Disètz la lutz in Occitan. But beware Franz: the lutz is natural light, in other words, clarity. When is spoken for example del solelh o de la luna. But you have another word in Occitan to talk about light with lo lum, a word that is masculine in lenga nòstra: lo lum. It is therefore the lighting, the luminary. For you who are listening to us this morning in your vehicle, to talk about headlights, you can say los lums. Or for you who are at home having your breakfast / lo vòstre dejunar, avètz alucat lo lum. You turned on the light. To light up is said in Occitan alucar.
Is there another verb?
Yes Franz, you can say far lum, word for word, make light. Fai-me lum means ”enlighten me”. Incidentally, far lum can mean ”hold the candle” (literally and figuratively). Or when someone is watching others work (for example on a construction site): there too / aquí-tanben, fa lum. Another expression in Occitan: fa lum coma un calelh. Expression that is used when a light is weak, insufficient, that it does not illuminate enough. Fa lum coma un calelh. Franz, question: sabètz de qu’es aquò un calelh? A calelh is an oil lamp, the wick of which tends to char and go out.
Exactly, how do you say turn off the light in Occitan?
E ben escotatz manhac, if someone extinguishes the fire, then you will rather use in Occitan the verb escantir. For light, you can use the verb atudar. Atuda lo lum: turn off the light. Atuda la television (Franz, does that mean? Turn off the television). Another variant with the verb tuar: te cal tuar lo lum / you have to turn off the light. Exactly, ara a Tolosa, atudan lo lum entre mièjanuèit e cinc oras del matin. Franz, translation to see if you follow?
Are the lights turned off in Toulouse between midnight and 5 a.m.?
E òc, dempuèi lo 31 d’octòbre passat / and yes, since last October 31, the lights go out in Toulouse from midnight to 5 a.m., except in the hypercentre and certain busy neighborhoods (historic center, Matarbuau station or Abbal square). Objectiu: far d’estalvis / objective: to save energy. Speaking of light, this weekend in Toulouse will be the closing of the Lumière Festival at the Quai des Savoir: a festive weekend in perspective. Let’s take advantage of it because in these times of energy sobriety, it’s only a year that the electricity bill will be pebrada in Montalban on the 1st of December than on Friday. Indeed, Montauban will host the Lantern Festival on December 1st. . Some fear that the electricity bill will be salty (or rather peppery / pebrada as we say in Occitan)