Today we celebrate Luxembourg National Day!
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is one of the founding members of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions and agencies. With an area of nearly 2600 square kilometres, it is the second-smallest country of the Union, but the richest in terms of GDP per capita.
Apart from its material prosperity however, Luxembourg also has an incredible linguistic wealth! Indeed, three languages have an official status in the country: French, German and Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourgish).
How well do you know the Grand Duchy and its linguistic heritage? Find out by the taking the quiz…
- 200 000 people commute daily to Luxembourg from neighbouring France, Germany and Belgium. ☐TRUE ☐FALSE
- Nearly half of the population of Luxembourg is of foreign origin. ☐TRUE ☐FALSE
- Luxembourgish is a French dialect. ☐TRUE ☐FALSE
- French used to be the language of the nobility. ☐TRUE ☐FALSE
- Luxembourgish was not an official language of Luxembourg until the 1970s. ☐TRUE ☐FALSE
- “Moien ” means goodbye in Luxembourgish. ☐TRUE ☐FALSE
….. and check your answers in our selected speeches!
30241: (DE) – Gratisverkehr in Luxemburg (StayHome Collection) – Question 1
26048 : (FR) – La vie au Luxembourg (restricted) – Question 2 and 6
23747 (EN) Languages in Luxembourg – Questions 3, 4 and 5
Are you fascinated by Luxembourg and want to find out more about life and traditions in this beautiful country? Try also speech number 23742, San Nicolás (ES).
Happy practice!
Your Speech Repository Team