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Education Dialect-able Previous Next Sälü: an informal greeting, from the French "Salut". Other words on the wall are more globalised. swissinfo.ch Schnipo: a portmanteau of "schnitzel" and "pommes frites". swissinfo.ch Ändu: diminutive for Andreas. swissinfo.ch Leidi Sach: üble Geschichte. An ugly business. swissinfo.ch Exgüse: Verzeihung. Excuse me. From the French "s'excuser". swissinfo.ch Rösti: a Swiss-German dish of roughly grated potatoes, shaped into patties which are then fried. swissinfo.ch Machöli: diminutive of macho. swissinfo.ch Luusmeitli: Lausmädchen. Naughty girl. swissinfo.ch Chäsbrätel: Käsegericht. A simple cheese dish. En Gueta: Mahlzeit. How people in Bern say bon appetit. swissinfo.ch Schiri: diminutive of Schiedsrichter. Ref(eree). swissinfo.ch Liefere statt lavere: work don't chat. swissinfo.ch Himelgüegeli: Marienkäfer. Ladybird. swissinfo.ch Beck: Bäcker. Baker. Chräbeli: Änisgebäck. Aniseed biscuit. swissinfo.ch Seckle: Laufen. Running. An advert for the Bern street run. swissinfo.ch Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 Picture 13 Picture 14 A small dialect Swiss-German glossary for beginners. This content was published on May 16, 2011 - 20:37 Christoph Balsiger More from this author (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo.ch) You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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