English–Luxembourgish Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ech	I am here now. Ech sinn elo hei.
you	pronoun	du	You are very kind. Du bass ganz léif.
he	pronoun	hien	He is my friend. Hien ass mäi Frënd.
she	pronoun	si	She is very happy. Si ass ganz frou.
we	pronoun	mir	We live in town. Mir wunnen an der Stad.
they	pronoun	si	They work every day. Si schaffen all Dag.
what	pronoun	wat	What is your name? Wat ass däin Numm?
where	adverb	wou	Where is my book? Wou ass mäi Buch?
when	adverb	wéini	When do you come? Wéini kënnts du?
who	pronoun	wie	Who is at home? Wie ass doheem?
why	adverb	firwat	Why are you sad? Firwat bass du traureg?
how	adverb	wéi	How do you know? Wéi weess du dat?
to be	verb	sinn	We are very tired. Mir si ganz midd.
to have	verb	hunn	I have a car. Ech hunn en Auto.
to do	verb	maachen	What do you do? Wat méchs du?
to go	verb	goen	I go to school. Ech ginn an d'Schoul.
to come	verb	kommen	They come home late. Si kommen spéit heem.
to see	verb	gesinn	I see the moon. Ech gesinn de Mound.
to know	verb	wëssen	I know the answer. Ech weess d'Äntwert.
to think	verb	denken	We think about life. Mir denken iwwer d'Liewen no.
to want	verb	wëllen	I want some water. Ech wëll e bësse Waasser.
to need	verb	brauchen	We need more time. Mir brauche méi Zäit.
to make	verb	maachen	They make good bread. Si maachen gutt Brout.
to take	verb	huelen	Take the book home. Huel d'Buch mat heem.
to give	verb	ginn	I give you water. Ech ginn dir Waasser.
to say	verb	soen	Please say your name. Sot w.e.g. Ären Numm.
to tell	verb	soen	Tell me the story. So mir d'Geschicht.
to ask	verb	froen	I ask one question. Ech froen eng Fro.
to find	verb	fannen	We find the house. Mir fannen d'Haus.
to look	verb	kucken	Look at the sky. Kuck an den Himmel.
to use	verb	benotzen	I use this chair. Ech benotzen dëse Stull.
to work	verb	schaffen	They work in the city. Si schaffen an der Stad.
to eat	verb	iessen	We eat bread daily. Mir iessen all Dag Brout.
to drink	verb	drénken	I drink hot tea. Ech drénken waarmen Téi.
to sleep	verb	schlofen	The child sleeps well. D'Kand schléift gutt.
to walk	verb	goen	We walk every morning. Mir ginn all Moien zu Fouss.
to run	verb	lafen	The boy runs fast. De Jong leeft séier.
to read	verb	liesen	I read this book. Ech liesen dëst Buch.
to write	verb	schreiwen	She writes a letter. Si schreift e Bréif.
to speak	verb	schwätzen	We speak Luxembourgish here. Mir schwätzen hei Lëtzebuergesch.
to listen	verb	lauschteren	Listen to the music. Lauschter op d'Musek.
to hear	verb	héieren	I hear the wind. Ech héieren de Wand.
to buy	verb	kafen	They buy fresh fruit. Si kafe frësch Uebst.
to sell	verb	verkafen	We sell old books. Mir verkafen al Bicher.
to pay	verb	bezuelen	I pay for food. Ech bezuele fir d'Iessen.
to help	verb	hëllefen	Friends help each other. Frënn hëllefen sech géigesäiteg.
to love	verb	gär hunn	I love my family. Ech hu meng Famill gär.
to live	verb	liewen	We live near school. Mir wunnen no bei der Schoul.
to die	verb	stierwen	All people die someday. All Mënsche stierwen iergendwann.
to learn	verb	léieren	Children learn new words. Kanner léieren nei Wierder.
to teach	verb	léieren	They teach at school. Si léieren an der Schoul.
to open	verb	opmaachen	Please open the door. Maach w.e.g. d'Dier op.
to close	verb	zoumaachen	Please close the window. Maach w.e.g. d'Fënster zou.
person	noun	Persoun	Every person needs water. All Persoun brauch Waasser.
man	noun	Mann	The man is tall. De Mann ass grouss.
woman	noun	Fra	The woman is happy. D'Fra ass frou.
child	noun	Kand	The child is sleeping. D'Kand schléift.
boy	noun	Jong	The boy reads quietly. De Jong liest roueg.
girl	noun	Meedchen	The girl sings well. D'Meedchen séngt gutt.
