What is 'live' when translated from English in Switzerland?

Answer 1

In Switzerland they speak four official languages, in order of popularity: High German (although most German-speaking Swiss speak Swiss German dialects), French, Italian, and Romansch. It is worth noting that most Swiss only speak one of these languages, whichever is used in the local canton (e.g. people in Zurich, Bern, or Basel will speak Swiss German, people in Geneva, Neuchatel, or Jura will speak French, and people in Lugano will speak Italian). Most Swiss also speak English, so communication is not impossible if you do not speak any of the Swiss languages.

German:

to live = leben (means either to be alive or to live somewhere - "He lives in Switzerland"/"Er lebt in der Schweiz") or wohnen (means only to live somewhere - "She lives in Switzerland"/"Sie wohnt in der Schweiz")

Swiss-German*:

The common Swiss dialect of the German 'leben' is 'lebe'.

To describe that something is live, like in "live concert", you just use the English word = live.

*Swiss-German is not an official language, but a dialect of German. This dialect varys from region to region, and so is not universally used across Switzerland.

French:

to live = vivre (meaning to be alive) or habiter à (meaning to have residence in a location).

Italian:

to live = vivere (meaning to be alive) or abitare (meaning to have residence in a location).

While Romansch is an official language, almost nobody speaks Romansch and those that do, usually speak German, Italian, or English as well.