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Learn Swiss German with The Pimsleur Method
Speak Swiss German like a native!
It’s now possible to speak and understand a foreign language effortlessly. The world-famous Pimsleur Method™ combines well-established research, most-useful vocabulary and a completely intuitive process to get you speaking right from the first day. All Pimsleur® courses feature real-world context and flexible vocabulary enabling you to learn your new language in a fluid, natural way. Pimsleur gives you everything you need. It’s the simplest way to start speaking a new language today.
The Swiss federation is composed of 23 “cantons (states)”. The majority of the population, about 65%, speaks Swiss German, and it is spoken in 11 out of the 23 cantons. The so-called “German speaking cantons” are the cantons of Aargau, Appenzell, Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Unterwalden, Uri, and Zurich. French is the language of 18% of the population of Switzerland, while 10% speak Italian. About 1%, mainly in the Engadin, speak Rhaeto-Romanic (Romansch), the fourth national, but not official, language.
Swiss German-Speaking Countries
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