Sightseeing

1. Wänn macht s Museum uf?

   When does the museum open?

   Usage

   Check opening time before a visit

   Grammar Note

   composed: the separable verb uf mache (to open)

2. Chönd Sie es Föteli vo eus mache?

   Could you take a photo of us?

   Usage

   A polite request to a passer-by at a sight; Föteli is a little photo

   Grammar Note

   composed: polite Sie + chönd + infinitive mache

3. Was choschtet de Iitritt?

   How much is the entrance fee?

   Usage

   Asks the entrance fee at the ticket desk

   Grammar Note

   composed: Was choschtet + masculine noun

4. Gits e Füehrig uf Änglisch?

   Is there a guided tour in English?

   Usage

   Used when looking for a tour of a museum or old town

   Grammar Note

   composed: gits + noun

5. Gits en Rabatt für Studänte?

   Is there a student discount?

   Usage

   Check for a discount at the ticket desk

   Grammar Note

   composed: gits + noun

6. Dörf ich da Föteli mache?

   May I take photos here?

   Usage

   Checks if photos are allowed in museums or churches

   Grammar Note

   composed: modal dörf + infinitive mache

7. Ich wett s Grossmünster bsueche

   I'd like to visit the Grossmünster

   Usage

   For visiting Zürich's famous church; the name is spelled as on the signs

   Grammar Note

   composed: wett + infinitive bsueche

8. Ich wett uf de Pilatus

   I'd like to go up Mount Pilatus

   Usage

   For visiting the well-known mountain near Lucerne

   Grammar Note

   composed: wett + uf + place; the verb of motion may be left out

9. De Pilatus isch en Berg bi Luzärn

   Pilatus is a mountain near Lucerne

   Usage

   Explains where the mountain is

   Grammar Note

   composed: isch + noun + bi + place

10. Ich wett de Rheinfall bsueche

    I'd like to visit the Rhine Falls

    Usage

    For visiting the well-known waterfall in northern Switzerland; the name is spelled as on signs

    Grammar Note

    composed: wett + infinitive bsueche

11. Ich wett uf s Jungfraujoch

    I'd like to go to the Jungfraujoch

    Usage

    For a popular sight near Interlaken; the name is spelled as on signs

    Grammar Note

    composed: wett + uf + place

12. D Kapellbrücke isch z Luzärn

    The Chapel Bridge is in Lucerne

    Usage

    About the wooden bridge in Lucerne; the name is spelled as on signs

    Grammar Note

    composed: z + place means in

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