🇱🇺 What Language Do They Speak in Luxembourg?
The short answer
Luxembourg juggles three official languages: Luxembourgish (the national language of everyday speech), French (the language of legislation) and German (common in media and early schooling). Most Luxembourgers use all three daily — plus English for good measure.
Worth knowing
- ●Children start school in Luxembourgish, become literate in German, then switch to French — before adding English
- ●Luxembourgish is a Moselle Franconian variety of German that became a standardised national language
- ●Nearly half of Luxembourg's residents are foreign nationals, adding Portuguese and Italian to the mix
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Also useful there
Germanmedia and primary schooling
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