Luxembourgish vocabulary: Transportation & Directions

Level A1

• Schëff/ʃəf/nounship, boatFR: navire, bateau
• Gare/ɡaːʀ/noun(railway) stationFR: gare
• Krick/kʀik/noun(car) jackFR: cric
• fueren/fˈuːɐ̯ʀən/verbconjugation →to ride, to takeFR: faire du, prendre
• Boot/boːt/nounboatFR: embarcation, bateau

Level A2

• Bus/bus/nounbus, coachFR: bus, car
• Taxi/tˈɑksiː/nountaxiFR: taxi
• Verkéier/fɐkˈɜɪɐ/nountrafficFR: trafic
• Fliger/flˈiːʑɐ/nounplane, aeroplaneFR: avion
• Camionnette/kɑmi̯onˈæt/noun(small) vanFR: camionnette, fourgonnette
• Bréck/bʀek/nounbridgeFR: pont
• Richtung/ʀˈiɕtuŋ/noundirectionFR: direction
• Pilot/pilˈoːt/nounpilotFR: pilote
• Rad/ʀaːt/nounwheelFR: roue
• Gefier/ɡəfˈiːɐ̯/nounvehicleFR: véhicule

Level B1

• Helikopter/helikˈoptɐ/nounhelicopterFR: hélicoptère
• Moto/mˈotoː/nounmotorbike, motorcycleFR: moto
• Vëlo/vˈəloː/nounbike, bicycleFR: vélo
• Brems/bʀæms/nounbrakeFR: frein
• Passagéier/pɑsɑʒˈɜɪɐ/nounpassengerFR: passager
• Won/voːn/nounwagon, cart, floatFR: char, chariot
• Pann/pɑn/nounbreakdownFR: panne

Level B2

• steieren/ʃtˈɑɪəʀən/verbconjugation →to steerFR: manœuvrer
• Trottinett/tʀotinˈæt/nounscooterFR: trottinette
• Transporter/tʀɑnspˈɔʀtɐ/nountransporterFR: véhicule utilitaire
• Parechoc/paːʀʃˈok/nounbumperFR: parechoc
• Trottoir/tʀˈotwaːʀ/nounpavementFR: trottoir
• Steward/stˈjuːɑt/nounstewardFR: steward
• Cockpit/kˈokpit/nouncockpitFR: cockpit
• Pneu/pnøː/nountyreFR: pneu
• Päerd/pɛːɐ̯t/nounhorsepowerFR: cheval, cheval-vapeur
• Ëmwee/ˈəmveː/noundetour, roundabout wayFR: détour

Level C1

• iwwerhuelen/ivɐhˈuələn/verbto overtakeFR: doubler
• pendelen/pˈændələn/verbto shuttle, to commuteFR: faire la navette
• Seegelfliger/zˈeːʑəlfliːʑɐ/noungliderFR: planeur
• Foussgänger/fˈəʊsɡæŋɐ/nounpedestrianFR: piéton
• Lokomotiv/lokomotˈiːf/nounlocomotive, railway engineFR: locomotive

Level C2

• Minibus/mˈiniːbus/nounminibusFR: minibus
• Handbrems/hɑntbʀˈæms/nounhandbrakeFR: frein à main
• PendlernouncommuterFR: personne qui fait la navette, navetteur
• Dampwalz/dˈɑmpvɑlts/nounsteamroller, roadrollerFR: rouleau compresseur (à vapeur)
• Sextant/sækstˈɑnt/nounsextantFR: sextant

In real sentences

Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.

• Eng Stonn no der Landung sinn d'Passagéier vum Schëff erofkommAn hour after landing, the passengers left the ship.
• De Schnellzuch bleift nëmmen op verschiddene Garë stoenThe express train only stops at certain stations.
• Hien huet den Auto mam Krick an d'Luucht gehuewenHe lifted the car with the jack.
• Mir si gëschter e bësse (mam) Vëlo gefuerYesterday we went for a little bike ride.

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