Laundry

6 phrases · Swiss German with romanization, English and audio

  1. Wo cha ich mini Chleider wäsche?

    Where can I wash my clothes?

    Usage

    Useful for finding a place to do laundry

    Grammar Note

    composed: Chleider is plural, so mini is used

  2. Wie lang bruucht das?

    How long does it take?

    Usage

    Asks how long the laundry takes

    Grammar Note

    composed: bruuche means "need" and so "take (time)"

  3. Chönd Sie die Chleider bis morn wäsche?

    Could you wash these clothes by tomorrow?

    Usage

    A polite request to a hotel or cleaner

    Grammar Note

    composed: the polite Sie takes the plural verb chönd

  4. Wo isch d Wöschmaschine?

    Where is the washing machine?

    Usage

    Asks where the washing machine is at a hostel or laundrette

    Grammar Note

    composed: Wöschmaschine is feminine

  5. Die Hose isch nöd suuber.

    These trousers are not clean.

    Usage

    A complaint when the laundry came back unclean

    Grammar Note

    composed: nöd (not) comes before the adjective

  6. Chönd Sie sie nomal wäsche?

    Could you wash them again?

    Usage

    A polite request to wash something again

    Grammar Note

    composed: sie means "them" and nomal means "once more"

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