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Luxembourgish grammar, everyday phrases, proverbs and idioms, the Sproochentest and other nationality exams, how to learn, and travel to and from Luxembourg — 435 guides, explained from official sources and with native audio.

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Exams & nationality

The Sproochentest, inburgering and the levels they ask for.

🇵🇱 Exams & nationality· English

Polish citizenship: the B1 Polish certificate and how to get it

Polish citizenship asks for a B1 Polish certificate: who can apply, the B1 exam's parts and 50% pass rule, fees, 2027 dates and the planned move to B2.

🇬🇷 Exams & nationality· English

The Greek Certificate of Attainment: levels, dates and fees

The Certificate of Attainment in Greek: its six levels A1–C2, the May 2027 dates and fees, how to register, exam-day rules and how the writing is marked.

🇰🇷 Exams & nationality· English

TOPIK levels explained: TOPIK I and II, scores, IBT and speaking

TOPIK levels 1–6 explained: TOPIK I and II, the score for each level, paper and IBT timetables, the speaking test, fees in Korea and the 2-year validity.

🇫🇮 Exams & nationality· English

Finnish citizenship: the language requirement and the YKI test

Finnish citizenship needs satisfactory Finnish or Swedish: YKI level 3 or another proof, 8 years' residence and, from 2027, a citizenship test.

Grammar & pronunciation

Verbs, word order, the n-rule — and how to say it right.

🇨🇳 Grammar & pronunciation· Español

¿Tiempos verbales en chino? El tiempo con 了, 过, 在 y 着

El chino no tiene tiempos verbales. Cómo las palabras de tiempo y 了, 过, 在, 着 expresan pasado, experiencia, acción en curso y estado.

🇨🇳 Grammar & pronunciation· English

Chinese grammar basics: the 8 rules that matter most

Chinese grammar for beginners: no conjugation, fixed word order, no articles or plural, measure words, adjectives as verbs, 吗 questions, tones.

🇨🇳 Grammar & pronunciation· English

Chinese tenses? How Chinese shows time with 了, 过, 在 and 着

Chinese has no tenses: verbs never change. How time words and the particles 了, 过, 在 and 着 show past, experience, progress and state.

🇨🇳 Grammar & pronunciation· Türkçe

Çince gramer temelleri: en önemli 8 kural

Yeni başlayanlar için Çince gramer: fiil çekimi yok, sabit sıra, tanımlık ve çoğul yok, sınıflandırıcılar, fiil gibi sıfatlar, 吗 ve tonlar.

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Everyday phrases

Greetings, the doctor and pharmacy, shops and restaurants.

🇬🇧 Everyday phrases· Türkçe

Günlük İngilizce konuşma kalıpları: 66 temel ifade ve anlamı

Günlük İngilizce konuşma kalıpları: selamlaşma, alışveriş, restoran, yol sorma ve telefon için 66 temel ifade, Türkçe anlamıyla.

🇬🇧 Everyday phrases· العربية

عبارات إنجليزية يومية: 66 عبارة أساسية مع معناها بالعربية

عبارات إنجليزية يومية للتحية والتسوق والمطعم والسؤال عن الطريق والهاتف: 66 عبارة مع معناها بالعربية ومتى تُقال.

🇱🇺 Everyday phrases· Français

20 expressions luxembourgeoises que tout nouvel arrivant entend (et ce qu’elles veulent dire)

Moien, äddi, gell, allez hopp, Gesondheet, wannechgelift : 20 expressions luxembourgeoises du quotidien, quand on les dit — avec audio natif.

🇱🇺 Everyday phrases· English

20 Luxembourgish expressions every newcomer hears (and what they mean)

Moien, äddi, gell, allez hopp, Gesondheet, wannechgelift: 20 everyday Luxembourgish expressions, when people say them — with native audio.

Proverbs, idioms & tongue twisters

Where the sayings come from, what they mean — with native recordings.

🇱🇺 Proverbs, idioms & tongue twisters· Français

D’où viennent les proverbes luxembourgeois ? Petite histoire des dictons du pays

Comment les dictons luxembourgeois sont passés de la ferme et de la kermesse à l'écrit en 1847, 1906 et 1950–1977, puis aux enregistrements du LOD.

🇱🇺 Proverbs, idioms & tongue twisters· Français

Dictons luxembourgeois sur la cuisine et la boisson : la faim, la soupe, les cerises et les pommes de terre

Dictons luxembourgeois sur le manger et le boire — le cheveu dans la soupe, les cerises qu'on ne mange pas avec n'importe qui — avec audio natif.

🇳🇱 Proverbs, idioms & tongue twisters· English

Dutch idioms: 12 expressions you will hear, and what they mean

Twelve Dutch idioms — met de deur in huis vallen, de kat uit de boom kijken, het regent pijpenstelen — word for word and what they really mean.

