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One of the key features of Switzerland is its cultural diversity. The ancestors of the people who live in this country today have their origins in different cultures. The most obvious result of this cultural variety is the fact, that - even if Switzerland is only a small country - there are as much as four different official languages: German (74%), French (20%), Italian (4%) and Romansh (1%) - the remaining 1% speaks other languages. See statistics for more detailed information.
The map below shows where people speak what language (click on the map for an enlargement).
We use the following abbreviations and coloring schema to identify the languages:
EN for English | DE for German | FR for French | IT for Italian | RO for Romansh |
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At the borders where two languages meet, the language does not change abruptly, it rather changes gradually. People living on the border usually grow up bilingual - this is especially true for the areas marked with strips on the map above. At school, the children have to learn a second language spoken in our country (however, there is currently a big dispute going on, whether our kids should learn English rather than German or French as a second language).
The border between the German and the French speaking part of our country is known as the "Röstigraben" (literally translated: "hashed potatoes ditch"). It stands not only for the separation of the languages, but also for the separation of the cultures and the ideologies. The lingual minorities sometimes feel out-ruled by the majority of the German speaking fellow citizen in political issues. While the French speaking Swiss tend to be more open minded, the German speaking Swiss tend to be more conservative. Again, this is a very general statement, a single individuum should not be judged simply by her or his language or origin.
The term "German speaking Swiss" is not really correct, they actually speak Swiss-German ("Schweizerdeutsch"). Swiss-German is very different form the German spoken in Germany or Austria. Even more surprisingly, there is no written Swiss-German at all. People in Austria, Germany and Switzerland share the same written German language, known as "high German" ("Hochdeutsch") - however, the term "written German" ("Deutsche Schriftsprache") is far more accurate. The written German is very different form the Swiss-German, it is almost a foreign language.
People in each canton have their own, very distinct dialect, which varies significantly. Again, the language changes gradually from north to south and from east to west. Even though the French and the Italian spoken in Switzerland are not absolutely the same as in the neighboring countries, they are not as different as the Swiss-German from the German-German or the Austrian-German.
Romansh is a very different and also a very old language, struggling to survive. Even if there are only a few villages where they still speak this language, there are nonetheless five different dialects (known as idioms) around. The words in the table below are provided in Romansh Sursilvan, the other idioms are known as Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter and Vallader. See Lia Rumantscha for much more information about Romansh.
Note: The tables below show a number of words and simple common phrases in English and their translations in all four official Swiss languages. While the author took every effort to find the correct words or expressions, there is no guarantee for correctness. In addition, the same word may have different meanings depending on the context or region. The author tried to choose common words and phrases a visitor may need, but this document shall not replace a dictionary at all.
If you come across a document on the Web which you cannot understand because it is written in a foreign language, you may try babelfish to translate it - however, my experience is, that the output is hardly useful. On-line translation is still far away from what it needs be ...
Acknowledgments: The author wants to thank all his friends for their kind and valued help to create this document, most of all Theodor Casutt from the ETH Zürich for his tremendous efforts to provide the Romansh translation. However, the responsibility for all errors is solely by the author mentioned at the bottom of this document. Please use this form to send suggestions for corrections or additions.
For online translation, pronunciation etc. in German, French, English, Italian and Spanish, we suggest www.leo.org.
For online translation in Romansh, we suggest www.pledarigrond.ch.
