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1. Wéi kommen ech op d'Gare?

   How do I get to the train station?

   Usage

   Asks the way to the station; French also uses Gare.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Kommen keeps its n before the vowel of ech (n-rule)

2. Béit no lénks of

   Turn left

   Usage

   A direction: turn left.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Ofbéien is separable. Lénks also has a second sense (gay), but it is fine in a direction sentence

3. Gitt riichtaus

   Go straight ahead

   Usage

   A direction: go straight ahead.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. The Dir form of goen is gitt

4. Wéi wäit ass et bis an de Stadzentrum?

   How far is it to the city center?

   Usage

   Asks how far it is to the city centre.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Stadzentrum is masculine

5. Ass et wäit ze Fouss?

   Is it far to walk?

   Usage

   Asks whether it is far on foot.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Ze Fouss means on foot

6. Kënnt Dir mir dat op der Kaart weisen?

   Could you show me that on the map?

   Usage

   Asks someone to show you a place on the map.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Kaart also means menu or card, besides map

7. Ech hu mech verlaf

   I got lost

   Usage

   Says you have got lost.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Verlafen takes hunn in the perfect. Hu has lost its n before m

8. Gëtt et e Bus op de Flughafen?

   Is there a bus to the airport?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a bus to the airport.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Flughafen is masculine; the variant spelling is Fluchhafen

9. Béit bei der nächster Luucht no riets of

   Turn right at the next traffic light

   Usage

   Tells someone to turn right at the next traffic light.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Luucht also means traffic light. Bei takes the dative

10. riets

    Right

    Usage

    A direction word. It also means right-wing.

    Grammar Note

    Riets means right

11. lénks

    Left

    Usage

    A direction word. It also means gay, so mind the context.

    Grammar Note

    Lénks means left

12. riichtaus

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    A direction word.

    Grammar Note

    The adverb riichtaus

13. zeréck

    Back / go back

    Usage

    A word for back.

    Grammar Note

    The adverb zeréck

14. Haalt hei un, wannechgelift

    Please stop here

    Usage

    Asks a driver to stop here.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words. Unhalen is separable: haalt … un

15. Den Norden

    North

    Usage

    A compass point.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Norden (n-rule form Norde)

16. De Süden

    South

    Usage

    A compass point.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Süden

17. Den Osten

    East

    Usage

    A compass point.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Osten; den stands before a vowel

18. De Westen

    West

    Usage

    A compass point.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Westen

19. Den Hotel

    Hotel

    Usage

    The word for a hotel.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Hotel; den stands before h

20. De Flughafen

    Airport

    Usage

    The word for an airport; in French it is Aéroport.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Flughafen; variant Fluchhafen

21. Den Arrêt

    Bus stop

    Usage

    The word for a stop, e.g. a bus stop; French also uses Arrêt.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Arrêt; den stands before a vowel

22. D'Ambassade

    Embassy

    Usage

    The word for an embassy.

    Grammar Note

    The feminine noun Ambassade

23. De Geldautomat

    ATM

    Usage

    The word for a cash machine.

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Geldautomat; plural Geldautomaten

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