Luxembourgish vocabulary: Childcare & Education

52 Luxembourgish words for childcare & education, 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

  • Bericht/bəʀˈiɕt/nounreportFR: rapport
  • testen/tˈæstən/verbto testFR: tester, mettre à l'épreuve

Level A2

  • Schreifdësch/ʃʀˈɑɪfdəʃ/noundeskFR: bureau
  • Cours/kuːɐ̯/nounlesson, classFR: cours
  • Léierin/lˈɜɪəʀin/nounteacherFR: maîtresse, institutrice
  • Student/ʃtudˈænt/nounstudentFR: étudiant
  • Universitéit/univɛʀzitˈɜɪt/noununiversityFR: université
  • Uniform/ˈunifɔʀm/noununiformFR: uniforme
  • Projet/pʀˈoʒeː/nounproject, planFR: projet
  • Belounung/bəlˈəʊnuŋ/nounrewardFR: récompense
  • Fach/fɑχ/nounsubjectFR: matière, branche
  • Erzéiung/ɐtsˈɜɪuŋ/nouneducationFR: éducation
  • Wëssen/vˈəsən/nounknowledge, learningFR: connaissances, savoir
  • Bibliothéik/bibli̯otˈɜɪk/nounlibraryFR: bibliothèque
  • Klack/klɑk/nounbellFR: cloche, clochette
  • Fläsch/flæʃ/nounbottleFR: bouteille

Level B1

  • Bläistëft/blˈæːɪʃtəft/nounpencilFR: crayon
  • Schéier/ʃˈɜɪɐ/noun(pair of) scissorsFR: (paire de) ciseaux
  • Heft/hæft/nounnotebook, exercise bookFR: cahier
  • Examen/æɡzˈaːmən/nounexamFR: examen
  • Snack/snæk/nounsnackFR: collation, encas
  • Tagebuch/tˈaːɡəbuχ/noundiary, journalFR: journal (intime)
  • Kannermeedchen/kˈɑnɐmeːtɕən/nounnannyFR: bonne d'enfants, nurse
  • Aufgab/ˈɑʊfɡaːp/nounexercise, assignmentFR: devoir
  • Disziplin/distsiplˈin/noundisciplineFR: discipline
  • pechen/pˈæɕən/verbto glueFR: coller
  • Virliesung/fˈiːɐ̯liəzuŋ/nounlectureFR: cours (en faculté)

Level B2

  • Schüler/ʃˈyːlɐ/nounpupilFR: élève
  • Klassesall/klˈɑsəzɑl/nounclassroomFR: salle de classe
  • Rucksak/ʀˈukzaːk/nounrucksack, backpackFR: sac à dos
  • Alphabet/ɑlfaːbˈeːt/nounalphabetFR: alphabet
  • Diplom/diplˈoːm/noundiploma, certificateFR: diplôme, brevet
  • Kräid/kʀæːɪt/nounchalkFR: craie
  • Spillplaz/ʃpˈilplaːts/nounplaygroundFR: aire de jeux
  • Klassekomerod/klˈɑsəkoməʀoːt/nounclassmateFR: camarade de classe
  • Lineal/lineˈaːl/nounrulerFR: règle
  • Schouldirekter/ʃˈəʊldiʀæktɐ/nounheadmasterFR: directeur d'école
  • Babysitter/bˈɜɪbiːsitɐ/nounbabysitterFR: babysitter
  • Wéi/vɜɪ/nouncradleFR: berceau
  • Potti/pˈotiː/nounpottyFR: pot
  • Schloflidd/ʃlˈoːflit/nounlullabyFR: berceuse
  • Semester/səmˈæstɐ/nounsemesterFR: semestre
  • Tuteur/tˈytœːʀ/nountutorFR: tuteur
  • Schreifweis/ʃʀˈɑɪfvɑɪs/nounspellingFR: graphie
  • rabbelen/ʀˈɑbələn/verbto rattleFR: cliqueter
  • Wierderbuch/vˈiːɐ̯dɐbuχ/noundictionaryFR: dictionnaire

Level C1

  • repsen/ʀˈæpsən/verbto burp, to belchFR: roter

Level C2

  • Textmarker/tˈækstmaːʀkɐ/nounhighlighterFR: surligneur
  • Sabbelduch/zˈɑbəlduχ/nounbibFR: bavette, bavoir
  • Lafställchen/lˈaːfʃtælɕən/nounplaypenFR: parc bébé
  • wéckelen/vˈekələn/verbto swaddleFR: langer, emmailloter
  • krozelen/kʀˈoːtsələn/verbto scribbleFR: griffonner

In real sentences

Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.

  • Hien huet e Bericht iwwer d'Betribsfinanze geschriwwenHe wrote a report on the company's finances.
  • Ech versuerge meng Bréiwer an engem Tirang vu mengem SchreifdëschI keep my letters in a drawer of my desk.
  • Virun der Stonn huet d'Léierin d'Hefter verdeeltBefore the lesson the teacher handed out the exercise books.
  • De Student huet sech gutt op säin Exame virbereetThe student prepared well for his exam.

Questions

How do you say “report” in Luxembourgish?

Bericht (/bəʀˈiɕt/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as report; in French, rapport.

How do you say “to test” in Luxembourgish?

testen (/tˈæstən/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as to test; in French, tester, mettre à l'épreuve.

How do you say “desk” in Luxembourgish?

Schreifdësch (/ʃʀˈɑɪfdəʃ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as desk; in French, bureau.

Words, IPA, English and French translations, example sentences and recordings: Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), CC0. Selection by topic and the English of the example sentences: 16Word.

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