Unless this guide or approved terminology says otherwise, use the orthography, grammar and terminology of the normative references. Deviation fails the string in most cases. Use them in this order; the further down the list, the lower the relevance.
Dictionaries: LOD - Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire, the official online dictionary of the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale (MEN). Terms in LOD take priority over any other dictionary. Avoid variants; use the main referenced term.
Luxdico: only when LOD has no term. It holds many slang terms and spellings that must not be used in written language.
Verb lists: Les Verbes Luxembourgeois - D'Lëtzebuerger Verben (MEN, ISBN 9782495000260). Official grammar, recognizable by the MEN seal on the cover; without the seal a book is not official. It takes priority over any other public verb list.
Every tense allowed in Luxembourgish is in that book. Any tense not listed is wrong; for example the future takes ginn, not wäert. Verbs not in the book count as slang and must be avoided. Use a slang verb only when no official list has one.
Verbs in LOD count as official when the verb book has none.
Use approved terminology for key terms, technical terms and product names. No different target term when an established, approved term exists.
Use short words that people speak in daily conversation. Few occasions allow shortened forms; use only forms well established in daily communication. Abbreviated forms may not be understood by another target audience. Check approved terminology before using a shortened term.
en App: use app, not application or program.
en Pick, choose: pick in fun, less formal or lightweight situations (pick a color, not choose a color), choose in formal situations. Do not use select unless the UI needs it.
en Drive: for any drive type (hard drive, CD drive, external hard drive). Name the specific drive type if needed.
en Get: fine as a synonym for obtain or come into possession of. Avoid it for other general meanings.
en Info: use in most situations unless information fits the context better. Use info when you point the reader elsewhere (for more info, see <link>).
en PC: for personal computing devices. Use computer for situations covering both PCs and Macs.
en You: address the user as you, through first- and second-person pronouns. Avoid third-person references such as user; they sound formal and impersonal.
App -> App. Use App, not Uwendung or Programm.
Info -> Info. Use Info in casual situations unless Informatioun fits the context. Use Informatiounen when you point the reader elsewhere. Info is allowed when length is restricted.
PC -> PC. For personal computing devices that run Windows. Use Computer when it can be a PC or a Mac.
DSL -> DSL. Use DSL, not Digital Subscriber Line, which is hardly understood.
Address the user to take action. Keep the message short and friendly, and name the action.
The password isn't correct, so please try again. Passwords are case-sensitive. -> D'Passwuert ass net richteg, probéiert et also wgl nach eng Kéier. Fir d'Passwierder muss d'Grouss- a Klengschreiwung respektéiert ginn.
This product key didn't work. Please check it and try again. -> Dëse Produktschlëssel ass net gülteg. Iwwerpréift e wgl. a probéiert et dann nach eng Kéier.
All ready to go -> Alles prett fir unzefänken
Would you like to continue? -> Wëllt Dir virufueren?
Give your PC a name—any name you want. If you want to change the background color, turn high contrast off in PC settings. -> Gitt Ärem PC en Numm – egal wéi een Numm. Wann Dir d'Hannergrondfaarf ännere wëllt, gitt op „PC-Parameteren” an desaktivéiert „Héije Kontrast”.
Promoting a feature: name what the feature needs. Everyday words such as PC add familiarity.
Picture password is a new way to help you protect your touchscreen PC. You choose the picture—and the gestures you use with it—to create a password that's uniquely yours. -> D'Bildpasswuert ass eng nei Méiglechkeet, Ären Touchscreen-PC ze schützen. Dir wielt d'Bild an d'Beweegungen, déi Dir domat benotzt, fir Äert ganz perséinlecht Passwuert ze schafen.
Let apps give you personalized content based on your PC's location, name, account picture, and other domain info. -> Appen et erlaben, Iech personaliséierten Inhalt unzebidden, baséiert op dem Standuert, dem Numm, dem Profilbild an aneren Domäninfoe vun Ärem PC.
How-to guidelines: short, clear action in the second person. Tell the user only what they need to decide.
To go back and save your work, click Cancel and finish what you need to. -> Fir zeréck ze goen an Är Daten ze späicheren, klickt op "Ofbriechen" a féiert déi noutwendeg Schrëtt duerch.
To confirm your current picture password, just watch the replay and trace the example gestures shown on your picture. -> Fir Äert Bildpasswuert ze bestätegen, kuckt einfach d'Widderhuelung an zeechent d'Beispillbeweegungen, déi op Ärem Bild ugewise ginn, no.
