Crossing the Röstigraben

Even though many Swiss-Germans do not like to speak German, all of them understand it perfectly. Take a step towards them and learn to understand Swiss German!

Franziska Pugin-Maurer

Four cities, four ways of speaking

People do not speak the same in Bern and in Basel.

Basel

Basel dialect

the northernmost of the four

Bern

Bernese

the one I also teach as a course of its own

St Gallen

St Gallen dialect

in the east of the country

Zurich

Zurich dialect

the largest city in the country

The teacher

Born in Thun, at home in Geneva.

Fascinated by and passionate about languages, I left Thun, my hometown, to perfect foreign languages. Since 2010, I have been teaching German with passion and kindness. Subsequently, I started to teach the comprehension of Swiss-German (from Bern, Basel, St. Gall and Zurich) and I have also been teaching the Bernese dialect (oral and written comprehension, as well as speaking and even writing).

The courses

Swiss-German comprehension Aimed at facilitating contact with Swiss Germans, their language and their culture. see the course Bernese In this course you will learn to understand, speak, read and write the Bernese dialect. see the course German Learn, revise, prepare for an exam, refresh or simply practice. see the course « Walk and talk » German or Swiss-German conversation sessions, while walking around the « Parc de la Grange », the « Parc des Eaux-Vives » and the shores of Lake Geneva. see the course