Switzerland has four main local languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Of which German, in fact Swiss German, is the most common. Here are our top ten phrases to know in German # 10: if you want to ask directions from somebody, say, "wo ist?" which means "where is" # 9: for goodbye, it is "auf wiedersehen". # 8: if you have reached your destination and you want your taxi driver to stop just, say "halt". "Halt" which means stop. # 7: when you are looking for the bathroom, say "wo ist eine toilette?" which means "where is the bathroom". # 6: if you want to ask the price while shopping, say "wie viel?" which means "how much?". # 5: to ask someone if they speak English use "sprechen zie Englisch?". You might get a reply "Ja" which means "Yes" or "Nein" which means "NO". # 4: in case of an emergency, say "hilfe" which means "Help". # 3: for apologizing, use "entschuldigung" which means "sorry". # 2: "thank you" is "danke" And the top phrase is "gruetzi" which means "hello". I am Nadia Migdal showing you Switzerland.

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