Also known as Confoederatio Helvetica (therefore CH)
English | German | French | Italian | Romansh |
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Switzerland | Schweiz | Suisse | Svizzera | Svizra |
Swiss (noun, female) | die Schweizerin | la Suissesse | la Svizzera | la Svizra |
Swiss (noun, male) | der Schweizer | le Suisse | il Svizzero | il Svizzer |
Swiss (adjective, female) | schweizerische | suisse | svizzera | svizra |
Swiss (adjective, male) | schweizerischer | suisse | svizzero | svizzer |
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0 | zero | null | zéro | zero | null |
1 | one | eins | un | uno | in |
2 | two | zwei | deux | due | dus |
3 | three | drei | trois | tre | treis |
4 | four | vier | quatre | quattro | quater |
5 | five | fünf | cinq | cinque | tschun |
6 | six | sechs | six | sei | sis |
7 | seven | sieben | sept | sette | siat |
8 | eight | acht | huit | otto | otg |
9 | nine | neun | neuf | nove | nov |
10 | ten | zehn | dix | dieci | diesch |
11 | eleven | elf | onze | undici | endisch |
12 | twelve | zwölf | douze | dodici | dudisch |
13 | thirteen | dreizehn | treize | tredici | tredisch |
14 | fourteen | vierzehn | quatorze | quattordici | quitordisch |
15 | fifteen | fünfzehn | quinze | quindici | quendisch |
16 | sixteen | sechzehn | seize | sedici | sedisch |
17 | seventeen | siebzehn | dix-sept | diciassette | gisiat |
18 | eighteen | achtzehn | dix-huit | diciotto | schotg |
19 | nineteen | neunzehn | dix-neuf | diciannove | scheniv |
20 | twenty | zwanzig | vingt | venti | vegn |
21 | twenty-one | einundzwanzig | vingt et un | ventuno | ventgin |
22 | twenty-two | zweiundzwanzig | vingt-deux | ventidue | ventgadus |
... | etc. | usw. | etc. | ecc. | eav. |
30 | thirty | dreissig | trente | trenta | trenta |
31 | thirty-one | einunddreissig | trente et un | trentuno | trentin |
32 | thirty-two | zweiunddreissig | trente-deux | trentadue | trentadus |
... | etc. | usw. | etc. | ecc. | eav. |
40 | forty | vierzig | quarante | quaranta | curonta |
50 | fifty | fünfzig | cinquante | cinquanta | tschunconta |
60 | sixty | sechzig | soixante | sessanta | sissonta |
70 | seventy | siebzig | septante (soixante-dix1) |
settanta | siatonta |
80 | eighty | achtzig | huitante (quatre-vingt1) |
ottanta | otgonta |
90 | ninety | neunzig | nonante (quatre-vingt-dix1) |
novanta | novonta |
100 | hundred | hundert | cent | cento | tschien |
200 | two hundred | zweihundert | deux cents | duecento | duatschien |
... | etc. | usw. | etc. | ecc. | eav. |
1'000 | thousand | tausend | mille | mille | melli |
2'000 | two thousand | zweitausend | deux mille | duemila | duamelli |
... | etc. | usw. | etc. | ecc. | eav. |
1'000'000 | million | million | le million | millione | milliun |
1'000'000'000 | billion | milliarde | le milliard | miliardo | milliarda |
1'000'000'000'000 | trillion | billion | le billion | billione | billiun |
Note 1: People in the French speaking part of Switzerland usually use the short form, while people in France usually use the longer form.
See also information about units used in Switzerland and how they relate to the U.S. unit system plus some unit conversion tables.
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1/2 | one half | ein Zweitel | un demi | un mezzo | in miez |
1/3 | one third | ein Drittel | un tiers | un terzo | in tierz |
1/4 | one fourth | ein Viertel | un quart | un quarto | in quart |
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1. | first | der Erste | le premier | il primo | igl emprem |
2. | second | der Zweite | le deuxième | il secondo | il secund |
3. | third | der Dritte | le troisième | il terzo | il tierz |
4. | fourth | der Vierte | le quatrième | il quarto | il quart |
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second | die Sekunde | la seconde | il secondo | la secunda |
minute | die Minute | la minute | il minuto | la minuta |
hour | die Stunde | l'heure | l'ora | l'ura |
day | der Tag | le jour | il giorno | il di |
week | die Woche | la semaine | la settimana | la jamna |