It's time to enter the product key. It should be on the box that the Windows DVD came in or in an email that shows you bought Windows. When you connect to the Internet, we'll activate Windows for you. -> Gitt de Produktschlëssel elo an. Dir fannt en normalerweis op der Verpackung vun der Windows-DVD oder an enger E-Mail, déi bestätegt, dass Dir Windows kaaft hutt. Wann Dir Iech mam Internet verbannt, aktivéiere mir Windows fir Iech.
Explanatory text and support: tell the user the outcome of the action.
The updates are installed, but Windows Setup needs to restart for them to work. After it restarts, we'll keep going from where we left off. -> D'Updatë sinn installéiert, mee Windows Setup muss nei gestart ginn, fir dass se funktionéieren. Nom Neistart kënnt Dir do weiderfueren, wou Dir opgehalen hutt.
If you restart now, you and any other people using this PC could lose unsaved work. -> Wann Dir de PC elo nei start, kéint Dir oder aner Persounen, déi dëse PC benotzen, net gespäichert Date verléieren.
This document will be automatically moved to the right library and folder after you correct invalid or missing properties. -> Dëst Dokument gëtt automatesch an déi richteg Bibliothéik an an de richtegen Dossier verréckelt, nodeems Dir ongülteg oder feelend Eegenschafte korrigéiert hutt.
Something bad happened! Unable to locate downloaded files to create your bootable USB flash drive. -> Et ass e schlëmme Feeler opgetrueden! D'erofgeluede Fichieren, fir Äert startbaart USB-Flash-Lafwierk ze schafen, konnten net fonnt ginn.
Abbreviate UI words, mainly button or option names, only for lack of space. Use the common abbreviations listed here, but do not abbreviate extensively.
Do not abbreviate an, oder, eppes, een, or any other word users might not recognize. When in doubt, spell the word out.
Many abbreviations and acronyms are standardized and stay untranslated. Add the full Luxembourgish spelling only when the acronym needs explaining to speakers of another language. For a common acronym, the spelled-out form only confuses users, so use the acronym alone.
Common: ANSI (American National Standards Institute), ISO (International Standards Organization), ISDN, DOS, DSL, CD, DVD.
An Änleches -> a. Ä.
An der Reegel -> a. d. R.
An esou weider -> asw.
Dat heescht -> d. h.
Ënner anerem -> ë. A.
Ënner Ëmstänn -> ë. Ë.
Gegebenenfalls -> ggf.
Respektiv -> resp.
Vergläicht -> vgl.
Versus: vs is not used in Luxembourgish; use -.
Wann ech gelift -> wgl.
Zum Beispill -> z. B.
Zum Deel -> z. D.
zurzäit -> zz.
When a sentence ends with an abbreviation that has its own period, add no second period.
OK: use only in reference to the interface.
US: use only in compounds such as US-Dollar, US-Produkt.
a. m., p. m.: use periods when the product must keep the US time format. Omit them in software for space reasons.
2D, 3D: abbreviations of two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D). They usually combine with a noun and take a hyphen there, as in 3D-Duerstellung, but no hyphen inside the abbreviation itself.
Acronyms are words made of the initial letters of the main parts of a compound term, for example WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), DNS (Domain Name Server), HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).
Link acronyms, abbreviations and numerals to the following compound element with a hyphen.
CD‐ROM drive -> CD‐ROM‐Lafwierk
2D gridlines -> 2D‐Gitter
24 bit color value -> 24–Bit‐Faarwewäerter
3.5 Floppy -> 3,5‐Zoll‐Diskett
51/4‐inch Floppy -> 51/4‐Zoll‐Diskett
35mm slides -> 35mm‐Diaen
Common measurements such as km, m, cm, mm stay unlocalized, as do the abbreviations below.
Gigabyte: GB -> GB. Use B for byte, not O for octet.
Gigabit: GBit -> GBit
Kilobyte: KB -> KB
Kilobit: KBit -> KBit
Megabyte: MB -> MB
Megabit: MBit -> MBit
Terabyte: TB -> TB
Terabit: TBit -> TBit
Bits per second: Bit/s -> Bit/s. Use the same type for similar measurements, for example frames per second F/s.
Megabits per second: MBit/s or Mbps -> MBit/s
Kilobits per second: KBit/s or Kbps -> KBit/s
Bytes per second: B/s -> B/s
Megabytes per second: MB/s -> MB/s
Kilobytes per second: KB/s -> KB/s
Point: Pt. -> Pt. No plural form.
