Luxembourgish vocabulary: Common Words

73 Luxembourgish words for common words, from A1 to A2 — 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

  • Jo/joː/nounyesFR: oui
  • Moien/mˈojən/noungood morning, good afternoon, helloFR: bonjour
  • Waasser/vˈaːsɐ/nounwaterFR: eau
  • Buch/buχ/nounbookFR: livre
  • Schoul/ʃəʊl/nounschoolFR: école
  • Brudder/bʀˈudɐ/nounbrotherFR: frère
  • ech/əɕ/pronounIFR: je
  • Famill/fɑmˈil/nounfamilyFR: famille
  • hunn/hun/verbconjugation →to haveFR: avoir, posséder
  • Kand/kɑnt/nounchildFR: enfant
  • Mamm/mɑm/nounmotherFR: mère
  • Papp/pɑp/nounfatherFR: père
  • Schwëster/ʃwˈəstɐ/nounsisterFR: sœur
  • Zëmmer/tsˈəmɐ/nounroom, bedroomFR: pièce, chambre
  • hien/hiən/pronounheFR: il
  • elo/əlˈoː/adverbnowFR: maintenant
  • et/ət/pronounitFR: il, elle
  • lauschteren/lˈæːʊʃtəʀən/verbconjugation →to listenFR: écouter
  • datt/dɑt/conjunctionthatFR: que
  • mäin/mæːɪn/pronounmy, mineFR: mon, le mien
  • däin/dæːɪn/pronounyour, yoursFR: ton, le tien
  • brauchen/bʀˈæːʊχən/verbconjugation →to needFR: avoir besoin de
  • mir/miːɐ̯/pronounweFR: nous
  • wat/vaːt/pronounwhatFR: qu'est-ce qui, que
  • dësen/dˈəzən/pronounthis, this oneFR: celui-ci, ce ...-ci, ce
  • do/doː/adverbthereFR: là, là-bas, à cet endroit-là
  • goen/ɡˈoːən/verbconjugation →to go, to walkFR: marcher, aller
  • hei/hɑɪ/adverbhereFR: ici
  • maachen/mˈaːχən/verbconjugation →to do, to makeFR: faire
  • si/ziː/pronounsheFR: elle
  • sinn/zin/verbconjugation →to beFR: être
  • eent/eːnt/pronounoneFR: (l')un, (l')une
  • gesinn/ɡəzˈin/verbconjugation →to seeFR: voir
  • kommen/kˈomən/verbconjugation →to comeFR: s'approcher, venir
  • wien/viən/pronounwhoFR: qui (est-ce qui)
  • Mann/mɑn/nounmanFR: homme
  • wéini/vˈɜɪniː/adverbwhenFR: quand
  • Dag/daːχ/noundayFR: jour
  • nei/nɑɪ/adjectivenewFR: neuf
  • schaffen/ʃˈɑfən/verbconjugation →to workFR: travailler
  • al/aːl/adjectiveoldFR: vieux
  • schlecht/ʃlˈæɕt/adjectivebad, poor, badlyFR: mauvais, mal
  • Fra/fʀaː/nounwoman, ladyFR: femme, dame
  • Frënd/fʀənt/nounfriendFR: ami
  • net/nət/particlenotFR: ne ... pas, pas
  • glécklech/ɡlˈekləɕ/adjectivehappy, happilyFR: heureux
  • drénken/dʀˈeŋkən/verbconjugation →to drinkFR: boire
  • Persoun/pɛʀsˈəʊn/nounpersonFR: personne
  • liesen/lˈiəzən/verbconjugation →to readFR: lire
  • schwätzen/ʃwˈætsən/verbconjugation →to speakFR: parler
  • Bett/bæt/nounbedFR: lit
  • waarm/vaːm/adjectivehot, warmFR: chaud
  • kleng/klæŋ/adjectivesmallFR: petit
  • kal/kaːl/adjectivecoldFR: froid
  • schreiwen/ʃʀˈɑɪvən/verbconjugation →to writeFR: écrire
  • aacht/aːχt/numbereightFR: huit
  • dräi/dʀæːɪ/numberthreeFR: trois
  • fënnef/fˈənəf/numberfiveFR: cinq
  • gëschter/ɡˈəʃtɐ/adverbyesterdayFR: hier
  • Heem/hˈeːm/nounhomeFR: maison, chez-soi
  • Iessen/ˈiəsən/nounmeal, foodFR: repas, plat (préparé)
  • léieren/lˈɜɪəʀən/verbconjugation →to learnFR: apprendre (à)
  • muer/muːɐ̯/adverbtomorrowFR: demain
  • schlofen/ʃlˈoːfən/verbconjugation →to sleepFR: dormir
  • sechs/zæks/numbersixFR: six
  • siwen/zˈiːvən/numbersevenFR: sept
  • Telefon/tˈələfoːn/noun(tele)phoneFR: téléphone
  • véier/fˈɜɪɐ/numberfourFR: quatre
  • wëllen/vˈələn/verbconjugation →to wantFR: vouloir
  • zéng/tseŋ/numbertenFR: dix
  • Zwee/tsweː/nountwoFR: deux

Level A2

  • Toilette/twˈɑlæt/nountoiletFR: toilettes
  • néng/neŋ/numbernineFR: neuf

In real sentences

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

  • Ech waarden nach op e klore JoI'm still waiting for a clear yes.
  • Gudde Moien, Madamm, wat kann ech fir Iech maachen?Good morning, madam — what can I do for you?
  • Gëff mer e Glas Waasser, ech sinn hallef erdiischtert!Give me a glass of water — I'm dying of thirst!
  • Ech liese grad e spannend BuchI'm reading an exciting book at the moment.

Questions

How do you say “yes” in Luxembourgish?

Jo (/joː/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as yes; in French, oui.

How do you say “good morning” in Luxembourgish?

Moien (/mˈojən/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as good morning, good afternoon, hello; in French, bonjour.

How do you say “water” in Luxembourgish?

Waasser (/vˈaːsɐ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as water; in French, eau.

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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