Switzerland -- Swiss Myths: You'll need to speak Swiss | Switzerland Tourism

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In this episode, our travel investigator Michael Delaney is back again in our Swiss Myths web series, doing his best to communicate in the language of Swiss. Watch as he puts his foot in his mouth as he tries to talk the talk.
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[@MrBegliocchi]

this guy didn't mention italian when he listed the languages of switzerland.

[@artistenoire]

Yeah, most people take 4 years (or more) of English in school. The German and French sides actually prefer English than to learn the other language, so people tend to have very good English. ...and very funny, wonderful German.

[@thatchannel195]

Hi

[@KK-wt1te]

As a native English speaker living in Switzerland, I can tell you some of them speak better English than me and my mates growing up 😂. Ok we have a direct and use slang words. But still grammatically the Swiss correct me in English 😂

[@johnNYgoesLA]

hahahaha the green container is for dog poop actually

[@petermuller7311]

Most people in switzerland speak at least german, french and english.

[@AlphaStrikesBeta]

Simon h German Swiss German French Italian English and Spanish here, gotta learn an arabic lang. tho.

[@ASEANnationsRVina]

Can you tell me how they use technical words in those languages? And do they remember all the technical words in those languages they speak?

[@elfrank333]

@@AlphaStrikesBeta arabic and spanish are not really very popular languages in switzerland

[@alexjv1370]

@@elfrank333 Yeah I was about to say, I think I’ve heard of more people speaking Portuguese than either of those languages

[@elfrank333]

@@alexjv1370 sure number 1 language german then french for sure then mai be english

[@alexgiallo4631]

Switzerland is a very bilingual country many languages are spoken there french, german ,english,romansh,italian its a beautiful place

[@clarahav]

Nooo why would you put the books into the trash can for dog poop >.

[@TomekKaftal]

Yeah, if you chuck your car keys in people's faces, you'll definitely make a splendid impression, regardless how many languages you speak...

[@Punisherchen89]

It's always funny to see how other people think they know how the cookie crumbles in switzerland...funny indeed.

[@ranaamerindia]

Don't get me wrong, I do really love your country guys but despite me speaking a bit of German (well maybe a bit more than "a bit"), no matter how hard I try I cannot get what you say and 99% of the times I have to guess and of course I guess wrong. Anyway, see you on Thursday for my summer holidays! :)

[@MySwitzerland]

We hope you are going to enjoy your holiday in Switzerland Andrea :)

[@zeyno2001]

oh that's probably because it's swiss german. there's actually a huge difference between the normal german and the swiss german (accent).

[@krlosop]

+Andrea Mariani germans don't understand the swiss dialect, so don't worry if you don't either

[@bhawnanailwal1857]

Hi,I am Bhawna Nailwal, I am an I.E.L.T.S & spoken english teacher, I give my personal classes and also working for an online application as an english expert.

[@chhiwatnawa]

I loved ❤❤❤❤swisse

[@MySwitzerland]

🥰 🥰 🥰

[@nimaz2507]

It's not true that swiss people speak all five languages. We speak either german, french, italian OR romansh (some probably speak two) and we all learn english at school. There are also a lot of foreign people who have another mother tongue. That makes only two/three languages that we speak :)

[@ThinkAbstract]

I've heard some only learn English? Those that attend English schools.

[@johnmurphy7674]

@@ThinkAbstract No, everybody learn English at school.

[@derekdavis6508]

It's beautiful there, people are really nice but it's expensive.

[@fabianc6161]

That green bin at the end is a bin solely for dog poop... that is why it has bags on the side...

[@N73B60]

Any bin is a bin, it's purpose is to hold trash.

[@adamhovey407]

try to find a monolingual Romansh speaker. actually I'm skeptical that one exists

[@silvalanfranchi7598]

Mr Delaney you just threw your books in a can for ONLY doggy bags....not ok

[@bernabemalthner6493]

It would indeed be quite impossible for you to speak Swiss as there is no such a language. What you mean is the Swiss variety of German or Schwiitzertüüsch. We also speak Swiss French and Swiss Italian in our country, not to mention Rümantsch. Following your logic, the Swiss from the French-speaking part of our country could also say "I speak Swiss", and ditto the Swiss who speak Italian. There fore, there's no such a thing a the Swiss Language. How's that for a Mythbuster, uh?

[@adamclark1972uk]

Bernabe Malthner No shit Einstein

[@luckycharm1]

This video was 9 years ago. A lot of interpretation technology apps and devices have now been developed since then. No more books needed.

[@neru8]

hey, thats a Robby Dog, its only for Dog Puh, not for Bocks and Garbage.

[@lifetee166]

He trew the books in a dog shit pin

[@thankgodenyinna3214]

This is the most encouraging video I have ever seen.

[@XiBXClan]

Just don't be rude as an american traveler. At least try to give it and effort. If you just say "Grüezi" before you start babbling in english, it makes you a lot more sympathetic.

[@sg94er]

"Hello" is better than "Grüezi". The only people in Switzerland which say "Grüezi" are from Zürich. :)

[@XiBXClan]

sg94er that is very untrue. If you walk into a store you come in and say "Grüezi". Hello you say with friends.

