschen verstehen. Aber nicht viel. 😳 Ach. 😂😂 Danke für das Video!

[@untergehermuc]

Thats the thing. After a week by just listening to them and not learning anything you can understand the most of the time.

[@TheBlueEspeon]

The Swiss dialect has a sing-songy quality to it that is quite unique (and beautiful) to it.

[@wirklichwissen6435]

Viele positive Menschen, gefallt mir.

[@simibimi3]

Tolles Video. Fahrt bitte einmal nach Strassburg, Colmar oder Hagenau und macht ein solches Video über den Elsässischen Dialekt. Da werdet ihr staunen ;) LG aus Zürich

[@battlebudgie5336]

ist sehr ähnlich genauso wie südbadisch im Südschwarzwald oder vorarlberg an der Grenze, i han welche aus der Nähe von Strassbourg aufm Canstatter Volksfest in Stuagart troffen, han so gfragt kummts ihr aus da schweiz:D Er so ne i komm us am Elsass:D

[@mpt2878]

Me: I want to move to switzerland, is enough with german? Swiss: NEI

[@2msvalkyrie529]

I was offered a job in Luzern . In condition I spoke German . No problem I said. Arrived in Luzern the following week. ..!! First thought : what language are they speaking ? Must be Romansch ? Anyway , it only takes short time to become accustomed to Swiss German . And I have many happy memories of Switzerland !!

[@marianamontoya3694]

Nino, ¡Que felicidad verte en este video! ¡Saludes a Liz! 😗😗😗

[@szveta05]

Ich liebe diese Kanal danke 😊

[@sonitusnoctis]

Omg. Nino, mein Deutschlehrer in Kolumbien. Viele Grüße, falls du diese Nachricht siehst!!!! An Liz auch!!!!

[@hallodeutschschule]

Hallo Vanessa. Wir richten die Grüsse Nino und Liz aus. Freundliche Grüsse

[@gerryparker1390]

I was in Switzerland almost a year. While I never got the hang of speaking Swiss German ( Berndeutsch), it is still understandable to me now. But if I listen to a Wiener talk, I am so lost. Really enjoyed that video.

[@352marshall]

Actually, and I didnt believe this initially, I rewatched this video 10 weeks into my full time job in a hospital and I actually do understand what they’re saying! And I had no clue whatsoever in the beginning. Whoever is watching this video and is getting desperate: you can do this! Just take your time=)

[@endlesssummer2133]

Same!!!!

[@vasilioyvasilioy5983]

Vielen dank aus Griechenland,das war sehr interessant!❤️

[@AroldoLuvisottoNeto]

7:00 What a great relief to know that! 😆😆😆 I'll stick to standard German for now then. Vielen Dank!

[@Akapulko]

as a Serb, that learned English when i was young, and moved to Germany and learn High German, i can't even comprehend what these people are saying

[@BypassOne]

As a person who lived almost 10 years near the Waidfussweg tram stop, I feel so nostalgic every time I see the 13 tram in this video...

[@Danielka80]

Schweizer Deutsch ist einfach nur toll. Ich kann stundenlang zuhören.

[@catwoman_7]

Tolles Video! Spannend fände ich auch einen Vergleich von verschiedenen Schweizer Dialekten. 🤗 Liebe Grüsse 🇨🇭

[@bertvanspieker]

Ich lebe 30 km östlich von Arnheim ,spreche selber Holländisches Dialekt .wir haben seit 30 Jahren Freunde in der Schweiz zu uns spricht man Hochdeutsch, mit einander sarganzer Mundart. Im Anfang konnten wir kaum etwas verstehen, nach verschiedene Besuche können wir es ein Bischen verstehen aber meistens geht es zu rasch. Verzeihung ich behersche die schwere Grammatik nicht ganz genau. Grüße aus Zelhem, Niederlande.

[@InthelifeofDanellejam]

Ich bin stolz auf mich. 1 Jahr in Zürich und ich kann diesem Video folgen

[@dadep85]

Als italiener habe ich alles verstanden. Aber ich lebe in der Deutschen-Schweiz seit 7 Jahren! :) am Anfang war es trotzdem schwierig, niemand spricht Hochdeutsch auf der Strasse. P.s.: Kommt ins Wallis, der Dialekt hier ist wirlich eine Herausforderung :D :D :D

[@mgoksoy]

Wallisertütsch is eine ganz andere Sprache.

