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Week 12 · At the Hotel

Im Hotel

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 78

Ich habe reserviert, auf den Namen Taylor.

I have a reservation under the name Taylor.

Tuesday · day 79

Ab wann gibt es Frühstück?

What time does breakfast start?

Wednesday · day 80

Die Heizung in meinem Zimmer geht nicht.

The heating in my room isn't working.

Thursday · day 81

Könnte ich noch ein Handtuch bekommen?

Could I have one more towel?

Friday · day 82

Bis wann muss ich auschecken?

By what time do I need to check out?

Saturday · day 83

Kann ich meine Taschen bis Mittag hier lassen?

Can I leave my bags here until noon?

Sunday · day 84

Das Zimmer ist ruhig und sehr sauber.

The room is quiet and spotlessly clean.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 78): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “kilo” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KILO; you met it in week 6, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “name (after den)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NAMEN; you met it in week 12, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “heating” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HEIZUNG; you met it in week 12, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “towel” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HANDTUCH; you met it in week 12, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: L, A, N, D → LAND, which means “land, countryside”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 79): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “when (question)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WANN; you met it in week 12, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to go (on foot)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GEHEN; you met it in week 9, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “midday, noon” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MITTAG; you met it in week 12, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “bags” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TASCHEN; you met it in week 12, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: W, E, I, T → WEIT, which means “far”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 80): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “free (not taken)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FREI; you met it in week 5, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “quiet” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is RUHIG; you met it in week 12, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “room” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZIMMER; you met it in week 12, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to get, receive” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BEKOMMEN; you met it in week 12, Thursday.
  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.
Thursday (day 81): 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 “nine” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NEUN; you met it in week 3, Tuesday.
  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 “to pinch, press” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DRÜCKEN; you met it in week 7, Sunday.
  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.
Friday (day 82): 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 “jacket” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, J, is already printed). The word is JACKE; you met it in week 7, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “pretzel” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BREZEL; you met it in week 5, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to check in (bags)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AUFGEBEN; you met it in week 11, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, A, L, B → HALB, which means “half”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 83): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “long” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LANG; you met it in week 7, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “clean” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SAUBER; you met it in week 12, Sunday.
  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 “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: G, A, N, G → GANG, which means “aisle”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 84): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “very” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SEHR; you met it in week 2, Thursday.
  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 “to show” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZEIGEN; you met it in week 9, Saturday.
  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: H, I, E, R → HIER, which means “here”. 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.

W12 · 1I have a reservation under the name Taylor.
Ich habe reserviert, auf den Namen Taylor.
W12 · 2What time does breakfast start?
Ab wann gibt es Frühstück?
W12 · 3The heating in my room isn't working.
Die Heizung in meinem Zimmer geht nicht.
W12 · 4Could I have one more towel?
Könnte ich noch ein Handtuch bekommen?
W12 · 5By what time do I need to check out?
Bis wann muss ich auschecken?
W12 · 6Can I leave my bags here until noon?
Kann ich meine Taschen bis Mittag hier lassen?
W12 · 7The room is quiet and spotlessly clean.
Das Zimmer ist ruhig und sehr sauber.