One of the biggest myths I hear all the time: “You need to learn German first.”

I share why learning too much High German first can sometimes actually make Swiss German harder later on, and why starting early — even with just a few words — can make a huge difference.

I also tell the story of one of my students who went from being too afraid to speak Swiss German… to doing job interviews in Swiss German.

Transcripts: The Swiss German transcript of every episode was written by myself, by hand — because no software can truly capture the beauty of the dialect.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get it here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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