family	noun	Famill	My family lives here. Meng Famill wunnt hei.
mother	noun	Mamm	My mother cooks dinner. Meng Mamm kacht d'Owesiessen.
father	noun	Papp	My father drives home. Mäi Papp fiert heem.
friend	noun	Frënd	She is my friend. Si ass meng Frëndin.
house	noun	Haus	The house is new. D'Haus ass nei.
home	noun	doheem	We are home now. Mir sinn elo doheem.
school	noun	Schoul	The school is big. D'Schoul ass grouss.
city	noun	Stad	This city is beautiful. Dës Stad ass schéin.
country	noun	Land	Our country is small. Eist Land ass kleng.
world	noun	Welt	The world is changing. D'Welt ännert sech.
street	noun	Strooss	The street is long. D'Strooss ass laang.
room	noun	Zëmmer	The room is empty. D'Zëmmer ass eidel.
time	noun	Zäit	Time goes very fast. D'Zäit geet ganz séier.
day	noun	Dag	Today is a good day. Haut ass e gudden Dag.
night	noun	Nuecht	The night is cold. D'Nuecht ass kal.
morning	noun	Moien	The morning is quiet. De Moie ass roueg.
evening	noun	Owend	The evening is beautiful. Den Owend ass schéin.
week	noun	Woch	The week is long. D'Woch ass laang.
month	noun	Mount	This month is busy. Dëse Mount ass beschäftegt.
year	noun	Joer	The year ends soon. D'Joer geet geschwënn op en Enn.
today	adverb	haut	I work today. Ech schaffen haut.
tomorrow	adverb	muer	We leave tomorrow morning. Mir fuere muer Moien fort.
yesterday	adverb	gëschter	It rained yesterday evening. Et huet gëschter Owend gereent.
now	adverb	elo	I need help now. Ech brauch elo Hëllef.
sun	noun	Sonn	The sun is hot. D'Sonn ass waarm.
moon	noun	Mound	The moon is bright. De Mound ass hell.
star	noun	Stär	That star is bright. Dee Stär ass hell.
sky	noun	Himmel	The sky is blue. Den Himmel ass blo.
earth	noun	Äerd	The earth is round. D'Äerd ass ronn.
fire	noun	Feier	The fire is hot. D'Feier ass waarm.
water	noun	Waasser	Water is very cold. Waasser ass ganz kal.
rain	noun	Reen	The rain starts now. De Reen fänkt elo un.
wind	noun	Wand	The wind is strong. De Wand ass staark.
tree	noun	Bam	The tree is tall. De Bam ass héich.
flower	noun	Blumm	This flower is red. Dës Blumm ass rout.
mountain	noun	Bierg	That mountain is high. Dee Bierg ass héich.
river	noun	Floss	The river is long. De Floss ass laang.
sea	noun	Mier	The sea is calm. D'Mier ass roueg.
food	noun	Iessen	The food is ready. D'Iessen ass prett.
bread	noun	Brout	This bread is fresh. Dëst Brout ass frësch.
rice	noun	Räis	We eat rice often. Mir iessen dacks Räis.
meat	noun	Fleesch	The meat is hot. D'Fleesch ass waarm.
fish	noun	Fësch	The fish is fresh. De Fësch ass frësch.
egg	noun	Ee	I eat one egg. Ech iessen een Ee.
milk	noun	Mëllech	The milk is cold. D'Mëllech ass kal.
fruit	noun	Uebst	Fruit is good food. Uebst ass gutt Iessen.
tea	noun	Téi	The tea is hot. Den Téi ass waarm.
coffee	noun	Kaffi	The coffee is strong. De Kaffi ass staark.
head	noun	Kapp	My head hurts today. Mäi Kapp deet haut wéi.
eye	noun	A	Her eye is blue. Hiert A ass blo.
ear	noun	Ouer	My ear hurts. Mäi Ouer deet wéi.
mouth	noun	Mond	Open your mouth wide. Maach däi Mond wäit op.
nose	noun	Nues	My nose is cold. Meng Nues ass kal.
hand	noun	Hand	My hand is cold. Meng Hand ass kal.
foot	noun	Fouss	My foot hurts now. Mäi Fouss deet elo wéi.
heart	noun	Häerz	My heart beats fast. Mäi Häerz schléit séier.
name	noun	Numm	Your name is beautiful. Däin Numm ass schéin.
book	noun	Buch	This book is new. Dëst Buch ass nei.
word	noun	Wuert	This word is important. Dëst Wuert ass wichteg.
