Phrases Flashcards
1
Q
On the picture I see
A
Op der Foto / Um Bild gesinn ech
2
Q
I see
A
Ech gesinn
3
Q
I think
A
Ech mengen
4
Q
I would say
A
Ech géif soen
5
Q
I’m not sure, but
A
Ech sinn net sécher, mee
6
Q
That’s not clear …
A
Dat ass net kloer
7
Q
Perhaps
A
Vläicht
8
Q
There is … / There are
There was …/ There were
A
Et gëtt … / Et ginn…
Et gouf
9
Q
For example
A
Zum Beispill
10
Q
I am getting ready
A
Ech di(nn) mech un
11
Q
Does that work? Is that okay?
A
Geet dat?
12
Q
That works.
That’s not possible / That wont work
A
Dat geet
dat geet net
13
Q
Wait a moment
A
Waarts ee Moment
Waart ee Moment
14
Q
oh dear/oh no/oh my
A
oh mei
15
Q
I’m sorry / I apologize
A
Et deet mer leed
16
Q
Nothing
A
näischt
17
Q
No reason
A
kee Grond
18
Q
The cherry on top
A
d’kiischt um kuch
18
Q
The cherry on top
A
d’kiischt um kuch
19
Q
You are welcome (response to thanks)
A
‘t ass Gär geschitt
20
Q
Excuse me
A
Entschëllegt
21
Q
Alright/ok
A
An der Rei
22
Q
Well (interjection)
A
Majo
23
Q
Do you know what….
A
Weess du wat …
24
Yeah, why not
Jo, firwat net
25
To go with someone (together)
Do you like to go with me to the cinema?
Matgoen
Gees du gär mat mir an de Kino?
26
With you
With me
Mat dir
Mat mir
27
Do you have time?
Do you have time on Friday?
Hues du Zäit?
Hues du e Freideg Zäit?
28
I live in .... (House, apartment etc..)
Ech wunnen an en(M&N)/eng(F) (in the Dativ form)
Ech wunnen an engem Haus (n)
Ech wunnen an engem Appartement (n)
Ech wunnen an enger Residence (f)
29
I live in an apartment in Belair. It is approx 100 sqm
Ech wunnen an engem Appartement um Belair. Et huet ongeféier 100 Quadratmeter
30
Big enough
Grouss genuch
31
Really?
Ah sou?
32
Excuse me, can you tell me where the town hall is?
Entschëllegt, kanns du mir soen, wou D'Gemeng ass?
Soen requires the Dativ case, hence mir instead of ech
33
Is there a bakery here?
Is there a bakery here nearby?
Yes, there's a bakery 3 minutes from here.
Gëtt et hei eng Bäckerei?
Gëtt et hei eng Bäckerei nobäi?
Jo, et gëtt eng Bäckerei 3 Minutte vun hei
34
When is the bakery open?
The bakery is open from Mondays till Saturdays
The supermarket is open every day, except on Sundays afternoon.
Wéini ass d'Bäckerei op?
d'Bäckerei ass vu méindes bis Samschdes op.
De Supermarché ass all Dag op, ausser sonndes mëttes
35
When is the bakery closed?
The bakery is closed on Sundays
Wéini ass d'Bäckerei zou?
d'Bäckerei ass Sonndes zou
36
At what time does the bakery open?
Um wéi vill Auer mécht d'Bäckerei op?
37
At what time does the pharmacy close today?
Um wéi vill Auer mécht d'Apdikt haut zou?
38
When does the pharmacy close today?
Wéini mécht d'Apdikt haut zou?
39
The town hall opens at 9AM
d'Gemeng mécht um 9 Auer op
40
The shops close every day at 6:30
D'Butteker maachen all Dag um halwer siwen zou
41
The post office opens at 7 AM on Fridays
D'Post mécht freides um 7 Auer op
42
I do sports in order to be fit
I'm learning Luxembourgish to be integrated
Ech maache Sport fir fit ze sinn
Ech léieren Lëtzebuergesch fir mech ze integréieren
43
At least
At least there are no kids
Op d'mannst
op d'mannst ginn et keng Kanner
44
What do you think?
Wat mengs du?
45
You are right
du hues Recht
46
I completely forgot that
Ech hunn dat ganz vergiess
47
How about...?
How about we go to the cinema on Friday?
Wéi wier et (mat) ...
Wéi wier et mat mir e Freideg an de Kino ze goen?
48
Actually
Am Fong
49
We will see
Mol kucken
50
At the beginning
Am Ufank
51
At the office, I sit all day in front of a computer and I don't have a lot of physical activity
Um büro setzen ech dee ganzen Dag virum Computer an ech hunn net vill Kierperlech Aktivitéit
52
Too much
You work too much
Ze vill
Du schaffs ze vill
53
Before meal
After meal
Virum Iessen
Nom Iessen
54
Nothing special
Näischt Extraes
55
I would like to ....
would like to go swimming (verb)
I would like an appointment (noun)
Ech géif/hätt gar...
1ST CONDITIONAL
Sg. 1 géif / hätt
Sg. 2 géifs / häss
Sg. 3 géif / hätt
Pl. 1 géifen / hätten
Pl. 2 géift / hätt
Pl. 3 géifen / hätten
Use géif with verbs and hätt with nouns
To make a sentence with Ech géif / géing gär you’ll need an action verb which you put at the very end of the sentence in the infinitve form..Or if you have 2 verbs you’ll put both at the end of the sentence:
Ech géif gär schwamme goen
Ech hätt gar e Rendez-vous.
56
I will call again later
Ech ruffen méi spéit nach eng Kéier un
57
I will call you back
Ech ruffen dech/Iech zeréck un.
58
Big enough for me
grouss genuch fir mech
59
Housework, chores
I am doing housework
I like doing housework
De Stot maachen
Ech maachen de Stot
Ech maachen gar de Stot
60
What I don't like much is the traffic. There are many cars and buses and that makes a lot of noise.
Wat mir net esou gëfalt, ass den Trafic. Et gëtt vill Autoen and Bussen an dat mécht vill Kamédi.
61
In my free time
A menger fräi zäit
62
How about .... ?
How about we eat pizza?
wëi ass et mat ...?
wéi ass et mat mir eissen Pizza?
63
What's there/exists?
What's there in the neighbourhood?
Wat gëtt et ?
Wat gëtt et an dem Quartier?
64
I don't care, fuck you
Dat ass (mir) Wurscht
65
Anything else?
Soss nach eppes?
66
Who's next? Whose turn is this?
U wiem ass et? (Fixed phrase)
67
What are your working hours?
Wëi sinn deng Aarbechtzäiten?
Wat fir Aarbechtzäiten hues du?
68
Fuck!
vreck!
69
I am not okay/feeling well
Ech sinn net an der Rei
70
You are right
du hues Recht
71
I became ...
Ech gouf ....
72
(Subject) please me/ I like (subject)
I like my job
(Subject) gefält mir
Meng Aarbecht gefält mir
73
when / if the weather is good
Wann d’Wieder gutt ass
74
Looking around
kucke ronderëm
75
People are queuing/standing in a queue
d'Leit stinn an der Schlaang
76
Really?
Ou? Sërio?
77
etc...
asw...
an esou weider
78
To stay in touch
I stay in touch with my friends using WhatsApp Groups
a Komtant bliewen mat
Ech bleiwen mat a Kontakt mat menge Frënn mat WhatsApp Gruppen
79
It doesn't matter for me
Et ass egal fir mech.
80
I want to relax and do nothing
Ech wëll relaxen an näischt maachen.
