Luxembourgish Letters

Luxembourgish Vowel Letters

The Luxembourgish alphabet has 5 basic vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u. These vowels form the foundation of Luxembourgish pronunciation and are essential in forming syllables and words.

Luxembourgish Umlaut Letters

Luxembourgish has 3 umlaut letters: ä, ö, ü (and their uppercase forms Ä, Ö, Ü). These letters are crucial for proper Luxembourgish pronunciation and spelling, representing sounds that don't exist in English.

Luxembourgish Eszett (ß)

The Eszett (ß) is a unique Luxembourgish letter representing the "ss" sound. It is used in specific contexts and has both lowercase (ß) and uppercase (ẞ) forms.

The Eszett is an essential part of Luxembourgish orthography and cannot be simply replaced with "ss" in all cases.

Luxembourgish Consonant Letters

Luxembourgish has 21 consonant letters. These consonants work with vowels and umlauts to form the rich sound system of Luxembourgish.

Luxembourgish consonants include some sounds that are challenging for English speakers, such as the "ch" and "r" sounds.

Special Characters in Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish writing uses punctuation marks and symbols including period (.), comma (,), question mark (?), exclamation (!), and Luxembourgish-specific quotation marks („ ") and (« »).

These characters help structure Luxembourgish text and provide clarity in written communication.

Digits in Luxembourgish

Luxembourgish uses the standard Arabic numerals 0–9, but with Luxembourgish number names: null, eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun.

Note that Luxembourgish uses a comma (,) as the decimal separator instead of a full stop (.).

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