Working out seems like a hard work. It is always a big challenge for me. I guess keeping fit and learning languages have a lot in common. In both cases you need to be persistent and have a strong will. What is the best method to keep motivated? Have you seen the new 10 franc banknote? What do you think about it? Do you like the design? Did you learn German first in Switzerland or learning Swiss German first is better option? What do you think? Is it worth it to learn Swiss German? Here is a short lesson about cycling? You will learn how to say a bicycle in Swiss German. Enjoy the lesson. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hallo ich bi Kathrin Erni, ich bi Schwiizerdütsch-Lehreri, ich bi mit-eme Pol verhüroted und wohne sit 20 Johr in Pole. Ich wohne ganz im Norde vo Pole, es isch nid wiit vo Danzig und e halb Schtung vo de Oschtseeküschte mit em Auto. Min Sohn Patrick isch en begeischterte Velofahrer. Er redt Dütsch, Englisch und Polnisch und sind Traum isch es s’Velogschäft ufzmache und Velotuure zmache. Im Summer wend mir e Velotuur i de Region vo de Oschtseeküschte mache. 2-3 Lüüt maximum. Mir organisiired d Unterkunft, d Velos und de Transport und sind euen Turischteführer. Areis: Es git Direktflüg vo de Schwiiz nach Danzig und döt chönd mer eu abhole. D Tuur mached mir ganz gmüetlich, also nid unbedingt für Profis. Mir fahred am Meer und a Seeä entlang und dur de Wald. Es hät paar Hügel, aber es isch nid sehr schteil. D Choschte sind individuell, schriib üs eifach wie lang du wetsch cho und mir mached es Agebot. Mir sind kei Profis und kei Agentur. Mir mached dass damit de Patrick Erfahrige cha sammle und chli Kontakt mit de Schwiiz do in Pole hät. Wie lang? Mir sind flexibel, es paar Täg oder 1-2 Wuche. Having 4 kids and traveling a lot here and there in my car, I find it very challenging to keep my car clean. Any ideas to improve the standards. The picture below depicts rather the state of my current situation. I know... I know... doesn't look like a Swiss standard at all. How do you keep your car clean? Do you think Swiss people and crazy about order and hygiene? Here is a short simple video about sailing in Swiss German. The video was made on our hike around Davos Lake. Watch the video below and enjoy. Verb "need" in Swiss German. You need to know this word :) You will not survive without it in Switzerland. Also, you will learn some basic vocabulary for your shopping. How to say: Let's drink to that in Swiss German? Swiss people love celebrating. Usually we make a toast with a good glass of wine. Here is short lesson on how to make a toast in Swiss German. St Bernard dog is an enormous dog. Since my daughter keeps telling me about buying a dog like that I decided to make a lesson about it. Enjoy it. In this short lesson you will learn how to pronounce the verb "to get". Some examples are given too. Listen to the recording and repeat. hole to get ich hole du holsch er holt si holt es holt mir holed ir holed si holed es Kafi hole to get a coffee s Händi hole get the phone Wasser hole get some water Conversation 1 Woäne gohsch? Where are you going? Ich goh es Kafi go hole. I am going to get some coffee. Conversation 2 Woäne gohsch? Where are you going? Ich hole miis Händi. I get the phone. Conversation 3 Chasch mir chli Wasser go hole, bitte? Can you get me some water, please? Sicher Schätzli, ich hole s grad. Sure honey. I get it right away. Conversation 4 Mir hend nümm vil Ziit. We haven't got a lot of time left. Am beschte hol-ich d Billet und du gohsch no schnäll es Kafi für üs go hole. The best is, when I get the tickets and you quikly go and get a coffee for us. 💛 speaking practice on Zoom for volunteers 🔥 New lessons every Monday 🇨🇭new videos 🎧 new audios 🎙️ live lessons ⬇️ chat ⬇️ Es isch z it is too sunnig sunny rägnerisch rainy windig windy chalt cold heiss hot näblig foggy Ich bi I am nie never zfride happy Hüt isch s z sunnig. It is too sunny today. Es isch z heiss. It is too hot today. Hüt isch s z rägnerisch. It is too rainy today. Hüt isch s z windig. It is too windy today. Hüt isch s z chalt. It is too cold today. Es isch näblig. It is foggy. Ich bi nie zfride mit em Wätter. I am never happy with the weather. In this short lesson you learn how to make a simple phone call in Swiss German. Here are some basic phrases for a telephone