month | der Monat | le mois | il mese | il meins |
year | das Jahr | l'année | l'anno | igl onn |
decade | das Jahrzehnt | la décennie | la decade | il decenni |
century | das Jahrhundert | le siècle | il secolo | il tschentaner |
millennium | das Jahrtausend | le millénaire | il millennio | il millenni |
forever | immer / ewig | éternellement | per sempre | adina / en perpeten |
morning | der Morgen / der Vormittag | le matin | la mattina | la damaun |
noon | der Mittag | midi | il mezzogiorno | il miezdi |
afternoon | der Nachmittag | l'après-midi | il pomeriggio | il suentermiezdi |
evening | der Abend | le soir | la sera | la sera |
night | die Nacht | la nuit | la notte | la notg |
midnight | Mitternacht | minuit | mezzanotte | mesanotg |
now | jetzt | maintenant | adesso / ora | uss / ussa |
today | heute | aujourd'hui | oggi | oz |
yesterday | gestern | hier | ieri | ier |
tomorrow | morgen | demain | domani | damaun |
(too) early | (zu) früh | (trop) tôt | (troppo) presto | (memia) baul |
(too) late | (zu) spät | (trop) tard | (troppo) tardi | (memia) tard |
on time | pünktlich | ponctuelle | puntuale | puntual |
watch | die Uhr | la montre | l'orologio | la ura |
1 AM | ein Uhr vormittags / ein Uhr | une heure du matin | l'una del mattino | all'ina la notg |
1 PM | ein Uhr nachmittags / dreizehn Uhr | une heure de l'après-midi | l'una del pomeriggio | all'ina da miezdi |
quarter to | viertel vor | moins le quart | meno un quarto | in quart da (las duas) |
quarter past | viertel nach | et quart | e un quarto | in quart vargau (..) |
half past one | halb zwei | une heure et demie | l'una e mezza | (las treis) e mesa |
5 minutes to | fünf (Minuten) vor | moins cinq | meno cinque | tschun avon |
5 minutes past | fünf (Minuten) nach | et cinq | e cinque | tschun vargau |
Monday | Montag | Lundi | lunedì | gliendischdis |
Tuesday | Dienstag | Mardi | martedì | mardis |
Wednesday | Mittwoch | Mercredi | mercoledì | mesjamna |
Thursday | Donnerstag | Jeudi | giovedì | gievgia |
Friday | Freitag | Vendredi | venerdì | venderdis |
Saturday | Samstag | Samedi | sabato | sonda |
Sunday | Sonntag | Dimanche | domenica | dumengia |
January | Januar | Janvier | gennaio | schaner |
February | Februar | Février | febbraio | favrer |
March | März | Mars | marzo | mars |
April | April | Avril | aprile | avrel |
May | Mai | Mai | maggio | matg |
June | Juni | Juin | giugno | zercladur |
July | Juli | Juillet | luglio | fenadur |
August | August | Août | agosto | uost |
September | September | Septembre | settembre | settember |
October | Oktober | Octobre | ottobre | october |
November | November | Novembre | novembre | november |
December | Dezember | Décembre | dicembre | december |
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map | die Karte | la carte | la carta | la carta |
direction | die Richtung | la direction | la direzione | direcziun |
north | Norden | nord | nord | nord |
east | Osten | est | est | ost / orient |
south | Süden | sud | sud | sid |
west | Westen | ouest | ovest | occident |
left | links | à gauche | a sinistra | seniester |
right | rechts | à droite | a destra | dretg |
in front | vorn | devant | davanti | davon |
behind | hinten | derrière | dietro | davos |
on / above | auf | sur / en haut | su / sopra | sin / sura |
below | unter | au-dessous | sotto | sut |
close / nearby | nah | tout près | qui vicino | proxim |
far away | weit weg | loin | lontano | lontan |
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breakfast | das Frühstück | le petit déjeuner | la colazione | l'ensolver |
lunch | das Mittagessen | le déjeuner | il desinare / pranzo | il gentar |
dinner / supper | das Abendessen / Nachtessen | le dîner | la cena | la tschaina |
appetizer / starter | die Vorspeise | l'entrée / l'hors-d'œuvre | il antipasto | l'avantpast |
main course | der Hauptgang | le plat principal | il piatto principale | la tratga principala |
dessert | die Nachspeise / das Dessert | le dessert | il dessert | il dessert |
bread | das Brot | le pain | il pane | il paun |
