You can stop freaking out. In this episode, you'll learn what to expect when you're stopped by a police offer on the street or in a traffic stop. We have a special guest, Mike, from the Kantonspolizei in Bern, and we discuss the Swiss German phrases and words you need to know for how these scenarios play out with the police in Bern, Switzerland. 

Special thanks to Officer Mike for joining us, and thanks to all the officers at the Kontonspolizei in Bern for serving our community. 

Words and phrases in Mundart 

Police check on the street: 

Police: Darf ig bitte euä uswiis ha? 

Pedestrian: Nei, ig ha mi uswiis nid drbi 

Police: Wie isch euä namä 

Pedestrian: Stephan Muster 

Police: Wiä isch öies geburtsdatum? 

Pedestrian: Mis geburtsdatum isch 12.10.1980 

Police: Wo sit dir i dä leztä 15 minutä gsi? 

Pedestrian: Ig bi im restaurant Bärä gsi 

Police: Danke für öii uswiis, schöne abä 

Pedestrian: Danke glichfaus 

Police traffic stop: 

Police: Kantonspolizei Bärn. Darfi bitte euä füehreruswiis u fahrzüguswiis ha? 

Driver: Hie isch mi füheruswiis u fahrzüguswiis 

Police: Dir sit 15 stundenkilometer ds schnäu gfahre ads chostet ca. 240CHF. Weiters bar zahle oder mitem izahligsschiin? 

Driver: Chanis bar zahle? 

Police: Ja dir chöit bar zahle 

Police: Schöne Tag no 

Driver: Danke glichfaus 

Relevant Vocabulary :

uswiis - Identity card (used as a catch all for ID cards) - noun

geburtsdatum - birth date ID -  Identity card, the one which shows your resident status in Switzerland (a specific ID card) - noun

füehreruswiis - drivers license - noun

stundekilometer - km's/hr - noun

schnäu - fast/quickly - adverb

chostet - costs - verb, present tense 3rd person sing.

izahligsschiin - invoice/bill - noun

More information about language learning: 

ACTFL Guildelines for the Novice level: https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/can-dos/Novice%20Can-Do_Statements.pdf 

CEFR Guidelines: https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168045bb52 

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