Luxembourg language
The Luxembourg language (Letzebuergesch) is classified as a west Mosel Frankish dialect. It has Germanic origins but has existed as a distinctly seperate language for nearly one thousand years.
Here is a list of some simple Letzebuergesch words and phrases with the English translations. I am not sure of the spelling, but I don’t think it matters much. When I ask two Luxembourgers to spell the same word, I usually get at least three different spellings.
If you use a few of these phrases in Luxembourg, you will probably startle the natives. They seldom encounter any foreign visitors who understand even one word of their native tongue.
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