Luxembourgish vocabulary: School & Education
97 Luxembourgish words for school & education, 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
- Buch/buχ/nounbookFR: livre
- Klass/klɑs/nounclassFR: classe (d'école)
- Schoul/ʃəʊl/nounschoolFR: école
- Cours/kuːɐ̯/nouncourseFR: cours
- testen/tˈæstən/verbto testFR: tester, mettre à l'épreuve
- englesch/ˈæŋləʃ/adjectiveEnglishFR: anglais
Level A2
- Léierin/lˈɜɪəʀin/nounteacherFR: maîtresse, institutrice
- Student/ʃtudˈænt/nounstudentFR: étudiant
- Universitéit/univɛʀzitˈɜɪt/noununiversityFR: université
- Fuerschung/fˈuːɐ̯ʃuŋ/nounresearchFR: recherche
- Theorie/teoʀˈiː/nountheoryFR: théorie
- Bibliothéik/bibli̯otˈɜɪk/nounlibraryFR: bibliothèque
- léieren/lˈɜɪəʀən/verbconjugation →to teachFR: apprendre à
- Wëssenschaft/vˈəsənʃɑft/nounscienceFR: science
- Universum/univˈɛʀzum/noununiverseFR: univers
- versoen/fɐzˈoːən/verbto failFR: lâcher, être défaillant, échouer
- Akzent/ɑktsˈænt/nounaccent, stressFR: accent
Level B1
- Examen/æɡzˈaːmən/nounexamFR: examen
- Experiment/ækspeʀimˈænt/nounexperimentFR: expérience
- Wëssenschaftler/vˈəsənʃɑftlɐ/nounscientistFR: scientifique
- Formel/fˈɔʀməl/nounformulaFR: formule
- Literatur/liteʀɑtˈuːɐ̯/nounliteratureFR: littérature
- Wénkel/vˈeŋkəl/nounangleFR: angle
- Akademie/ɑkɑdemˈiː/nouncollege, academyFR: académie
- Symbol/simbˈoːl/nounsymbolFR: symbole
- Aufgab/ˈɑʊfɡaːp/nounexercise, assignmentFR: devoir
- Kapitel/kɑpˈitəl/nounchapterFR: chapitre
- Schwéierkraaft/ʃwˈɜɪɐkʀaːft/noungravityFR: gravité, pesanteur
- Saier/zˈɑɪɐ/nounacidFR: acide
- Element/ələmˈænt/nounelementFR: élément
- Orbit/ˈɔʀbit/nounorbitFR: orbite
- Referenz/ʀəfəʀˈænts/noun(cross) referenceFR: référence
- Evolutioun/evolusi̯ˈəʊn/nounevolutionFR: évolution
- Iwwersetzung/ivɐzˈætsuŋ/nountranslation, translatingFR: traduction
- Frequenz/fʀekwˈænts/nounfrequencyFR: fréquence
- Konzentratioun/kontsæntʀɑsi̯ˈəʊn/nounconcentrationFR: concentration
- indogermaneschadjectiveIndo-EuropeanFR: indo-européen
- Virliesung/fˈiːɐ̯liəzuŋ/nounlectureFR: cours (en faculté)
Level B2
- Diplom/diplˈoːm/noundiploma, certificateFR: diplôme, brevet
- Hypothees/hipotˈeːs/nounhypothesisFR: hypothèse
- Seminaire/səminˈɛːʀ/nounseminar, colloquiumFR: séminaire, colloque
- Statistik/ʃtɑtˈistik/nounstatisticsFR: statistique
- iwwersetzen/ivɐzˈætsən/verbto translateFR: traduire
- Waasserstoff/vˈaːsɐʃtof/nounhydrogenFR: hydrogène
- Atom/ɑtˈoːm/nounatomFR: atome
- Philosoph/filozˈoːf/nounphilosopherFR: philosophe
- Reim/ʀɑɪm/nounrhymeFR: rime
- Kosmos/kˈosmos/nouncosmosFR: cosmos
- Partikel/pɑʀtˈikəl/nounparticleFR: particule
- Wierderbuch/vˈiːɐ̯dɐbuχ/noundictionaryFR: dictionnaire
- Interpretatioun/intɐpʀetɑsi̯ˈəʊn/nouninterpretationFR: interprétation
- Kugel/kˈuʁəl/nounsphere, ballFR: boule
- Uweisung/ˈuvɑɪzuŋ/nouninstructionFR: instruction
- molekular/molekulˈaːʀ/adjectivemolecularFR: moléculaire
- Organismus/ɔʀɡɑnˈismus/nounorganismFR: organisme
- Grammaire/ɡʀˈɑmɛːʀ/noungrammarFR: grammaire
- Paradox/pɑʀɑdˈoks/nounparadoxFR: paradoxe
- Reiwung/ʀˈɑɪvuŋ/nounfrictionFR: frottement
- Stage/staːʃ/nounwork placement, internshipFR: stage, période d'essai
Level C1
- Berechnung/bəʀˈæɕnuŋ/nouncalculationFR: calcul, estimation