[@sg94er]

"Grüezi" is ugly, "Grüessech" ist to difficult but I think "hello" or "Guten Tag" is perfect :)

[@XiBXClan]

sg94er well if americans come in and say "hello" then they will say it in English. That would confilict with the point i made above.

[@joelle3514]

sg94er I don't know if you're swiss. Because the suggestion of saying "Guten Tag" is not swiss at all! Guten Tag is very german and we swiss people are not that fond of the german. And I'm speaking from experience, you can say Grüezi in every german speaking region of switzerland!!! And Grüessech is actually something only people from the region of bern say. (Berner Akzent)

[@yurischubertzwingli879]

Phahah his face at 0:57 is so pörf. I also look so stupid, if someone speaks french and if he uses difficult words. then I think: Shit what should I dooo?? ehmmm je ne comprends rien..? 😅

[@johnmurphy7674]

I never had any problems to speak English with Swiss people in Switzerland. They're very fluent in English.

[@boring5718]

Haha, it was pretty funny saying that you'll give him 10 francs to skip the safety stuff.

[@asteroid2sky]

I loooove you Switzerland 😚😚😚

[@hnobody]

wänn du gäld häsch, wird alles möglich :)

[@milanese232]

hahaha ganz genau

[@eugenegm]

I that is true the world over!

[@kooroumie]

I'm planning on going there..do they talk good English?!?

[@Call_me_Akanik]

Please don't throw your books into the green "Robbie Dog" bin... it's exclusive for dog poop...

[@bernhardschwarz2423]

Now you go to Geneva, rent an apartment and try to get your car repaired, your leaking faucet fixed, or hire a cleaning woman unless you speak French fluently. Good luck!

[@r.s.4174]

I was exactly thinking the same. Cross the border over to the french side and all other languages fly out the window.

[@KK-wt1te]

Lived in Geneva for 15 years and this isn't a problem at all. In fact for a country were English isn't even the language it is super easy to do things. In fact I know many people here who can't speak French but have been working in gva for 10+ years at international organisations.

[@johndonnellan8894]

Hey Michael....While everyone else is making points about the language(s)................Thanks for making me laugh !!

[@anabellevonderschmitt4223]

Hahaha that green trash can was actually for dog poop!!!

[@bharatvaidya10]

That was rude i think 0.34.

[@camelopardalis84]

Almost no-one in Switzerland speaks Romansh. This includes those who speak Romansh as their native language. They are a very small minority and they start learning German (or in some cases Italian I guess) very, very early in their lives. No offense to any native Romansh speakers. But all of them know more than just that one language.

[@manz92]

Will learning some german help there? even though they speak swiss german.

[@xKiLLzZx1]

Yes. Every swiss person understands german.

[@florianbeck3719]

It's very hard to understand because the dialects are so different to "normal" german. Even I don't understand a lot of words although I'm a native german speaker!

[@HesseJamez]

xKiLLzZx1 ...but not in Geneve or Lausanne.

[@xKiLLzZx1]

HesseJamez yeah, that's right. I totally forgot about those :) But there you can speak english ^^

[@xKiLLzZx1]

well, swiss german is used as well for texting with friends and stuff like this hehe. and if someone speaks high german with us, we normally speak this as well, only if he or she understands swiss german, we stay at swiss german.

[@loganwilcox4037]

Sounds like this man ought to visit America, the Land of English.

[@milosd]

I couldn't find anyone who speak English in German side....

[@szbarn]

What is "Swiss" ???

[@HesseJamez]

Däne Sprooch isch nöd iefoch!

[@neru8]

HesseJamez looooooooool

[@juliemccauslin5807]

Swiss is not a language. The country recognizes 4 national languages and many Swiss people know English

[@MrTheta-lc8zy]

Given that this channel is about Swiss tourism, I can imagine that they say “”Swiss”” at first for the sake of the uninitiated then teach them “most Swiss people know English, don’t worry, you’ll be fine.”

[@darkrainb0ws393]

Oii don’t throw your books in the dog-crap-bin

[@matof1428]

Nobody speak "Swiss"...

[@aharonfernandez6359]

Mato F ..not true swiss german is totally different from standard german and no swiss speaks it as a native language though they all study it

[@camelopardalis84]

+Aharon Fernandez The reason nobody speaks "Swiss" is that there is no such language. "Swiss German" is an umbrella term for the dialects of German spoken within the German part of Switzerland. I can speak my German dialect that only exists in the region in Switzerland I'm from perfectly. I can speak Standard German perfectly. But I don't speak anything "in between". There is no "Standard Swiss German". I you want me to speak some other form of Swiss German I have to try to mimick someone with a dialect from another region in Switzerland. The expression "Swiss" to refer to a language is ridiculous.

[@9grand]

another unilingual native English who will think that Everybody should speak English to him!

[@tavasp]

Swiss isn’t a language

[@nikoairike6005]

pretty sure swiss is not even a real language.. swizerland is such a beta country that they speak everything but ""Swiss"" like German, italy, french,