Hëllef!
Help!
Usage
A one-word shout for help in an emergency.
Grammar Note
Hëllef is a feminine noun (d'Hëllef) meaning "help"; it shares its root with the verb hëllefen "to help"
Rufft wannechgelift eng Ambulanz
Please call an ambulance
Usage
A polite request to bystanders or staff to call an ambulance, using the Dir imperative.
Grammar Note
The imperative for Dir (plural/polite) ends in -t (ruffen becomes rufft). Ambulanz is feminine. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech si bestuel ginn
I was robbed
Usage
Says that something was stolen from you; add the item for details.
Grammar Note
The passive is sinn + participle + ginn. The next word starts with b, so the n of sinn drops and it becomes si (n-rule). Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech brauch en Dokter
I need a doctor
Usage
The basic sentence for asking for a doctor when ill or hurt.
Grammar Note
Een keeps its n before d, giving en. The first person singular of brauchen is brauch. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Wou ass dat nächst Spidol?
Where is the nearest hospital?
Usage
Asks where the nearest hospital is. On Luxembourg signs it is often French: Hôpital or Clinique.
Grammar Note
Spidol is neuter (plural Spideeler). nächst means "next" in space; after neuter dat it takes no ending. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Rufft d'Police!
Call the police!
Usage
Shouted to people nearby to get the police called.
Grammar Note
Police is feminine and means "the police"; the same word also means an insurance policy or a police officer. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech hu mäi Pass verluer
I have lost my passport
Usage
For police or an embassy when you have lost your passport.
Grammar Note
Perfect tense is hunn + participle. The next word starts with m, so the n of hunn drops (n-rule). Pass is masculine. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Wou ass déi nächst Apdikt?
Where is the nearest pharmacy?
Usage
Asks where the nearest pharmacy is. Signs usually say Pharmacie (French).
Grammar Note
Apdikt is feminine; note the spelling differs from German Apotheke. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech sinn Diabetiker
I am diabetic
Usage
Tells medical staff you are diabetic (male).
Grammar Note
Diabetiker starts with d, so the n of sinn stays. The feminine form is Diabetikerin. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech sinn Diabetikerin
I am diabetic
Usage
Tells medical staff you are diabetic (female).
Grammar Note
Diabetikerin starts with d, so the n of sinn stays. The masculine form is Diabetiker. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech si gebass ginn
I was bitten
Usage
Says you have been bitten; add what bit you if known.
Grammar Note
Passive: sinn + participle + ginn. The next word starts with g, so the n of sinn drops. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Héiert op!
Stop it!
Usage
A firm "stop it" to someone bothering or threatening you.
Grammar Note
Ophéieren is separable; in the imperative the particle op goes to the end (Héiert op!). Composed from dictionary-verified words
Beréiert mech net!
Don't touch me!
Usage
A firm refusal when someone is about to touch you.
Grammar Note
The negation net comes after the pronoun object. Composed from dictionary-verified words
De Brand
Fire
Usage
The word for a fire. When shouting, Et brennt! is more natural.
Grammar Note
Brand is masculine (plural Bränn). Before b the article is de, not den. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Den Déif
Thief
Usage
The word for thief, shouted after a theft.
Grammar Note
Déif is masculine; den keeps its n before d. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Den Iwwerfall
Robbery
Usage
The word for a hold-up or assault, used to report what happened.
Grammar Note
Iwwerfall is masculine (plural Iwwerfäll); the verb iwwerfalen means to mug or hold up. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Den Täschendéif
Pickpocket
Usage
The word for a pickpocket.
Grammar Note
Täschendéif is masculine, a compound of a bag word and Déif "thief". Composed from dictionary-verified words
D'Entféierung
Kidnapping
Usage
The word for a kidnapping.
Grammar Note
Entféierung is feminine (plural Entféierungen); the verb is entféieren. Composed from dictionary-verified words
De Mord
Murder
Usage
The word for murder.
Grammar Note
Mord is masculine (plural Morden). Composed from dictionary-verified words
D'Ausschreidungen
Riot
Usage
The word for riots or disturbances (plural).
Grammar Note
Ausschreidung is feminine; the plural Ausschreidungen is the usual form here. Composed from dictionary-verified words
D'Bomm
Bomb
Usage
The word for a bomb. Do not confuse it with Bom, which means grandma.
Grammar Note
Bomm is feminine (plural Bommen); it differs by one letter from Bom "grandma". Composed from dictionary-verified words
Et brennt! Gitt direkt eraus!
Fire! Run!
Usage
Warns of a fire and tells people to get out immediately.
Grammar Note
Et brennt is an impersonal construction for "there is a fire". The plural imperative of goen is gitt. Composed from dictionary-verified words
En Déif! Fänkt en!
Thief! Catch him!
Usage
Shouted when you spot a thief, asking others to catch him.
