Public Transport

1. Wele Bus fahrt i d Stadt?

   Which bus goes to the city center?

   Usage

   Checks at a stop which bus goes into town

   Grammar Note

   composed: Stadt is feminine, hence d; the destination is given with the preposition i

2. Wo isch d Haltestell?

   Where is the stop?

   Usage

   Asks where the bus or tram stop is

   Grammar Note

   composed: Haltestell is feminine, hence d; it corresponds to Standard German Haltestelle

3. Isch dä Platz frei?

   Is this seat free?

   Usage

   Asks whether you may take a seat on a train or bus

   Grammar Note

   composed: Platz is masculine and takes the demonstrative dä

4. Wänn fahrt de letscht Bus?

   What time is the last bus?

   Usage

   Asks the time of the last bus when going home at night

   Grammar Note

   composed: Bus is masculine, hence de; letscht is a superlative form

5. Wo cha ich es Billett choufe?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Usage

   Asks where to buy a ticket; the Swiss word for ticket is Billett

   Grammar Note

   composed: Billett is neuter, hence es; the Standard German word Fahrkarte is not used

6. Haltet dä Bus bim Bahnhof?

   Does this bus stop at the station?

   Usage

   Checks with the driver before boarding that the bus stops where you need

   Grammar Note

   composed: bim is the fusion of bi (at) and em (the)

7. Vo welem Gleis fahrt de Zug ab?

   Which platform does the train leave from?

   Usage

   Asks which platform a train leaves from; the words are Gleis or Perron

   Grammar Note

   composed: abfahre is a separable verb and ab goes to the end; Gleis is neuter

8. Gits e direkti Verbindig?

   Is there a direct connection?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a connection without changing

   Grammar Note

   composed: Gits = git + s (es), 'there is'; Verbindig is feminine and the adjective takes -i

9. Wie lang gaat d Fahrt?

   How long does the journey take?

   Usage

   Asks how long a journey takes

   Grammar Note

   composed: gaat (goes) is used in the sense of 'takes'; Fahrt is feminine, hence d

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