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Week 10 · Bus, Tram and Train

Bus, Straßenbahn und Zug

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 64

Fährt dieser Bus zum Marktplatz?

Does this bus go to the market square?

Tuesday · day 65

Wo bekomme ich eine Fahrkarte?

Where can I get a ticket?

Wednesday · day 66

Die Straßenbahn hat zehn Minuten Verspätung.

The tram is running ten minutes late.

Thursday · day 67

Muss ich hier umsteigen?

Do I need to change here?

Friday · day 68

Von welchem Gleis fährt der Zug ab?

Which platform does the train depart from?

Saturday · day 69

Ich muss an der nächsten Haltestelle raus.

I need to get off at the next stop.

Sunday · day 70

Gilt mein Ticket auch für den Bus?

Can I use my ticket on the bus too?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 64): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “train” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZUG; you met it in week 10, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “here” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HIER; you met it in week 5, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “goes (by vehicle)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FÄHRT; you met it in week 10, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “minutes” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MINUTEN; you met it in week 10, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: G, E, R, N → GERN, which means “gladly”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 65): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “bus” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BUS; you met it in week 10, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “platform, track” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GLEIS; you met it in week 10, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “shoes” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SCHUHE; you met it in week 7, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “forty” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VIERZIG; you met it in week 8, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: S, E, H, R → SEHR, which means “very”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 66): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “ten” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZEHN; you met it in week 10, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “card (payment)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KARTE; you met it in week 8, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “ticket” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TICKET; you met it in week 10, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “next (with -en)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NÄCHSTEN; you met it in week 10, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: N, E, T, T → NETT, which means “kind (person)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 67): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “no (not a)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KEIN; you met it in week 2, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “today” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HEUTE; you met it in week 3, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “size, number” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NUMMER; you met it in week 7, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “I get, I receive” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BEKOMME; you met it in week 10, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: N, E, U, E → NEUE, which means “new one (woman)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 68): 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 believe” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GLAUBE; you met it in week 8, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “smaller” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KLEINER; you met it in week 8, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “sweater, sweater” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PULLOVER; you met it in week 7, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: E, U, R, O → EURO, which means “euro”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 69): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “March” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MÄRZ; you met it in week 3, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to pay” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZAHLEN; you met it in week 8, Monday.
  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. Row 4: the clue is “receipt” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, Q, is already printed). The word is QUITTUNG; you met it in week 8, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: Z, E, H, N → ZEHN, which means “ten”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 70): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “late” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SPÄT; you met it in week 3, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “piece, slice” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is STÜCK; you met it in week 5, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “daughter” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TOCHTER; you met it in week 4, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “separately” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GETRENNT; you met it in week 8, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, Ü, T, E → TÜTE, which means “shopping bag”. 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.

W10 · 1Does this bus go to the market square?
Fährt dieser Bus zum Marktplatz?
W10 · 2Where can I get a ticket?
Wo bekomme ich eine Fahrkarte?
W10 · 3The tram is running ten minutes late.
Die Straßenbahn hat zehn Minuten Verspätung.
W10 · 4Do I need to change here?
Muss ich hier umsteigen?
W10 · 5Which platform does the train depart from?
Von welchem Gleis fährt der Zug ab?
W10 · 6I need to get off at the next stop.
Ich muss an der nächsten Haltestelle raus.
W10 · 7Can I use my ticket on the bus too?
Gilt mein Ticket auch für den Bus?