Luxembourgish / English / French Phrasebook
Luxembourgeois / Anglais / Français Livre de phrases
Lëtzebuergesch / Englesch / Franséisch Schlësselbuch

 

 

Luxembourgish / English / French Phrasebook
Luxembourgeois / Anglais / Français Livre de phrases
Lëtzebuergesch / Englesch / Franséisch Schlësselbuch

This phrasebook features terms and sample sentences in English, French, and Luxembourgish.

Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language spoken by about 500,000 people in Luxembourg, France, Belgium, and Germany. There are also a few Luxembourgish speakers in the USA. It has a lot in common with German and Dutch, and has also borrowed some words from French.

More than 350,000 people commute to work in Luxembourg every day — mostly from France, Belgium and Germany — making a mix of languages, including English, a necessity in navigating local life.

Luxembourgish is used in pre-school education in Luxembourg. Primary education is in German and senior education is in French. Many people also learn another language, such as English or Dutch. Local radio stations broadcast a few hours of Luxembourgish each week.

Debates in the Luxembourg parliament are carried out mainly in Luxembourgish, though some deputies prefer to use French. Laws are drafted in French, but people are free to use French, German or Luxembourgish when dealing with administrative and judicial matters.

This phrasebook will be indispensable for any international company doing business in areas where Luxembourgish is spoken.

Contents

Introduction
Wëllkom - welcome – bienvenue
Déier / d'Déieren - animal(s) - l'animal / les animaux
de Villchen / d'Villercher - bird(s) - oiseau(x)
d'Gedéiesch, d'Insekt - l'insecte
de Fësch - fish - le poisson
den Déieregaart - zoological garden - le jardin zoologique
de mënschleche Kierper - human body - le corps humain
d'Medizin - medicine - la medicine
d'Stad / d'Stied - city, town(s) - ville(s)
d'Wieder, Klima - weather, climate - le climat
Conditiounen – Conditions - Conditions
d'Gezei, d'Kleed / d'Kleeder - clothes - habit(s), vêtement(s)
Material - Materials - Matériaux
d'Faarf / d'Faarwen - color(s) - couleur(s)
Länner - Countries - Des pays
d'Deeg vun der Woch - days of the week - les jours de la semaine
d'Famill / d'Familljen - family / families - famille(s)
Lessen - food - la nourriture
Utensilien – Utensils – Ustensiles
d'Gedrénks - drinks, beverages - les boissons
Gewiicht – Condiments - Condiments
Dessert - Dessert - le dessert
d'Fruucht / fruit - d'Friichten
Geographie - geography - la géographie
d'Richtungen – directions - les directions
d'Plaz - location - le lieu
Formen – Shapes - Formes
d'Haus / d'Haiser - house(s) - maison(s)
d'Natur – nature - la nature
Ziffer(en), Zuel(en) - numbers - les chiffres, nombres
Nummeréiert - ordinal numbers - les nombres ordinaux
Broch / Brëch - fraction(s) – fraction(s)
de Postbüro - Post office - le bureau de Poste
de Computer – computer - l'ordinateur
d'Personalpronomen - personal pronouns - les pronoms personnels
d'Fro / d'Froen - question(s)
de Sport – sports - le sport
d'Spillsaach - toy - le jouet
d'Spill / d'Spiller - game(s) - jeu(x)
le transport – transportation - le transport
d'Geméis - vegetable - les légumes