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Famill a Frënn

A2

Family & friends

Describe your family and your friends: who they are, how many, and how you spend time together.

Vocabulary

  • the family
    Meng Famill ass net grouss. — My family is not big.
  • the wife / the woman
    Meng Fra heescht Anna. — My wife is called Anna.
    Means both 'woman' and 'wife' — the context tells you which.
  • the husband / the man
    Mäi Mann kacht gär. — My husband likes to cook.
    Means both 'man' and 'husband'.
  • the child
    Ech hunn zwee Kanner. — I have two children.
  • the brother
    Mäi Brudder ass méi jonk wéi ech. — My brother is younger than me.
  • the sister
    Meng Schwëster wunnt zu Diddeleng. — My sister lives in Dudelange.
  • the parents
    Meng Elteren si scho pensionéiert. — My parents are already retired.
    Used only in the plural, like English 'parents'.
  • the friend (male)
    Mäi beschte Frënd heescht Luca. — My best friend is called Luca.
    Plural drops the -d and doubles the n: de Frënd → d'Frënn.
  • the grandmother
    Meng Groussmamm mécht dee beschte Kuch. — My grandmother makes the best cake.
  • to visit
    Ech besiche meng Famill all Mount. — I visit my family every month.
    Perfect with hunn: Ech hunn si besicht. Note the dropped -n before 'meng' (Eifeler Regel).

Grammar that powers this topic

Noun gender & articles
de / d' / dat before family words — always learn each noun together with its article.
Plurals & comparison
Irregular family plurals like Bridder, Kanner an Frënn, plus 'méi … wéi' to compare people.
The perfect tense
Talk about visits and shared moments in the past: 'Mir hunn meng Schwëster besicht.'

Your ~5-minute answer

Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Meng Famill ass net grouss, mee mir verstinn eis ganz gutt.
  • Ech si bestuet, a meng Fra heescht Maria.
  • Mir hunn zwee Kanner, e Jong an e Meedchen.
  • Meng Elteren hunn e klengt Haus a Portugal, an ech besiche si all Summer.
  • Lescht Weekend hu mir meng Schwëster besicht.
  • Meng bescht Frëndin kennen ech schonn zënter der Schoulzäit.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Ech hunn eng kleng Famill.
  • Ech si bestuet an hunn zwee Kanner.
  • Meng Frënn hunn ëmmer Zäit fir mech.
  • Ech gesi meng Famill oft.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Obwuel meng Famill wäit ewech wunnt, hu mir e ganz gutt Verhältnis.
  • Fir mech si Frënn genee sou wichteg wéi d'Famill, well si ëmmer do sinn, wann ee se brauch.

Could you say this out loud right now?

Examiner follow-ups (formal Dir/Är)

This is where interactivity and consistency points are won or lost. Practise the answers, not just the monologue.

Q

Wéi grouss ass Är Famill?

How big is your family?

↳ keep this consistent with your “family” story

Q

Wéi oft gesitt Dir Är Frënn?

How often do you see your friends?

↳ keep this consistent with your “friends” story

Q

Kënnt Dir mir Äre beschte Frënd beschreiwen?

Can you describe your best friend to me?

↳ keep this consistent with your “friends” story

Q

Wat maacht Dir gär mat Ärer Famill?

What do you like to do with your family?

↳ keep this consistent with your “family” story

Escape-hatch phrases (anti-freeze)

  • Wéi seet een dat op Lëtzebuergesch?

    How do you say that in Luxembourgish?

  • Ech sichen nach dat richtegt Wuert.

    I'm still looking for the right word.

  • Dat ass e Familljemember vu mir.

    That is a member of my family.

  • Wéi soll ech soen …

    How should I put it …

  • Ech mengen esou eppes wéi …

    I mean something like …

Photo-description practice (Part 1, task 2)

Describe: A family having a picnic in a park: the parents are sitting on a blanket on the grass, two children are playing next to a big tree, and a basket with food stands in the middle.
op enger Deckenop der Wissam Parkniewent engem Baman der Mëtthannert dem Bam
Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Op dësem Bild gesinn ech eng Famill am Park.
  • D'Elteren sëtzen op enger Decken op der Wiss.
  • Zwee Kanner spillen niewent engem grousse Bam.
  • An der Mëtt steet e Kuerf mat Iessen.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Ech gesinn eng Famill am Park.
  • Si sëtzen op der Wiss.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Et gesäit esou aus, wéi wann d'Famill de Weekend an der Natur géif genéissen, well d'Wieder schéin ass.

Could you say this out loud right now?

Describe: Three friends sitting at a table in a café, three cups of coffee on the table, laughing together on a sunny terrace.
an engem Caféop dem Dëschop der Terrasse Kaffi drénkenmatenee laachen
Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Op dësem Foto sëtzen dräi Frënn an engem Café.
  • Op dem Dësch stinn dräi Taasse Kaffi.
  • Si schwätze matenee a laachen.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Ech gesinn dräi Frënn.
  • Si drénken e Kaffi.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Ech hunn den Androck, datt si sech scho laang kennen, well si sech esou wuel matenee fillen.

Could you say this out loud right now?