language	noun	Sprooch	Language connects many people. Sprooch verbënnt vill Leit.
money	noun	Suen	I need more money. Ech brauch méi Suen.
work	noun	Aarbecht	Work starts at eight. D'Aarbecht fänkt um aacht un.
love	noun	Léift	Love is very strong. D'Léift ass ganz staark.
music	noun	Musek	The music is beautiful. D'Musek ass schéin.
story	noun	Geschicht	The story is true. D'Geschicht ass wouer.
way	noun	Wee	This is the way. Dëst ass de Wee.
thing	noun	Saach	That thing is new. Déi Saach ass nei.
life	noun	Liewen	Life is not easy. D'Liewe ass net einfach.
door	noun	Dier	The door is open. D'Dier ass op.
table	noun	Dësch	The table is round. Den Dësch ass ronn.
chair	noun	Stull	This chair is old. Dëse Stull ass al.
car	noun	Auto	The car is fast. Den Auto ass séier.
good	adjective	gutt	This bread is good. Dëst Brout ass gutt.
bad	adjective	schlecht	The weather is bad. D'Wieder ass schlecht.
big	adjective	grouss	The house is big. D'Haus ass grouss.
small	adjective	kleng	The room is small. D'Zëmmer ass kleng.
new	adjective	nei	I have a new book. Ech hunn en neit Buch.
old	adjective	al	This table is old. Dësen Dësch ass al.
long	adjective	laang	The street is long. D'Strooss ass laang.
short	adjective	kuerz	The story is short. D'Geschicht ass kuerz.
high	adjective	héich	The mountain is high. De Bierg ass héich.
low	adjective	niddreg	The table is low. Den Dësch ass niddreg.
hot	adjective	waarm	The tea is hot. Den Téi ass waarm.
cold	adjective	kal	The water is cold. D'Waasser ass kal.
happy	adjective	frou	The child is happy. D'Kand ass frou.
sad	adjective	traureg	She feels sad today. Si fillt sech haut traureg.
beautiful	adjective	schéin	The flower is beautiful. D'Blumm ass schéin.
easy	adjective	einfach	This work is easy. Dës Aarbecht ass einfach.
fast	adjective	séier	The car is fast. Den Auto ass séier.
slow	adjective	lues	The river is slow. De Floss ass lues.
right	adjective	richteg	Your answer is right. Deng Äntwert ass richteg.
wrong	adjective	falsch	That answer is wrong. Déi Äntwert ass falsch.
important	adjective	wichteg	Time is important now. Zäit ass elo wichteg.
true	adjective	wouer	This story is true. Dës Geschicht ass wouer.
full	adjective	voll	The glass is full. D'Glas ass voll.
empty	adjective	eidel	The room is empty. D'Zëmmer ass eidel.
young	adjective	jonk	The child is young. D'Kand ass jonk.
strong	adjective	staark	The wind is strong. De Wand ass staark.
weak	adjective	schwaach	He feels weak today. Hie fillt sech haut schwaach.
red	adjective	rout	The flower is red. D'Blumm ass rout.
blue	adjective	blo	The sky is blue. Den Himmel ass blo.
green	adjective	gréng	The tree is green. De Bam ass gréng.
yellow	adjective	giel	The flower is yellow. D'Blumm ass giel.
black	adjective	schwaarz	The car is black. Den Auto ass schwaarz.
white	adjective	wäiss	The milk is white. D'Mëllech ass wäiss.
yes	interjection	jo	Yes, I am ready. Jo, ech si prett.
no	interjection	nee	No, that is wrong. Nee, dat ass falsch.
not	adverb	net	I am not sad. Ech si net traureg.
and	conjunction	an	Bread and milk are here. Brout a Mëllech sinn hei.
or	conjunction	oder	Tea or coffee today? Téi oder Kaffi haut?
but	conjunction	mee	I am tired, but happy. Ech si midd, mee frou.
if	conjunction	wann	If it rains, stay home. Wann et reent, bleif doheem.
because	conjunction	well	I stay home because rain falls. Ech bleiwen doheem, well et reent.
with	preposition	mat	I go with you. Ech ginn mat dir.
without	preposition	ouni	I drink tea without milk. Ech drénken Téi ouni Mëllech.
for	preposition	fir	This gift is for you. Dëse Kaddo ass fir dech.
from	preposition	vun	I am from Luxembourg. Ech si vu Lëtzebuerg.
to	preposition	op	We go to school. Mir ginn op d'Schoul.