Inch: “ -> “. Acceptable in packaging and tables, not in body text.
Luxembourgish has two adjective types: attributive and predicative. Predicative adjectives appear with verbs like sinn and take no extra ending.
Attributive adjectives stand before the noun and change their ending by grammatical gender, number and case.
The definite article changes with an attributive adjective: feminine d becomes déi, neuter d' becomes dat, plural d' becomes déi.
Form the comparative analytically with the adverb méi. The adjective itself does not change: schéin -> méi schéin.
Form the superlative synthetically with the suffix -st: schéin -> schéinst. Attributive modification needs the emphatic definite article and the inflected superlative adjective.
Predicative modification uses either the same adjectival structure or the adverbial structure am plus -sten: schéin -> am schéinsten.
English uses possessives often. To use the Luxembourgish possessive adjective you must know the number and gender of the owner and of what is owned. The possessive adjective declines like the indefinite article.
Luxembourgish has three genders, masculine, feminine and neuter, and three cases, nominative, accusative and dative. They are marked on determiners and pronouns. The plural makes no gender distinction.
English uses unlocalized product names and non-translated feature names without a definite or indefinite article. Keep that treatment.
Windows cannot start your system. If the problem persists, contact your network administrator. -> Windows kann de System net starten. Wann dat sech widderhëlt, kontaktéiert Ären Netzwierk‐Administrateur.
Avoid the possessive marker Ären, Äert, Är unless ownership matters in context. Reduce possessives to places where the user is addressed.
For localized feature names use the terminology most widely used in the computer press and among users. Technical products carry more specialized and more English terminology. Follow Luxembourgish spelling, grammar and syntax for English terms you take in.
Capitalize all nouns. Do not mimic source capitalization; apply Luxembourgish spelling conventions to decide which words to capitalize. Over-capitalization is awkward and makes the UI inconsistent.
When a capitalized English noun becomes two target words, be consistent: capitalize both, neither, or one and not the other, and apply spelling rules consistently.
Compounds must be understandable and clear. Avoid overly long or complex compounds. Unintuitive compounds are an intelligibility and usability problem.
Luxembourgish has no precise compounding rules yet. Write compound elements as one word; they may take linking elements such as s or e(n). Join elements with hyphens for readability or when they come from a foreign language.
Avoid compounds of more than two elements when one or more elements are loan words. Use periphrastic constructions instead.
Internet Accounts -> Internetkonten
Logon script processing -> Ausféiere vum Logon-Skript
Conjunctions convey a conversational tone. Starting a sentence with a conjunction conveys an informal tone and style.
old As <product> gains features, there is a risk that older content may not display correctly. -> new But because of these features older content may not display correctly.
Luxembourgish has three genders, masculine, feminine and neuter, and three cases, nominative, accusative and dative, marked on determiners and pronouns. The plural makes no gender distinction.
A modifier, or qualifier, is optional in phrase or clause structure; removing it usually keeps the construction grammatical. A modifier can be a word, a phrase or a whole clause. Modifiers give another element a more accurate definitional meaning.
Nouns name people, beings, things, places, phenomena, qualities or ideas. Proper nouns name individual entities such as persons, places or organizations.
Always write nouns with a capital letter.
Nouns decline for case, but the case shows in determiners such as articles and pronouns and partly in adjective endings, not in the noun itself.
Most nouns form the plural with the suffix -en or -er. For some -er plurals the stressed vowel changes: A becomes Ä, O becomes E, U becomes I.
Mann -> Männer
Kand -> Kanner
Words of French origin take -en: Timber -> Timberen (stamp), Pompjee -> Pompjeeën (firefighter), Client -> Clienten (client).
Some words are invariable: Drécker -> Drécker, Partner -> Partner.
Use prepositions properly. Translators influenced by English omit them or change the word order.
Prepositions help convey a casual, conversational tone. Starting or ending a sentence with a preposition is acceptable.
Luxembourgish allows prepositional phrases after the verb cluster in subordinate clauses.
a Spuenien (in Spain), an Holland (in the Netherlands), an der Belsch (in Belgium)
Towns take a different preposition than German: in Berlin -> zu Berlin, from Paris -> vu Paräis. Exception: something in Luxembourg City is an der Stad.
in Berlin -> zu Berlin
from Berlin -> vu Berlin; he's from Paris -> hien ass vu Paräis. For coming from a country use aus: aus Frankräich, aus Däitschland.
