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PIMSLEUR
L A N G U A G E
P R O G R A M S
SWISS GERMAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Reading Lessons
Speakers of Swiss German . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Why Learn Swiss German? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Courtesies to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Beginning a Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Getting Around Swiss German Towns . . . . . . . 12 Swiss German People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Extending a Personal Invitation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Eating Out in Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Swiss Money, Numbers, and Dates . . . . . . . . . . 17 Visiting a Swiss Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Casual Conversation with Swiss Germans . . . . 19 Reference Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Romansh
French is the language of 18% of the population, while 10% speak Italian (figures established by the Union Bank of Switzerland, 1997). About 1%, mainly in the Engadin, speak Rhaeto-Romanic (Romansch), the fourth national, but not official, language.
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