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Week 14 · Small Talk

Smalltalk

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 92

Na, wie läuft's bei dir?

So, how are things going with you?

Tuesday · day 93

Sind Sie auch neu im Haus?

Are you new in the building too?

Wednesday · day 94

Wie gefällt dir die neue Stadt?

How do you like your new town?

Thursday · day 95

Ach, das klingt ja spannend!

Oh, that sounds really exciting!

Friday · day 96

Wir sehen uns ja öfter im Treppenhaus.

We often run into each other on the stairs.

Saturday · day 97

Woher kennst du eigentlich Anna?

So how do you know Anna, anyway?

Sunday · day 98

Schön, dass wir mal geplaudert haben!

It was nice to have a little chat!

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 92): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “flight” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FLUG; you met it in week 11, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “umbrella” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SCHIRM; you met it in week 13, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “train station” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BAHNHOF; you met it in week 9, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “exciting” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SPANNEND; you met it in week 14, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: G, R, A, D → GRAD, which means “degrees (temperature)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 93): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “warm” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WARM; you met it in week 5, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “seat, place” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PLATZ; you met it in week 11, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “weeks” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WOCHEN; you met it in week 3, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to chat” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PLAUDERN; you met it in week 14, mind map.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: W, A, N, N → WANN, which means “when (question)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 94): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “more often” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, Ö, is already printed). The word is ÖFTER; you met it in week 14, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “parents” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ELTERN; you met it in week 4, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “problem” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PROBLEM; you met it in week 2, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “a little (ein ___)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BISSCHEN; you met it in week 7, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: F, R, E, I → FREI, which means “free (not taken)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 95): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “kind (person)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NETT; you met it in week 2, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: 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.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “special offer” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ANGEBOT; you met it in week 6, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “bread rolls” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BRÖTCHEN; you met it in week 5, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, A, G, E → TAGE, which means “days”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 96): 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 “house (building)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HAUS; you met it in week 14, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “we see” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SEHEN; you met it in week 14, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “exciting” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SPANNEND; you met it in week 14, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, U, N, D → BUND, which means “bunch (of herbs)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 97): 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 “already” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SCHON; you met it in week 11, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “you know (a person)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KENNST; you met it in week 14, Saturday.
  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, O, S, E → HOSE, which means “pants”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 98): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “far” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WEIT; you met it in week 9, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “nice, lovely” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SCHÖN; you met it in week 14, Sunday.
  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 “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: E, C, K, E → ECKE, which means “corner”. 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.

W14 · 1So, how are things going with you?
Na, wie läuft's bei dir?
W14 · 2Are you new in the building too?
Sind Sie auch neu im Haus?
W14 · 3How do you like your new town?
Wie gefällt dir die neue Stadt?
W14 · 4Oh, that sounds really exciting!
Ach, das klingt ja spannend!
W14 · 5We often run into each other on the stairs.
Wir sehen uns ja öfter im Treppenhaus.
W14 · 6So how do you know Anna, anyway?
Woher kennst du eigentlich Anna?
W14 · 7It was nice to have a little chat!
Schön, dass wir mal geplaudert haben!