Topics Common Qs and Model Answers

Question 1

Gär questions follow this format:
(verb) Dir gär + (noun/ verb…)

Maacht Dir gär Sport?
Gitt Dir gär akafen?

Answer 1

Model answer:
Jo/Nee, ech (verb) gär + (noun/ verb…)

Jo, ech maache gär Sport, an zwar…
Nee, ech maache guer net gär Sport, allerdéngs …
Nee, ech ginn net gär akafen, mee …

Question 2

Léiwer questions usually contain the word oder as in “Do you prefer this or that?”. Your answer will include the word léiwer as you indicate what your preference is.

(verb) Dir léiwer … oder léiwer + (verb or noun or adjective) ?

Maacht Dir léiwer kuerz oder léiwer laang Vakanzen?
Iesst Dir owes léiwer waarm oder kal?

Answer 2

Ech maache léiwer 3 oder 4 Mol d’Joer kuerz Vakanzen

Ech iesse mëttes just eng Zalot an dofir iessen ech léiwer owes waarm.

Question 3

SÄIT / ZANTER WÉINI Questions:

These words indicate the examiner is asking you since when have you been doing something. Since when… accordingly your answer should include a sense of time i.e. five years, 2 days, since I got married etc

Säit / Zanter wéini + (verb) Dir …?

Säit wéini maacht Dir Yoga?
Zanter wéini wunnt Dir zu Lëtzebuerg?

Answer 3

Ech (verb) säit / zanter + (duration) ..

Ech maachen zanter / säit 3 Joer Yoga
Ech wunnen zanter 2015 hei zu Lëtzebuerg, an zwar .

Question 4

WÉI OFT / DACKS Questions

The clue to this question is in the word oft, which is very close to the word often. How often or how frequently do you do something. Your answer should indicate a sense of frequency… once, twice a week, often, seldom, never etc.

Wéi oft / dacks + (verb)Dir ….?

Wéi oft maacht Dir Yoga?
Wéi dacks gitt Dir an d’Vakanz?

Answer 4

Ech (verb) + (frequency) + (action)…

Ech maachen dräimol d’Woch Yoga, ëmmer an der Mëhespaus.
Ech fueren eemol d’Joer an d’Vakanz, meeschtens am …..

Question 5

WÉI LAANG Questions
When the examiner asks you a question with wéi laang, he or she is asking how long… For how long do you play tennis? or How long is the movie? As such, your answer should provide a sense of time or duration

Wéi laang + (verb) Dir …?

Wéi laang maacht Dir Yoga?
Wéi laang bleift Dir an der Vakanz?

Answer 5

Ech+ (verb) + (duration)

Ech maache gewéinlech eng Stonn Yoga, vun 12 bis 13 Auer.
Ech bleiwen normalerweis zwou oder 3 Wochen.

Question 6

WAT FIR qurstions

When the examiner asks you Wat fir een/eng he/she means what kind or simply what or which. In Luxembourgish this construction requires an article (indefinite article), either een / eng depending on the gender (masculine, neuter or feminine). But there is no article for plural nouns.

You can replace Wat fir een / eng by Wéi een / eng

Use the singular article “eng” with this constructions not only for feminine nouns but also for plural nouns!

Wat fir or Wéi een / eng + (noun+ verb) Dir?

Wat fir / Wéi eng Sprooche (plural)schwätzt Dir?
Wat fir eng / Wéi eng Zort Wunneng (fem) hutt Dir?

Answer 6

For the most part, you can formulate your answers leveraging the words given to you in the question (verbs and nouns) and then add descriptive adjective or adverbs to describe the verbs and nouns:

Ech schwätzen am Moment 4 Sproochen
Ech wunnen an engem groussen Appartement

Question 7

WÉI Questions:

Wéi questions ask how you go somewhere or how you do something or the examiner wants to know your opinion about something.

Wéi + (verb) Dir/Iech …..?

Wéi gitt Dir op d’Aarbecht?
Wéi informéiert Dir Iech iwwer d’Aktualitéit?
Wéi gefält Iech Är Aarbecht?

Answer 7

Ech fuere mam Vëlo schaffen, allerdéngs…
Ech liese reegelméisseg d’Noriichten um Internet.
Meng Aarbecht gefält mir ganz guh.

Question 8

GÄR Vocabulary

like
like a lot
dont like
dont like at all
just a little
I’m indifferent

Yes, I like to do sports, ..
No, I don’t like to shop, but ..

Answer 8

gär + verb
ganz gär
net gär
guer net gär
nëmmen e bëssen
dat ass mir egal

Jo, ech maache gärSport, an zwar ..
Nee, ech ginn net gärakafen, mee

Question 9

LÉIWER Vocabulary

prefer
or
and therefore
however
especially

I prefer to take 3 or 4 short vacations a year.
At noon, I eat just a salad or a sandwich and therefore in the evenings I prefer to have a hot meal

Answer 9

léiwer (+ verb)
oder
an dofir
allerdéngs
besonnesch

Ech maache léiwer3 oder 4 Mol d’Joer kuerz Vakanzen.
Ech iesse mëdes just eng Zalot odere Bréitchen an dofiriessen ech léiwerowes waarm.

Question 10

SÄIT / ZANTER WÉINI Vocabulary

since 2015
for 5 years
for 3 months
since 2 weeks
since last summer
since April

I have been doing yoga for three years
I’ve lived in here in Luxembourg since 2015, namely in .

Answer 10

zanter/säit 2015
zanter/säit fënnef Joer
zanter/säit dräi Méint
zanter/säit zwou (feminine) Wochen
zanter/säit leschte Summer
zanter/säit Abrëll

Ech maachen zanter / säit 3 Joer Yoga.
Ech wunnen zanter 2015 hei zu Lëtzebuerg, an zwar zu …

Question 11

WÉI OFT / DACKS Vocabulary

never
seldom
sometimes
usually
often
most of the time (mostly)
regularly
always
once a week
twice a month
three times a year
every day

I do yoga three Smes a week, always at my lunch break.
I go once a year on vacaSon, mostly

Answer 11

ni
seelen
heiansdo
normalerwéis / gewéilech
oft / dacks
meeschtens
ëmmer
eemol d’Woch
zweemol de Mount
dräimol d’Joer
all Dag

Ech maachen dräimol d’WochYoga, ëmmer an der Mëdespaus.
Ech fueren eemol d’Joeran d’Vakanz, meeschtens am …..

Question 12

WÉI LAANG Vocabulary

half an hour
2 hours
3 days
one week
2 months
3 years

I usually do one hour of yoga, from 12 to 13h.
I normally go for two or three weeks

Answer 12

eng hallef Stonn
zwou (feminine) Stonnen
dräi Deeg
eng Woch
zwee Méint
dräi Joer

Ech maache gewéinlech eng StonnYoga, vun 12 bis 13 Auer.
Ech bleiwen normalerweis zwou oder dräi Wochen.