English–Swiss German Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ich	I am here now. Ich bi jetzt da.
you	pronoun	du	You are very kind. Du bisch sehr fründlich.
he	pronoun	er	He is my friend. Er isch min Fründ.
she	pronoun	si	She is at home. Si isch dihei.
we	pronoun	mir	We live in Zürich. Mir läbe z Züri.
they	pronoun	si	They work every day. Si schaffe jede Tag.
what	pronoun	was	What do you want? Was wetsch?
where	adverb	wo	Where is my book? Wo isch mis Buech?
when	adverb	wänn	When do we leave? Wänn gönd mir?
who	pronoun	wär	Who is that man? Wär isch dä Maa?
why	adverb	warum	Why are you sad? Warum bisch truurig?
how	adverb	wie	How do you know? Wie weisch das?
to be	verb	si	We are very tired. Mir sind sehr müed.
to have	verb	ha	I have a car. Ich ha es Auto.
to do	verb	mache	I do my work. Ich mache mini Arbet.
to go	verb	gah	We go to school. Mir gönd i d Schuel.
to come	verb	cho	They come home soon. Si chömed bald hei.
to see	verb	gseh	I see the moon. Ich gseh de Mond.
to know	verb	wüsse	I know the answer. Ich weiss d Antwort.
to think	verb	dänke	I think about you. Ich dänke a dich.
to want	verb	welle	We want some water. Mir wänd es bitzli Wasser.
to need	verb	bruuche	I need more time. Ich bruuche meh Ziit.
to make	verb	mache	They make good bread. Si mached guets Brot.
to take	verb	näh	Please take this bag. Bitte nimm die Täsche.
to give	verb	gäh	I give you money. Ich gib dir Gäld.
to say	verb	säge	Please say your name. Bitte säg dine Name.
to tell	verb	verzelle	Tell me the story. Verzell mer d Gschicht.
to ask	verb	frage	I ask one question. Ich frage ei Frag.
to find	verb	finde	I find my key. Ich finde min Schlüssel.
to look	verb	luege	Look at the sky. Lueg i Himmel.
to use	verb	bruuche	We use this table. Mir bruched dä Tisch.
to work	verb	schaffe	They work every week. Si schaffe jedi Wuche.
to eat	verb	ässe	We eat bread today. Mir ässe hüt Brot.
to drink	verb	trinke	I drink hot tea. Ich trinke heisse Tee.
to sleep	verb	schlafe	The child sleeps now. S Chind schlaft jetzt.
to walk	verb	laufe	We walk to school. Mir laufed i d Schuel.
to run	verb	renne	The boy runs fast. De Bueb rennt schnäll.
to read	verb	läse	I read this book. Ich läse das Buech.
to write	verb	schriibe	She writes a letter. Si schriibt en Brief.
to speak	verb	rede	They speak Swiss German. Si reded Schwiizerdütsch.
to listen	verb	lose	Please listen to me. Bitte los mer zue.
to hear	verb	ghöre	I hear the music. Ich ghöre d Musik.
to buy	verb	chaufe	We buy fresh fruit. Mir chaufed fröschs Obst.
to sell	verb	verchaufe	They sell good coffee. Si verchaufed guete Kaffee.
to pay	verb	zahle	I pay with cash. Ich zahle mit Bargäld.
to help	verb	hälfe	You help your friend. Du hälfsch dim Fründ.
to love	verb	liebe	I love my family. Ich liebe mini Familie.
to live	verb	läbe	We live in the city. Mir läbed i de Stadt.
to die	verb	sterbe	All people will die. Alli Lüüt wärded sterbe.
to learn	verb	lerne	Children learn at school. Chinder lerned i de Schuel.
to teach	verb	unterrichte	They teach the language. Si unterrichted d Sprach.
to open	verb	ufmache	Please open the door. Bitte mach d Tür uf.
to close	verb	zumache	Please close the window. Bitte mach s Fänschter zue.
person	noun	Person	Every person needs water. Jedi Person bruucht Wasser.
man	noun	Maa	The man is tall. De Maa isch gross.
woman	noun	Frau	The woman reads quietly. D Frau list rueig.
child	noun	Chind	The child is happy. S Chind isch glücklich.
boy	noun	Bueb	The boy runs outside. De Bueb rennt use.
girl	noun	Meitli	The girl has a book. S Meitli hät es Buech.
family	noun	Familie	My family lives here. Mini Familie läbt da.
