Luxembourgish vocabulary: Banking & Finance
39 Luxembourgish words for banking & finance, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), with its pronunciation, LOD's English and French, and a native speaker's recording.
Level A1
- Bank/bɑŋk/nounbankFR: banque
- Rechnung/ʀˈæɕnuŋ/nounbill, invoiceFR: facture, note, addition
Level A2
- Kapital/kɑpitˈaːl/nouncapitalFR: capital
- Mënz/mənts/nouncoinFR: pièce de monnaie
- Interessi/intəʀˈæsiː/nouninterestFR: intérêt
- Kont/kont/noun(bank) accountFR: compte (bancaire)
- Kredit/kʀeːdˈit/nouncredit, loanFR: crédit
- lounen/lˈəʊnən/verbto rentFR: louer
- Versécherung/fɐzˈeɕəʀuŋ/nouninsuranceFR: assurance
- verdéngen/fɐdˈeŋən/verbto earnFR: gagner
- Aktie/ˈɑksi̯ə/nounstock, shareFR: action
- iwwerdroen/ivɐdʀˈoːən/verbto copy, to transferFR: reporter
Level B1
- Gewënn/ɡəvˈən/nounprofitFR: profit, bénéfice
- Pai/pɑɪ/nounpay, salaryFR: salaire
- Steier/ʃtˈɑɪɐ/nountaxFR: impôt
- Budget/bˈydʒeː/nounbudgetFR: budget
- Räichtum/ʀˈæːɪɕtum/nounwealthFR: richesse
- Erspuernesser/ɐʃpˈuːɐ̯nəsɐ/nounsavingsFR: économies
- Kreditkaart/kʀedˈitkaːʀt/nouncredit cardFR: carte de crédit
- Akommes/ˈɑkoməs/nounincomeFR: revenu
- deponéieren/deponˈɜɪəʀən/verbto depositFR: déposer, mettre en dépôt
- Geldschäin/ɡˈæltʃæːɪn/nounbanknoteFR: billet de banque, coupure
- Wirtschaft/vˈiʀtʃɑft/nouneconomyFR: économie
- ophiewen/ˈophiəvən/verbto withdrawFR: retirer
- Cent/tsænt/nouncentFR: cent
- investéieren/invæstˈɜɪəʀən/verbto investFR: investir
- Hypothéik/hipotˈɜɪk/nounmortgageFR: hypothèque
Level B2
- Change/ʃɑ̃ːʃ/nounexchange rateFR: taux de change
- Zoulag/tsˈəʊlaːχ/nounbenefit, allowance, grantFR: aide (pécuniaire), allocation
- Expansioun/ækspɑnzi̯ˈəʊn/nounexpansionFR: expansion, développement
- Konsument/konzumˈænt/nounconsumerFR: consommateur
- Inflatioun/inflɑsi̯ˈəʊn/nouninflationFR: inflation (monétaire)
- Revenu/ʀəvənˈyː/nounincome, revenueFR: revenu
- Transaktioun/tʀɑnzɑksi̯ˈəʊn/nountransactionFR: transaction
Level C1
- Markenzeechen/mˈɑʀkəntseːɕən/nountrademark, characteristicFR: caractéristique, signe distinctif
- erhiewenverbto levyFR: percevoir
Level C2
- SchwankungnounfluctuationFR: fluctuation, variation
- Wucher/vˈuχɐ/nounusury, extortionate priceFR: usure, prix exorbitant
- Paritéit/pɑʀitˈɜɪt/nounparity, equalityFR: parité
In real sentences
Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.
- D'Bank huet en décke Benefice gemaachThe bank made a big profit.
- Ech fäerte ganz, de Schräiner mécht eis eng déck Rechnung!I'm really afraid the carpenter will send us a hefty bill!
- Eisen Noper huet säi ganzt Kapital am Betrib stiechenOur neighbour has all his capital tied up in the business.
- Bei den Ausgruewunge si schéin al Mënze fonnt ginnBeautiful old coins were found during the excavations.
Questions
How do you say “bank” in Luxembourgish?
Bank (/bɑŋk/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as bank; in French, banque.
How do you say “bill” in Luxembourgish?
Rechnung (/ʀˈæɕnuŋ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as bill, invoice; in French, facture, note, addition.
How do you say “capital” in Luxembourgish?
Kapital (/kɑpitˈaːl/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as capital; in French, capital.
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