Swiss German Unlocked: Your key to speaking like a local (Swiss German Mastery Series)

I have never had a language learning book like this. I read over the chapter and then I scanned the QR code with my phone and I could listen to the pronunciation while looking over the text. She presents the book in a really fun way, it's not boring. She even has a QR code for the youtube video she made to go along with it. I love the exercise and you can check your answers at the end of the book. 100 percent worth it if you're trying to learn Swiss German. I just learned German, so it's nice how she writes the German and the Swiss German so you can see visually the differences. That helps because in my mind I can see okay, so in Swiss German this ending goes away from the German word. She has really helpful charts and tips for learning Swiss German. Fantastic book! I hope she writes more!

One of the things I really like about this book is that I don't have to search through You Tube to find where and how it's pronounced. There are QR codes all throughout the book that bring you right to each section. Extremely well laid out. Each word or phrase is placed in columns that have the High German, Swiss German and English. There are also exercises to further solidify the information in your mind. I've been following Andrea on You Tube for quite some time and find her to be comical which again helps to place the information in your head. This is quite timely as we'll be visiting CH soon!

Learning any dialect of Swiss German (Schwyzertuutsch) - and seriously, they are near myriad - requires (optimally) living in Switzerland, having reasonable fluency in German already, and a good ear or, as I did decades ago knowing no German whatsoever, listening carefully and repeating phrases I remembered in (what I hoped was) the appropriate circumstance like a parrot. Only slowly did the 'rules' of how to use the dialect began to emerge. I was a student in Winterthur for a year and have since visited the country numerous times and now the local dialect (Zurich/Winterthur) seems normal. However, even with this, this book revealed new things to me and I can say that had this been available to me way back then, learning it would have been so much faster, easier and more logical. If you are going to live there for a while and wish to learn or better your ability in dialect, this should be a great help. Bear in mind the author is from Zurich and so the language is the local version of Swiss German which to be honest, is quite a bit different from that you will hear up in the Bernese Oberland or Appenzell or deep in Glarus, for example, but if you know one dialect version, you will get by well - the Swiss do! Highly recommended.

This is the best Swiss-German learning book I ever purchased that I could almost finish it simply because it’s written very well and truly fun. I like the links in the book for the correct pronunciation, they’re very useful and easily accessible. Don’t hesitate, buy it, you won’t regret!

This book is filled with great examples, exercises, and phrases -- it's perfect for anyone looking to get started with Swiss German. It presents the language in a very accessible way, so it's very easy to pick up and just get started! The QR links to online content are very helpful for getting the pronunciation right.

I loved this book. The only problem I have is when I am looking for a particular phrase, I have to skim through the entire book. I know that there are chapters, but some phrases might fit in more than one category. I was so exited to get the book from the author who I was already watching on YouTube. And I am old school. This book also had an audio capability. It also came so quick, that I was amazed. Loved it. If I could give it 4 1/2 I would. I still love it!!

Great book to learn Swiss

I am finding this "Swiss German Unlocked" the absolute best refresher course on the Swiss dialect. This book is focused on providing a learning framework for English-speaking audience, but it would be very useful for a German-speaking audience who have a basic understanding of the English language. In 190 pages, Andrea Holle has written an excellent, simple and concise introduction to the Swiss language. Following a brief introduction to the dialects spoken by 65% of the Swiss population, and an explanation of how to use the links to video/pronunciation, the book proceeds in a logical build toward phrases and simple conversations that would be important to visitors who wish to become fully accepted in social settings. It concludes with a 15 page section on vocabulary, arranged by situational use, and a 10 page section that provides answers to the written exercises scattered in the second half of the book. Following the 27 sections that lay out the fundamentals of building sentences, Andrea includes 30 pages of useful basic conversations, ranging from small talk, to a few pages of typical job interview questions and answers. This book will provide the key to speaking like a local.

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As stated in the other 5-star reviews, this is an excellent book for English speakers who have studied German, especially given the particular audience and material. I could not find such a book several years ago. The material is very well prioritized, organized and presented. I particularly liked the presentation of many of the tables which compare German and Swiss-German. I especially admired the author’s presentation of a table, which was an overview of the definite article, including the “dimensions” of language (German, Swiss-German), gender (m,f,n), number (sing, plur) and case (N,G,D,A). Also, excellent are: the QR codes, which take you directly to excellent audio/video for the specific material; the technical yet relaxed and entertaining writing style; the cultural references; a section that outlines some formulaic transformations between German and Swiss-German; a growing collection of Youtube videos, which cover many useful expressions and grammatical points in an informative and entertaining manner. Personally, I would pay more money for an edition of this book that kept all of the wonderful current features, but that went into greater depth and had more examples. However, the additional (and free) web resources provide many of these. Congratulations, Ms. Holle, for such a fine piece of work on Swiss-German!

I spent a long time searching for a book like this. This the best Swiss German book that i readed, it has everything, Im moving to switzerland soon so i do recommend this book for begginers that want to learn this beautiful language.

This, as well as Andrea Holle's other two books, are a valuable tool for learning Swiss German. There are not that many printed resources available for learning 'Schwiizertüütsch' which include audio support and most, I find, have not been written in recent times. Andrea's books are up-to-date, and contain downloadable audio files. I love the fact that she explains everything very clearly, so that the grammar and vocabulary are easy to acquire, especially (but not exclusively) for someone who has studied standard German. Look out also for her video lessons on YouTube, some of which can also be accessed by QR code in her books. The dialect is that of Zurich and the surrounding area, which I understand is the most widely understood in Switzerland, which is one of my favourite countries to visit. I have no doubt, that I'll now have a better understanding of Swiss German on an upcoming visit, and will even have more confidence in trying to speak it, too. Her 'Swiss German Verbs' is the first of its kind, that I know of, to give a detailed presentation of the most commonly used verbs in all their tenses and contains example sentences for each one (again accompanied by audio support). I can't conclude this review, without a mention of 'Thomas's Musical Odyssey.' It's a joy to read and listen to, and contains very useful translations into English and Standard German. So glad I found these. A 'must' for any languages enthusiast.

Swiss German can be a challenge even for people who already know and speak German. This wonderfully structured book makes learning this authentic dialect much easier. Enriched with grammar, vocabulary, and useful phrases, I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn Swiss German. And don’t forget to follow Andrea on Instagram and watch her videos on YouTube — it makes the whole process much more fun!