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Learning Swiss German? |
Does anyone have any great resources where I could help myself learn this dialect? I know it wouldn't really be the best way, and that the Swiss would rather not have their dialect to be butchered and what not, but it's something I would love to know. =] If you have any resources, or any methods that you would or have used I'd love to hear them! I'm using Pimsleur's Swiss German but I know that won't be enough. I take German in school, and speak it with an Austrian co-worker. =/ So I'd say I've got a bit of practice. And going to Switzerland tot ake a course would be awesome! but i really can't spring for that! As the others have implied, it is difficult to learn Swiss German outside of Switzerland, because it is not a written language. It is best to learn it by hearing it. But having said that there are a few good online resources you can look at such as: I would learn standard German first. (If you plan to live in Switzerland you need standard German because it is the language for written communication.) You can make your holliday in a little village in a farm, so you can lear swissgerman without problems. Since Swiss German is different from town to town, the |
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