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 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.
That 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 MoreLeaving your native country is exhilarating at first. Everything is so new that you don’t think about your old home. Once you have settled into a routine, you start to notice the differences between your old home and your new one. Three years after leaving Luxembourg for Canada, I look back on my home country with different eyes.
Read MoreA fun way to learn additional vocabulary, animal expressions also allow you to learn a little bit about the culture of Luxembourg. There are hundreds of animal expressions in Luxembourgish, some clearly vestiges of old farming wisdom, others colourful caricatures of animals to describe aspects of human nature. Here's my top 10.
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