SwitzerlandKanton Zürich 53 · Canton of Zurich
How do most German-speaking Swiss in the canton of Zurich use dialect (Mundart) and Standard German (Hochdeutsch) in everyday life?
In the exam (German)
Wie verwenden die meisten Deutschschweizerinnen und Deutschschweizer im Kanton Zürich Mundart und Hochdeutsch im Alltag?
- aThey speak Standard German and mostly write in dialect.Sie sprechen Hochdeutsch und schreiben meist Mundart.
- bThey speak and write almost only Standard German.Sie sprechen und schreiben fast nur Hochdeutsch.
- cThey speak and write almost only dialect.Sie sprechen und schreiben fast nur Mundart.
- dThey speak dialect and mostly write Standard German.Sie sprechen Mundart und schreiben meist Hochdeutsch.Correct answer
Why?
In everyday life people speak Zurich German (Züritüütsch), a dialect of Swiss German. For writing, people mostly use Standard German, for example at school, with the authorities and in newspapers.
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