This entry is going to focus on being able to talk about yourself. I will cover some basic verbs and basic sentence structures. While this will not explain in depth how sentences are structured and that may still be a bit confusing, hopefully this may help to carry on a partial conversation in the meantime.
Here are some quick beginning of phrases to start with, and we can fill in the answers later.
To speak using a polite form you need to use the second person plural dihr. However, since this pronoun appears after the verb, it is weakened to 'er with an unstressed e. This is expressed by the third personal plural - as opposed to other High German and Swiss german dialects.
Wi heisset'er? - I heisse...
What is your name? (literally, how do you call yourself?) - My name is...
Wo wohnet'er? - I wohne...
Where do you live? - I live...
Vo wo chömet'er? - I chume...
Where do you come from? - I come (from)...
Wi redet'er? - I rede...
(This is a literal translation since I am not quite sure of the correct one...)
How do you speak? - I speak...
Was schaffet'er? - I schaffe als...
What do you do for work? - I work as...
Was isch öji Muetersprach? - My Muetersprach isch...
What is your mother tongue? - My mother tongue is...
Chöit'er (guet/rächt guet/schlächt/nid) Bärndütsch? - I cha...
(The literal translation would be something like this...)
Can you Bärndütsch (good, quite good, bad, not)? - I can...
(If you cannot understand my meaning, don't hesitate to ask me!)
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