Luxembourgish vocabulary: Entertainment & Media

56 Luxembourgish words for entertainment & media, 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

  • Film/film/nounfilm, movieFR: film
  • Musek/mˈuzek/nounmusicFR: musique
  • weisen/vˈɑɪzən/verbconjugation →to showFR: montrer
  • danzen/dˈɑntsən/verbconjugation →to danceFR: danser
  • Konscht/konʃt/nounartFR: art

Level A2

  • Concert/kˈɔ̃ːsɛːʀ/nounconcertFR: concert
  • Kënschtler/kˈənʃtlɐ/nounartistFR: artiste
  • Artikel/ɑʀtˈikəl/nounarticle, contributionFR: article
  • Molerei/moːləʀˈɑɪ/nounpaintingFR: peinture
  • Bün/byːn/nounstageFR: scène
  • Spiller/ʃpˈilɐ/nounplayerFR: joueur
  • Draach/dʀaːχ/noundragonFR: dragon
  • Zäitschrëft/tsˈæːɪtʃʀəft/nounmagazineFR: magazine, revue
  • Zeitung/tsˈɑɪtuŋ/nounnewspaperFR: journal, quotidien
  • Serie/seʀˈiː/nounseriesFR: série
  • Kanal/kɑnˈaːl/nounchannelFR: canal
  • Titel/tˈitəl/nountitleFR: titre
  • Drama/dʀˈaːmaː/noundrama, catastrophe, tragedyFR: drame

Level B1

  • Kino/kˈinoː/nouncinemaFR: cinéma
  • Fotografie/fotoːɡʀɑfˈiː/nounphotographyFR: photographie
  • Festival/fˈæstivɑl/nounfestivalFR: festival
  • Poesie/poeːzˈiː/nounpoetryFR: poésie
  • Punk/pɑŋk/nounpunkFR: punk
  • Amusement/ɑmuzəmˈænt/nounamusement, entertainmentFR: amusement, divertissement
  • Mythos/mˈitos/nounmythFR: mythe
  • Bass/bɑs/nounbassFR: basse
  • instrumental/instʀumæntˈaːl/adjectiveinstrumentalFR: instrumental
  • Instrument/instʀumˈænt/nouninstrumentFR: instrument
  • Freedefeier/fʀˈeːdəfɑɪɐ/nounfireworksFR: feu d'artifice
  • Portrait/pˈɔʀtʀɛː/nounportraitFR: portrait
  • Skizz/skits/nounsketchFR: esquisse, croquis
  • klassesch/klˈɑsəʃ/adjectiveclassicalFR: classique
  • Sendung/zˈænduŋ/nounprogramme, broadcastFR: émission

Level B2

  • Ausstellung/ˈæːʊsʃtæluŋ/nounexhibition, showFR: exposition
  • Skulptur/skulptˈuːɐ̯/nounsculptureFR: sculpture
  • Editioun/edisi̯ˈəʊn/nouneditionFR: édition
  • ZeechentrickfilmnouncartoonFR: dessin animé
  • Batteur/bˈɑtœːʀ/noundrummerFR: batteur
  • Komponist/komponˈist/nouncomposerFR: compositeur
  • Harf/hɑʀf/nounharpFR: harpe
  • KommentatornouncommentatorFR: commentateur
  • Akkord/ɑkˈɔʀt/nounchordFR: accord
  • Korrespondent/koʀæspondˈænt/nouncorrespondentFR: correspondant
  • Dréibuch/dʀˈɜɪbuχ/nounscreenplayFR: scénario
  • Première/pʀˈəmi̯ɛːʀ/nounpremiereFR: première (représentation)

Level C1

  • Akkordeon/ɑkˈɔʀdeɔ̃ː/nounaccordionFR: accordéon
  • Quartett/kwɑʀtˈæt/nounquartetFR: quatuor
  • Tenor/tˈənɔːʀ/nountenorFR: ténor
  • Ständchen/ʃtˈæntɕən/nounserenadeFR: aubade
  • Abonnement/ɑbonˈəmænt/nounsubscription, season ticketFR: abonnement

Level C2

  • Leier/lˈɑɪɐ/nounlyreFR: lyre, vielle
  • Moderator/modəʀˈaːtɔːʀ/nounpresenter, host, moderatorFR: animateur
  • Synthesizer/sˈintəsɑɪzɐ/nounsynthesizerFR: synthétiseur
  • Pathos/pˈaːtos/nounpathosFR: pathos
  • EpilognounepilogueFR: épilogue
  • Aquarell/ɑkwɑʀˈæl/nounwatercolourFR: aquarelle

In real sentences

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

  • Wat fir Filmer lafen am Ament am Kino?What films are on at the cinema at the moment?
  • Hien huet déi klassesch Musek net besonnesch gärenHe isn't particularly fond of classical music.
  • D'Brautpuer huet eng Walz gedanztThe bride and groom danced a waltz.
  • Muer ass op der Tëlee en Debat iwwer modern KonschtTomorrow there's a debate about modern art on TV.

Questions

How do you say “film” in Luxembourgish?

Film (/film/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as film, movie; in French, film.

How do you say “music” in Luxembourgish?

Musek (/mˈuzek/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as music; in French, musique.

How do you say “to show” in Luxembourgish?

weisen (/vˈɑɪzən/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as to show; in French, montrer.

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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