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Self Study - Course 2
Swiss German from zero 

Have you already finished course 1? Do you feel like you are getting a grasp of the language? Then, let's continue, you are doing great! 

Continue studying at your own pace with micro learning explanation videos, exercises, quizzes and learning assessments based on Book 2 "Swiss German for English Speakers".

This is the intermediate course for people with basic understanding of Swiss German. 
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What's included?

You get instant access to all learning units on a monthly basis. Like that you keep working on your knowledge regularly.

Clear Explanations in English

All explanations are in English. For this course no German is required. Step by step you will learn how to understand written things as well.

Access to the Quizlet Class

Study vocabulary with virtual flashcards, which is fun and effective. Study whenever and wherever you want.

Short Study Bits

Study in short bits of 5-20 min, by doing that every day you will step by step build up your Swiss German.

Learning Assessment

After each chapter you have the option to test your knowledge with a short exam.

Additional Exercises

Do additional exercises to practice your listening and reading skills and test your knowledge with translation exercises.  

Live Q&A sessions 

Join the monthly lives to get answers to questions and practice with others. 

Daily Trainer 

Practice every day from your phone and review regularly.

Dictionary 

Search the database to find a word or conjugation quickly. 
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 Bonus 1: Join Q&A Sessions

Do you have questions? Join the Q&A group sessions and ask me anything related to Swiss German. (This is included in the subscription)

 Bonus 2: Learn about Swiss Culture 

Get access to the culture videos too! Learn about Swiss culture at the same time. 

Bring your language learning journey to the next level

Become a VIP  

Receive personal feedback with comments, examples and tips to all your answers.

This is additional to the Self study Course. So you have to register/deregister for each one separately.

1:1 Study Session  

Book your 1:1 sessions to practice speaking with a native and ask any further questions.

Sessions are 55 min online. You will receive an access link once the timing is confirmed.

Learning Objectives

This is what you'll learn in the starter course 2.

▪ the weather, the weather forecast, the seasons
▪ the time, duration, opening hours, bus timetable
▪ common verbs 
▪ Akkusative pronouns 
▪ question pronouns like wer, wo, wie, wen, warum, wieso, wie lang, woane, woher, weli
▪ places in the city, asking and giving directions, movement vs position,
▪ negation
▪ the modal verbs müesse (must) and welle (want), obligations at home 
▪ the answers jo, nei, doch, mol 
▪ separable verbs
▪ food, likes and dislikes, recipes, eating habits in Switzerland 
▪ the past tense for normal verbs, separable verbs and modal verbs, past tense expressions 
▪ adjectives
▪ the dative with verbs and prepositions 
▪ readings and listenings 

Course Book 2

This book is the second of the series. It teaches you further structures and vocabulary that you need for a successful communication in Swiss German.

Book 2 guides you in 12 chapters through new topics of daily life in combination with more advanced structures.

Learn to express what you actually want to say and in your own words. Thanks to straight-forward grammar explanations with corresponding writing, listening and speaking exercises, you practice your understanding and expression.

After completion of Books 1 and 2, the student should feel comfortable with the basics of Swiss German conversation.

The book comes with
  • access to all audio files,
  • downloadable solutions,
  • transcript document
  • vocabulary list
  • virtual flashcards
  • alphabetical word list (SG > EN; EN > SG)
  • grammar summary of the book
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Meet the teacher

Rahel Roth

I am a graduated language teacher for High Schools and since 2018 I have been working as a freelance German teacher online.

I noticed that many of my students would like to learn Swiss German but struggle because of the scarce learning material and courses. Moreover lessons are often tailored to students with at least an intermediate knowledge of German.

My goal is to help expats learn Swiss German from scratch without any previous knowledge of German.

I am  very happy to help you learn such a fancy language as is Swiss German. Let's study together! Viel Spass! (=Have fun!)
Patrick Jones - Course author
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