Hoi

Your Swiss German survival guide

Sergio J Lievano, Nicole Egger (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

168 Seiten

2005
Bergli Books ein Imprint von Helvetiq (Verlag)
978-3-905252-13-2 (ISBN)

Infos

With 'Hoi', you'll learn to express your feelings and opinions, shop and meet people - all in Swiss German. You'll find the formulations you need to enjoy Swiss social life or engage in sports and outdoor activities. And you'll discover lots of handy phrases for small talk, eating out, making telephone calls, getting and giving help in an emergency, and other day-to-day language needs. 'Hoi' includes over 2000 words and phrases. They're derived primarily from the dialect spoken in the Zurich region, which is understood throughout the Swiss German-speaking part of the country. 'Hoi' is chock-full o encouragement for you to get a grip on the expressions you'll need if you're to enjoy your time in Switzerland and feel at home here. 'Hoi' includes an English to Swiss German and a Swiss German to English dictionary.

Autor

Sergio J. Lievano is an Anglo-Colombian artist and qualified economist. He decided to study Comics and Illustrations and to become an illustrator after having worked for more than 12 years as a Business Advisor and Project Manager. Nicole Egger is a linguist who has been teaching German and Swiss German since receiving her degree. She spent a year in Beijing learning Chinese which enables her to sympathise with newcomers to Switzerland who are confronted with a difficult, funny-sounding language.

Inhalt

A good an fun book to learn the language, containing the following sections:

Introduction to Swiss German
Short History of the Dialects
Use of High German in Switzerland
Difference Between Swiss and High German
Greetings & Socializing
Small Talk
Invitations
Work language
Telephone communication
E-mail and SMS
Post Office
Media (News)
Food & Drinks
Health & Safety
Emergencies
Shopping
Money & Banking
Traveling
Transportation
Directions
Hotels & Restaurants
Outdoors
Entertainment
Families
Housing
Neighbours
Numbers
Colours
Animals
Time
Weather & Temperature
Slanguage
Swiss Idioms
Dictionary English - Swiss German
Dictionary Swiss German - English

Produkt-Details

• Illustrationen: Sergio J Lievano
• Sprache: englisch; Swiss German; Alemannic
• Maße: 148 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 265 g
• Einbandart: Paperback
• Themenwelt: Reisen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Schlagworte: Dialekt • Hardcover, Softcover / Sachbücher/Lexika, Nachschlagewerke/Sprachführer • HC/Sachbücher/Lexika, Nachschlagewerke/Sprachführer • Humor • Humour • Schweizerdeutsch • Schweizerdeutsch; Wörterbuch • Swiss dialect • Swiss German
• ISBN-10: 3-905252-13-9 / 3905252139
• ISBN-13: 978-3-905252-13-2 / 9783905252132
• Zustand: Neuware