Rest assured: It is difficult in ANY case. Sometimes in a shop the salesperson will run off to find an English speaking worker (and sometimes they will then run off to find another worker that speaks better English). On one of my first days I went walking in the Jura mountains near my town. Some habits of talking took a while to get used to. Sometimes I feel I understand the Swiss, other times they are complex enigmas. But if you know German and you're listening and understanding, you'll know what happened when you stop understanding :). One thing I will say is transfer your driving licence to a Swiss one right away if you are from a country that can. crippling fear of mountain goats. The simple focused nature of the tree and short time requirements of the stages mean you don’t get overwhelmed and don’t need to worry about setting more than a few minutes aside for it. When you start speaking English with people it is far too hard to then switch language years down the line when your German is good enough to function properly.
You might still mix up words and your grammar makes the language less of an art and more of a frontal assault. The area I would be living in is Argau, Most exactly in Durrenasche. The British habit of saying sorry to express sympathy (or anything) rather confuses the Swiss who take it to just mean guilt. In any case, you have to take care of it very early. 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(Sorry for answering in English -- I understand written and spoken German fine but am not so good at speaking and writing -- I'm from the French-speaking part of the country). By living in a bedroom and cooking everyday can I still save money? Youtube has some useful resources. But the differences can pile up: If you come from anywhere but Norway then converting the prices back to your home currency will give you a heart attack each time you go to the shops here. Also we had regular internal presentations that are given in German, at the start I was filling sheets of paper with scribbled words and translations from my phone as I tried to keep up, but at the end I only needed to do so for one or two words which was rather nice. I made a post on here 2 years ago about my thoughts after 6 months, so this post is kind of a redo/update of that (and this is also heavily focused on the German speaking part of the country). have some Aromat on your table (even if it is made by Unilever). For learning in Switzerland I found these tools very useful: The free commuter newspaper 20 minutes is the best tool for learning German in Switzerland (probably also French and Italian too). I can barely remember any genders for nouns and mostly just pick whatever sounds best in my head. In any case, the main requirement for a longer stay is that you can finance yourself. This has happened twice now. Absurdly so really. Cookies help us deliver our Services. My question would be. For example when checking into a hotel in Graubünden the receptionist was delighted that I spoke in German rather than just shouting at her in English and I got very friendly treatment for the rest of the time. [r/de] [Answer] Moving to Switzerland - here are a few thoughts on my experiences with moving, learning the language, and life here in general. so you can speak some words of German and were able to finish school? Maybe there are such possibilities for other people as well.