English error messages vary in their use of articles, demonstrative and possessive pronouns. Handle that variation consistently in Luxembourgish.
In complete sentences, use determiners consistently even when the English string does not. When the meaning is clear, use the article instead of a demonstrative pronoun.
File already exists, The file already exists, This file already exists -> Et gëtt de Fichier schonn
Not enough memory to complete this operation -> Net genuch Späicher, fir d'Operatioun zu Enn ze bréngen. Demonstrative pronouns are redundant here: this operation = d'Operatioun, the only possible operation.
General punctuation rules live in the reference material. Put a space after commas and periods.
Luxembourgish follows the same punctuation rules as German. No space before dots, colons, question marks or exclamation marks, unlike French.
&: allowed ONLY inside company names, as in Entreprise & Co.. Everywhere else it is forbidden; replace it with an: Health & Fitness -> Gesondheet a Fitness.
Commas make sentences readable, above all in enumerations and before subordinate clauses.
Commas separate the place name and the date in letters: Lëtzebuerg, den 13. September 1987.
The comma is the decimal separator.
5.25 cm -> 5,25 cm
5 x 7.2 inches -> 5 x 7,2 Zoll
Letter Landscape 11 x 8.5 in -> Letter Landscape 11 x 8,5 in
The period is the thousands separator. Do not use a space, to avoid wrapping problems.
1,526 -> 1.526
$ 1,526.75 -> $ 1.526,75
Use colons to introduce lists and explanations. A colon may end an introductory phrase that is not a complete sentence. Do not use a colon to introduce only one idea.
Click on: File. -> right Klickt op „Fichier“., wrong Klickt op: Fichier.
The hyphen (Bindestréch) divides words between syllables, links parts of a compound word, and connects the parts of an inverted or imperative verb form.
Use a non-breaking hyphen (CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN) when a hyphenated compound must not break across lines, for example MS-DOS. Both parts stay on the same line.
The en dash serves as the minus sign, usually with spaces before and after. It also works as the German Gedankenstrich for two words that follow each other, separated by one word such as and, whose last part is the same: Gedanken- a Bindestréch is the same as Gedankestréch a Bindestréch.
The em dash is not common in Luxembourgish. Where English uses dashes, use commas or parentheses.
Each table in your database should store facts about a single subject — about customers, for example, or products. -> All Tabell aus Ärer Datebank muss sech op een eenzelne Sujet bezéien, wéi zum Beispill de Client oder d'Produkt.
The ellipsis … is a triple-dot punctuation mark, also called a suspension point, and follows specific rules for the wanted effect.
Do not use three periods for suspension points in printed documentation. Use the ellipsis character … (ANSI 0133, Alt+0133).
Periods mark the end of a sentence. When an abbreviation ends a sentence, write only one period.
No period after IS measurement units unless they end a full sentence. No period with acronyms.
A period can serve as a thousands separator (6.520), but years and page numbers take no thousands separator.
No period in titles or headings.
When an ellipsis ends a sentence, add no period.
The comma is the decimal separator, not the period. Do not use a space for it; a space separates the numeral from the abbreviation.
Use quotation marks for references to software UI elements and for quotations.
Double quotes are the correct German typographical characters. The opening mark sits at the bottom, „ (ANSI 0132); the closing mark sits at the top, “ (ANSI 0147); the English closing mark is ” (ANSI 0148).
Use non-breaking spaces (CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR or Alt+0160) between the chevrons and the quoted text. Punctuation that does not belong to the quoted text always sits outside the quotation marks.
Favored solution, curly bottom and top: „Gänseféisercher“. Alternate, straight top and top: "Gänseféisercher". Alternate: «Gänseféisercher».
Click the "Delete" button to delete the selected item. -> Klickt op “Läschen”, fir dat ausgewieltent Element ze läschen.
No space between the parentheses and the text inside them, as in English.
Sentence fragments convey a conversational tone in English and are used whenever possible because they are short and to the point: long Use the following steps., fragment Here's how.
Fragments are very unusual in written Luxembourgish. Allow fragments or contractions only rarely, namely in headings or eye-catchers on websites.
Make sure the fragment fits the context and loses no relevant information.
Use the following steps.: long Befollegt follgend Uweisungen., fragment A sou geet et:
To start the process.: long Sou start Dir de Prozess., fragment A lass!
Here are some news: long Neiegkeeten, fragment Wat gëtt et Neits?
