Beach & Activities

1. Wo isch de nächscht Strand?

   Where is the nearest beach?

   Usage

   In Switzerland this usually means a lakeside beach

   Grammar Note

   composed: the superlative ends in -scht (nächscht)

2. Wo isch d nächscht Badi?

   Where is the nearest public pool or lake bath?

   Usage

   Badi is the Swiss word for a public bathing place by a lake, river or pool

   Grammar Note

   composed: Badi is feminine, so the article is d

3. S Wasser isch hüt aagnehm warm.

   The water is pleasantly warm today

   Usage

   A remark about the water temperature when swimming

   Grammar Note

   composed: hüt means today; the adverb aagnehm stands before the adjective

4. Gits da Qualle?

   Are there jellyfish here?

   Usage

   A safety question before swimming

   Grammar Note

   composed: Gits is the short form of es git, meaning there is

5. Dörf me da baade?

   Is swimming allowed here?

   Usage

   Asks whether swimming is permitted in a lake or river

   Grammar Note

   composed: me is the indefinite pronoun one

6. Ich wett go surfe.

   I would like to go surfing

   Usage

   The typical dialect construction with go meaning to go and do something

   Grammar Note

   composed: go plus infinitive means going to do something, a construction Standard German lacks

7. Wo cha me Flosse und e Maske miete?

   Where can one rent fins and a mask?

   Usage

   Asks where to rent snorkelling gear

   Grammar Note

   composed: cha means can; me is the indefinite pronoun one

8. Ich suech en Platz im Schatte.

   I am looking for a place in the shade

   Usage

   Used on sunny days when looking for a place to rest

   Grammar Note

   composed: im is the contraction of in dem

9. Ich ha en Sunnebrand.

   I have a sunburn

   Usage

   Useful when asking for help at a pharmacy about sunburn

   Grammar Note

   composed: ich ha corresponds to Standard German ich habe

10. De See isch hüt wild.

    The lake is rough today

    Usage

    A remark on a windy day, used at a lake

    Grammar Note

    composed: See is masculine when it means lake

11. Ich wott go schwimme.

    I want to go swimming

    Usage

    A basic sentence before heading to a lake or pool

    Grammar Note

    composed: go plus infinitive means going to do something

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