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Week 1 · Greetings and Introductions

Begrüßung und Vorstellung

Play each sentence at normal and slow speed, pause, and repeat it out loud. The audio uses an AI-generated voice (standard German).

Monday · day 1

Guten Morgen, ich bin Sarah.

Good morning, I'm Sarah.

Tuesday · day 2

Wie heißen Sie, bitte?

May I ask your name?

Wednesday · day 3

Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Thursday · day 4

Woher kommst du eigentlich?

So where are you from, actually?

Friday · day 5

Das ist mein Kollege Jonas, er ist neu hier.

This is my colleague Jonas; he's new here.

Saturday · day 6

Ich wohne seit Mai in Leipzig.

I've lived in Leipzig since May.

Sunday · day 7

Schönen Abend noch, bis bald!

Enjoy your evening, see you soon!

Step-by-step solutions

Try the pyramid in the book first. The solutions are hidden: open them one at a time.

Monday (day 1): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “since (time)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SEIT; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “please” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BITTE; you met it in week 1, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “morning (noun)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MORGEN; you met it in week 1, Monday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, E, E → TEE, which means “tea”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 2): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “May (month)” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MAI; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “soon” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BALD; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “pleases (freut mich)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FREUT; you met it in week 1, Wednesday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, L, T → ALT, which means “old (age)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 3): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “new (basic form)” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NEU; you met it in week 1, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “where from” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WOHER; you met it in week 1, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “morning (noun)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MORGEN; you met it in week 1, Monday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: U, H, R → UHR, which means “o'clock”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 4): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “May (month)” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MAI; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “evening” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ABEND; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “colleague (male)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KOLLEGE; you met it in week 1, Friday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, A, L → MAL, which means “time (occasion)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 5): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “soon” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BALD; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “pleases (freut mich)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FREUT; you met it in week 1, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “nice (with -en)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SCHÖNEN; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, U, S → BUS, which means “bus”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 6): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “new (basic form)” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NEU; you met it in week 1, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “soon” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BALD; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “pleases (freut mich)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FREUT; you met it in week 1, Wednesday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: E, L, F → ELF, which means “eleven”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 7): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “since (time)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SEIT; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I live (reside)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WOHNE; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “nice (with -en)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SCHÖNEN; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, E, E → TEE, which means “tea”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.

Printable review cards

Print, cut along the lines and fold each card in half: English on the front, German on the back.

W1 · 1Good morning, I'm Sarah.
Guten Morgen, ich bin Sarah.
W1 · 2May I ask your name?
Wie heißen Sie, bitte?
W1 · 3It's a pleasure to meet you.
Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
W1 · 4So where are you from, actually?
Woher kommst du eigentlich?
W1 · 5This is my colleague Jonas; he's new here.
Das ist mein Kollege Jonas, er ist neu hier.
W1 · 6I've lived in Leipzig since May.
Ich wohne seit Mai in Leipzig.
W1 · 7Enjoy your evening, see you soon!
Schönen Abend noch, bis bald!