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Old 08.02.2010, 17:55
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Re: Zurich 2010
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Hi All,

I'm moving to Zurich on Tuesday. Oh . Thought I'd say hi make my introduction.

1st question - I want to try and learn Swiss German, I don't know any other foreign languages. Can people recommend any classes or anything or is there a Swiss German social night I can come along too?

Thanks and hopefully will get to meet some of you soon.

Stu
My German tutor said it's not worth taking a Swiss German course until you reach at least level B2 in Standard German.

I'm just completing C1 German but don't really feel the need to learn to speak Swiss German. I understand it and Swiss German speakers understand me speaking Standard German.

In order to understand newspapers, official documentation, road signs, and other essentials, you need to have a good grounding in Standard German. Swiss German is, for a foreigner, a "nice to have" but not essential.
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