cheese | der Käse | le fromage | il formaggio | il caschiel |
butter | die Butter | le beurre | il burro | la pischada |
chips / french fries | Pommes frites | pommes frites | patate fritte | pommes frites |
potato | die Kartoffel | la pomme de terre | la patata | il truffel |
rice | der Reis | le riz | il riso | il ris |
pasta | die Teigwaren | les pâtes | la pasta | pasta |
vegetables | das Gemüse | le légume | la verdura | legums |
fruit | die Frucht | le fruit | la frutta | il fretg |
apple | der Apfel | la pomme | la mela | il meil |
pear | die Birne | la poire | la pera | il per |
nut | die Nuss | la noix | la noce | la nusch |
herb | das Kraut | l'herbe | le erbe aromatiche | l'jarva |
salad | der Salat | la salade | l'insalata | la salata |
dressing | die Salatsauce | la sauce à salade | la salsa per l'insalata | la sosa da salata |
chicken | das Huhn / Poulet | le poulet | il pollo | il pulaster |
meat | das Fleisch | la viande | la carne | la carn |
veal | das Kalbfleisch | le veau | il vitello | la carn vadi |
beef | das Rindfleisch | le boeuf | carne di manzo | la carn bov |
pork | das Schweinefleisch | le porc | carne di maiale | la carn piertg |
sausage | die Wurst | le saucisson | la salsiccia | la ligiongia |
chocolate | die Schokolade | le chocolat | il cioccolato | la tschugalata |
fish | der Fisch | le poisson | il pesce | il pèsch |
milk | die Milch | le lait | il latte | il latg |
cold / hot chocolate | die kalte / heisse Schokolade | le chocolat froid / chaud | la cioccolata calda / fredda | la tschugalata freida / caulda |
water | das Wasser | l'eau | l'acqua | l'aua |
mineral water | das Mineralwasser | l'eau minérale | l'acqua minerale | l'aua minerala |
... with / without gas | ... mit / ohne Kohlensäure | ... avec / sans gaz | ... con / senza gas | ... cun / senza gas |
lemonade | die Limonade | la limonade | la limonata | la limonada |
wine | der Wein | le vin | il vino | il vin |
plate | der Teller | l'assiette | il piatto | il taglier |
cup | die Tasse | la tasse | la tazza | la scadiola |
glass | das Glas | le verre | il bicchiere | il migiel |
fork | die Gabel | la fourchette | la forchetta | la savetscha |
knife | das Messer | le couteau | il coltello | il cunti |
tablespoon | der Esslöffel | la cuiller / la cuillère | il cucchiaio | il tschadun |
spoon | der Teelöffel | la petite cuillère | il cucchiaino | il tscahdun pign |
guest | der Gast | l'hôte | l'ospite | il hosp |
waiter | der Kellner | le garçon / le serveur |
il cameriere | il camerier |
waitress | die Kellnerin / die Serviertochter | la mademoiselle / la serveuse |
la cameriera | la cameriera |
tip | das Trinkgeld | le pourboire | la mancia | la bunamana |
... included | ... inbegriffen | ... compris | ... compreso | ... cumpriu |
enjoy your meal | Mahlzeit / "än guete" | bon appétit | buon appetito | bien appetit |
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insect | das Insekt | l'insecte | l'insetto | igl insect |
reptile | das Reptil | le reptile | il rettile | il reptil |
snake | die Schlange | le serpent | il serpente | la siarp |
fish | der Fisch | le poisson | il pesce | il pèsch |
bird | der Vogel | l'oiseau | l'uccello | igl utschi |
eagle | der Adler | l'aigle | l'aquila | il tschess |
chicken | das Huhn | le poulet | il pollo | la gaglina |
rooster | der Hahn | le coq | il gallo | il tgiet |
mammal | das Säugetier | le mammifère | il mammifero | igl animal lactont |
mouse | die Maus | la souris | il topo | la miur |
cat | die Katze | le chat | il gatto | il gat |
dog | der Hund | le chien | il cane | il tgaun |
cow | die Kuh | la vache | la mucca | la vacca |
horse | das Pferd | le cheval | il cavallo | il cavagl |
bear | der Bär | l'ours | l'orso | igl uors |
lion | der Löwe | le lion | il leone | il liun |
tiger | der Tiger | le tigre | la tigre | il tigher |
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trail | der Weg / der Pfad | le sentier | il sentiero | la senda |
road | die Strasse | la rue | la strada / via | la via |
