Introduce yourself

A1.1 · 14 minutes

Say your name, where you come from, where you live, and which languages you speak.

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Say it out loudEch heeschen Anna.My name is Anna.
Context: This is the backbone of first conversations and administrative small talk.
Register note:
  • Wéi heescht Dir? is formal/polite. Use it with staff, officials, teachers, and people you do not know well.
  • Wéi heeschs du? is informal. Use it with friends, classmates, children, or when the other person has moved to du.

Sound notes

  • Ech is short and common. You will hear it constantly.
  • Heeschen / heeschs / heescht are all about names; final -n may drop before many consonants: Ech heesche Sofia, but Ech heeschen Anna/Tom.
  • Use Dir for polite situations and du with friends, classmates, or peers who invite it.

Vocabulary

Phrases

Ech heeschen Anna.My name is Anna.
Wéi heeschs du?What’s your name? (informal) · Use du with friends, classmates, and peers who invite informality.
Wéi heescht Dir?What’s your name? (formal) · Use Dir in shops, offices, classes, and with people you do not know well.
Ech kommen aus Spuenien.I come from Spain.
Ech wunnen zu Lëtzebuerg.I live in Luxembourg.
Ech schwätzen Englesch a Spuenesch.I speak English and Spanish.
Ech verstinn e bëssen.I understand a little.

Dialogue

A
Moien, ech heeschen Tom. Wéi heescht Dir?Hello, my name is Tom. What is your name?
B
Ech heesche Sofia. Ech kommen aus Spuenien.My name is Sofia. I come from Spain.
A
Wunnt Dir zu Lëtzebuerg?Do you live in Luxembourg?
B
Jo, ech wunnen zu Esch.Yes, I live in Esch.

Quiz

3 questions

Pick the formal question for “What’s your name?”

What does “Ech wunnen zu Lëtzebuerg” mean?

Type the Luxembourgish for “I understand a little.”

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