https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Watching German-language movies and series can be one of the most fun and entertaining ways to improve your language skills. Here are a few to check out. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230503/10-must-see-films-and-series-to-help-you-improve-your-german Wed, 03 May 2023 17:14:12 +0200 10-must-see-films-and-series-to-help-you-improve-your-german Does your personality really change when speaking another language? Are people more comfortable expressing emotions in certain languages and can understanding the emotional shift actually help with language learning? Language professors Mari Mar Boillos Pereira and Ana Blanco Canales explore the latest research. https://www.thelocal.ch/20241206/opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:38:45 +0100 opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing Whether you're a beginner in German or looking to gain some fluency, we've compiled some handy resources to take your language skills to the next level. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230420/what-are-the-best-websites-and-apps-to-learn-german Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:22:51 +0200 what-are-the-best-websites-and-apps-to-learn-german Getting to grips with German and particularly Swiss German is no easy feat. Lucky, there are ample opportunities to master the language (for free) all around Basel. https://www.thelocal.ch/20231124/five-places-to-learn-swiss-german-for-free-in-basel Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:03:19 +0100 five-places-to-learn-swiss-german-for-free-in-basel German is not an easy language to learn, particularly Swiss German. The City of Zurich knows this and has several offers for free classes for immigrants. Writer Parul Chhaparia lists five of them. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220823/five-places-to-learn-swiss-german-for-free-in-zurich Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:34:15 +0200 five-places-to-learn-swiss-german-for-free-in-zurich Whether its thanks to heritage, a partner, living in a German-speaking country themselves or just having a knack for languages, here are some celebrities who can converse in German. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230404/seven-celebrities-who-will-wow-you-with-their-german Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:49:33 +0200 seven-celebrities-who-will-wow-you-with-their-german Leave it to the German language to help with any situation that involves a trade-off between two things. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230301/german-phrase-of-the-day-etwas-in-kauf-nehmen-3 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:05:13 +0100 german-phrase-of-the-day-etwas-in-kauf-nehmen-3 Just about to leave, or want more equality? This is the German word for you. https://www.thelocal.ch/20221213/german-word-of-the-day-gleich Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:38:14 +0100 german-word-of-the-day-gleich Switzerland is a diverse, multilingual country and its literature reflects that. To pep up your late-summer reading list, we've put together a list of novels by modern authors from across Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220823/5-modern-swiss-novels-to-read-this-summer Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:23:04 +0200 5-modern-swiss-novels-to-read-this-summer If you’re planning on heading to south Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, you’ll be certain to hear today’s word of the day in almost every conversation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201020/german-word-of-the-day-gell Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:45:11 +0200 german-word-of-the-day-gell German is a notoriously difficult language to master. And to make matters worse, some things have different names in different German-speaking regions. This word is a prime example https://www.thelocal.ch/20201013/word-of-the-day-der-erdapfel Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:44:08 +0200 word-of-the-day-der-erdapfel If you love complaining, then this German word is just right for you. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191031/german-word-of-the-day-das-meckern Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:02:06 +0100 german-word-of-the-day-das-meckern