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Swiss German tongue twisters[edit | edit source]
So, there are not many people out there speaking Swiss German and there are also a lot of differencies in the Swiss dialects.
As there are no fixed rules, how to write Swiss German, I'm just writing in the most common way from the place I come from in eastern Switzerland.
Just remember, that probably each Swiss you ask will tell you something else, how these sentences should be wrote.
Swiss German | German | English |
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De Papst hät z'Spiez s Späckbsteck z'spot bschtellt. | Der Papst hat in Spiez das Speckbesteck zu spät bestellt. | The pope has ordered the bacon cutlery too late in Spiez. |
Chuchichäschtli | Küchenschrank | Kitchen cupboard |
Z'Basel uff der Rhybrugg stöhnd drei
dööri, hohli, langi, leeri Röhrli und dor die drei dööre, hohle, lange, leere Röhrli lehred d' Lüüt rächt rede. |
In Basel auf der Rheinbrücke stehen drei
dürre, hohle, lange, leere Röhrchen und durch diese drei dürren, hohlen, langen, leeren Röhrchen lernen die Leute, richtig zu sprechen. |
In Basel on the Rhine bridge stand three dry, hollow, long, empty straws and through these three dry, hollow, long, empty straws, the people learn to talk right. |
Lüscher-Lütis Lüüti lüütet lüter als Lüti-Lüschers Lüüti lüütet | Lüscher-Lütis Glocke läutet lauter als die Lüti-Lüscher Glocke läutet. | Lüscher-Lütis' bell rings louder than the bell of Lüti-Lüscher's does. |
Hinder Hanses-Heiris Huus hani hundert Hase ghöre hueschte. | Hinter Hanses-Heiris Haus hörte ich hundert Hasen husten. | I heard 100 hares coughing behind Hanses-Heiri's house. |
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