​​The daily words belong to Ronja Sakata's word series on InstagramThe sentences are translated from Japanese, the link to the original sentences and to the ​German ​version can be found below.

Federal Institute of Technology

The Federal Institute of Technology «ETH» is located in Zurich and offers, among other things, degree programs in mathematics, biology and natural sciences.

Zurich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland.

Uetliberg

Uetliberg is a mountain in Zurich with great views of the city, lake and mountains.

​Limmat

The river «Limmat» starts from the lake in Zurich and flows through the city.

​Lake Zurich

Lake Zurich is ​right next to Zurich and you can swim there in the summer (if you like it cold also during any other season ;)).


​Big

The capital of Switzerland is Berne with about 140'000 residents, while Zurich has about 380'500​ residents. 

Small

There is a small village called Corippo in Ticino, southern Switzerland. This village, with its beautiful historic houses, is the smallest municipality in Switzerland with a population of only 14 people.