When to use KEEN vs NET in Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish lesson keen net

In this lesson I will talk about a typical problem of Luxembourgish learners: NEGATIONS When do you say net and when do you say keen Let’s start with an easy summary of the difference between net and keen. They are both used to negate sentences in Luxembourgish but they are used in different ways. Net is the equivalent … Read more

How can you teach your child Luxembourgish if you don’t speak it

Luxembourgish for children

Today I will answer a question I received by email from a mother of a three year old child : “My husband and I decided to introduce  Luxembourgish as a third language to our bilingual child. My husband and I speak Italian and English with our kid. Neither of us speak Luxembourgish, but we didn’t see any reason to restrict any further … Read more

Learn to use the word GÄR to talk about your free time

Fräizaït free time activities Luxembourgish

Today you are going to learn useful vocabulary to talk about Fräizäit (this is a topic of the oral part of the Sproochentest) which literally means free time. You are going to learn to say what you like and don’t like doing in your freetime. Let’s begin with something very important: If you want to say that … Read more

How to get over the fear to start a conversation in Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish learning tip

Are you learning Luxembourgish and want to start  to speak with native speakers? I know it can be scary to start a conversation with someone, especially in a foreign language. You might be wondering “what do I say?” or “what if I say the wrong thing?” The fear of speaking to strangers really comes from the fear of seeming “weird” or … Read more

When do we say ZE and when FIR ZE in Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish lesson ze

Today we will look at one particular part of the Luxembourgish grammar and this is … how to translate a “to+verb” construction. When do I use “ze” and when “fir ze” One word on pronunciation first. The Luxembourgish z is always pronounced like a hard tss. You can listen to this lesson on the “Luxembourgish with Anne podcast” … Read more

Word Order in Luxembourgish Phrases Explained – 2

Luxembourgish Word order part 2

In the previous lesson I talked about the 3 most important rules of the word order in Luxembourgish independent phrases. This is part 2 of the series The Word Order in Luxembourgish sentences and an extract of my 10 Day-Course: The Basics of the Luxembourgish Sentence Structure. Luxembourgish Subordinate Clauses Subordinate clauses are those parts … Read more