🇱🇺 Proverbs, idioms & tongue twisters· Français

Expressions luxembourgeoises : 30 expressions du quotidien et ce qu’elles veulent vraiment dire

Trente expressions luxembourgeoises entendues au travail, à la maison et au café : mot à mot, sens, quand les employer — avec audio natif.

How to learn

Where to start, apps, free resources and how hard it really is.

🇨🇳 How to learn· Español

¿Por qué aprender chino? 7 razones con datos

Por qué aprender chino: la lengua materna más hablada del mundo, idioma de la ONU, oficial en Singapur y escrita en toda Asia oriental.

🇫🇷 How to learn· Español

¿Por qué aprender francés? 7 razones, con los datos que las respaldan

Por qué aprender francés: 396 millones de hablantes, oficial en 32 Estados y gobiernos, lengua de la ONU y la UE, 2.ª lengua en las aulas europeas.

🇯🇵 How to learn· Español

¿Por qué aprender japonés? 7 razones con datos

Por qué aprender japonés: 125 millones de hablantes, un récord de 4 millones de estudiantes en el extranjero y 1,9 millones de candidatos al JLPT.

🇨🇳 How to learn· Türkçe

Çince neden öğrenilmeli? Kaynaklarıyla 7 neden

Çince neden öğrenilmeli: dünyanın en çok konuşulan ana dili, BM dili, Singapur’da resmî dil ve tüm Doğu Asya’da okunan bir yazı.

Languages & culture

Language or dialect, who speaks what, and languages that come back.

🇨🇳 Languages & culture· Español

¿Dónde se habla chino? El mandarín, los grupos dialectales y un mapa

Dónde se habla chino: el mandarín y los grupos dialectales de China en un mapa, la norma nacional, Singapur, la ONU y una sola escritura.

🇫🇷 Languages & culture· Español

¿Dónde se habla francés? Países, hablantes y estatus oficial

Dónde se habla francés: 396 millones de hablantes, 228 millones en África, las leyes de Canadá, Suiza y Luxemburgo, con un mapa del mundo.

🇯🇵 Languages & culture· Español

¿Dónde se habla japonés? Dialectos, lenguas ryukyuenses y un mapa

Dónde se habla japonés: sus dialectos en un mapa, la norma de Tokio, las lenguas ryukyuenses, los nikkei de Brasil y 4 millones de estudiantes.

🇨🇳 Languages & culture· English

A short history of Chinese: from oracle bones to pinyin

How Chinese and its characters developed: Shang oracle bones, the Qin standard script, wenyan and baihua, Mandarin as the national standard, pinyin.

Work & careers

Public-sector jobs and the languages they require.

🇳🇱 Work & careers· English

A Dutch CV and cover letter: headings, phrases and a model letter

The Dutch for your CV and cover letter: section headings, phrases for experience and skills, how to state your Dutch level, and a short model letter.

🇳🇱 Work & careers· English

Dutch at work: phrases for meetings, colleagues and the workday

The Dutch you need at work: meetings, the coffee machine, asking for help, saying you don’t understand, calling in sick — the sentences of a workday.

🇳🇱 Work & careers· English

Dutch email phrases: Beste or Geachte, Met vriendelijke groet

How to write a Dutch email: Beste or Geachte, the polite middle — asking, thanking, apologising — and Met vriendelijke groet, with u or je.

🇳🇱 Work & careers· English

Dutch workplace words: overleg, borrel, rooster and more

The Dutch words of the workplace — overleg, borrel, rooster, ziekmelden, de cao — with the verbs and phrases they come in.

Travel to & from Luxembourg

Trains, planes and buses to the rest of Europe, the airport, free public transport and border rules.

🇱🇺 Travel to & from Luxembourg· English

Airports near Luxembourg: Findel, Frankfurt, Brussels and Charleroi compared

Airports near Luxembourg: Findel (free tram and bus), Frankfurt (about 4h by train), Brussels (InterCity) and Charleroi (Flibco from P+R Bouillon).

🇱🇺 Travel to & from Luxembourg· English

Commuting to Luxembourg from France, Belgium or Germany: trains, buses and passes

About 230,000 people cross into Luxembourg to work daily: trains, cross-border buses, P+R, RegioZone passes (€40 a month) and the CFL go app.

🇱🇺 Travel to & from Luxembourg· Français

Conduire au Luxembourg et pour s’y rendre : limitations de vitesse, règles, carburant et péages chez les voisins

Conduire au Luxembourg : vitesses (50/90/130, 110 sous la pluie), alcool, pneus hiver, pas de péage — et ce qui change de l'autre côté de la frontière.

🇱🇺 Travel to & from Luxembourg· English

Day trips from Luxembourg City by free train and bus

Day trips from Luxembourg City on free public transport: Clervaux, Vianden, Echternach, the Müllerthal, the Moselle, Schengen, Esch-sur-Alzette.