Moien

Luxembourgish A1

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.