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Saatzbau · A1 → A2

Luxembourgish grammar: building sentences, level by level

Each level adds one new building block to the sentence from the level before. Stay on a level until you can say 5 to 10 sentences without thinking, then move on.

1. Level 1: Subject + verbSubject + Verb.
2. Level 2: + an object (articles)Subject + Verb + Object.
3. Level 3: + a time word: verb secondTime + Verb + Subject + Object.
4. Level 4: + a place: where to and whereSubject + Verb + (time) + place.
5. Level 5: + a second verb: modal verbsSubject + modal (position 2) + … + infinitive (end).
6. Level 6: + a purpose: “to do something”…, fir + … + ze + infinitive.
7. Level 7: Connecting sentencesan / mee / oder (no change) · well / wann / datt (verb to the end)
8. Level 8: Talking about the past (Perfekt)Subject + hunn / sinn (position 2) + … + past participle (end).

How this links to the Sproochentest

The oral test asks you to talk about yourself, your home, work, family and daily routine. Levels 1 to 4 let you answer simple questions; levels 5 to 8 let you give the longer, connected answers that score better. For each topic (Wunnen, Aarbecht, Famill…), try to write one answer that uses every level.

1. Pick one level and one topic.
2. Write 5 to 10 sentences, and check them with a teacher or a fluent speaker if you can.
3. Read the corrected version aloud 3 times.
4. The next day, say the same sentences without looking, then change the time word or the person (ech → hatt).