Luxembourgish vocabulary: Numbers & Time
72 Luxembourgish words for numbers & time, 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
- Zäit/tsæːɪt/nountimeFR: temps
- eent/eːnt/pronounoneFR: (l')un, (l')une
- Dag/daːχ/noundayFR: jour
- Moien/mˈojən/nounmorningFR: matin, matinée
- Joer/jˈoːɐ/nounyearFR: an, année
- Minutt/minˈut/nounminuteFR: minute
- Nummer/nˈumɐ/nounnumberFR: numéro
- Woch/voχ/nounweekFR: semaine
- Hallschent/hˈɑlʃənt/nounhalfFR: moitié
- Stonn/ʃton/nounhourFR: heure
- Owend/ˈoːvənt/nouneveningFR: soir, soirée
- aacht/aːχt/numbereightFR: huit
- dräi/dʀæːɪ/numberthreeFR: trois
- fënnef/fˈənəf/numberfiveFR: cinq
- fréi/fʀɜɪ/adverbearlyFR: tôt
- gëschter/ɡˈəʃtɐ/adverbyesterdayFR: hier
- Millioun/mili̯ˈəʊn/nounmillionFR: million
- Mount/məʊnt/nounmonthFR: mois
- muer/muːɐ̯/adverbtomorrowFR: demain
- Nomëtteg/noːmˈətəɕ/nounafternoonFR: après-midi
- sechs/zæks/numbersixFR: six
- Sekonn/zəkˈon/nounsecondFR: seconde
- siwen/zˈiːvən/numbersevenFR: sept
- véier/fˈɜɪɐ/numberfourFR: quatre
- Vergaangenheet/fɐɡˈaːŋənheːt/nounpastFR: passé
- zéng/tseŋ/numbertenFR: dix
- Zukunft/tsˈuːkunft/nounfutureFR: avenir
- Zwee/tsweː/nountwoFR: deux
Level A2
- Period/pɛʀiˈoːt/nounperiodFR: période
- Null/nul/nounzero, noughtFR: zéro
- Dosen/dˈozən/noundozenFR: douzaine
- Milliard/mili̯ˈaːʀt/nounmilliard, billionFR: milliard
- fënneft/fˈənəft/numberfifthFR: cinquième
- Abrëll/ɑbʀˈəl/nounAprilFR: avril, mois d'avril
- Freideg/fʀˈɑɪdəɕ/nounFridayFR: vendredi
- Joerhonnert/joːɐhˈonɐt/nouncenturyFR: siècle
- Mäerz/mɛːɐ̯ts/nounMarchFR: mars, mois de mars
- Méindeg/mˈɜɪndəɕ/nounMondayFR: lundi
- Mëtternuecht/mˈətɐnuəɕt/nounmidnightFR: minuit
- néng/neŋ/numbernineFR: neuf
- Samschdeg/zˈɑmʃdəɕ/nounSaturdayFR: samedi
- Sonndeg/zˈondəɕ/nounSundayFR: dimanche
- Summer/zˈumɐ/nounsummerFR: été
- Vakanz/vɑkˈɑnts/nounholiday(s)FR: vacances, vacances (scolaires)
- Wanter/vˈɑntɐ/nounwinterFR: hiver
- Weekend/wˈiːkænt/nounweekendFR: week-end
- zwanzeg/tswˈɑntsəɕ/numbertwentyFR: vingt
Level B1
- Anniversaire/ɑnivɛʀsˈɛːʀ/nounanniversaryFR: anniversaire
- Ära/ˈɛːʀaː/nouneraFR: ère
- Tonn/ton/noun(metric) ton, tonneFR: tonne (métrique)
- Joerzéngt/jˈoːɐtseŋt/noundecadeFR: décennie
- drësseg/dʀˈəsəɕ/numberthirtyFR: trente
- eelef/ˈeːləf/numberelevenFR: onze
- fofzeg/fˈoftsəɕ/numberfiftyFR: cinquante
- fofzéng/fˈoftseŋ/numberfifteenFR: quinze
- véierzeg/fˈɜɪɐtsəɕ/numberfortyFR: quarante
- zwielef/tswˈiələf/numbertwelveFR: douze
Level B2
- Faaschtenzäit/fˈaːʃtəntsæːɪt/nounLentFR: carême
- Onz/onts/nounounceFR: once
- achtzeg/ˈɑχtsəɕ/numbereightyFR: quatre-vingt(s)
- dräizéng/dʀˈæːɪtseŋ/numberthirteenFR: treize
- nonzeg/nˈontsəɕ/numberninetyFR: quatre-vingt-dix
- nonzéng/nˈontseŋ/numbernineteenFR: dix-neuf
- sechzeg/zˈæɕtsəɕ/numbersixtyFR: soixante
- siechzéng/zˈiəɕtseŋ/numbersixteenFR: seize
- siwwenzeg/zˈivəntsəɕ/numberseventyFR: soixante-dix
- siwwenzéng/zˈivəntseŋ/numberseventeenFR: dix-sept
- uechtzéng/ˈuəɕtseŋ/numbereighteenFR: dix-huit
- véierzéng/fˈɜɪɐtseŋ/numberfourteenFR: quatorze
Level C2
- Wochendag/vˈoχəndaːχ/nounweekdayFR: jour de la semaine, jour ouvrable
- Zenner/tsˈænɐ/nounhundredweightFR: 50 kilos, demi quintal
- Drilling/dʀˈiliŋ/nountripletFR: triplé
In real sentences
Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.
- D'Zäit bleift net stoenTime doesn't stand still.
- Eent vun hire Meedercher ass DänzerinOne of her daughters is a dancer.
- Ech fueren all Dag an d'Stad schaffenI go into town to work every day.
- Mäi Papp mécht all Moien de BaartMy dad shaves every morning.
Questions
How do you say “time” in Luxembourgish?
Zäit (/tsæːɪt/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as time; in French, temps.
How do you say “one” in Luxembourgish?
eent (/eːnt/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as one; in French, (l')un, (l')une.
How do you say “day” in Luxembourgish?
Dag (/daːχ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as day; in French, jour.
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