The gap textbook German leaves
Schools teach Hochdeutsch. Switzerland speaks something else, and you notice it the first time someone talks to you at the till. Bernaly pairs you with someone who lives in the region your dialect comes from.
Learn Swiss
Dialects. Not Just
Languages.
Swiss dialects and languages, taught by the people who grew up speaking them. Every Swiss German dialect, plus Swiss French, Swiss Italian and Romansh.
Built in Switzerland. For Switzerland.
Grüezi!
Grüessech!
Salut!
Ciao!
Why Bernaly exists
Built for the language you actually need.
Most people arrive in Switzerland, take a Hochdeutsch course, and then feel lost the first time someone speaks to them at the bakery. Bernaly fills that gap, in every Swiss language.
What people actually say
The same question, twice. Once the way the book has it, once the way you will hear it.
Example
“How are you?”
Hochdeutsch · Wie geht es Ihnen?
Züritüütsch · Wie gaats?
A real person reads every application
When someone applies to teach on Bernaly, we read the application by hand. We check that the dialect they teach is really their own and that they have taught before. That takes 2 to 3 working days.
You should be able to speak the language of the place you live in.
Bernaly. Made in Switzerland, for everyone who lives here.
Start Learning the Swiss Way
Swiss German, Bernese, Basel dialects, Swiss French, Italian and Romansh. Taught by real people.
1
Find a tutor
Filter by dialect, then read how each tutor teaches.
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2
Book a session
Pick a date and time, choose 15, 30, 60 or 90 minutes, send the request.
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3
Meet your tutor
A video call built around the situations you actually run into here.
Grüezi!Ciao!
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Teach the dialect you grew up with.
- Your profile shows where you are from and how you teach.
- Set your own price and manage your bookings.
- Every booking opens a video room, so you do not have to set one up.
Explore Current Teachers
The tutors currently teaching on Bernaly.