Swiss German — top 40 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
Loading deck…
Full word list
Hover or tap a highlighted term to see its English meaning and copy it. With a keyboard, Tab to the first term and use the arrow keys; source status is shown in the popup.
| # | Swiss German | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello (polite) | |
| 2 | Hi (informal) | |
| 3 | Hi (informal) | |
| 4 | Goodbye (polite) | |
| 5 | Bye | |
| 6 | Thank you | |
| 7 | Thanks a lot | |
| 8 | Please / You're welcome | |
| 9 | Yes | |
| 10 | No | |
| 11 | Excuse me | |
| 12 | Sorry | |
| 13 | How are you? | |
| 14 | child (Std. Ger. Kind) | |
| 15 | cold (kalt) | |
| 16 | cheese (Käse) | |
| 17 | head (Kopf) | |
| 18 | small (klein) | |
| 19 | kitchen cupboard (dim.) | |
| 20 | little dog | |
| 21 | little house | |
| 22 | bike | |
| 23 | coffee | |
| 24 | water | |
| 25 | bread | |
| 26 | house | |
| 27 | school | |
| 28 | friend | |
| 29 | book | |
| 30 | to go | |
| 31 | to come | |
| 32 | to eat | |
| 33 | one | |
| 34 | two | |
| 35 | three | |
| 36 | four | |
| 37 | five | |
| 38 | six | |
| 39 | seven | |
| 40 | ten |