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Schlof an Entspanung

B1

Sleep & relaxation

Sleep habits, tiredness and how you unwind (a real INLL sample theme, 'Schlof an Entspanung').

Vocabulary

  • sleep
    Ech brauch vill Schlof. — I need a lot of sleep.
  • to sleep
    Ech schlofe meeschtens gutt. — I usually sleep well.
    Perfect with hunn: 'Ech hu gutt geschlof.'
  • the bed
    Ech ginn um zéng Auer an d'Bett. — I go to bed at ten o'clock.
  • rest / peace and quiet
    Ech brauch owes meng Rou. — In the evening I need my peace and quiet.
  • to relax
    Ech entspane mech mat Musek. — I relax with music.
    Reflexive: 'ech entspane mech'.
  • tired
    Ech si sonndes ëmmer midd. — On Sundays I'm always tired.
  • stress
    Ech hu vill Stress op der Aarbecht. — I have a lot of stress at work.
  • the dream
    Ech hat e komeschen Dram. — I had a strange dream.
  • the night
    Ech schlofe schlecht an der Nuecht. — I sleep badly at night.
  • to get up
    Ech stinn um sechs Auer op. — I get up at six o'clock.
    Separable + motion; perfect with sinn: 'Ech sinn opgestanen.'

Grammar that powers this topic

The dative case
Where things are: 'am Bett', 'um Nuetsdësch', 'an der Chamber'.
Separable verbs
'Ech stinn fréi op', 'Ech schalten of' — prefix at the end.
Subordinate clauses
After wann, datt, well the verb goes to the end.

Your ~5-minute answer

Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Ech ginn normalerweis um eelef Auer an d'Bett.
  • Ech schlofe meeschtens siwe bis aacht Stonnen.
  • Owes liesen ech nach e bëssen, fir mech ze entspanen.
  • Wann ech vill Stress hunn, schlofen ech méi schlecht.
  • Muer moies stinn ech ëmmer fréi op.
  • No enger gudder Nuecht fillen ech mech vill besser.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Ech ginn um eelef Auer an d'Bett.
  • Ech schlofe siwe Stonnen.
  • Owes entspanen ech mech.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Ech mengen, datt e gudde Schlof ganz wichteg ass, well ech soss de ganzen Dag midd sinn.
  • Wann ech net ofschalte kann, huelen ech e waarme Bad oder héieren e bësse Musek.

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 vill Stonnen schloft Dir pro Nuecht?

How many hours do you sleep per night?

Q

Wat maacht Dir, fir Iech ze entspanen?

What do you do to relax?

Q

Schloft Dir gutt oder hutt Dir heiansdo Problemer?

Do you sleep well or do you sometimes have problems?

Q

Wéini stitt Dir moies op?

When do you get up in the morning?

Escape-hatch phrases (anti-freeze)

  • Ech weess net wéi een dat seet, mee et hëlleft mir beim Aschlofen.

    I don't know how to say it, but it helps me fall asleep.

  • Wéi seet een … op Lëtzebuergesch?

    How do you say … in Luxembourgish?

  • Kënnt Dir dat wgl. nach eng Kéier soen?

    Could you please say that once more?

  • Loosst mech kuerz nodenken.

    Let me think for a moment.

Photo-description practice (Part 1, task 2)

Describe: A calm bedroom at night: a woman asleep in bed, a book on the nightstand, a cat lying at the foot of the bed, a lamp next to the window.
am Bett — in bed (dative)um Nuetsdësch — on the nightstandnieft der Fënster — next to the windowum Enn vum Bett — at the foot of the bedan der Chamber — in the bedroom
Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Op dësem Bild läit eng Fra am Bett an hatt schléift.
  • Um Nuetsdësch läit e Buch nieft enger Luucht.
  • Eng Kaz läit um Enn vum Bett.
  • An der Chamber ass et roueg an däischter.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Eng Fra schléift am Bett.
  • Um Nuetsdësch läit e Buch.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Ech mengen, datt et scho spéit an der Nuecht ass, well d'Fra am Bett schléift an d'Luucht bal aus ass.

Could you say this out loud right now?

Describe: Someone relaxing on a Sunday: a man lying on the sofa under a blanket, a cup of tea on the little table, a cat sleeping in the armchair.
op der Couch — on the sofa (dative)um Dësch — on the tableam Fotell — in the armchairënner der Decken — under the blanketan der Stuff — in the living room
Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Op dësem Bild läit e Mann op der Couch an entspant sech.
  • Um Dësch steet eng Taass Téi.
  • D'Kaz schléift am Fotell.
  • An der Stuff ass et gemittlech a roueg.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • E Mann läit op der Couch.
  • D'Kaz schléift am Fotell.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Ech géif soen, datt de Mann sech e rouege Sonndeg mécht, well hie mat enger Decken op der Couch läit an näischt méi mécht.

Could you say this out loud right now?