- Diagramm/diɑɡʀˈɑm/noundiagram, chart, graphFR: diagramme
- wëssenschaftlech/vˈəsənʃɑftləɕ/adjectivescientific, scientificallyFR: scientifique, scientifiquement
- Konstellatioun/konstælɑsi̯ˈəʊn/nounconstellationFR: constellation
- Eether/ˈeːtɐ/nounetherFR: éther
- KorpusnouncorpusFR: corpus, collection
- Relativitéit/ʀəlɑtivitˈɜɪt/nounrelativityFR: relativité
- Archeologie/ɑʀkeoloʒˈiː/nounarchaeologyFR: archéologie
- integral/inteɡʀˈaːl/adjectiveintegral, integrallyFR: intégral, intégralement
- Konjunktioun/konʒuŋksi̯ˈəʊn/nounconjunctionFR: conjonction
- RekternounrectorFR: recteur
- Pendel/pˈændəl/nounpendulumFR: pendule
- Aussprooch/ˈæːʊsʃpʀoːχ/nounpronunciationFR: prononciation
- Schoulmeeschter/ʃˈəʊlmeːʃtɐ/nounteacher, schoolmasterFR: instituteur, professeur des écoles
- Dissertatioun/disɛʀtɑsi̯ˈəʊn/noundissertation, thesisFR: thèse
Level C2
- diagonaladjectivediagonal, diagonallyFR: diagonal, en diagonale
- Rechteck/ʀˈæʑdæk/nounrectangleFR: rectangle
- zweesproocheg/tswˈeːʃpʀoːχəɕ/adjectivebilingualFR: bilingue
- Modernitéit/modɛʀnitˈɜɪt/nounmodernityFR: modernité
- Sproochwëssenschaftler/ʃpʀˈoːχvəsənʃɑftlɐ/nounlinguistFR: linguiste
- Tangente/tˈɑ̃ːʒɑ̃ːt/nountangentFR: tangente
- Inversioun/invɛʀzi̯ˈəʊn/nouninversionFR: inversion
- Ofkierzung/ˈoːfkiːɐ̯tsuŋ/nounabbreviationFR: abréviation
- Abstraktioun/ɑpstʀɑksi̯ˈəʊn/nounabstractionFR: abstractions
- Etymologie/etimoloʒˈiː/nounetymologyFR: étymologie
- Synonym/sinonˈim/nounsynonymFR: synonyme
- Morphologie/moʀfoloʒˈiː/nounmorphologyFR: morphologie
- Raut/ʀæːʊt/nounrhombusFR: losange
- Treema/tʀˈeːmaː/noundiaeresisFR: tréma
- PhilologienounphilologyFR: philologie
- Lanthanoid/lɑnthɑnoˈiːt/nounlanthanideFR: lanthanide
- grammatesch/ɡʀɑmˈɑtəʃ/adjectivegrammaticalFR: grammatical, de grammaire, grammaticalement
- Lamell/lɑmˈæl/nounlamellaFR: lamelle
- trennbar/tʀˈænbaːʀ/adjectiveseparableFR: à particule séparable
- bestralen/bəʃtʀˈaːlən/verbto irradiateFR: irradier
- Rationalismus/ʀɑtsi̯onɑlˈismus/nounrationalismFR: rationalisme
- Akkreditéierung/ɑkʀeditˈɜɪəʀuŋ/nounaccreditationFR: accréditation
- Plagiat/plɑʒi̯ˈaːt/nounplagiarismFR: plagiat
In real sentences
Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.
- Ech liese grad e spannend BuchI'm reading an exciting book at the moment.
- D'Léierin huet dëst Joer eng disziplinéiert KlassThis year the teacher has a well-behaved class.
- Meng Kanner hunn an der Schoul geléiert Flütt spillenMy children learnt to play the recorder at school.
- Dee Professer hält en interessante CoursThat professor gives an interesting course.
Questions
How do you say “book” in Luxembourgish?
Buch (/buχ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as book; in French, livre.
How do you say “class” in Luxembourgish?
Klass (/klɑs/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as class; in French, classe (d'école).
How do you say “school” in Luxembourgish?
Schoul (/ʃəʊl/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as school; in French, école.
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- Home & Household 84 words
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- Technology & Internet 46 words
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