Massage & Spa

1. Ech wéilt eng Massage reservéieren

   I would like to book a massage

   Usage

   Says you want to book a massage at a spa.

   Grammar Note

   Massage can be masculine or feminine; here it is treated as feminine (eng). Composed from dictionary-verified words

2. Dat ass ze staark, méi duuss wannechgelift

   That's too firm, please be gentler

   Usage

   Asks for a gentler touch when the pressure is too strong.

   Grammar Note

   Ze + adjective means "too …". Duuss means soft or gentle. Composed from dictionary-verified words

3. Kënnt Dir de Réck méi masséieren?

   Could you massage the back more?

   Usage

   Asks the therapist to work more on the back.

   Grammar Note

   Réck is masculine (plural Récker). Masséieren means to massage. Composed from dictionary-verified words

4. Dat ass genau richteg, maacht esou weider

   That's exactly right, keep going like that

   Usage

   Says the pressure is just right and asks to continue as is.

   Grammar Note

   Weidermaachen is separable; in the imperative weider goes to the end. Composed from dictionary-verified words

5. Ech hu Péng an der lénkser Schëller

   I have pain in my left shoulder

   Usage

   Says you have pain in the left shoulder; lénks also has another sense, but here it is plainly the side.

   Grammar Note

   Schëller is feminine and takes the dative after an der, with the same ending as mat der lénkser Hand. Composed from dictionary-verified words

6. Ech wéilt eng Massage vu sechzeg Minutten

   I would like a 60-minute massage

   Usage

   Asks for a one-hour massage.

   Grammar Note

   Vun drops its n before s and becomes vu. The plural of Minutt is Minutten. Composed from dictionary-verified words

7. Hutt Dir Ueleg mat Lavendel?

   Do you have lavender oil?

   Usage

   Used to ask for a particular aroma oil.

   Grammar Note

   Ueleg is masculine (plural Ueleger). Mat is followed directly by the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words

8. Kënnt Dir méi staark drécken?

   Could you press harder?

   Usage

   Asks for firmer pressure.

   Grammar Note

   Drécken means to press. The comparative uses méi staark. Composed from dictionary-verified words

9. Ass d'Drénkgeld abegraff?

   Is the tip included?

   Usage

   Asks whether the tip is included in the price.

   Grammar Note

   Drénkgeld is neuter (plural Drénkgelder). The participle of abegräifen is abegraff. Composed from dictionary-verified words

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