highway | die Hauptstrasse | la rue principale | la strada principale | la via pricipala |
divided highway | richtungsgetrennte Hauptstrasse | la rue principale séparé | la superstrada | - |
motorway / freeway | die Autobahn | l'autoroute | l'autostrada | l'autostrada |
train / railroad / railway | der Zug / die Eisenbahn | le train / le chemin de fer | il treno / la ferrovia | il tren / la viafier |
railway station | der Bahnhof | la gare | la stazione | la statziun |
main station | der Hauptbahnhof | la gare centrale | la stazione centrale | la staziun pricipala |
time table | der Fahrplan | l'horaire | l'orario | igl urari |
boat | das Boot | la barque | lo stivale | la barca |
ship / vessel | das Schiff | le bateau / le vaisseau | la nave / il vascello | la nav / il bastiment |
plane | das Flugzeug | l'avion | l'aereo / l'aeroplano | igl eroplan |
car | das Auto / der Personenwagen | la voiture | l'automobile | igl auto(mobil) |
bus | der Bus | le bus | l'autobus | igl autobus |
lorry / truck | der Lastwagen | le camion | il camion | il car da virgira |
motorcycle | das Motorrad / der Töff | la moto | la motocicletta | il motor / il velo a motor |
bicycle | das Fahrrad / das Velo | la bicyclette / le vélo | la bicicletta | il velo / la bicicletta |
by foot | zu Fuss | à pieds | a piedi | a pei |
(too) fast | (zu) schnell | (trop) vite | (troppo) veloce | (memia) spert / (memia) svelt |
(too) slow | (zu) langsam | (trop) lent | (troppo) lento | (memia) plaun |
slow down | langsamer | plus lentement / ralentir | rallentare | pli plaun |
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man | der Mann | l'homme | l'uomo | igl um |
woman | die Frau / die Dame | la femme | la donna / la signora | la dunna / la signura |
boy | der Knabe / der Junge | le garçon | il ragazzo | il buob / il mat |
girl | das Mädchen | la jeune fille | la ragazza | la matatscha / la matta |
baby | das Baby / der Säugling | le bébé | il bambino | il pop |
husband | der Ehemann | le mari | il marito | il mariu |
wife | die Ehefrau | la épouse | la moglie | la dunna / la consorta |
spouse | der Gatte / die Gattin | l'épouse | lo sposo / la sposa | il consort / la consorta |
father-in-law | der Schwiegervater | le beau-père | il suocero | il sir |
mother-in-law | die Schwiegermutter | la belle-mère | la suocera | la sira |
father | der Vater | le père | il padre | il bab |
mother | die Mutter | la mère | la madre | la mumma |
child | das Kind | l'enfant | il bambino | igl affon |
son | der Sohn | le fils | il figlio | il fegl |
daughter | die Tochter | la fille | la figlia | la feglia |
brother | der Bruder | le frère | il fratello | il frar |
sister | die Schwester | la soeur | la sorella | la sora |
siblings | die Geschwister | frère(s) et soeur(s) | fratello e sorella / fratelli | ils fargliuns |
twins | die Zwillinge | les jumeaux / les jumelles | i gemelli | ils schumellins |
grandfather | der Grossvater | le grand-père | il nonno | il tat |
grandmother | die Grossmutter | la grand-mère | la nonna | la tatta |
grandchild | das Grosskind (der Enkel / die Enkelin) | le petit-enfant (le petit-fils / la petite-fille) | il / la nipote | il beadi / la beadia |
uncle | der Onkel | l'oncle | lo zio | igl aug |
aunt | die Tante | la tante | la zia | l'onda |
cousin | der Vetter / die Base | le cousin / la cousine | il cugino / la cugina | il cusrin / la cusrina |
friend | der Freund / die Freundin | l'ami / l'amie | l'amico / l'amica | igl amitg l'amitga |
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human being | der Mensch | l'homme | l'uomo | il carstgaun |
body | der Körper | le corps | il corpo | il tgierp |
skin | die Haut | la peau | la pelle | la pial |
head | der Kopf | la tête | la testa | il tgau |
hair | die Haare (das Haar) | les cheveux | i capelli | ils cavels |
eye | das Auge | l'oeil | l'occhio | igl egl |
nose | die Nase | le nez | il naso | il nas |
ear | das Ohr | l'oreille | l'orecchio | l'ureglia |
mouth | der Mund | la bouche | la bocca | la bucca |
tooth | der Zahn | la dent | il dente | il dent |
