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.
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- Banking & Finance 39 words
- Emergency & Safety 38 words
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- Health & Hospital 106 words
- Home & Household 84 words
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Guides with audio
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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