{"id":236978,"date":"2022-10-28T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T09:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissing.ch\/special-programs\/deutsch-spezial\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T10:47:13","slug":"learn-german-or-swiss-german","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swissing.ch\/en\/learn-german-or-swiss-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Shall I learn German or Swiss German?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Sektion &#8211; Key Visual&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|3%||3%|false|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/swissing.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Special-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;AdobeStock_192310271_1920px&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Special 1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Vollbreites Bild&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Shall I learn German or Swiss German?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E30614&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Sektion &#8211; Content &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|3%||3%|false|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Most people who come to Zurich are confronted with a new language: High German. They start to learn this language, but realize that people here speak differently again in everyday life: Swiss German.  Whoever wants to integrate here would therefore need to learn two languages at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend not to learn both languages at the same time, but to concentrate on one language first.<\/p>\n<p>If you decide to learn High German, you can very well learn additional Swiss German at a later stage. 80% of what you will have learned for High German will help you to learn Swiss German faster.<\/p>\n<p>Should you choose Swiss German, you will be able to learn High German faster at a later time.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Zeile Schweizerdeutsch&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Swiss German<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;is spoken by all social classes in everyday and official situations.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">is spoken by all social classes in everyday and official situations.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;is primarily an oral language.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">is primarily an oral language.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;is often spoken on Swiss television and radio.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">is often spoken on Swiss television and radio.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;is often used in writing for advertising and personal communications.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">is often used in writing for advertising and personal communications.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Learn Swiss German if &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;if you want to understand the people in everyday life.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">if you want to understand the people in everyday life<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;if you want to maintain private contact with Zurich residents.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">if you want to maintain private contact with Zurich residents<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;if your focus is on integrating in Zurich.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">if your focus is on integrating in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Student voice: &#8220;<em>At a dinner with friends or a parents&#8217; meeting at my daughter&#8217;s school, for example, I&#8217;m the only one who doesn&#8217;t understand Swiss German. Then everyone switches to High German out of politeness. That is difficult for me. I told myself I have to learn Zurich German so that everyone doesn&#8217;t have to switch languages because of just one person<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Can you learn Zurich German? Yes, because &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Swiss German has its own grammar and vocabulary.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Swiss German has its own grammar and vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Swiss German is as easy or as difficult to learn as any other European language.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Swiss German is as easy or as difficult to learn as any other European language.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Does it help if I already have a knowledge of High German?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Yes, because Swiss German and High German are closely related.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, because Swiss German and High German are closely related.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;The better your knowledge of High German, the faster you will learn Zurich German.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The better your knowledge of High German, the faster you will learn Zurich German.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;We organize our Swiss German groups according to the participants&#8217; High German skills and offer Swiss German courses at different paces.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We organize our Swiss German groups according to the participants&#8217; High German skills and offer Swiss German courses at a faster or double pace accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Zeile Hochdeutsch&#8221; 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icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;is the language of all newspapers, books and films.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">is the language of all newspapers, books and films.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;is learned by Swiss children at school.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">is learned by Swiss children at school.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;is understood by all German-speaking Swiss and is spoken well, even if reluctantly.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">is understood by all German-speaking Swiss and is spoken, even if reluctantly.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You should learn High German &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5a;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#1E8CCD&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;if you want to learn an official language for reading and writing.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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body_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">if you want to use the language in both Germany and Austria.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>If you are seeking a C permit\/settlement in Switzerland or a Swiss passport, you will have to pass an examination in High German (A2\/B1).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the extension of residence for unemployed persons from third countries you need the A1 certificate in High German.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Zeile German Special&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; 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