Basic Nouns

1. s Wasser

   Water

   Usage

   A basic noun for asking for drinking water

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

2. s Ässe

   Food

   Usage

   A general noun for food, made from the verb ässe (to eat)

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

3. s Geld

   Money

   Usage

   A general noun for money; the currency is the franc (Franke)

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

4. s WC

   Toilet

   Usage

   The common word for the toilet; signs also say WC

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

5. s Gepäck

   Luggage

   Usage

   A noun for all of a traveller's luggage

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

6. de Schlüssel

   Key

   Usage

   A noun for a room or car key

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

7. s Billett

   Ticket

   Usage

   The common Swiss word for a train or bus ticket; borrowed from French

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

8. de Pass

   Passport

   Usage

   A noun for the passport; an identity document can also be called Ausweis

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

9. s Handy

   Phone

   Usage

   The widely used word for a mobile phone

   Grammar Note

   composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

10. de Bahnhof

    Station

    Usage

    A noun for the train station; signs use the same word

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

11. s Spital

    Hospital

    Usage

    A noun for the hospital; the Swiss word for Krankenhaus

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

12. d Polizei

    Police

    Usage

    A noun for the police; the emergency number is 117

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a feminine noun

13. s Gschäft

    Shop

    Usage

    A noun for a shop or business

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

14. s Zimmer

    Room

    Usage

    A noun for a room in a hotel or house

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article s goes with a neuter noun

15. d Strass

    Road

    Usage

    A noun for a road or street

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a feminine noun

16. d Familie

    Family

    Usage

    A noun for the family

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a feminine noun

17. de Name

    Name

    Usage

    A noun for a person's or thing's name

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

18. de Chopf

    Head

    Usage

    A body-part noun for the head; initial k becomes ch

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

19. d Auge

    Eyes

    Usage

    A noun for the eyes; the plural has the same form

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a plural noun

20. d Zähn

    Teeth

    Usage

    The plural noun for teeth, useful at the dentist

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a plural noun

21. de Hals

    Throat / neck

    Usage

    A noun for the throat or neck

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

22. de Buuch

    Belly

    Usage

    A noun for the belly

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

23. de Rugge

    Back

    Usage

    A noun for the back

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

24. de Fuess

    Foot

    Usage

    A noun for the foot

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article de goes with a masculine noun

25. d Hand

    Hand

    Usage

    A noun for the hand

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a feminine noun

26. d Brust

    Chest

    Usage

    A noun for the chest, used to describe pain

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a feminine noun

27. d Füürwehr

    Fire brigade

    Usage

    A noun for the fire brigade; the emergency number is 118

    Grammar Note

    composed: the article d goes with a feminine noun

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