Language in Luxembourg
 

Which language is more prevalent in Luxembourg City -- French or German? If you were going to move to Luxembourg, and you knew neither, would you learn French or German?

French, French

Neither. Most Luxembourg citizens (as opposed to foreign residents - around 20% of population) are tri-lingual: French, German and Letzeburgish. Letzeburgish is the normal language for conversation among natives, taught in schools and to foreign residents in classes. But it isn't really a written language and most newspapers are printed in German, while official announcements and documents apppear first in French. <BR>There is a useful overview of language situation in http://www.luxembourg.co.uk/lingua.html#puzzle <BR>For practical purposes, either German or French will do. It has been said that German tends to be spoken by the working classes, while French is preferred by the intelligentia, though this is a generalisation. The natives tend to address you in French or English first. English is quite well understood, esp in the business and administrative communities.

So the answer still is: learn French

I agree with French. There was an interesting thread in the last year on <BR>Luxemburgisch (Letzenburgesch?) - - one or both of those might be mis-spelled. <BR> <BR>Best wishes, <BR> <BR>Rex <BR> <BR>