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Everyday Romansh for the village you are in

Romansh (rumantsch) is one of Switzerland’s four national languages. In Graubünden it is spoken in five regional idioms – Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter and Vallader; Rumantsch Grischun is the common written standard. Locals appreciate a greeting in their own idiom. Clerina finds the idiom of the village you are in and shows 11 everyday phrases and the numbers 1–10, with pronunciation.

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The five Romansh idioms and the written standard

Everyday phrases in all idioms

MeaningSursilvanSutsilvanSurmiranPuterValladerRumantsch Grischun
Hello!Allegra!Allegra!Allegra!Allegra!Allegra!Allegra!
Good morning!Bien di!Bùn gi!Bun de!Bun di! †Bun di! †Bun di!
Good evening!Buna sera!Bùna sera! †Buna seira!Buna saira! †Buna saira! †Buna saira!
Good night!Buna notg! †Bùna notg!Buna notg!Buna not! †Buna not! †Buna notg!
Goodbye!Sin seveser!Sen saver!A reveir!A revair! †A revair! †A bun ans vesair!
How are you?Co has?Co va'gl cun te?Scu vogl cun tè?Cu vo que cun te? †Co vaja? †Co vai?
Thank you very much!Grazia fetg!Graztga fetg!Graztga fitg!Grazcha fich! †Grazcha fich! †Grazia fitg!
Please.Fai aschi bien!Par plascher! †Per plascheir.Per plaschair. †Per plaschair. †Per plaschair.
Excuse me.Perstgisei!Stgisa! †Stgise! †S-chüsa! †Ch'Ella s-chüsa! †Perstgisai!
Enjoy your meal!Bien appetit!Bùn apetit!Bun appatet!Bun appetit! †Bun appetit! †Bun appetit!
Cheers!Viva!Viva!Viva!Viva! †Viva! †Viva!
Counting 1–10in, dus, treis, quater, tschun, sis, siat, otg, nov, dieschegn, dus, tres, quater, tschentg, sis, seat, otg, nov, dieschegn, dus, treis, quatter, tschintg, seis, set, otg, nov, dieschün, duos, trais, quatter, tschinch, ses, set, och, nouv, desch †ün, duos, trais, quatter, tschinch, ses, set, ot, nouv, desch †in, dus, trais, quatter, tschintg, sis, set, otg, nov, diesch

† Not in the Lia Rumantscha dictionary (Pledari Grond): chosen by machine translation and how often the form is used in Romansh texts. Puter and Vallader have no searchable dictionary here.

Questions and answers

How many Romansh idioms are there?
Five: Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter and Vallader. Rumantsch Grischun is not a sixth idiom but the common written standard used by the canton, media and schools.
Which Romansh idiom is spoken where?
Sursilvan: Surselva (Vorderrhein valley: Disentis/Mustér, Ilanz/Glion, Flims, Lumnezia). Sutsilvan: Sutselva (Schams/Schons, Domleschg/Tumleastga, Heinzenberg). Surmiran: Surmeir (Albula/Alvra valley and Surses/Oberhalbstein). Puter: Upper Engadine (Engiadin'Ota). Vallader: Lower Engadine (Engiadina Bassa) and Val Müstair. Rumantsch Grischun: Standard written Romansh used by the canton, media and schools.
How do you say “Hello!” in Romansh?
“Allegra!” – the same in all five idioms and in Rumantsch Grischun.
How do you say “Good morning!” in Romansh?
In Rumantsch Grischun, the written standard: “Bun di!”. In the idioms: Sursilvan “Bien di!”, Sutsilvan “Bùn gi!”, Surmiran “Bun de!”, Puter “Bun di!”, Vallader “Bun di!”.
How do you say “Thank you very much!” in Romansh?
In Rumantsch Grischun, the written standard: “Grazia fitg!”. In the idioms: Sursilvan “Grazia fetg!”, Sutsilvan “Graztga fetg!”, Surmiran “Graztga fitg!”, Puter “Grazcha fich!”, Vallader “Grazcha fich!”.
How do you say “Goodbye!” in Romansh?
In Rumantsch Grischun, the written standard: “A bun ans vesair!”. In the idioms: Sursilvan “Sin seveser!”, Sutsilvan “Sen saver!”, Surmiran “A reveir!”, Puter “A revair!”, Vallader “A revair!”.
How do you say “Cheers!” in Romansh?
“Viva!” – the same in all five idioms and in Rumantsch Grischun.

Sources and licence

Phrases and numbers for Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan and Surmiran: Pledari Grond dictionary, © Lia Rumantscha, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Clerina selected the entries and ranked them by how often they are used in Romansh texts (ZurichNLP); punctuation may be adapted. Entries marked † – mostly Puter and Vallader, whose dictionary cannot be searched here – were proposed by the ZurichNLP Romansh translation model (CC BY-NC 4.0) and still need a check by native speakers. Audio: computer voice (OmniVoice, CC BY-NC), checked by a Romansh speech recogniser – a rough guide only. Clerina is an independent, non-commercial project; Lia Rumantscha and ZurichNLP do not endorse it. Last checked: 2026-10-24.