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.

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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