Non-finite verbs, infinitives and participles, generally stand in final position: Ech hunn en Hutt kaaft.
In subordinate clauses the finite verb and all non-finite verbs cluster at the end. Luxembourgish allows different word orders there, also when two non-finite forms occur together. Prepositional phrases may follow the verb cluster in subordinate clauses.
D'Kand huet hënt net misse schlofen.
Alles, wat Dir ëmmer wollt wëssen iwwer Lëtzebuerg.
In HTML, the non-breaking space creates white space between words or page elements and stops the browser from breaking a line in the wrong place.
Mr. Fischer an Här Fischer
Use only where the US text has it. Otherwise use a blank space; non-breaking spaces can create functionality problems.
Translate verbs in error messages consistently. If your language may omit the predicate be, you can omit it in error messages, but stay consistent across all error messages. Be concise without changing the meaning of the source string.
The document is too large., Document too large. -> D'Dokument ass ze grouss. Use the verb to be in such constructions even when English omits it.
Access was denied., Access denied. -> Den Zougrëff gouf refuséiert. In complete sentences use verbs and the same tense as the source string.
The file "%s" is an unknown graphics format. -> D'Grafikformat vum Fichier „%s” ass onbekannt. Rephrase where needed, with a prepositional phrase or a different verb.
The application may attempt to convert the graphic. -> D'Applikatioun kéint probéieren, d'Grafik ze konvertéieren. For may plus verb, use a conditional.
A problem occurred while trying to connect to the network share "%1!s!". -> Problem bei der Verbindung mam gedeelten Netzwierk „%1!s!”. Shorten and rephrase where needed. Nominalizations are possible.
The following error occurred: "%1!s!" (error #%2!lx!) -> Feeler: „%1!s!” (Feeler #%2!lx!) Shorten this construction where possible.
An unknown error has occurred./No error occurred. -> Onbekannte Feeler. / Kee Feeler. Shorten this construction where possible.
English expresses continuous operations with a gerund. Translate it into Luxembourgish.
Adapt the translated text to the local language, customs and standards. The language must have the look and feel of a product originally written in Luxembourgish, with idiomatic syntax and terminology and a high level of terminological consistency.
Accessibility options and programs make the computer usable by people with cognitive, hearing, physical or visual disabilities. Hardware and software components provide a flexible, customizable user interface, alternative input and output methods and greater exposure of screen elements. Some accessible products and services are not available in Luxembourgish-speaking markets; check availability.
Application and product names are often trademarked and are rarely translated. Feature names are sometimes trademarked too, for example IntelliSense™. Verify that a name is translatable and not protected before you translate it.
Version numbers always contain a period, for example Versioun 4.2.
If you are using Microsoft Expression Web 4.0 or later... -> Wann Dir Microsoft Expression Web, Versioun 4.0 oder méi nei, benotzt ...
Version numbers usually sit inside version strings, but are not the same thing.
Error messages tell the user of an error that must be corrected for the program to keep running. They can prompt an action or report an error that needs a reboot.
Apply the voice principles so the target sounds natural and empathetic, not robot-like.
Oops, that can't be blank... -> Ups, dat däerf net eidel sinn…
Not enough memory to process this command. -> Net genuch Späicher fir dëse Befeel.
Use consistent terminology and language style. Do not translate error messages as they appear in the US product. The main principles are clarity, comprehensibility and consistency.
Standardize the standard phrases. English often uses different forms for the same thing; use one standard target phrase for messages with the same meaning and purpose.
Cannot …, Could not …; File could not be found, File cannot be found -> De Fichier gouf net fonnt. Avoid Mir konnten de Fichier net fannen.
Failed to …, Failure of …; Failed to connect, Failure to connect -> Keng Verbindung. Avoid Et ass keng Verbindung méiglech.
Cannot find …, Could not find …, Unable to find …, Unable to locate …; Cannot find driver software, Could not find driver software, Unable to find driver software, Unable to locate driver software -> D'Dreiwersoftware gouf net fonnt. Avoid Onméiglech d'Dreiwer-Software ze fannen.
Not enough memory, Insufficient memory, There is not enough memory, There is not enough memory available -> Net genuch Späicher. Avoid Kee genuch Späicher disponibel.
... is not available, ... is unavailable; The file is not available, The file is unavailable -> De Fichier ass net disponibel. Avoid De Fichier ass net do.
