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