Luxembourgish vocabulary: Pronouns & Grammar
51 Luxembourgish words for pronouns & grammar, from A1 to B1 — 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
- eis/ɑɪs/pronounusFR: nous, à nous
- et/ət/pronounitFR: il, elle
- datt/dɑt/conjunctionthatFR: que
- mäin/mæːɪn/pronounmy, mineFR: mon, le mien
- däin/dæːɪn/pronounyour, yoursFR: ton, le tien
- säin/zæːɪn/pronounhisFR: son, le sien
- vun/fun/prepositionofFR: de
- ech/əɕ/pronounI, meFR: moi
- mäint/mæːɪnt/pronounmineFR: le mien, la mienne
- mir/miːɐ̯/pronounweFR: nous
- wat/vaːt/pronounwhatFR: qu'est-ce qui, que
- dësen/dˈəzən/pronounthis, this oneFR: celui-ci, ce ...-ci, ce
- kënnen/kˈənən/verbconjugation →canFR: pouvoir, savoir, être en mesure de
- mat/mɑt/prepositionwithFR: avec
- si/ziː/pronounsheFR: elle
- hien/hiən/pronounhimFR: lui
- hir/hiːɐ̯/pronounher, to herFR: lui, elle
- wann/vˈɑn/conjunctionifFR: si
- wien/viən/pronounwhoFR: qui (est-ce qui)
- hinnen/hˈinən/pronounthem, to themFR: leur, eux, elles
- wéini/vˈɜɪniː/adverbwhenFR: quand
- aner/ˈaːnɐ/pronounother, anotherFR: autre
- iwwer/ˈivɐ/prepositionover, aboveFR: au-dessus de
- fir/fiːɐ̯/prepositionforFR: pour
- no/noː/prepositionafterFR: après
- duerch/duːɐ̯ɕ/adverbwell done, (cooked) throughFR: bien cuit, à point, cuit à cœur
- net/nət/particlenotFR: ne ... pas, pas
- béid/bɜɪt/pronounthe two, bothFR: (tous) les deux
- bis/bis/prepositionuntil, tillFR: jusqu'à
- ënner/ˈənɐ/prepositionunder, belowFR: sous, en dessous de
- keen/keːn/pronounno, noneFR: aucun, pas (de)
- wärend/vˈɛːʀənt/prepositionduringFR: durant, pendant
- ob/op/conjunctionif, whetherFR: si
Level A2
- een/eːn/pronounsomebody, someoneFR: quelqu'un
- jiddereen/ʑidəʀˈeːn/pronouneverybody, everyoneFR: chacun
- eppes/ˈæpəs/pronounsomethingFR: quelque chose
- alles/ˈɑləs/pronounall, everythingFR: tout
- näischt/næːɪʃt/pronounnothingFR: rien (de)
- iergendwellechpronounanyFR: des
- ronderëm/ʀondəʀˈəm/prepositionround, aroundFR: (tout) autour de
- sech/zeɕ/pronounthemselvesFR: se
- wiem/viəm/pronounwho, whomFR: qui (est-ce que)
- obwuel/opvˈuəl/conjunctionalthough, even thoughFR: bien que
- ouni/ˈəʊniː/prepositionwithoutFR: sans
- well/væl/conjunctionbecause, asFR: parce que, car
Level B1
- géint/ɡɜɪnt/prepositionagainstFR: contre
- laanscht/laːnʃt/prepositionalongFR: au bord de, le long de
- virdrun/fˈiːɐ̯dʀun/adverbbeforeFR: auparavant
- trotz/tʀots/prepositiondespite, in spite ofFR: malgré, en dépit de
- ausser/ˈæːʊsɐ/conjunctionunless, exceptFR: sauf, à moins que
- mussen/mˈusən/verbconjugation →to have to, mustFR: devoir
In real sentences
Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.
- Mir mussen ofwaarden, et bleift eis näischt anescht iwweregWe'll have to wait — there's nothing else we can do.
- De Mecanicien huet d'Stéck ersat, well et futti warThe mechanic replaced the part because it was broken.
- Ech si frou, datt dir esou séier konnt kommenI'm glad that you could come so quickly.
- Mäi Brudder ass e lëschtege KärelMy brother is a funny guy.
Questions
How do you say “us” in Luxembourgish?
eis (/ɑɪs/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as us; in French, nous, à nous.
How do you say “it” in Luxembourgish?
et (/ət/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as it; in French, il, elle.
How do you say “that” in Luxembourgish?
datt (/dɑt/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as that; in French, que.
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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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