mother	noun	Mueter	My mother is kind. Mini Mueter isch fründlich.
father	noun	Vater	My father works hard. Min Vater schafft hart.
friend	noun	Fründ	My friend comes today. Min Fründ chunnt hüt.
house	noun	Huus	Their house is big. Es Huus isch gross.
home	noun	Dihei	I am at home. Ich bi dihei.
school	noun	Schuel	The school is nearby. D Schuel isch i de Nöchi.
city	noun	Stadt	This city is beautiful. Die Stadt isch schön.
country	noun	Land	This country is small. Das Land isch chli.
world	noun	Wält	The world is big. D Wält isch gross.
street	noun	Strass	The street is long. D Strass isch lang.
room	noun	Zimmer	The room is warm. S Zimmer isch warm.
time	noun	Ziit	Time goes very fast. D Ziit gaht sehr schnäll.
day	noun	Tag	Today is a good day. Hüt isch en guete Tag.
night	noun	Nacht	The night is cold. D Nacht isch chalt.
morning	noun	Morge	The morning is beautiful. De Morge isch schön.
evening	noun	Abig	The evening is quiet. De Abig isch rueig.
week	noun	Wuche	A week has seven days. E Wuche hät sibe Täg.
month	noun	Monat	This month is busy. Dä Monet isch streng.
year	noun	Jahr	This year feels long. Das Jahr fühlt sich lang aa.
today	adverb	hüt	I work today only. Ich schaffe nume hüt.
tomorrow	adverb	morn	We leave tomorrow morning. Mir gönd morn am Morge.
yesterday	adverb	geschter	She came yesterday evening. Si isch geschter am Abig cho.
now	adverb	jetzt	I need help now. Ich bruuche jetzt Hilf.
sun	noun	Sunn	The sun is hot. D Sunn isch heiss.
moon	noun	Mond	The moon is bright tonight. De Mond isch hüt Nacht hell.
star	noun	Stern	That star is bright. Dä Stern isch hell.
sky	noun	Himmel	The sky is blue. De Himmel isch blau.
earth	noun	Ärde	The earth is our home. D Ärde isch üses Dihei.
fire	noun	Füür	The fire is hot. S Füür isch heiss.
water	noun	Wasser	Water is very cold. Wasser isch sehr chalt.
rain	noun	Räge	The rain starts now. De Räge fangt jetzt aa.
wind	noun	Wind	The wind is strong. De Wind isch starch.
tree	noun	Baum	The tree is tall. De Baum isch höch.
flower	noun	Blueme	This flower is red. Die Blueme isch rot.
mountain	noun	Bärg	That mountain is high. Dä Bärg isch hoch.
river	noun	Fluss	The river is long. De Fluss isch lang.
sea	noun	Meer	The sea looks blue. S Meer gseht blau us.
food	noun	Ässe	The food is good. S Ässe isch guet.
bread	noun	Brot	This bread is fresh. Das Brot isch frisch.
rice	noun	Riis	We eat rice tonight. Mir ässe hüt Abig Riis.
meat	noun	Fleisch	The meat is hot. S Fleisch isch heiss.
fish	noun	Fisch	The fish is fresh. De Fisch isch frisch.
egg	noun	Ei	I eat one egg. Ich iss es Ei.
milk	noun	Milch	The milk is cold. D Milch isch chalt.
fruit	noun	Obst	Fruit is good food. Obst isch guets Ässe.
tea	noun	Tee	The tea is hot. De Tee isch heiss.
coffee	noun	Kaffee	The coffee is strong. De Kaffee isch starch.
head	noun	Chopf	My head hurts today. Min Chopf tuet hüt weh.
eye	noun	Auge	Her eye is blue. Es Auge isch blau.
ear	noun	Ohr	My ear hurts. Mis Ohr tuet weh.
mouth	noun	Muul	Open your mouth now. Mach jetzt dis Muul uf.
nose	noun	Nase	My nose is cold. Mini Nase isch chalt.
hand	noun	Hand	My hand is warm. Mini Hand isch warm.
foot	noun	Fuess	My foot hurts now. Min Fuess tuet jetzt weh.
heart	noun	Härz	My heart is strong. Mis Härz isch starch.
name	noun	Name	My name is Anna. Min Name isch Anna.
book	noun	Buech	This book is new. Das Buech isch neu.
word	noun	Wort	This word is important. Das Wort isch wichtig.
language	noun	Sprach	This language sounds beautiful. Die Sprach tönt schön.
