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The official languages in Switzerland are: German, French, Italian and R�toromanisch. The German which is spoken there is really different from the 'original' German which is spoken in Germany and they have many other expressions for certain words. Even for Germans it is pretty difficult to understand Swiss German and whenever there's an interview with someone from Switzerland on TV they always have to show subtitles because nobody understands what s/he is saying. Nevertheless they of course understand the German which is spoken in Germany... so, here are some useful / helpful words and phrases:

YES

= ja

NO

= nein

THANK YOU

= danke

YOU'RE WELCOME

= bitte

GOOD MORNING

= Guten Morgen

GOOD DAY

= Guten Tag

GOOD EVENING

= Guten Abend

HELLO

= hallo

BYE

= tsch��

CITY

= Stadt

VILLAGE

= Dorf

STREET

= Stra�e

FREEWAY / MOTORWAY

= Autobahn

BUS

= Bus

TAXI

= Taxi

SUBWAY

= U-Bahn

CAR

= Auto

AIRPORT

= Flughafen

SHIP

= Schiff

MONEY

= Geld

FOOD

= Essen

RESTAURANT

= Restaurant

FISH

= Fisch

MEAT

= Fleisch

WINE

= Wein

REST ROOM

= Toilette

MUSEUM

= Museum

HOW ARE YOU?

= Wie geht's?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

= Wie hei�t Du?

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

= Woher kommst Du?

I'M FROM AMERICA / CANADA / BRAZIL/ ENGLAND / FRANCE / SWEDEN / AUSTRALIA / JAPAN....

= Ich komme aus Amerika / Kanada / Brasilien / England / Frankreich / Schweden / Australien / Japan...

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

= Wie alt bist Du?

I'M ...(years old)

= Ich bin...(Jahre alt)

WHERE IS....?

= Wo ist....?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

= Wieviel Uhr ist es?

HOW MUCH IS IT?

= Wieviel kostet das?

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