Luxembourgish for public transport: bus, train and travel phrases with audio
Public transport in Luxembourg is free — so the only thing you need is the language. Here are the sentences you will say and hear on buses, trams and trains, each from the official dictionary with a native recording.
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Drivers and station staff often switch to French or English for visitors, but a sentence in Luxembourgish is always welcome — and you will understand the announcements. If the sounds are new, read how to pronounce Luxembourgish first. Everything here is free to ride — see Free public transport in Luxembourg.
On the bus
Fiert dëse Bus op d’Gare oder an d’Polvermillen?
Literally: Does this bus go to the station or to Pulvermühl?
Meaning: The question for the driver. Op + town: op Tréier, op Paräis. The verb is fueren.
Ech huelen de Bus fir op d’Gare
Literally: I take the bus to the station.
Meaning: The verb is huelen — irregular: ech huelen, du hëls, hien hëlt.
De Bus fiert um Quai 6 fort
Literally: The bus leaves from platform 6.
Meaning: Quai is the bay or platform; fortfueren — to leave.
Mir fuere mam Bus an d’Vakanz
Literally: We are going on holiday by bus.
Meaning: mam = mat dem — by. The n-rule drops the n of fueren before m.
On the tram
Wéi laang dauert et, bis den nächsten Tram kënnt?
Literally: How long until the next tram comes?
Mam neien Tram soll d’Mobilitéit an der Stad verbessert ginn
Literally: The new tram is meant to improve mobility in the city.
Virun der Gare ass en Arrêt vum Tram
Literally: In front of the station there is a tram stop.
Meaning: Arrêt — stop, another French word in Luxembourgish.
At the station and on the train
D’Leit stinn um Quai, op den Zuch ze waarden
Literally: People are standing on the platform waiting for the train.
Meaning: The verb is waarden — to wait (op = for).
Ech huelen den Zuch fir op d’Aarbecht
Literally: I take the train to work.
Den Zuch mécht zu Miersch nëmmen e kuerzen Arrêt
Literally: The train only stops briefly in Mersch.
Wärend de Feierdeeg ginn extra Zich agesat
Literally: Extra trains run during the holidays.
Meaning: Zuch — plural Zich.
Wéinst engem Accident hunn all d’Zich e puer Minutte Verspéidung
Literally: Because of an accident all trains are a few minutes late.
Den Zuch kënnt ëm dräi Auer an der Nuecht un
Literally: The train arrives at three in the morning.
Meaning: ukommen — to arrive, a separable verb: den Zuch kënnt … un. See its table.
Ass dës Plaz nach fräi?
Literally: Is this seat still free?
Pardon, ass dee Stull nach fräi?
Literally: Excuse me, is this chair still free?
Tickets, taxis and the car
Ech hu mer e Billjee kaaft, fir mam Zuch op Léck ze fueren
Literally: I bought a ticket to go to Liège by train.
Meaning: You need a ticket only for first class and for trips abroad — see Luxembourg to Brussels and Belgium.
Wa mer de leschte Bus verpassen, da musse mer en Taxi huelen
Literally: If we miss the last bus, we’ll have to take a taxi.
Ech féieren dech mam Auto op den Zuch
Literally: I’ll drive you to the train.
Wéinst engem Stau op der Autobunn hat ech gëschter schonn nees Verspéidung
Literally: Because of a traffic jam on the motorway I was late again yesterday.
Meaning: The commuter’s sentence — see Commuting to Luxembourg from France, Belgium or Germany.
Wann d’Wieder et erlaabt, fueren ech mam Vëlo op d’Aarbecht
Literally: When the weather allows, I cycle to work.
Hopp hopp, soss verpasse mer den Zuch!
Literally: Quick, quick, or we’ll miss the train!
Grammar on the move
- op, an, mat: op d’Gare (to the station), an d’Stad (into town), mam Zuch (by train), mam Bus (by bus).
- Separable verbs: ukommen, ofhuelen, fortfueren split in main clauses — den Zuch kënnt um 8 Auer un. See word order.
- Questions: Wéini fiert den nächste Bus? (when?), Wou ass den Arrêt? (where?) — how to ask questions.
- Numbers and times: platforms and departures — numbers in Luxembourgish.
- Politeness: excuse me, please, thank you.
More travel vocabulary with audio: transport and directions, travel and tourism, driving. Verbs: fueren, huelen, waarden, ukommen, fortgoen, kafen.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say train station in Luxembourgish?
D’Gare — the word comes from French. “Ech huelen de Bus fir op d’Gare” — I take the bus to the station.
How do you ask if a bus goes somewhere?
“Fiert dëse Bus op …?” — does this bus go to …? For example: fiert dëse Bus op Tréier?
What is the Luxembourgish word for ticket?
Billjee, from French billet. You only need one for first class or for journeys abroad.
How do you say “is this seat free?”
“Ass dës Plaz nach fräi?” — or, for a chair, “pardon, ass dee Stull nach fräi?”
What does “Verspéidung” mean?
Delay. “All d’Zich hunn e puer Minutte Verspéidung” — all trains are a few minutes late.
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