{"id":11675,"date":"2025-02-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.youthhostels.lu\/what-language-do-they-speak-in-luxembourg\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:50:46","slug":"what-language-do-they-speak-in-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/de-kompass\/what-language-do-they-speak-in-luxembourg\/","title":{"rendered":"What language do they speak in Luxembourg?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-youthhostels-post-hero is-layout-flow wp-block-youthhostels-post-hero-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-columns post-hero-columns hero-columns\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-column post-hero-left-column hero-left-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n            <h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">What language do they speak in Luxembourg?<\/h1>            \n<div class=\"wp-block-youthhostels-post-hero\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">\u2018Moien, bonjour, hallo, bom dia, hello, buenos d\u00edas &#8230;\u2019 Welcome to Luxembourg, a multicultural and thus multilingual country!<br>We are often asked what language we actually speak in Luxembourg. We would like to shed some light on this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-column post-hero-right-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n        <ul class=\"post-hero-meta-list hero-meta-list\"><li class=\"meta-item meta-date post-meta-date post-meta-date-big\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Ver\u00f6ffentlicht am:<\/span><span class=\"date-day\">6<\/span><span class=\"date-month\">Feb..<\/span><span class=\"date-year\">2025<\/span><\/li><li class=\"meta-item meta-reading-time\"><i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-duration\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Minuten Lesezeit <\/span>Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit: 2 Minuten<\/li><li class=\"meta-item meta-author\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7053_resized_333_333_90_6408adae3ebff_martine-b.-head-office-marketing-1-e1751459338435.jpg\" class=\"author-photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"Martine B. Head office Marketing\" \/><span class=\"author-name\">Written by Martine B.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Luxembourg city\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luxembourg-city \u00a9 Christophe Van Biesen | LFT<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> \n\n<div class=\"post-content wp-block-youthhostels-post-layout is-layout-flow wp-block-youthhostels-post-layout-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-group post-share\" style=\"flex-basis:16.66666%\">\n        <div class=\"yh-share-buttons wp-block-youthhostels-share-buttons\">\n\t<h2 class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Teilen<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyouthhostels.lu%2Fde%2Fde-kompass%2Fwhat-language-do-they-speak-in-luxembourg%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Auf Facebook teilen\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fyouthhostels.lu%2Fde%2Fde-kompass%2Fwhat-language-do-they-speak-in-luxembourg%2F&#038;title=What+language+do+they+speak+in+Luxembourg%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Auf LinkedIn teilen\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=What%20language%20do%20they%20speak%20in%20Luxembourg%3F&#038;body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%20%20https%3A%2F%2Fyouthhostels.lu%2Fde%2Fde-kompass%2Fwhat-language-do-they-speak-in-luxembourg%2F\" aria-label=\"Per E-mail teilen\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>     <\/div>\n    <div class=\"wp-block-group post-article-content\" style=\"flex-basis:66.666666%;\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex is-vertical\" style=\"gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);\">\n            \n\n<p>With a foreign population of almost 50%, it is obvious that Luxembourg is a multilingual country. The languages spoken are as diverse as the multiculturalism. There are three officially recognised languages: Luxembourgish, French and German.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luxembourgish (\u2018L\u00ebtzebuergesch\u2019):<\/strong><br>Luxembourgish is the national language and a strong symbol of national identity. Historically a spoken language, it has become increasingly used in written communication, including literature and the media. It was officially declared the national language in 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>French (\u2018Fran\u00e7ais\u2019):<\/strong><br>French plays a dominant role in administration, law and official documents. It is widely used in government and is the preferred language for legal texts and court proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>German (\u2018Deutsch\u2019):<\/strong><br>German is widely used in the media and education, especially in primary schools. It is also the main language for newspapers and other publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This multilingualism highlights Luxembourg&#8217;s open and diverse culture, making it a linguistic bridge in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know what Luxembourgish sounds like and how it is written? Then keep an eye out over the coming weeks and months. We will introduce you to the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get a little taste of what Luxembourgish sounds like by watching our clip on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1_FjF0ItF1Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YouTube by clicking on this link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>And with that, we say &#8218;\u00c4ddi a bis geschw\u00ebnn&#8216;!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Language-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Language\" class=\"wp-image-11366\" style=\"width:882px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Language-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Language-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Language-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Language-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Language-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u2018Moien, bonjour, hallo, bom dia, hello, buenos d\u00edas &#8230;\u2019 Welcome to Luxembourg, a multicultural and thus multilingual country!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"excerpt-text\">\n<p>This article shares seven fun facts about Luxembourg, including its unique status as the world&#039;s only Grand-Duchy and its notable achievements in culture and sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_is_featured":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[324,316],"tags":[423,424,425,426],"class_list":["post-11675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cajl_inside_de","category-moien_de","tag-addi-de","tag-fun-facts-de","tag-language-de","tag-moien-de"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12150,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11675\/revisions\/12150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}