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.

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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