Family and colours Famill a Faarwen
Talk about the people closest to you, and describe things by colour. Also: my, your, his, her.
23 words and phrases
- d'Famill
- family
- de Papp
- father
- d'Mamm
- mother
- d'Elteren
- parents
- de Brudder
- brother
- d'Schwëster
- sister
- de Jong
- boy / son
- d'Meedchen
- girl
- d'Duechter
- daughter
- de Bopa
- grandfather
- d'Boma
- grandmother
- de Mann
- man / husband
- d'Fra
- woman / wife
- d'Kand
- child Plural: d'Kanner.
- de Frënd / d'Frëndin
- friend (m / f)
- rout
- red
- blo
- blue
- gréng
- green
- giel
- yellow
- schwaarz
- black
- wäiss
- white
- brong
- brown
- gro
- grey
Grammar
My, your, his, her
Masculine: mäin, däin, säin (his), hiren (her). Feminine and plural: meng, deng, seng, hir. The masculine forms lose their n by the Eifel rule: mäi Papp, däi Brudder, säi Papp, hire Brudder — but mäin Auto, hiren Apel.
- Mäi Papp ass sechzeg Joer al. — My father is sixty years old.
- Meng Mamm heescht Marie. — My mother is called Marie.
- Den Auto ass rout. — The car is red.
Practice
6 exercises: multiple choice, typing, matching pairs and word order.