[@mccardrixx5289]

@@mgoksoy Ist das wie Walisisch?

[@zzy2620]

@@mgoksoy Gehört das zum Höchstalemannischen?

[@hockneyfication]

Zzy Ja genau, Walliserdeutsch (Wallisertiitsch) gehört zum höchstalemannischen Sprachraum.

[@magdalenasikora3327]

Ich ha au alli verstand :) lebe in tsürii aber öppis me als 6 johr :)

[@dustgreylynx]

Es wäre interessant so eine Folge up Platt oder aif Jiddisch zu sehen !

[@kanna9087]

When you learn German for a few years and you think you’re pretty good at understanding it... you go to Switzerland and you realize you aren’t.😂

[@sergeyromanov5560]

But this is not German, it's a separate language, like Dutch.

[@kanna9087]

@@sergeyromanov5560 It’s a dialect, the video says that too. While it differs a lot in speech, it’s still German.

[@sergeyromanov5560]

@@kanna9087 it's not a dialect and not "still German", it's its own language. It doesn't matter what the video says, research beyond youtube videos.

[@kanna9087]

@@sergeyromanov5560 I learnt about it at school too, lmao and sorry, but I’ll believe a native speaker and one of our teachers was Swiss, so I guess she doesn’t know anything about her own country🤭

[@sergeyromanov5560]

@@kanna9087 haha you're funny, what does being a native speaker have to do with classifying something as a language as a dialect? How many of those speakers are linguists?

[@schizocolectiv]

Please do more of this swiss dialect videos cause im trying to learn but its really difficult

[@sasharama5485]

I used to live in Zürich ...that brings back so many memories 🤗🤗🤗

[@LearnAlbanianOnline]

PLEASE make more videos about Switzerland dialects.

[@robertkocan2887]

Hoi , Ich grusse euch :) ich finde es total geil was Ihr macht :) Gefällt mir sehr :) Ich habe davon sehr viel verstanden und es freut mich sehr, weil ich erst jetzt merken kann , wie toll die Sprache, die Duetsche Sprache ist :) :) Robert aus der Slowakei :)

[@Departure-yz7ok]

German is the language I grew up with, but when I went to Switzerland for the first time I didn't understand a word. Once, I got approached by three men at night and I thought they wanted to rob me and then after speaking English with them I found out they were cops asking me if I was alright 😅 I've been to Züri a handful of times now and now I'm starting to understand the dialect

[@miguelguimaraes5989]

I live in Zurich and has been almost 5 yr. Swiss german i always find something between a sleepy or drunk person trying to speak German. Funny how I can understand half of it now 🤙

[@alejandrom4544]

El suizo aleman es como el chileno para los hispano hablantes

[@COLLAPSETODAY]

Alejandro M Jajajajaj

[@darkicity]

¿De verdad? ¡Qué gracioso!

[@migueldelahera47]

En realidad todas las variedades del español son entendibles mucho más que las variedades alemanas

[@The5thBeatle2010]

Ni de lejos

[@jeanpierrecarabas5508]

seguro que NO ... las formas de hablar en Sudamérica son derivados de castellano puede haber fuertes influencias p.ej. del italiano (y otros idiomas) en regiones como Buenos-Aires …. El suizo-alemán es tan lejos del alemán oficial como el catalan del castellano.

[@erika9353]

Ich liebe dieses Video! Ich wartete vielleicht zwei Jahre, um Easy German zurück nach der Schweiz zu gehen. Viele Videos aus der Schweiz bitte! Dankeschön :)

[@veganonly]

Inha nüt verstanne was du seigst

[@biff481]

Thanks for this video from an American exchange student the learned Bern German...in 1993. :) 🇨🇭

[@katrinapitts8927]

Claudia war meine Deutsch Lehrerin als in Zürich gelebt habe! Jetzt lebe ich in den USA (mein Heimatland). Ich bin so fröh, Claudia in diesem Video zu schauen!

