Do all German-Speaking Swiss people know how to speak French????
2007-05-03 18:37:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Switzerland ➔ Other - Switzerland
anyone who went to school here learned french, but the swiss germans don't like speaking it, usually they'll end up speaking english!
2007-05-05 05:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by sunshine 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I studdied and lived in Germany for 2 yrs with my family and my teacher who was swiss could speak french, but that doesn't mean they all can, I can't speak french but can speak swiss. so the answer is no.
2007-05-03 18:44:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't come across very many who can't speak French at all, but I also haven't come across many who wouldn't rather speak English than French.
They have to learn French at school, but after that a lot of them seem to dump it entirely. My daughter's teacher's French is not particulary good...so that's part of the problem right there...
2007-05-06 22:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many do but not all of course. But also in the german speaking part eg in shops products are explained in french and italian.
2007-05-03 23:21:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course not, but they have to learn it at school. This is mandatory. The same with French speaking poeple whom MUST learn German as a secon language.
But it is very basic.
People living in metro areas may be bi-lingual, but people living in small towns in the Alps, don't.
Born and raise in Geneva, live in L.A., I had to learn German, but I can just get by if needed. And Swytzerdutsh (German dialect spoken in Switzerland), not nice to you ears.
2007-05-03 18:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by Servette 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
hi angelo,not all of them can speak french
2007-05-03 20:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by nanabel 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No of course not no more then all Americans can speak proper English
What do you call some one who can speak 2 languages?..Bilingual
What do you call some one who can speak three languages?..Trilingual
What do you call some one who only speaks one language?.....................................................................An American *wink*
2007-05-03 18:40:42 · answer #7 · answered by Gizoku 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No.
2007-05-03 18:40:29 · answer #8 · answered by Queenie knows it all. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