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Age and stages of life in Luxembourgish

26 words, sorted by level. Each shows the English, German and French translation and a sentence you might actually hear. Nouns carry their article.

aladjective, A1
old
DE alt · FR vieux, âgé
Mäi Grousspapp ass al. — My grandfather is old.
de Gebuertsdagnoun, A1
birthday
DE Geburtstag · FR anniversaire
Haut ass mäi Gebuertsdag. — Today is my birthday.
d’Joernoun, A1
year
DE Jahr · FR année
Ech sinn drësseg Joer al. — I am thirty years old.
jonkadjective, A1
young
DE jung · FR jeune
Si ass nach jonk. — She is still young.
d’Alternoun, A2
age
DE Alter · FR âge
An deem Alter spillt een nach. — At that age one still plays.
gebueradjective, A2
born
DE geboren · FR né
Ech sinn zu Lëtzebuerg gebuer. — I was born in Luxembourg.
Gebuertsdag feierenphrase, A2
to celebrate a birthday
DE Geburtstag feiern · FR fêter un anniversaire
Mir feieren hire Gebuertsdag. — We celebrate her birthday.
jonk an alphrase, A2
young and old
DE jung und alt · FR jeunes et vieux
Jonk an al feieren zesummen. — Young and old celebrate together.
jonk Leitnoun, A2
young people, youth
DE junge Leute, Jugend · FR jeunes
Vill jonk Leit goen aus. — Many young people go out.
d’Liewennoun, A2
life
DE Leben · FR vie
D'Liewen ass schéin. — Life is beautiful.
wuessenverb, A2
to grow
DE wachsen · FR grandir
D'Kanner wuessen séier. — The children grow fast.
al ginnphrase, B1
to grow old
DE alt werden · FR vieillir
Mir ginn all al. — We all grow old.
de Doudnoun, B1
death
DE Tod · FR mort
Säin Doud war traureg. — His death was sad.
erwuesse ginnphrase, B1
to grow up
DE erwachsen werden · FR devenir adulte
D'Kanner gi séier erwuessen. — The children grow up fast.
de Erwuessenennoun, B1
adult
DE Erwachsener · FR adulte
Den Erwuessene bezilt méi. — The adult pays more.
d’Geboertnoun, B1
birth
DE Geburt · FR naissance
D'Geboert war einfach. — The birth was easy.
jonk bleiwenphrase, B1
to stay young
DE jung bleiben · FR rester jeune
Sport hëlleft, jonk ze bleiwen. — Sport helps to stay young.
d’Jugendnoun, B1
youth
DE Jugend · FR jeunesse
Seng Jugend war glécklech. — His youth was happy.
de Jugendlechennoun, B1
youngster, adolescent
DE Jugendlicher · FR jeune, adolescent
De Jugendleche spillt gär Spiller. — The teenager likes to play games.
d’Kandheetnoun, B1
childhood
DE Kindheit · FR enfance
Meng Kandheet war schéin. — My childhood was nice.
d’Pensiounnoun, B1
retirement, pension
DE Rente, Pension · FR retraite
Hien ass an der Pensioun. — He is in retirement.
de Seniornoun, B1
senior, elderly person
DE Senior · FR senior
Senioren kréien eng Reduktioun. — Seniors get a discount.
stierwenverb, B1
to die
DE sterben · FR mourir
Säi Grousspapp ass gestuerwen. — His grandfather has died.
de Teenagernoun, B1
teenager
DE Teenager · FR adolescent
Mäi Jong ass en Teenager. — My son is a teenager.
d’Generatiounnoun, B2
generation
DE Generation · FR génération
Eng nei Generatioun wiisst op. — A new generation is growing up.
de Pensionärnoun, B2
pensioner, retiree
DE Rentner · FR retraité
De Pensionär huet vill Zäit. — The pensioner has a lot of time.

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