Vocabulary

Directions in Luxembourgish

Left, right, forward and other direction words. 37 words with their articles (de = masculine, d' = feminine or neuter) and English translations. Spellings checked against the LOD dictionary.

Luxembourgish	English
lénks	left
riets	right
riichtaus	straight ahead
vir	forward / in front
hannen	back / behind
erop	up / upward
erof	down / downward
hei	here
do	there
wäit	far
bei	at / near
no bei	nearby / close by
niewent	next to / beside
géigeniwwer	opposite / across from
tëscht	between
ronderëm	around
duerch	through
iwwer	over / across
ënner	under
den Norden	north
de Süden	south
den Osten	east
de Westen	west
ofbéien	to turn
Lénks ofbéien	turn left
Riets ofbéien	turn right
Riichtaus fueren	go straight ahead
Virufueren	continue / drive on
Stoe bleiwen	to stop / stand still
d' Strooss	street
d' Kräizung	intersection / crossroads
de Rondpoint	roundabout
d' Verkéiersluucht	traffic light
d' Kaart	map
d' Adress	address
Wou ass...?	Where is...?
Wéi kommen ech op...?	How do I get to...?