Swiss people, kindly advise...
I have been learning German for a couple of years now and I understand both Swiss German and Standard German used in everyday conversation. But I never know which one to use in informal situations as I don't want to sound like I was making fun or anything...
For example, when I walk my dog in the morning and a kind old lady starts asking questions regarding my dog's breed, age, or comments the weather, etc... I never know whether to reply in Swiss German or Standard German. I mean regardless of how I reply to her the lady will know immediately that I'm not a native German speaker, but would she appreciate my effort of trying to have the conversation in Swiss German or will it just sound weird to her?
So my question to Swiss people is, if you are having a conversation with someone who speaks German at a reasonable level, but you can clearly understand from this person's accent that they are neither Swiss nor German, would you prefer them to use Schwiizerdütsch or Hochdeutsch?
Schwiizerdütsch vs Hochdeutsch
I have been learning German for a couple of years now and I understand both Swiss German and Standard German used in everyday conversation. But I never know which one to use in informal situations as I don't want to sound like I was making fun or anything...
For example, when I walk my dog in the morning and a kind old lady starts asking questions regarding my dog's breed, age, or comments the weather, etc... I never know whether to reply in Swiss German or Standard German. I mean regardless of how I reply to her the lady will know immediately that I'm not a native German speaker, but would she appreciate my effort of trying to have the conversation in Swiss German or will it just sound weird to her?
So my question to Swiss people is, if you are having a conversation with someone who speaks German at a reasonable level, but you can clearly understand from this person's accent that they are neither Swiss nor German, would you prefer them to use Schwiizerdütsch or Hochdeutsch?
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