Find out more about lessons to learn Luxembourgish and/or to prepare for the Luxembourgish nationality exam
In mid-November 2019, the Luxembourg Government will publish their updated spelling rules for the Luxembourgish language, to come into effect in autumn of 2020. Up until then, both spelling versions are correct. Join me on this webpage as I publish spelling rules and updated orthography principles over the coming months.
Read MoreCome and improve your Luxembourgish conversational skills during our monthly “Poterowend” events at TNL in Luxembourg City. Meet some of our teachers and students as well as some local actors and directors and get a tour of Luxembourg’s national theatre while you’re there. Each evening is organized around a particular theme so you can learn to speak Luxembourgish on a variety of topics. Luxembourgers and non-Luxembourgers welcome!
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself in a situation where you would like to practise your Luxembourgish with a native speaker, but are lost for words?
Here are twenty-one key phrases in Luxembourgish so you can keep the conversation flowing!
Read MoreThe Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for many expats. For many newcomers, however, the multilingualism of the country is one of the biggest challenges. How does one integrate in a country with three official languages, where English is not even one of them?
Read MoreWe figure that you can dramatically increase your vocabulary and communication skills if you learned just two new Luxembourgish sentences a week - and we usually publish more than that but, you know, let’s leave some room for your busy lifestyle as well :-)
Lots of people have asked us to provide audio with the Luxembourgish-English sentences we publish on social media and we’re now going two steps further by providing video and by translating the same sentences in French and German, too.
Read MoreLiz Wenger is named Luxembourg’s mover and shaker in the fourth issue of the magazine Are We Europe - because “real change happens by continued engagement from those shaking things up on the ground.“
Liz was interviewed by Are We Europe’s Toon Vos on the importance of language for integration in the run-up to the European Elections in May 2019.
Read MoreAnxious about passing the Sproochentest, the oral and listening test for Luxembourgish nationality? Here are some tips from our teachers and students!
Many students enroll in Luxembourgish courses because they want to feel more integrated in Luxembourg’s everyday life. Often, the first motivation is to eventually apply for Luxembourgish citizenship.
Focus on Luxembourgish Citizenship: how to get it if you’ve lived in Luxembourg for 5 years, 20 years or don’t live in Luxembourg at all
Read MoreListen to this Luxembourgish dialogue to learn some basic terms around sharing household tasks with Luxembourgish-English subtitles. Free vocabulary sheet included.
Read MoreHave you found yourself in a situation before where you wanted to arrange a playdate for your kids in Luxembourgish? Continue reading (and listen to the audio material).
Read MoreAs the founder of Learn Luxembourgish Skype Courses, the first online courses made specifically for English speakers to learn Luxembourgish, I’m often asked by our students where they can find good-quality audio material with English translations to improve their listening skills. I translated an English video recording of an interview by Tony Robbins into Luxembourgish - watch it here.
Read MoreI’m always glad when the Christmas break is over and I’m able to start the New Year with recharged batteries and a sense of renewed purpose.
Ech sinn ëmmer frou, wann d’Chrëschtdagspaus eriwwer ass an ech dat Neit Joer mat frësch geluedene Batterien an engem neien Elan kann ufänken.
Read MoreIn March 2015, the Learn Luxembourgish book was published in Luxembourg and accompanied by a sigh of relief from the English speaking community: finally an English resource to learn Luxembourgish! And not only that. It is also still the only existing book to explain Luxembourgish step by step so you don't have to go searching for the answers elsewhere, everywhere.
Read MoreThat is the motto of Bob Walton, a US citizen who came to Luxembourg in 2000 with his wife (girlfriend at the time) who had accepted a position with a bank in Luxembourg. 16 years later, he speaks German and is now perfecting his Luxembourgish with Skype courses.
Read MoreThis time on the Learn Luxembourgish blog, we're going to meet Ashwini. She was born in India and moved to Luxembourg ten years ago. Let's see what motivated her to learn Luxembourgish and what tips she might have for other students.
Read MoreLuxembourg is today’s only remaining grand duchy, headed since 2000 by Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg of the House of Nassau-Weilburg. Have you ever wondered why Luxembourg is a Grand Duchy and where the Grand-Ducal family comes from?
Read MoreI am extremely grateful and honoured to be featured as one of the top 28 people in Europe who are stirring and shaping European public life by the prestigious POLITICO Magazine.
On December 2, 2015, POLITICO released their list of "European high-fliers" under the heading POLITICO 28.
Read MoreDiscover five unexpected facts about the small but endearing European country of Luxembourg.
Read MoreThere is a goat at the wedding bustling in between guests. By that I don’t mean the derogatory term you may have had in mind when you were thinking of that acquaintance you have trouble tolerating. I was talking about the actual ruminant animal with the white or brown fur, mischievous look and that characteristic complaining sound.
Read MoreFathers deserve to be honoured and pampered, too.
On the first Sunday in October, Luxembourg celebrates Father’s Day. In 2015, the date falls on October 4th. Fathers receive a small present from their children, usually something they made at school, and a present from their wives (this could be flowers or a new tool, perhaps).
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