Best apps to learn Luxembourgish (and is it on Duolingo?)

Luxembourgish isn't on the big general apps, so learners end up searching. Here is what actually exists — the free government platform, the official dictionary, phrase apps, courses and teachers — what each is good for, and how to combine them. We make one of the apps on this list, 16Word, and we say where the others do something better.

Updated November 2, 2026 · 4 min read

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The options at a glance

LLO.lu — the free government platform

Launched in September 2022 by the Ministry of Education and the INL, LLO.lu is free, accessible worldwide, on the web and as an iOS and Android app, with its interface in English, French, German and Luxembourgish; a placement test builds your programme (gouvernement.lu). It started with A1 and A2, adding a level each year — B2 from September 2024, when it had over 72,000 registered users (gouvernement.lu). If you want one free, structured course, start here.

LOD — the dictionary you will use every day

The Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (lod.lu) gives every word with its gender, plural, conjugation, example sentences and native recordings, translated into German, French, English, Portuguese and Dutch. Its recordings are the ones you hear on this page and throughout 16Word — every sentence below plays one.

The government's portal also lists the ZLS spelling tools (Spellchecker, Orthotrainer), the speech tools Sproochmaschinn and LuxASR, and *D'Lëtzebuerger Verben* for conjugation (luxembourg.public.lu). Our own verb tables show the full conjugation of 212 verbs with LOD audio, also in French.

16Word — daily recall, 16 at a time

16Word is ours, so judge it yourself — it is free to start. It does one thing that courses don't: it makes you recall words and sentences every day, schedules them again just before you'd forget them, and gives you a Blocks game between answers so five minutes feel short. For Luxembourgish it has:

• Words by topic with native recordings — the topics behind our free vocabulary pages: food, family, work, health, transport and 35 more.
• Sentences and dialogues from A1 to B2, built largely from LOD example sentences with native audio.
• The Sproochentest path — the exam's everyday topics; see Sproochentest speaking and listening.
• Free reference pages: phrases such as hello and thank you, verb tables, and grammar guides like word order and the n-rule.

What it doesn't do: replace a teacher. An app can drill vocabulary and listening; speaking freely comes from talking to people.

Courses and teachers

The INL runs courses from A1 to C1; communes and partner organisations run many more, supported by the Ministry's adult-education service, and the Université populaire offers several levels (luxembourg.public.lu). If you are employed in Luxembourg, up to 200 hours of course time can be paid as language leave (Guichet.lu) — see free ways to learn Luxembourgish.

For conversation, a private teacher is the fastest way to speak. On Edluxio you book 1-to-1 online lessons with independent teachers — native speakers for languages and professionals from many fields, among them native Luxembourgish speakers in Luxembourg. Start with a trial lesson: if the first one isn't right for you, you get a full refund.

How to combine them

1. Every day, 5–10 minutes: recall practice (16Word or flashcards) and one or two LOD recordings.
2. Two or three times a week: a structured lesson — LLO.lu, a course, or a teacher.
3. Once a week: a real conversation. Prepare with the 32 greetings and everyday phrases and how to ask questions.
4. Before an exam: the 60-day Sproochentest plan.

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