Nature & Outdoors

1. D Landschaft isch wunderschön

   The scenery is beautiful

   Usage

   Used to praise the view of mountains or lakes

   Grammar Note

   composed: Landschaft is feminine, hence d; the word order is the same as in Standard German

2. Gits da Wanderwäg?

   Are there hiking trails here?

   Usage

   Asks about walking trails; Switzerland has many signposted paths

   Grammar Note

   composed: Gits = git + s (es), 'there is/are'; Wanderwäg has the same form in the plural

3. Wie wird s Wätter morn?

   What will the weather be like tomorrow?

   Usage

   Asks about tomorrow's weather before a hike or trip

   Grammar Note

   composed: wird is the 3rd person singular of werden; Wätter is neuter, hence s

4. De Wasserfall isch gwaltig

   The waterfall is impressive

   Usage

   Said when you see a big waterfall and want to express your impression

   Grammar Note

   composed: Wasserfall is masculine, hence de; gwaltig is an adjective of admiration for size and power

5. Cha mer i dem See schwimme?

   Can one swim in this lake?

   Usage

   Asks whether swimming is possible in a lake; lake swimming is popular in a Swiss summer

   Grammar Note

   composed: mer is the weak pronoun for 'one' and follows cha; See is masculine

6. Wo gseht mer de Sunneuntergang am beschte?

   Where is the best place to watch the sunset?

   Usage

   Asks a local for a good viewpoint

   Grammar Note

   composed: Sunneuntergang is Sunne (sun) + Untergang (setting); am beschte is the superlative

7. Mir sötted kei Abfall i de Natur la

   We should not leave trash in nature

   Usage

   Used to remind people to take their trash home from a hike

   Grammar Note

   composed: kei negates the noun; the verb la (let, leave) expresses 'leave behind'

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