tongue | die Zunge | la langue | la lingua | la lieunga |
neck | der Hals | le cou | il collo | il culiez |
throat | die Kehle | la gorge | la gola | la gula |
breast | die Brust | la poitrine | il petto | il pez / il sein |
arm | der Arm | le bras | il braccio | il bratsch |
hand | die Hand | la main | la mano | il maun |
finger | der Finger | le doigt | il dito | il det |
leg | das Bein | la jambe | la gamba | la comba |
foot | der Fuss | le pied | il piede | il pei |
toe | der Zehe | le doigt de pied / l'orteil | il dito del piede / la punta | il det pei |
sex | das Geschlecht | le sexe | il sesso | la schlateina |
male | männlich | mâle / masculin | maschio / maschile | masculin |
female | weiblich | féminin | femmina / femminile | feminin |
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clothes / gowns | die Kleider | les vêtements | i vestiti | la vestgadira / il resti |
underwear | die Unterwäsche | la lingerie | la biancheria intima | il resti suten |
shirt | das Hemd | la chemise | la camicia | la camischa |
tie | die Krawatte | la cravate | la cravatta | la cravatta |
pullover / sweater | der Pullover / der Überzieher | le pull | il maglione | il pullover |
trousers / pants | die Hose(n) | le pantalon | i pantaloni | la caultschas |
socks | die Socken | les chaussettes | i calzini | la soccas |
jacket | die Jacke | la veste / le veston | la giacca | la giacca |
windbreaker | die Windjacke | la veste imperméable | la giacca a vento | la giacca da mallaura |
coat | der Mantel | le manteau | il cappotto | il manti |
shoe | der Schuh | la chaussure | la scarpa | il calzer |
boot | der Stiefel | la botte | il stivale | la stivla / la bottina |
hat | der Hut | le chapeau | il cappello | la capiala |
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walk | gehen | aller | andare | ir / marschar |
hike | wandern | faire de la marche | viaggiare a piedi | viandar |
run | rennen / laufen | courir | correre | cuorer |
drive | fahren | aller / conduire | guidare | conduir |
fly | fliegen | voler | volare | sgular |
swim | schwimmen | nager | nuotare | senudar |
dive | tauchen | plonger | immergersi | sfunsar |
eat | essen | manger | mangiare | magliar |
drink | trinken | boire | bere | beiber |
say | sagen | dire | dire | dir |
speak | sprechen | parler | parlare | tschintschar |
talk | reden | parler | chiaccherare | plidar |
shout | schreien | crier | gridare | grir |
whisper | flüstern | chuchoter | sussurrare | scutinar |
cry | weinen | pleurer | piangere | bargir |
read | lesen | lire | leggere | leger |
write | schreiben | écrire | scrivere | scriver |
hear | hören | entendre | udire | udir |
listen | zuhören | écouter | sentire | tedlar |
see | sehen | voir | vedere | veser |
watch | zuschauen | regarder | guardare | mirar |
kiss | küssen | embrasser | baciare | bitschar |
love | lieben | aimer | amare | carezar |
hate | hassen | 'haïr | odiare | odiar |
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English | German | French | Italian | Romansh |
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house | das Haus | la maison | la casa | la casa |
building | das Gebäude | le bâtiment | l'edificio | il baghetg |
church | die Kirche | l'église | la chiesa | la baselgia |
tower | der Turm | la tour | la torre | la tuor |
castle | das Schloss / die Burg | le château | il castello | il casti |
hut | die Hütte | la cabane | la capanna | la tegia |
shelter | der Unterstand | l'abri | il ricovero | il suttetg |
door | die Tür / die Türe | la porte | la porta | igl esch |
window | das Fenster | la fenêtre | la finestra | la finiastra |
floor | das Stockwerk | l'étage | il piano | l'alzada |
roof | das Dach | le toit | il tetto | il tetg |
municipality | die Gemeinde | la commune / la municipalité | il comune / il municipio | la vischnaunca |
village | das Dorf | le village | il villaggio | il vitg |
town | die Stadt | la ville | la città | il marcau |
city | die Grossstadt | la grande ville | la grande città | il marcau grond |
