Here is another story about a guy who couldn't fall asleep. 

We will discuss in the lessons your sleeping habbits, the source of your sleeping difficulties,  different ways of improving the quality of your sleep...

Before that let's listen to the audio recording

E schloflosi Nacht
A sleepless night

Was isch los, Tigerli?
What's up, little tiger?  

Ich cha nid schlofe, Müüsli.
I cannot sleep, little mouse. 

Ich mach der e Whisky mit Milch und Honig, Schätzli.
Honey, I am going to make you Whisky with milk and honey. 

Oh, das wär grossartig!
Oh, that would be great!  

Müüsli, schlofsch scho?
Little mouse, are you sleeping? 

Ich cha immer nonig schlofe.
I still can't sleep. 

​Tue doch Schöfli zelle!
Count the little sheep!

Das hilft au nid, Müüsli!
That doesn't work eighter, little mouse!  

Was du bruuchsch isch es Glas Wasser, Tigerli.
What you need is a glass of water.  

Was tuesch so fägnäschte, Tigerli?
Why do you keep tossing and turning, little Tiger?

Ich cha immer nonig schlofe.
I still can't sleep.  

Vilicht söttisch go dschogge.
Maybe you should go jogging.  

Es isch scho drü am Morge!
It is 3 o'clock in the morning.  

Ich goh morn go schaffe, Müüsli! 
I am going to work tomorrow love! 

Denn tue doch de Rosechranz bätte, Tigerli!
Why don't you pray the rosary then, little tiger? 

Hör uuf fägnäschte!
Stop tossing and turning! 

Und loh mi bitte lo schlofe.
And let me sleep, please.  

Wenigschtens öpper vo üs sött morn fit sii!
At least one of us should be fit tomorrow!

Was sölled si mache?
What should they do?     

Sött d Frau em Maa mit de Bratpfanne eis uf de Chopf tätsche?
Should the woman hit the man with the frying pan?  

Oder sött si ihm es Drückerli gäh?
Or should she give him a hug?  

Here is a very amusing story in Swiss German. A woman has heard something at night. It was pitch black when she woke up. It was as though the wall would move. When she put on the light, she discovered a huge grasshopper on the wall. It really scared her. Of course her partner didn't notice anything, so she decided to wake him up and asked him to throw the beast out. He wasn't very enthusiastic about it. 

Ich ha hüt i de Nacht öppis ghört, wo mi gweckt het.

Do bi-n-i uufgschtande und es isch schtockdunkel gsi.
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Es isch mir vorchoo  als würd sich d Wand bewege.

I have heard something at night, which woke me up.
So I got up and it was pitch-black.
It was as though the wall would move.
When I put on the light, I discovered a massive grasshopper on the wall, who chirped with his wings.
This gave me a real scare.
My husband didn’t notice anything.
But I woke him up and asked him to catch the grasshopper and throw him out.
He wasn’t very enthusiastic about that.

Today's lesson is inspired by www.momstotszurich.com

Mini Frau und ich sind für es langs Wuchenänd uf Stockholm gange.

Mir hend det mine Schwigervater und mini Schwigermueter troffe.

Si hend iri Ferie z Schwede verbrocht.

Mir hend während vier Täg di schwedischi Hauptschtadt besichtiget. 

D Schtadt gliicht Züri.

Z Stockholm het s sehr vil Muse-e.

Mir sind öppe vier oder füüf Muse-e go aaluege.

Was het dir am beschte gfalle?

Es git es renomierts Foto-Museum, wo grossartig isch gsi!

S Abba-Museum isch au sehr guet gsi.

Denn het s es Museum über es berüehmts Schiff, wo versunke  isch.

Stockholm isch sehr e ruigi und suuberi Schtadt, so wie Züri.

Es het es grosses Operehuus, schöni Monumänt und farbigi Geböide.

Stockholm liit nid diräkt am Meer, es isch es Archipel, wo us 14 Insle beschtoht und drum het s det au vil Brugge.

Schwedisch isch sehr ähnlich wie Dütsch.

Wenn i schwedisch läse, denn verschtoh-n-i rächt vil.

Alles in Allem he-mer e wunderbari Ziit gha mitenand und Stockholm het üs sehr guet gfalle.

Useful vocabulary and phrases

Ferie verbringe, verbrocht - to spend holidays, spent

öpper träffe, troffe - to meet somebody, met

E Schtadt besichtige - to visit a city (sightseeing)

renomiert - renowned

berühemt - famous

es beschtoht us - it consists of

ähnlich wie - similar to  

gliiche, gliche - to resemble, resembled


Translation 

A weekend in Stockholm.

My wife and I went to Stockholm for a long weekend.

There we met my father and mother in law.

They spent their holidays in Sweden.

And we visited the Swedish capital  4 days. (we went sightseeing)

The city is similar to Zurich.

In Stockholm there are a lot of museums.

We went to see four or five museums.

What did you like the most?

