Switzerland Language Archives in the Newly Swissed Online Magazine

This category is all about Switzerland language, Swiss dialects and languages in Switzerland – from Swiss French to Swiss German and Swiss Italian, as well as the Romansh language. There are languages guides for Swiss German, reviews of German language schools and advice on learning a Swiss national language.

8 definite survival phrases for Bern, Switzerland

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December 18, 2018

What are the most useful Bern survival phrases? If you are one of the travel enthusiasts wanting to mingle and jingle with the locals, these...

10 Swiss German words to understand how the Swiss "tick"

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September 27, 2018

There are some essential Swiss German words to let the locals know that you have done your homework. Here are ten words to truly decode Swiss culture...

Story Teller - When was the last time you told a story?

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May 30, 2018

While growing up, we used to eat dinner together as a family. We would talk about the happenings of the day, a tradition that is getting lost. Story Teller...

How to break into acting with a Swiss German accent, according to Christian Schäfer

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August 10, 2017

This is the story of someone who hit the RESET button and moved abroad, just to pursue a dream. Christian Martin Schäfer is a Swiss born actor...

How children learn a foreign language while living abroad

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May 21, 2017

Before we moved to Switzerland, my biggest worries were about our children. How will they handle a foreign language? Read about our experience...

16 Ways Swiss German is different than Standard German

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March 14, 2017

The German speaking Swiss have a complicated relationship with their language. To show this, here are 15 unique words in Swiss Standard German...

The seven flavors of the Romansh language

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January 18, 2017

Graubünden happens to be the only officially sanctioned, trilingual state in which the Romansh language holds the official status. You would think that...