Learn Swiss Standard German
Learn Swiss Standard German
Want to learn Swiss Standard German? A great idea — in German-speaking Switzerland it is used in press and media. Discover the language of this beautiful Alpine country.
On LernLaterne you will find stories and dialogs in Swiss Standard German — with audio, exercises, and texts from A1 to B2.
Swiss Standard German — the written and media language of Switzerland
Swiss Standard German is the formal written and standard language in German-speaking Switzerland. You find it in newspapers, news, authorities, and in the classroom — close to the German standard but with typically Swiss vocabulary and expressions.
Anyone living, working, or regularly reading Swiss media in Switzerland benefits enormously from understanding Swiss Standard German confidently — and eventually writing it themselves.
What LernLaterne offers
The texts on LernLaterne are organised by level and linked with audio. Stories give you longer passages for reading and listening; dialogs show short conversations from everyday life. This way you learn typical words, expressions, and sentence patterns in context — without dry vocabulary lists.
Start at your level and work your way forward step by step. The more you read and listen, the more familiar the language becomes.