[@Wtf.992]

I'm german and had been living in Switzerland for 3 years, it took me little over 6 months to fully understand swiss german bec it's so different from where I come from. But swiss german in the zürich area is easier to understand compared to walliser german in the southern area.

[@nenye.s_tears]

As a Dutch, I could surprisingly understand a lot without reading the subtitles

[@Mendoza1414]

I speak English and Spanish and I can understand like half of what they say, is there a reason for this???

[@Mendoza1414]

When they say “and you?” It sounds like “y tu” in Spanish which sounds exactly the same

[@viddl8267]

Dutch and (schwitzer)Dütsch is often a bit simmilar. I think for us Swiss its easyer to understand some Dutch than for meany Germans. Cuz Sometimes swiss german is closer than standardgerman, and if not, we also speak standardgerman.

[@BorisRussia3246]

Обожаю Вашу передачу.

[@drewmandan]

Ich lerne gerade Deutsch und lese ich nur die Hochdeutsche Übersetzungen, weil ich zumindest sie verstanden. Wunderbar!

[@adrianm9723]

Wow! I actually felt like Cari rescued me at the end of that video 😂😂. I understood zero Swiss German. What is interesting is that when the two dialects were put side by side, I really noticed how much more I understood Hoch Deutsch. Even perhaps more than I realised before! It felt easy compared to its Swiss cousin! My brain was relieved to recognise Hoch Deutsch again. Very interesting video! Vielen Dank euch! Ich liebe ihre Kanal 🤗

[@Pray4Mexx]

And keep in mind, this is one of the easiest Swiss German accents for a German speaker. You go away from Zürich (Switzerland's most international city) into the mountains, it's going to sound even more different.

[@yvesscheuer6193]

JA ZUM BEISPIEL WALLISERTIESCH ,BERNER OBERLAENDISCHE...

[@beatc]

The older woman in red has an accent (probably english-speaking)

[@downtown_kt]

OMG amazing, more Swiss German videos please

[@usener4737]

Vielen Dank für die Information. 😊

[@teresabeck4619]

Lesen ist einfacher, wie bei „Dänisch/Bokmål“, Grüße aus Schleswig- Holstein

[@yogatrianzarmaliks1311]

I notice that Swiss german uses more umlaut

[@ivicaignjatovic5890]

When Cari started talking again in the end of the video I felt relieved :))) Oh, and I have one unrelated question, Warum Lisa und Maria kommen nie zu gaste in euren podcast? Es ware interesant ihre Meinung uber verschidenen themen zu horen..

[@jessegoplen]

dankbar fürs Video!

[@im6925]

I don't know why but I just love southern german Sprachraum dialects!

[@jeyanthram6762]

Jetzt habe ich eine fühle dass Deutsch sehr einfach ist😁

[@enzoangelini3084]

Ja ich bin in Schaffhausen geboren und bis zwölf da gewohnt, teilweise habe ich es verstanden, aber nur weil ich wusste über was das Gespräch handelte.

[@redsorgum]

Very interesting to hear English words mixed in. ✌👍

[@zambabamba]

My brain broke trying to catch up with all 3 subtitles 😂

[@JohanHerrenberg]

Faszinierend. Nach ein Paar Minuten konnte ich einiges verstehen, aber sehr einfach ist es nicht! (Bin Niederländer.)

[@bollimaenkel]

Salli Johan, als Holländer voschtò Du nadürlich e bitzeli Schwyzerdütsch. Sell chunnt vo de gmeinsame Wurzle vum Holländisch un Schwyzerdütsch im Althochdütsche bzw. früènè Mittelhochdütsch. Us dem Grund voschtön mir Alemanne au Holländisch mit de Zyt ganz guet. Chlyni Übbersetzigshülfi : Chaffi = Kafi = Kaffee Müesli = Müsli Gipfeli = kleiner Gipfel = Croissant Chompfi = Konfi = Konfitüre z'Morge = zu morgen = am morgen (essen) = frühstücken Hummuss = Brotaufstrich Wenn Du wotsch, chasch die Lischte gern uff Holländisch (resp. Nidderländisch) übbersetze.