downtown | das Stadtzentrum ("City") | le centre ville | il centro della città | il center dil marcau |
district | der Bezirk | le district | la provincia | il district / il circuit |
state | der Kanton | le canton | il cantone | il cantun |
country | das Land | le pays | il paese | la tiara |
nation | die Nation | la nation | la nazione | la naziun |
continent | der Kontinent | le continent | il continente | il continent |
earth | die Erde | la terre | la terra | la tiara / il mund |
moon | der Mond | la lune | la luna | la glina |
planet | der Planet | la planète | il pianeta | il planet |
star | der Stern | l'étoile | la stella | la steila |
solar system | das Sonnensystem | le système solaire | il sistema solare | il sitem dil sulegl |
galaxy | die Galaxie | la galaxie | la galassia | la galaxia |
universe | das Universum | l'univers | l'universo | igl univers |
hill | der Hügel | la colline | la collina | il crest / il biet |
mountain | der Berg | la montagne | il monte | la muntogna |
valley | das Tal | la vallée | la valle | la val / la vallada |
rivulet | der Bach | le ruisseau | il ruscello | igl ual |
river | der Fluss | le fleuve | il fiume | il flum |
pond | der Teich | l'étang | lo stagno | il puoz |
lake | der See | le lac | il lago | il lag |
sea | das Meer / die See | la mer | il mare | la mar |
ocean | der Ozean | l'océan | l'oceano | igl ozean |
meadow | die Wiese | le pré | il prato | il prau |
flower | die Blume | la fleur | il fiore | la flura |
bush | der Busch | la brousse | la boscaglia | la caglia |
tree | der Baum | l'arbre | l'albero | la plonta |
forest | der Wald | la fôret | il bosco | igl uaul |
pen | der Schreibstift | le stylo | la penna | il culli |
pencil | der Bleistift | le crayon | la matita | il rispli |
letter | der Brief | la lettre | la lettera | la brev |
color / colour | die Farbe | la couleur | il colore | la colur |
rainbow | der Regenbogen | l'arc-en-ciel | il arcobaleno | il artg |
black | schwarz | noir | nero | nair |
blue | blau | bleu | azzurro | blau |
brown | braun | brun | bruno | brin |
green | grün | vert | verde | verd |
orange | orange | orange | arancio | oransch |
pink | pink | rose fuchsia | rosa fucsia | pinc |
purple | violett | violet | viola | violet |
red | rot | rouge | rosso | cotschen |
white | weiss | blanc | blanco | alv |
yellow | gelb | jaune | giallo | mellen |
cinema | das Kino | le cinéma | il cinema | il kino / il cinema |
concert | das Konzert | le concert | il concerto | il concert |
opera | die Oper | l'opéra | l'opera | l'opera |
band / orchestra | die Musikgruppe / das Orchester | l'orchestre | l'orchestra | la capella / igl orchester |
play | das Schauspiel | le spectacle | lo spettacolo | la cumedia |
ticket | die Eintrittskarte / die Fahrkarte (das Billett) | le billet | il biglietto | il biglet |
passport | der Reisepass | le passeport | il passaporto | il passaport |
driver's license | der Führerschein | le permis du conduire | la patente | la lubientscha da manischunz |
departure | die Abfahrt | le départ | la partenza | la partenza |
arrival | die Ankunft | l'arrivée | l'arrivo | l'arrivada |
track / platform | das Gleis / der Bahnsteig (Perron) | la voie / le quai | il binario | il binari / il perrun |
open | offen | ouvert | aperto | aviert |
closed | geschlossen | fermé | chiuso | serrau |
no admittance | kein Zugang / gesperrt | passage interdit | passaggio vietato | fermau |
entrance | der Eingang | l'entrée | l'entrata | l'entrada |
exit | der Ausgang | la sortie | l'uscita | la sortida |
emergency exit | der Notausgang | la sortie de secours | l'uscita di sicurezza | la sortida d'urgenza |
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EN: | Hi |
DE: | Grüezi |
FR: | Salut |
IT: | Ciao |
RO: | Tgau |
EN: | Good morning |
DE: | Guten Morgen |
FR: | Bonjour |
IT: | Buon giorno |
RO: | Bien di |
EN: | Good evening |
DE: | Guten Abend |
FR: | Bonsoir |
IT: | Buona sera |
RO: | Buna sera |
EN: | Good night |
DE: | Gute Nacht |
FR: | Bonne nuit |
IT: | Buona notte |
RO: | Buna notg |
