Uhrzeit, Wochentage und Monate

Telling the time

Full hours are easy: Et ass aacht Auer. - It's eight o'clock. To ask, say Wéi vill Auer ass et? - What time is it? For "at", use um: um néng Auer - at nine.

Time	Luxembourgish	Literally
8:00	aacht Auer	eight o'clock
8:10	zéng op aacht	ten on eight
8:15	Véirel op aacht	quarter on eight
8:30	hallwer néng	half nine
8:45	Véirel vir néng	quarter before nine

The half-hour trap

Hallwer néng is 8:30, not 9:30. Luxembourgish counts the half hour towards the coming hour, as German halb neun does. British English "half nine" means 9:30, so British speakers are an hour late for every appointment until this sinks in. The quarters are simpler: op is "past", vir is "to".

Days of the week

Méindeg (Monday), Dënschdeg (Tuesday), Mëttwoch (Wednesday), Donneschdeg (Thursday), Freideg (Friday), Samschdeg (Saturday), Sonndeg (Sunday). Unlike in English, they are masculine nouns: de Méindeg.

Months

Januar, Februar, Mäerz, Abrëll, Mee, Juni, Juli, August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember. Watch the spelling of Mäerz, Abrëll and Mee. "In June" is am Juni.

Dates that matter here

• Den 23. Juni ass Nationalfeierdag. - 23 June is National Day, with fireworks over the Pétrusse valley the night before.
• Éimaischen ass um Ouschterméindeg. - Éimaischen, the market with clay bird-whistles, is on Easter Monday.
• D'Schueberfouer fänkt Enn August un. - The Schueberfouer fair starts at the end of August.