Grammar Note
Fänken means to catch a person or animal; en is the weak object form of hien. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Rufft wannechgelift de Pompjeeswon
Please call a fire engine
Usage
Asks someone to call the fire engine. Pompjee alone has a vulgar second sense, so the compound Pompjeeswon is used.
Grammar Note
Pompjeeswon is masculine (plural Pompjeesween), a compound of Pompjee "fireman" and Won "vehicle". Composed from dictionary-verified words
Wou ass deen nächste Policebüro?
Where is the police station?
Usage
Asks where the nearest police station is. Signs often say Commissariat; the force is the Police Grand-Ducale.
Grammar Note
Policebüro is masculine. After deen the adjective takes -e (deen nächste); deen keeps its n before n. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech wéilt en Déifstall bei der Police mellen
I want to report a theft
Usage
Tells the police you want to report a theft.
Grammar Note
Polite wishes use wéilt with the infinitive at the end. Mellen means to report or announce. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ass do een, dee Japanesch schwätzt?
Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?
Usage
Asks whether anyone speaks Japanese; swap the language as needed.
Grammar Note
Questions put the verb first; inside the relative clause the verb comes last. Deen drops its n before j and becomes dee. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Dës Persoun huet d'Besënnung verluer
This person is unconscious
Usage
Tells rescuers that a person has lost consciousness.
Grammar Note
Losing consciousness is Besënnung verléieren. The perfect uses huet + participle. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Een erdrénkt! Hëllef!
Someone is drowning
Usage
Shouted when you see someone drowning.
Grammar Note
Een is the indefinite pronoun "someone". Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech si geschloe ginn
I was beaten
Usage
Says you were beaten up.
Grammar Note
Passive: sinn + participle + ginn. Geschloe is the n-rule form of geschloen before ginn. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech si mat engem Messer gestach ginn
I was stabbed
Usage
Says you were stabbed with a knife; ask for an ambulance at once.
Grammar Note
Messer is neuter and takes the dative engem after mat. Stiechen means both to stab and to sting. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Et gouf a mäi Zëmmer agebrach
My room was broken into
Usage
When your hotel room has been broken into.
Grammar Note
Impersonal passive (Et gouf … agebrach). Abriechen is separable with participle agebrach. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Dës Persoun ass den Täter
That person is the culprit
Usage
Pointing out the culprit to the police.
Grammar Note
Täter is masculine; den keeps its n before t. The feminine is Täterin. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech si bedrunn ginn
I was deceived
Usage
When you have been cheated or swindled.
Grammar Note
Passive: sinn + participle + ginn. The next word starts with b, so the n of sinn drops. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Mäi Portmonni gouf geklaut
My wallet was stolen
Usage
Says your wallet was stolen; Portmonni is a purse or wallet.
Grammar Note
Past passive: gouf + participle. Portmonni is masculine. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech hu leider eppes leie gelooss
I have unfortunately left something behind
Usage
Says you left something behind in a taxi or shop; then name the item.
Grammar Note
Perfect: hunn + participle. "To leave behind" is leie loossen. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Ech si vun engem Auto ugestouss ginn
I was hit by a car
Usage
Says you were hit by a car; ask for an ambulance right away.
Grammar Note
The agent of a passive is vun + dative. The next word starts with v, so sinn becomes si. Ustoussen means to hit or run into a vehicle. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Benotzt wannechgelift den Noutausgang
Please use the emergency exit
Usage
Tells people to use the emergency exit; signs are often French: Sortie de secours.
Grammar Note
Noutausgang is masculine (plural Noutausgäng); den keeps its n before n. The plural imperative of benotzen is benotzt. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Passt op!
Watch out!
Usage
Warns of danger; to one familiar person say Pass op!
Grammar Note
Oppassen is separable; in the imperative the particle op is left at the end. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Fläisst Iech wannechgelift
Please hurry
Usage
A polite request to hurry.
Grammar Note
Sech fläissen is reflexive; the reflexive pronoun for polite Dir is Iech. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Kommt wannechgelift direkt
Please come right away
Usage
Asks someone to come right away.
Grammar Note
Direkt is an adverb meaning "immediately". Composed from dictionary-verified words
Et ass en Noutfall
It's an emergency
Usage
Tells a caller or desk that this is an emergency.
Grammar Note
Noutfall is masculine (plural Noutfäll); een becomes en before a vowel. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Et ass dréngend
It's urgent
Usage
Says that the matter is urgent.
Grammar Note
Dréngend is an adjective meaning "urgent". Composed from dictionary-verified words
Bréngt mech wannechgelift an d'Spidol
Please take me to a hospital
Usage
Asks to be taken to a hospital.
Grammar Note
Direction after an takes the accusative. Spidol is neuter. Composed from dictionary-verified words
Et gouf e Verkéiersaccident
There has been a traffic accident
Usage
Reporting that a traffic accident has happened.
Grammar Note
Et gouf … means "there was …". Verkéiersaccident is listed as masculine or neuter. Composed from dictionary-verified words
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