money	noun	Gäld	I need more money. Ich bruuche meh Gäld.
work	noun	Arbet	My work is hard. Mini Arbet isch streng.
love	noun	Liebi	Love is very important. Liebi isch sehr wichtig.
music	noun	Musig	The music is loud. D Musig isch lut.
story	noun	Gschicht	The story is true. D Gschicht isch wahr.
way	noun	Wäg	This way is easy. Dä Wäg isch eifach.
thing	noun	Sach	This thing is new. Die Sach isch neu.
life	noun	Läbe	Life is not easy. S Läbe isch nöd eifach.
door	noun	Tür	The door is open. D Tür isch offe.
table	noun	Tisch	The table is full. De Tisch isch voll.
chair	noun	Stuehl	The chair is old. De Stuehl isch alt.
car	noun	Auto	My car is new. Mis Auto isch neu.
good	adjective	guet	This bread is good. Das Brot isch guet.
bad	adjective	schlächt	The coffee tastes bad. De Kaffee schmeckt schlächt.
big	adjective	gross	The house is big. S Huus isch gross.
small	adjective	chli	The room is small. S Zimmer isch chli.
new	adjective	neu	I bought a new book. Ich ha es neus Buech kauft.
old	adjective	alt	That table is old. Dä Tisch isch alt.
long	adjective	lang	The street is long. D Strass isch lang.
short	adjective	churz	The story is short. D Gschicht isch churz.
high	adjective	hoch	The mountain is high. De Bärg isch hoch.
low	adjective	tüüf	The table is low. De Tisch isch tüüf.
hot	adjective	heiss	The tea is hot. De Tee isch heiss.
cold	adjective	chalt	The water is cold. S Wasser isch chalt.
happy	adjective	glücklich	The child is happy. S Chind isch glücklich.
sad	adjective	truurig	She feels sad today. Si isch hüt truurig.
beautiful	adjective	schön	The sky is beautiful. De Himmel isch schön.
easy	adjective	eifach	This work is easy. Die Arbet isch eifach.
hard	adjective	streng	This work is hard. Die Arbet isch streng.
fast	adjective	schnäll	That car is fast. Das Auto isch schnäll.
slow	adjective	langsam	The old car is slow. S alte Auto isch langsam.
right	adjective	richtig	Your answer is right. Dini Antwort isch richtig.
wrong	adjective	falsch	That answer is wrong. Die Antwort isch falsch.
important	adjective	wichtig	This book is important. Das Buech isch wichtig.
true	adjective	wahr	The story is true. D Gschicht isch wahr.
full	adjective	voll	The glass is full. S Glas isch voll.
empty	adjective	leer	The room is empty. S Zimmer isch leer.
young	adjective	jung	The boy is young. De Bueb isch jung.
strong	adjective	starch	The man is strong. De Maa isch starch.
weak	adjective	schwach	I feel weak today. Ich fühl mi hüt schwach.
red	adjective	rot	The flower is red. D Blueme isch rot.
blue	adjective	blau	The sky is blue. De Himmel isch blau.
green	adjective	grüen	The tree is green. De Baum isch grüen.
yellow	adjective	gääl	The flower is yellow. D Blueme isch gääl.
black	adjective	schwarz	The car is black. S Auto isch schwarz.
white	adjective	wiiss	The milk is white. D Milch isch wiiss.
yes	interjection	ja	Yes, I am ready. Ja, ich bi parat.
no	interjection	nei	No, I do not know. Nei, ich weiss nöd.
not	adverb	nöd	I am not tired. Ich bi nöd müed.
and	conjunction	und	Tea and coffee are hot. Tee und Kaffee sind heiss.
or	conjunction	oder	Tea or coffee today? Tee oder Kaffee hüt?
but	conjunction	aber	I am tired, but happy. Ich bi müed, aber glücklich.
if	conjunction	wänn	If you come, call me. Wänn du chunsch, rüef mer aa.
because	conjunction	will	I stay home because rain falls. Ich bliibe dihei, will s rägnet.
with	preposition	mit	I go with my friend. Ich gang mit mim Fründ.
without	preposition	ohni	I drink tea without milk. Ich trinke Tee ohni Milch.
for	preposition	für	This gift is for you. Das Gschenk isch für dich.
from	preposition	vo	I come from the city. Ich chumme vo de Stadt.
to	preposition	uf	We go to school. Mir gönd uf d Schuel.