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Learn to pronounce the Luxembourgish Vowels correctly
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Learn to pronounce the Luxembourgish Vowels correctly

Luxembourgish with Anne PODCAST

February 6, 20259m 35s

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Show Notes

In this episode you will learn how to pronounce the following 5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U. 

Did you know that there are more than 20 Luxembourgish vowel sounds However only 5 Luxembourgish vowel letters: So how does that work?

1 Let’s use the letter “e” as a first example: when you see the letter “e” in a Luxembourgish word it can be pronounced in a few different ways:

  • Short as in prett
  • Very short as in déck
  • The lazy ë sound as in ëmmer
  • Long as in legal,
  • Longer as in een
  • Unstressed as in goen 

As you can see we have here 6 different sounds only with the letter “e” and there are some other sounds with this letter “e”. 

And that’s just ONE vowel! Imagine what’s waiting for you with the others. 🤩

👂 Tune in now to perfect your pronunciation and unlock the secrets to sounding more fluent in Luxembourgish!

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