Getting around / appointments

A1.2 bridge14 min

Ask where something is, understand simple directions, and mention transport or appointment time.

Say it out loudWou ass d’Gare?Where is the train station?
Context: Designed for train stations, buses, offices, clinics, and first appointments.
Register note:
  • Entschëllegt plus Dir forms are a polite default when asking strangers for directions or appointment details.
  • Answers to a direction question are usually very short (Riichtaus. No riets.) so do not wait for a full sentence before you say merci.

Sound notes

  • Wou = where. It is short and very useful.
  • Riichtaus, lénks, riets are direction words worth overlearning.
  • Rendez-vous is common in spoken Luxembourgish for appointments.

Phrases

Wou ass d’Gare?Where is the train station?
Gitt riichtaus.Go straight ahead.
Lénks.Left.
Riets.Right.
Ech huelen de Bus.I take the bus.
Ech hunn e Rendez-vous um néng Auer.I have an appointment at nine o’clock.

Dialogue

A
Entschëllegt, wou ass d’Gare?Excuse me, where is the train station?
B
Gitt riichtaus an dann no riets.Go straight ahead and then to the right.
A
Merci!Thank you!
B
Gär geschitt.You're welcome.

Vocabulary

no lénksto the left
no rietsto the right
riichtausstraight ahead
heihere
dothere
wäitfar
nobäinearby
d’Kräizungcrossroads

Exercises

Written practice built from the phrases in this lesson. Every question can be answered by reading; audio is optional.

Exercises

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Written practice built from the phrases in this lesson. Every question can be answered by reading; audio is optional.

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1/10

What does this mean?

Wou ass d’Gare?

2/10

Which Luxembourgish line says this?

Right.

3/10

Choose the missing word.

Entschëllegt, ____ ass d’Gare?

Excuse me, where is the train station?

4/10

Put the words in the right order.

Excuse me, where is the train station?

 

5/10

What does this mean?

Gitt riichtaus.

6/10

Which Luxembourgish line says this?

I take the bus.

7/10

Choose the missing word.

Gitt ____ an dann no riets.

Go straight ahead and then to the right.

8/10

Put the words in the right order.

Go straight ahead and then to the right.

 

9/10

What does this mean?

Lénks.

10/10

Which Luxembourgish line says this?

I have an appointment at nine o’clock.

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Quiz

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Which word means “left”?

How do you ask “Where is the train station?”

Type Luxembourgish for “I take the bus.”

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