Luxembourgish A1 : Class 7 📚

1. Time Expressions

Timeline

virgëschter ---> gëschter ---> haut ---> muer -----> iwwermuer
(day before     (yesterday)   (today)  (tomorrow)   (day after
yesterday)                                            tomorrow)

Key Time Words

Practice Questions & Answers

• Q: Wat fir en Dag ass haut? (What day is today?)
  • A: Haut ass Méindeg (Today is Monday)
• Q: Wat fir en Dag war gëschter? (What day was yesterday?)
  • A: Gëschter war Sonndeg (Yesterday was Sunday)
• Q: Wat fir en Dag war virgëschter? (What day was the day before yesterday?)
  • A: Virgëschter war Samschdeg (The day before yesterday was Saturday)
• Q: Wat fir en Dag ass muer? (What day is tomorrow?)
  • A: Muer ass Dënschdeg (Tomorrow is Tuesday)
• Q: Wat fir en Dag ass iwwermuer? (What day is the day after tomorrow?)
  • A: Iwwermuer ass Mëttwoch (The day after tomorrow is Wednesday)

2. Days of the Week

Basic Forms

Regular Occurrences

• Méindes = every Monday
• Dënschdes = every Tuesday
• Mëttwochs = every Wednesday
• Donneschdes = every Thursday
• Freides = every Friday
• Samschdes = every Saturday
• Sonndes = every Sunday

3. Months and Year Structure

Important Information

• E Joer huet 365 oder 366 Deeg. (A year has 365 or 366 days)
• D’Fréijoer ass vun März bis Juni. (Spring is from March to June)
• Den Hierscht ass vu September bis Dezember. (Autumn is from September to December)
• De Wanter ass vun Dezember bis März. (Winter is from December to March)
• De Summer ass vun Juni bis September. (Summer is from June to September)

Months Order

Januar, Februar, März, Abrëll, Mee, Juni, Juli, August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember

Days in Month

• E Mount huet 30 oder 31 Deeg (A month has 30 or 31 days)
• Just de Februar huet nëmmen 28 oder 29 Deeg (Only February has just 28 or 29 days)

4. Birthday Expressions

Formal vs Informal Questions

Example Responses

• Ech sinn den 20. August gebuer (I was born on August 20th)
• Ech hunn de 14. Abrëll Gebuertsdag (My birthday is on April 14th)
• Ech sinn 23 Joer al (I am 23 years old)

Sample Dialog

• A: Wéi al bass du, wann ech froen däerf? (How old are you, if I may ask?)
• B: Ech sinn 23 Joer al. Ech kréien am Summer 24 Joer. (I am 23 years old. I will turn 24 in summer.)
• A: Wéini hues du Gebuertsdag? (When is your birthday?)
• B: Den 20. August. An du? (August 20th. And you?)
• A: Ech hunn am Fréijoer Gebuertsdag. De 14. Abrëll. (My birthday is in spring. April 14th.)

5. Ordinal Numbers

Formation Rules

• Numbers 1-19: add -ten
• Numbers 20 and above: add -sten
• Special case for 1st: éischten
• Special case for 3rd: drëtten

Complete List (1-31)

1. den éischten
2. den zweeten
3. den drëtten
4. de véierten
5. de fënneften [… continues to 31]

6. Year Numbers

Examples

• 1958 = nonzénghonnertaachtafofzeg
• 1999 = nonzénghonnertnëngannénzeg
• 2004 = zweedausendféier
• 2024 = zweedausendvéieronzwanzeg

Additional Years

• 1948 = nonzénghonnertaachtavéierzeg
• 1924 = nonzénghonnertvéieranzwanzeg
• 2026 = zweedausendsechsanzwanzeg
• 2025 = zweedausendfënnefanzwanzeg

7. Phone Numbers and Communication

Phone Number Questions

Example Responses

• Meng Telefonsnummer ass zwee-véier-dräi-véier-fënnef (My telephone number is 24345)
• Meng Handysnummer ass null-sechs-zwee-nëng-fënnef (My mobile number is 06295)

Hotel Booking Dialog

A: Renseignement, Bonjour! (Information, Hello!) B: Gudde Moien, mäin Numm ass Faber. Ech brauch d’Nummer vun engem Hotel a Spuenien. (Good morning, my name is Faber. I need the number of a hotel in Spain.) [… continues with full dialog]

Useful Phrases

• Kënnt Dir dat nach eng Kéier widderhuelen, wannechgelift? (Could you repeat that please?)
• Villmools Merci (Thank you very much)
• ‘t ass gär geschitt (You’re welcome)

8. Grammar Rules

N-Rule (UNITEDZOAH)

• The letter ‘n’ stays before vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and before h, d, t, z, n
• ‘n’ is dropped before other consonants

Other Important Rules

1. ‘an’ becomes ‘a’ before consonants
   • Example: ‘an der Stad’ → ‘a Lëtzebuerg’
2. ‘ginn’ becomes ‘gi’ before consonants
   • Example: ‘ech ginn doheem’ → ‘ech gi spadséieren’
3. ‘war’ is past form of ‘sinn’ (to be)
   • Example: ‘ech sinn doheem’ → ‘ech war doheem’
4. ‘Gesondheet’ used for “bless you”
   • Used when someone sneezes

9. Common Vocabulary