There is a renowned Photo museum, which was great!

The ABBA museum was also very good.

Then there is a whole museum about a famous ship, which sank.

Stockholm is a very quiet and clean town like Zurich.

It has a big opera house, beautiful monuments, and colorful buildings.

Stockholm lies not directly at the sea, it is an archipelago, which is made of 14 islands and therefore there are a lot of bridges too.

Swedish is very similar to German.

When I read Swedish, then I understand quite a lot.
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All in all we had a very good time together and we liked Stockholm a lot.

​Möchtisch es Kafi?
Would you like some coffee?
​
Es Kafi?
Coffee?

Kafi isch ungsund.
Coffee is unhealthy. 

Was? Schpinnsch? Das het dir sicher de Stefan gseit, nid?
What? Are you crazy? That's what Stefan told you, isn't it?

Möchtisch chli Zucker is Tee?
Would you like some sugar in the tea?

Zucker? Nei, sicher nid. Das isch so ungsund!
Sugar? No, of course not. This is so unhealthy!

Wäge dem Bitzeli Zucker muesch jetz würklich kei Panik übercho!
Because of this little bit of sugar, you really don't have to panic!

Möchtisch no chli Salz?
Would you like some salt?

Salz? Das isch ungsund!
Salt? This is unhealthy!

Genau drum chasch säber salze so vil wie d wotsch.
That's right. That's why you can salt (your dinner) yourself as much as you want.

Ich nime gärn e chli. De Gschmack isch sofort vil besser.
I personally like to take some. The taste is often a lot better.

Möchtisch no chli Pfäffer?
Would you like some pepper?

Pfäffer? Nei, uf kei Fall.
Pepper? No, definitely not.

Ich ha-n-e heikle Maage.
I have a sensitive stomach.

Möchtisch es Schtückli Fleisch?
Would you like a piece of meat?

Fleisch? Das isch ungsund!
Meat? That's unhealthy!

Nei, das nid. Das chunt vom Biobuur. Das isch bsunders guet!
No, this one not. It comes from the ecological gardener. This is particularly good.

Das chasch es mit guetem Gwüsse ässe.
You can eat it with a good consciousness. 

Imagine your Swiss friend is in a hurry, stressed out and very tense. How would you tell him or her to relax and take it easy?

Ich ha alles.
I have everything  

Ich bi zfride, mit dem wo-n-i ha.
I am happy with what I have.

Alles isch i Ornig.
Everything is good.

Du muesch dir kei Sorge mache.
No need to worry.

Entschpann di.
​Relax!

Beruig di.
Chill out! 

Nimm s gmüetlich!
Take it easy!

Mir hend Ziit.
We have time.

Nur nid jufle. 
No need to rush.
 
Es wird scho guet. 
It will be all right. 

Isch das nötig?
Is this necessary?

Das isch nid nötig.
This isn't necessary.

Creux du Ven

Hoi, es isch Summerziit und mir mached wider vil Uusflüg.

Ir au?

Vomene bsunders schöne Uusflug, wo mir dä Summer gmacht hend, möcht-i öich verzelle.

Gschtartet si-mer im Chalet Robert, wo under em Creux du Ven liit.

De Creux du Ven isch so öppis wie-n-es natürlichs Amfitheater.

Wenn mer vo Nöieburg richtig Val de Travers fahrt, denn gseht mer ne underwägs au scho vo de Schtross uus.

De normalerwiis so grüeni, sanft gwälleti Jura nimmt es abrupts Ändi und es goht grad is Loch abe.

Also zum ufelaufe vom Chalet Robert uus isch es sehr e schteile Wäg, wo i zwöi Schtund a oberi Rand vo dere wunderbare Natur-Arena füehrt.

Di meischte Wanderer sind scho wider uf em Heiwäg gsi, bis mir üs ändlich uf de Wäg gmacht hend.

Üs het s nid so pressiert, wil mir hend wölle uf em Bärg obe i-mene Masselager bi de Soliat Hütte übernachte.

Vo dobe he-mer e wunderbari Uussicht gha und sind noch emene guete Fondü no de Sunne-n-undergang über em französische Jura go luege.


Am nöchschte Tag si-mer extra für de Sunne-n-Uufgang am halbi Füfi wider uufgschtande und uf d Krete füre gange, aber mir sind nid elei gsi.

Es het no einigi anderi Schauluschtigi Früehuufschteher gha. Wie-n-er chönd gseh, isch es sehr e schöne Sunne-n-Uufgang gsi. Die Flächi, wo do unde so glänzt, das isch de Bielersee.

Ganz churz sind üs au no zwöi Schteiböck begägnet. Aber ich glaub es het ne z vil Lüüt gha uf em Bärg und si sind i die schteili Wand abegchlätteret, wo mir si bald us de-n-Auge verlore hend.

Alles in allem isch es sehr e-n-iidrückliche Uusflug gsi, wo-n-ich öich wärmschtens cha empfähle.