conversation. You will also learn to conjugate the verb "to call" and "to answer the phone". ❤️ Live lesson every Monday ❤️ ⬇️ chat with other students ⬇️ aalüüte to call ich lüüte aa - I call du lüütisch aa - you call er lüütet aa - he calls si lüütet aa - she calls es lüütet aa - it calls mir lüüted aa - we call ir lüüted aa - you call si lüüted aa - they call s Telefon abnäh - to answer the phone ich nime s Telefon ab - I answer the phone du nimmsch s Telefon ab - you answer the phone er nimmt s Telefon ab - er answers the phone si nimmt s Telefon ab - si answers the phone es nimmt s Telefon ab - es answers the phone mir nämed s Telefon ab - we answer the phone ir nämed s Telefon ab - you all answer the phone si nämed s Telefon ab - they answer the phone S Telefon lüütet. - The phone is ringing. Kathrin, chasch bitte s Telefon abnäh? - Kathrin, can you answer the phone, please? Wär isch am Telefon? - Who is calling, please? Do isch d Kathrin. - Here's Kathrin. Cha-n-i mit em Max rede, bitte? - Can I speak to Max, please? In this short audio lesson you will learn two important words in Swiss German: where and excuse me. Try to use the expression in real life. Why not ask for directions in Swiss German? ❤️ Every Monday new lesson❤️ ⬇️ Live chat ⬇️ Entschuldigung, wo isch das? Wo - where Entschuldigung - excuse me Wo isch das ? - Where is this? chönd Si mir säge - Can you tell me? Entschuldigung, wo isch d Chile? Excuse Me, where is the church? Entschuldigung, wo isch de Bahnhof? Excuse Me, where is the train station? Entschuldigung, wo isch s Schpital? Excuse Me, where is the hospital? Entschuldigung, wo isch d Bank? Excuse Me, where is the bank? Entschuldigung, wo isch s Hotel? Excuse Me, where is the hotel? Entschuldigung, chönd Si mir säge, wo de nöchschti Bankomat isch? Excuse Me, can you tell me, where the nearest cash machine is? Entschuldigung, chönd Si mir säge, wo d Beckerei isch? Excuse Me, can you tell me, where the bakery is? Entschuldigung, chönd Si mir säge, wo s es guets Beizli het? Excuse Me, can you tell me, where there is a good pub? In this lesson you will learn how to say "must" in Swiss German. Remember to use the right tone of your voice when you use this verb :) Ich mues I must du muesch you must er mues he must si mues she must es mues it must mir münd we must ir münd you must si münd they must Yeh, mir hend es nöis Huus! Yeah, we have a new house! Mir sind so glücklich! We are so happy! S Huus mues aber jetz renoviert wärde. But the house has to be renovated now. Mir münd s Dach flicke. We must fix the roof. De Andreas mues üs hälfe, de Garte i Schtand z schtelle. Andrew must help us to get the garden ready. Du muesch d Muure renoviere. You must renovate the walls. Ir münd di elektrischi Inschtalazion uuswächsle. You all must change the electric installation. Ich mues d Wänd nöi schtriiche. I must paint the walls. Denn mü-mer alles no gründlich putze. And then we have to clean everything thoroughly. Mir münd no so vil Sache mache! We still must do a lot of things. Jo, mir münd zersch chli uusruje, befor mir aafönd schaffe. Yes, we must relax before we start working. Here is a short story I heard from one of my students who was trying to film those amazing creatures. Listen to the audio recording and try to figure out what is the main idea of the story De Uurwald uf Sumatra isch einzigartig und eigenartig.
Es isch es Sumpfgebiet und es isch sehr aaschträngend gsi, i dem Gebiet z filme. D Orangutan interessiered mi sehr. S Männli isch sehr gross und iidrücklich. Eis Männli het einisch e tote Baumschtamm i üsi Richtig gschosse. Zum Glück he-mer sini Absicht errote, wo-n-er aagfange het, de Ascht vo dem Baum z schwinge. Mir hend grad no Ziit gha, devo z schpringe, aber defür ha-n-i das nid chönne Filme. D Hauptuufgab isch gsi, si z Filme wenn si Wärchzüg bruuched. Zum dokumentiere, was für intelligänti Tier, dass das sind. Ich bi sehr zfride mit em Film. Ich gah im Septämber wider uf Indonesie go filme. Det git s vil Channepflanze, wo d Blüete wie-n-e Chrueg, e Channe, uusgsehnd. Das sind fleischfrässendi Pflanze, wo mit ihrne Channe Rägewasser uuffanged und Insäkte aalocked. Interessanterwiis tünd d Flädermüüs gärn am Tag i dere Pflanze schlofe und I de Nacht tünd d Flädermüüs denn d Insäkte jage. |
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