With placeholders, find out what replaces the placeholder so the sentence stays grammatical. The letters carry a meaning: %d, %ld, %u, %lu mean <number>; %c means <letter>; %s means <string>.
"Checking Web %1!d! of %2!d!" means "Checking Web <number> of <number>"; "INI file "%1!-.200s!" section" means "INI file "<string>" section".
Replace invalid %s?, shown as Replace invalid data? or Replace invalid file? -> %s net gülteg. Ersetzen?
%s already exists, shown as File already exists or Name already exists -> %s existéiert schonn
%s is now set as your personal contact., shown as Regina is now set as your personal contact or Mr. Kim is now set as your personal contact -> De(n)/D'%s ass elo Är nei Kontaktpersoun
%s stopped working and was closed, shown as The application stopped working and was closed or The program stopped working and was closed -> %s leeft net méi a gouf zougemaach.
The keyboard is the primary input device for text input. For accessibility and efficiency, most actions can also be done with the keyboard. You work with keys, key combinations and key sequences.
References to key names, such as arrow keys, function keys and numeric keys, appear in normal text, not in small caps.
Underlined or highlighted letters in menu options, commands or dialog boxes are keyboard shortcuts.
Slim characters such as I, l, t, r, f as keyboard shortcuts: yes.
Characters with downstrokes such as g, j, y, p, q: yes.
Extended characters: yes, only when all other possible letters are already used.
An additional letter in brackets after the item name: yes. Some keyboard shortcuts match the English interface even when the translation does not contain that letter. Bold = CTRL+B; the Luxembourgish menu says Fett but the shortcut is Ctrl + B, which allows the menu item Fett (B).
A number in brackets after the item name: no.
A punctuation sign in brackets after the item name: no.
Duplicate keyboard shortcuts when no other character is available: no.
No keyboard shortcut when no more characters are available, minor options only: yes.
Access key: a subtype of keyboard shortcut. A letter or number the user types to reach UI controls that have text labels. Assigned to top-level controls so the user can move through the UI quickly. Example: F in Alt+F. In UI localization: H&ome. Most access keys use the Alt key.
Key tip: the letter or number shown in the ribbon when the Alt key is pressed. In UI localization it is the last character after the ` character. Example: Home`H.
Shortcut key: a subtype of keyboard shortcut. A key the user types to perform a common action without going through the UI. Not available for every command. Example: Ctrl+N, Ctrl+V. Most shortcut keys use the Ctrl key. Ctrl+letter combinations and function keys F1 through F12 are usually the best choices.
Match the tone to the target audience. Informal, playful and inspiring for most products and games. Formal, informative and factual for technical texts.
Pronounce English terms and product names left unlocalized the English way. When Luxembourgish has an established pronunciation for a common term such as server, use the local one. Adapt to the Luxembourgish phonetic system only when the original sounds very awkward; keep that rare, since many Luxembourgers command English well.
SecurID [sı'kjuər aı di:]
.NET [dot net]
Skype [s'kaɪp]
Pronounce acronyms like real English words, adapted to local pronunciation if needed. Translate figures in acronyms into Luxembourgish.
RADIUS /'ra:dius/
RAS /ra:s/
ISA /'i:sa/
LAN /la:n/
WAN /wa:n/
WAP /wap/
MAPI /'ma:pi/
POP /pop/
COM+ /kom'plus/
OWA /o:wa/
Pronounce other abbreviations letter by letter, the Luxembourgish way.
CPU /tsepe'u:/
XP /iks'pe/, as in Windows XP, Office XP
URL /u:eə.'el/, sometimes also /uəl/
HTTP /hatete'pe/
Rqc.exe /erku'tse: ˌekse/
XML /iksem'el/
HTML /hatɛem.'el/
SQL /esku.'el/
CD-ROM /tsede'rom/
Exceptions pronounced the English way: IIS /ˌaiˌai'ess/, TCP/IP /ˌti:zi:pi:'aipi:/, B2B /bi:tu'bi:/.
Pronounce www as we-we-wee. Omit the dot, or read it out as Punkt. The slash is Slash. The hyphen is Tiret or Minus.
http://www.microsoft.com /wewe'we puŋkt maɪkrosoft puŋkt kom/. Leave out /puŋkt/ for advanced users.
Most punctuation marks, such as ?!:;,, follow from the sound of the voice.
Pronounce the en dash – as a comma, a short pause. It emphasizes an isolated element. Keep spaces around it.
Pronounce special characters such as /\˘<>+- with the approved Luxembourgish translations.