How do you say hello in Luxembourgish?

Moien. It's the all-purpose greeting: it works at any time of day and with anyone. In the morning you can say Gudde Moien, in the afternoon Gudde Mëtteg, in the evening Gudden Owend.

What does Moien mean?

Moien means hello or hi. Literally it's the word for morning (as in Gudde Moien, good morning), but it's used at any time of day, and the natural reply is simply another Moien. It's the first word your child will hear and repeat, because the teacher uses it every morning at drop-off.

How do you say thank you and goodbye in Luxembourgish?

Thank you is Merci. Goodbye is Äddi. Yes is Jo, no is Nee, and please is wannechgelift, written as one word. To a thank you, the reply is gär geschitt.

How do you say how are you in Luxembourgish?

Wéi geet et? To be polite, say Wéi geet et Iech? In the evening, the official dictionary gives the example Gudden Owend, wéi geet et Iech?: good evening, how are you?

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Thank you in Luxembourgish: Merci, Villmools merci, and the polite words.

By the Kawi team · Updated 9 November 2026

Good news: in Luxembourgish, thank you is simply merci, as in French. Here is the word, the ones that go with it and the right reply, a way to teach a child Luxembourgish through the words they will use every day.

Tap a card to hear it, spoken by a Luxembourgish voice from the official LOD.lu dictionary:

Merci, and thank you very much

Thank you is Merci, spelled as in French and said with a Luxembourgish r. To say it more warmly, you say villmools merci, thank you very much. The official dictionary gives an example your child can use when opening a present: ech soe villmools merci fir dee schéine Kaddo!, “thank you very much for this lovely present!”.

To thank someone for something, add fir: merci fir Är Hëllef!, “thank you for your help!”. Every word can be heard in the official dictionary of the Luxembourgish language.

You're welcome: gär geschitt

The reply to a thank you is gär geschitt, or in full et ass gär geschitt. The dictionary says so plainly: it is what you say back to a merci. Literally, “gladly done”.

Learn them as a pair: your child says Merci, you answer gär geschitt, then swap. At three or four, role play works better than explaining.

Please, sorry, bless you

Wannechgelift means please, for everyone: one word, written as a single block. It often goes at the end of the sentence: wéi vill Auer ass et, wannechgelift?, “what time is it, please?”.

Entschëllegung is the word for an excuse: the dictionary translates it as “excuse”, and it is also the note you write to school when a child has been absent. Gesondheet means “health”: it is what you say to a child who sneezes.

And wëllkomm, welcome: hei am Haus ass jidderee wëllkomm, “everyone is welcome in this house”.

The little words they will say in class

Together with hello, these words are a child's first kit in cycle 1. They go with hello in Luxembourgish, Moien, the very first word they will bring home from school.

For the ear, a real Luxembourgish voice beats any explanation: the first Luxembourgish words to listen to can be tapped and heard in the browser, merci included.

Merci, Moien, and the words that follow.

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Your questions

How do you say thank you in Luxembourgish?+

Merci, as in French, with a Luxembourgish r. To thank someone for something: merci fir… (thank you for…).

How do you say thank you very much in Luxembourgish?+

Villmools merci. The official dictionary gives the example: ech soe villmools merci fir dee schéine Kaddo! (thank you very much for this lovely present!).

How do you say you're welcome in Luxembourgish?+

Gär geschitt, or in full et ass gär geschitt: it is the reply to a thank you, literally “gladly done”.

How do you say please in Luxembourgish?+

Wannechgelift, in one word. It works for anyone, formal or informal.