If you're exploring the Alps or wandering through a historic old town and clouds suddenly roll in or drizzle hits your sunglasses, don’t panic (or cancel your plans). A little rain never stopped the Swiss… and it shouldn’t stop you either.

Grüezi mitänand! Wait... what? Welcome to the enchanting world of Swiss German, a dialect that sounds like a fantasy novel being read through a mouth full of Toblerone. It’s not quite German, definitely not English, and 100% something you’re going to hear everywhere.