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.
More topics
- Banking & Finance 39 words
- Emergency & Safety 38 words
- Entertainment & Media 56 words
- Food & Restaurant 131 words
- 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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