Learn Luxembourgish Blog

In mid-November 2019, the Luxembourg Government will publish their updated spelling rules for the Luxembourgish language, to come into effect in autumn of 2020. Up until then, both spelling versions are correct. Join me on this webpage as I publish spelling rules and updated orthography principles over the coming months.

Come and improve your Luxembourgish conversational skills during our monthly “Poterowend” events at TNL in Luxembourg City. Meet some of our teachers and students as well as some local actors and directors and get a tour of Luxembourg’s national theatre while you’re there. Each evening is organized around a particular theme so you can learn to speak Luxembourgish on a variety of topics. Luxembourgers and non-Luxembourgers welcome!

Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you would like to practise your Luxembourgish with a native speaker, but are lost for words? 

Here are twenty-one key phrases in Luxembourgish so you can keep the conversation flowing!

The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for many expats. For many newcomers, however, the multilingualism of the country is one of the biggest challenges. How does one integrate in a country with three official languages, where English is not even one of them? 

We figure that you can dramatically increase your vocabulary and communication skills if you learned just two new Luxembourgish sentences a week - and we usually publish more than that but, you know, let’s leave some room for your busy lifestyle as well :-)

Lots of people have asked us to provide audio with the Luxembourgish-English sentences we publish on social media and we’re now going two steps further by providing video and by translating the same sentences in French and German, too.

Liz Wenger is named Luxembourg’s mover and shaker in the fourth issue of the magazine Are We Europe - because “real change happens by continued engagement from those shaking things up on the ground.“

Liz was interviewed by Are We Europe’s Toon Vos on the importance of language for integration in the run-up to the European Elections in May 2019.

Anxious about passing the Sproochentest, the oral and listening test for Luxembourgish nationality? Here are some tips from our teachers and students!

Many students enroll in Luxembourgish courses because they want to feel more integrated in Luxembourg’s everyday life. Often, the first motivation is to eventually apply for Luxembourgish citizenship.

Focus on Luxembourgish Citizenship: how to get it if you’ve lived in Luxembourg for 5 years, 20 years or don’t live in Luxembourg at all

Listen to this Luxembourgish dialogue to learn some basic terms around sharing household tasks with Luxembourgish-English subtitles. Free vocabulary sheet included.

Have you found yourself in a situation before where you wanted to arrange a playdate for your kids in Luxembourgish? Continue reading (and listen to the audio material).