Do all German-Speaking Swiss people know how to speak French????

Question

Do all German-Speaking Swiss people know how to speak French????

Answer 1

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?.................................. American *wink*

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

No.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

anyone who went to school here learned french, but the swiss germans don't like speaking it, usually they'll end up speaking english!

Answer 6

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...

Answer 7

Many do but not all of course. But also in the german speaking part eg in shops products are explained in french and italian.

Answer 8

hi angelo,not all of them can speak french