EN: | Good bye |
DE: | Auf Wiedersehen / Tschüss |
FR: | Au revoir |
IT: | Arrivederci |
RO: | Sin seveser |
EN: | Thanks |
DE: | Danke |
FR: | Merci |
IT: | Grazie |
RO: | Engraziel |
EN: | What's your name ? |
DE: | Wie ist Ihr Name ? / Wie heissen Sie ? |
FR: | Quel est votre nom ? / Comment vous appelez-vous ? |
IT: | Come si chiama ? |
RO: | Co haveis vus num ? |
E: | My name is Paul. |
D: | Meine Name ist Paul. / Ich heisse Paul. |
FR: | Mon nom est Paul. / Je m'appelle Paul. |
IT: | Mi chiamo Paolo. |
RO: | Jeu hai num Paul. |
E: | I am hungry. |
D: | Ich bin hungrig. / Ich habe Hunger. |
FR: | J'ai faim. |
IT: | Ho fame. |
RO: | Jeu hai fom. |
E: | I am thirsty. |
D: | Ich bin durstig. / Ich habe Durst. |
FR: | J'ai soif. |
IT: | Ho sete. |
RO: | Jeu hai seit. |
E: | Where is the nearest restaurant / hotel, please ? |
D: | Wo ist das nächste Restaurant / Hotel, bitte ? |
FR: | Où est le restaurant / hôtel le plus proche, s'il vous plaît ? |
IT: | Dove è il ristorante / l'hotel più vicino, per favore ? |
RO: | Nua ei il restorant / hotel il pli maneivel ? |
E: | Is there a room available ? |
D: | Haben Sie ein freies Zimmer ? |
FR: | Avez-vous une chambre libre ? |
IT: | Ha una stanza libera ? |
RO: | Haveis vus ina stanza libra ? |
E: | How much is it ? |
D: | Wieviel kostet es ? |
FR: | Combien ça coûte ? |
IT: | Quanto costa ? |
RO: | Con cuosta quei ? |
E: | What time is it ? |
D: | Wieviel Uhr ist es ? / Wie spät ist es ? |
FR: | Quelle heure est-il ? |
IT: | Che ora è ? |
RO: | Tgei uras eis ei ? |
E: | It's a quarter past eight. / It's a quarter past eight AM. / It's a quarter past eight PM. |
D: | Es ist viertel nach acht. / Es ist acht Uhr fünfzehn. (morning) / Es ist zwanzig Uhr fünfzehn. (afternoon) |
FR: | Il est huit heures et quart. / Il est huit heures et quart du matin. / Il est huit heures et quart du soir. |
IT: | Sono le otto e un quarto. / Sono le otto e un quarto di mattina. / Sono le otto e un quarto di sera. |
RO: | Igl ei in quart vargau las otg / Igl ei la damaun in quart vargau las otg / Igl ei la sera in quart vargau las otg. |
E: | Where is the railway station ? |
D: | Wo ist der Bahnhof ? |
FR: | Où est la gare ? |
IT: | Dov' è la stazione ferroviaria ? |
RO: | Nua ei la staziun ? |
E: | Where can I buy a ticket ? |
D: | Wo kann ich eine Fahrkarte kaufen ? |
FR: | Où est-ce que je peux acheter un billet ? |
IT: | Dove posso comprare un biglietto ? |
RO: | Nua ei la vendita da biglets ? |
E: | Over there ! |
D: | Dort drüben ! |
FR: | Là-bas ! |
IT: | Là ! / Laggiù ! |
RO: | Vi leu ! |
E: | How far is it to the airport ? |
D: | Wie weit ist es zum Flugplatz ? |
FR: | A quelle distance se trouve l'aéroport ? |
IT: | Quant'è distante l'aeroporto ? |
RO: | Con lunsch eis ei agl eroport ? |
E: | Which way to the post office ? |
D: | Wie komme ich zur Post ? |
FR: | Pourriez-vous m'indiquer le chemin pour aller a la poste ? |
IT: | Dov'è l'ufficio postale ? |
RO: | Nua ei la posta ? |
E: | My car broke down, can you help ? |
D: | Mein Auto ist kaputt, können Sie mir helfen ? |
FR: | Ma voiture est tombée dans une panne, pourriez-vous m'aider ? |
IT: | L'automobile s'è rotta, può aiutarmi ? |
RO: | Miu auto ei en panna, saveis vus gidar mei ? |
E: | I need a doctor / dentist. |
D: | Ich brauche einen Arzt / Zahnarzt. |
FR: | J'ai besoin d'un médecin / d' dentiste. |
IT: | Ho bisogno d'un medico / dentista. |
RO: | Jeu hai basegns din miedi / dentist. |
E: | Please call the ambulance / fire brigade / police ! |
D: | Bitte rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen / die Feuerwehr / die Polizei ! |
FR: | Veuillez appeler d'ambulance / les pompiers / la police ! |
IT: | Chiami per favore un'ambulanza / i vigili del fuoco / la polizia ! |
RO: | Fagei schi bien e clamei l'ambulanza / ils pumpiers / la polizia ! |
E: | Help ! |
D: | Hilfe ! |
FR: | Au secours ! |
IT: | Aiuto ! |
RO: | Agid ! |
E: | I love you. |
D: | Ich liebe Dich. |
FR: | Je t'aime. |
IT: | Ti amo. |
RO: | Jeu carezel tei. |
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