Useful Luxembourgish phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Luxembourgish. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.

English	Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourgish)
Welcome	Wëllkomm
Hello	Moien / Salut
How are you? Fine	Wéi geet et dir? (inf) Wéi geet et Iech? (frm)
How are you? Fine	Gutt
What's your name? My name is ...	Wéi heeschs du?
What's your name? My name is ...	Ech heeschen ...
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Vun wou kennst de? (inf) Vun wou kommt der? (frm)
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Ech si vun ... / Ech komme vun...
Pleased to meet you	Et freet mëch, lech kennen ze léieren
Good morning	Gudde Moien
Good afternoon	Gudde Mëtteg
Good evening	Gudden Owend
Good night	Gutt Nuecht
Goodbye	Äddi / Awar
Good luck	Vill Gléck!
Cheers/Good health!	Prost!
Have a nice day	Schéinen Dag nach
Bon appetit	Gudden Appetit!
Bon voyage	Gutt Rees
I don't understand	Ech verstinn net
Please speak more slowly	Schwätzt wann ech glift méi lues
Please write it down	Schreift et wann ech glift op
Do you speak Luxembourgish? Yes, a little	Schwätzt du Lëtzebuergesch?
Do you speak Luxembourgish? Yes, a little	Jo, e bëssen
How do you say ... in Luxembourgish?	Wéi seet een ... op Lëtzebuergesch?
Excuse me	Entschëllegt? Pardon
How much is that?	Wéivill kascht dat?
Sorry	Pardon
Plesae	Wann ech glift
Thank you Response	Merci / Villmols merci
Thank you Response	't ass gär geschitt / 't ass näischt
Where's the toilet?	Wou ass d'Toilette?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Dësen Här bezillt alles Dës Dame bezillt alles
Would you like to dance with me?	Wëlls de mat mir danzen?
I love you	Ech hunn dech gär / Ech si frou mat dir
Get well soon	Gutt Besserung
Leave me alone!	Loss mech mat Rou!
Help! Fire! Stop!	Hëllef! Feier! Stop! Bleif stoen!
Call the police!	Rufft d'Police!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year	E schéine Chrëschtdag an e glécklecht neit Joer Schéi Feierdeeg an e glécklecht neit Joer Schéi Chrëschtdeeg an e gudde Rutsch an d'neit Joer
Happy Easter	Schéin Ouschteren
Happy Birthday	Vill Gléck fir däi Gebuertsdag! (inf) Vill Gléck fir äre Gebuertsdag! (frm)
One language is never enough	Eng Sprooch ass ni genuch Eng Sprooch geet ni duer
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mäi Loftkësseboot ass voller Éilen Mäin Hovercraft ass voller Éilen

Recordings and corrections provided by Cedric Krummes of www.letzlearn.org

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Information about written and spoken Luxembourgish

Links

Collections of Luxembourgish phrases (some with audio)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/luxembourgish.shtml
http://www.day12.com/phrasebook_luxembourgish.htm

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