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Why learn Luxembourgish?
You can communicate in Luxembourgish. Four out of five new jobs in the US are created as a result of foreign trade. Communication skills developed while learning Luxembourgish can improve your interpersonal skills in your native langauge as well. it fosters an understanding of the interrelation of language and human nature.
Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language that is spoken by about 390,000 people, mainly in Luxembourg. It an official language in Luxembourg.How Long Does it Take to Learn Luxembourgish?
*** NOTES *** Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language with similarities to German and Dutch, but also with a heavy French influence on its vocabulary. About half the population of the country speak Luxembourgish and these speakers tend to be bilingual or trilingual in Luxembourgish, French and German. In its written form, it can be fairly well understood by German speakers, but the spoken version is less easily understood.
Luxembourgish Alphabet & Pronunciation
The Luxembourgish alphabet consists of the 26 Latin letters plus three letters with diacritics: "é", "ä", and "ë". In loanwords from French and Standard German, other diacritics are usually preserved.
(a)
(bee)
(cee)
(dee)
(ee)
(eff)
(gee)
(ha)
(i)
(jott)
(ka)
(ell)
(emm)
(enn)
(o)
(pee)
(ku)
(är)
(ess)
(tee)
(u)
(fau)
(wee)
(ikks)
(igrekk)
(tsett)
Basic Phrases in Luxembourgish
Hello | Hallo |
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Goodbye | Äddi |
Yes | Jo |
No | Nee |
Excuse me | Entschëllegt |
Please | Wann ech glift |
Thank you | Merci |
You are welcome | Du bass wellkomm |
Do you speak english | Schwätzt Dir Englesch? |
Do you understand | Verstees de? |
I understand | Ech verstinn |
I do not understand | Ech verstinn net |
How are you | Wéi geet et dir? |
Fine thanks | Gutt Merci! |
What is your name | Wéi heeschs du? |
My name is | Mäin Numm ass |
Pleased to meet you | Schéin dech kennen ze léieren |
Luxembourgish Grammar
Luxembourgish Nouns
Man | Mann |
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Woman | Fra |
Boy | Jong |
Girl | E Meedchen |
Cat | Kaz |
Dog | Mupp |
Fish | Fësch |
Water | Waasser |
Milk | Mëllech |
Egg | Ee |
House | Haus |
Flower | Blummen |
Tree | Bam |
Shirt | Hiem |
Pants | Hosen |
Luxembourgish Adjectives
Colors in Luxembourgish
Black | Schwaarz |
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White | Wäiss |
Red | Rout |
Orange | Orange |
Yellow | Giel |
Green | Gréng |
Blue | Blo |
Purple | MOV |
Pink | Rosa |
Gray | Gro |
Brown | Brong |
Numbers in Luxembourgish
Zero | Null |
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One | Ee |
Two | Zwee |
Three | Dräi |
Four | Véier |
Five | Fënnef |
Six | Sechs |
Seven | Siwen |
Eight | Aacht |
Nine | Néng |
Ten | Zéng |
Eleven | Eelef |
Twelve | Zwielef |
Twenty | Zwanzeg |
Thirty | Drësseg |
Forty | Véierzeg |
Fifty | Fofzeg |
Sixty | Siechzeg |
Seventy | Siwwenzeg |
Eighty | Uechtzeg |
Ninety | Nonzeg |
Hundred | Honnert |
Thousand | Dausend |
Luxembourgish Verbs
To be | Sinn |
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To have | Hunn |
To want | Ze wëllen |
To need | Ze brauchen |
To help | Hëllefen |
To go | Goen |
To come | Ze kommen |
To eat | Iessen |
To drink | Drénken |
To speak | Schwätzen |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Luxembourgish Sentences
And | An |
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Or | Oder |
But | Awer |
Because | Well |
With | Mat |
Also | Och |
However | Awer |
Neither | Weder |
Nor | Och net |
If | Wann |
Then | Dann |
Useful Luxembourgish Vocabulary
Luxembourgish Questions
Who | Wien |
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What | Waat |
When | Wéini |
Where | Wou |
Why | Firwat |
How | Wéi |
How many | Wéivill |
How much | Wéivill |
Days of the Week in Luxembourgish
Monday | Méindeg |
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Tuesday | Dënschdeg |
Wednesday | Mëttwoch |
Thursday | Donneschdeg |
Friday | Freideg |
Saturday | Samschdeg |
Sunday | Sonndeg |
Yesterday | Gëschter |
Today | Haut |
Tomorrow | Muer |
Months in Luxembourgish
January | Januar |
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February | Februar |
March | Mäerz |
April | Abrëll |
May | Mee |
June | Juni |
July | Juli |
August | August |
September | September |
October | Oktober |
November | November |
December | Dezember |
Seasons in Luxembourgish
Winter | Wanter |
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Spring | Fréijoer |
Summer | Summer |
Autumn | Hierscht |
Telling Time in Luxembourgish
What time is it | Wéi vill Auer ass et? |
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Hours | Stonnen |
Minutes | Minutten |
Seconds | Sekonnen |
O clock | Auer |
Half | Hallef |
Quarter past | Véierel vir |
Before | Virdrun |
After | Nach |