"There's enough hay down there now" to "even his chopping block will calve": these are just a few everyday sayings that make perfect sense in Swiss German, but don't exactly translate into English. Whether you've heard some of them already, or just want to impress with a sentence or two at the right moment, this is our pick of some useful sayings in Swiss German.
In this episode, we try to explain their meaning and talk about when you can use them. And as always, we have some suggestions and questions from our Facebook group Switzerland for English Speakers - feel free to join the group, get involved in the discussions and maybe even meet some new friends.
Chasch nät z Füfi uz Weggli ha
Das macht der Braatä onät fiis.
Däm Chalberet no dr Schittschtock
Winä kertä Hentschä
Äs het solangs het
Äs git nüt wos nät git
Uf altä Pfanä leertmä chochä
Dr schnäller isch dr Gschwinder
Äs isch gnueg Heu nitna
Dr gschider git naa u der Esel blibt schtaa
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