[@JohanHerrenberg]

@@bollimaenkel Goedemorgen, bollimaenkel! Bedankt voor de leuke reactie! Hier de lijst in het Nederlands: Kaffee = koffie Müsli = muesli (!) Croissant = croissant Konfitüre = jam (altmodisch: confiture...) frühstücken = ontbijten (und das machen wir " 's morgens ", am Morgen) Brotaufstrich = beleg (und Hummuss = hummus)

[@bollimaenkel]

@@JohanHerrenberg Villmòl Merci für Dini Übbersetzung. Nò ei Fròg zum nidderländische Wort "hummus": Beziet sich sell Wort uff s hochdütsche "Humus" (vgl. au www.duden.de) odder uff s schwyzerdütsche "Hummuss" im Kontext vo dem Video ?

[@JohanHerrenberg]

@@bollimaenkel Auf das schwyzerdütsche 'Hummuss', das ursprünglich ein Arabisches Wort ist, oder Hebräisch (goemoes)... Das andere Wort 'humus' kennen wir auch.

[@bollimaenkel]

@@JohanHerrenberg Dank schö für d Inschpiration. Ich cha mir nit vorschtelle, dass mit em schwyerdütsche Hummuss s exakte arabische Hummus gmeint isch, well "Kichererbsenbrei" zwar lecker isch, abber zum Z'Morge ? Witteres zum Hummus(s) au unter de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummus. Inschpiryrt mi irgendwie, übber d Wortvowandschaft vo "Hummuss" un "Müesli / Mues" nòchzdenkè.

[@ennemuk]

Als die video raus kam habe ich auch nichts verstanden, aber disem jahr hab ik 6 Monaten in Zurich gewohnt und jetzt verstehe ich eigentlich fast alles :D

[@boeloevanboeloefontein]

I think the most prominent things about the Swiss German accent in particular, is that their R is a plain rolled one, not the guttural one of the High varieties, and they don't voice their initial S before a vowel. Also their ch is hard by default, as opposed to soft like High varieties. Note the pronunciation of "milch". Makes it easier for non-German speakers to distinguish.

[@verreis-reisevlogs]

Üses schöna Schwizerdütsch! Yes, we are proud of our Swiss-German 😄🇨🇭This is why we upload all our videos in Swiss-German! There are plenty of Swiss-KZbin Channels! So you can practice some Swiss-German 😉

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

I really really loved this video!!! My mother's family is from Zurich, but I grew up in the USA. I spoke only Swiss German with my mother until I left home at 16, when I switched to English. I would like to go back to learning Swiss German better. Is there a way that you recommend to do this online?

[@ashlyrae7240]

I can thankfully understand all of this lol since I live in züri!

[@plerpplerp5599]

Ich habe mein Deutsch bei meinem Onkel damals in der Schweiz gelernt. Das war eine harte Nummer, aber ich habe es überlebt. 👍😁

[@Svemicke]

Claudia is my new idol! I just love her enthusiasm! I wouldn't stand a chance in Schweiz, though, but I was thinking of the word "Gipfel". We have "giffel" in Sweden. A small form of croissant with cinnamon. Can it be of the same ethymology?

[@beatc]

the croissan-like "Gipfeli" has its name form the word "Gipfel", which means (mountain) peak. what about "giffel"?

[@moisesaardaya]

Wtf, I already struggle with learning normal German, imagine trying to learn this xd. Viele grussen !

[@peon9282]

Moisés Alvarez A. You don‘t learn swiss german, you are born in switzerland and grow up with it. If you move to switzerland and aren‘t a child anymore, it‘s practically impossible to really learn it😂

[@moisesaardaya]

@@peon9282 hahaha yeah man. Probleme probleme xd

[@Lucas-ht8ew]

Jakob Heinzelmann that is so wrong, are you even Swiss? Don’t sound like one. ( yes I’m Swiss) it’s not that hard of a language. It’s a different one

[@manzanasrojas6984]

are you the moises from the niagara falls video? :D

[@Amberstargazerofearth]

Sehr interessant!

[@stjepanradek3352]

Its beautiful, like of Omb lovac, Samobor, Croatija.