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Week 15 · Phone Calls

Telefonieren

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 99

Guten Tag, hier spricht Emma Clark.

Hello, this is Emma Clark speaking.

Tuesday · day 100

Ich rufe wegen Ihrer E-Mail an.

I'm calling about your email.

Wednesday · day 101

Einen Moment, ich verbinde Sie.

One moment, I'll put you through.

Thursday · day 102

Entschuldigung, ich höre Sie kaum.

Sorry, I can hardly hear you.

Friday · day 103

Soll ich ihr etwas ausrichten?

Shall I pass a message on to her?

Saturday · day 104

Unter welcher Nummer erreiche ich Sie?

What number can I reach you on?

Sunday · day 105

Mein Akku ist fast leer, ich melde mich später.

My battery is nearly dead, I'll get back to you later.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 99): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “blue” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BLAU; you met it in week 7, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I find” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FINDE; you met it in week 6, Wednesday.
  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 “speaks (she speaks)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SPRICHT; you met it in week 15, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: L, E, E, R → LEER, which means “empty”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 100): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I call” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is RUFE; you met it in week 15, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “icy, slippery” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GLATT; you met it in week 13, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to phone, call” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ANRUFEN; you met it in week 15, mind map.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “spring (season)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FRÜHLING; you met it in week 13, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: F, L, U, G → FLUG, which means “flight”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 101): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “door” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TÜR; you met it in week 2, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “euro” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is EURO; you met it in week 8, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “apples” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, Ä, is already printed). The word is ÄPFEL; you met it in week 6, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “moment” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MOMENT; you met it in week 15, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: R, U, F, E → RUFE, which means “I call”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 102): 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 “I hear” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HÖRE; you met it in week 15, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: 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.
  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: G, R, A, D → GRAD, which means “degrees (temperature)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 103): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “shopping bag” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TÜTE; you met it in week 6, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “buses” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BUSSE; you met it in week 11, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to drive, ride” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FAHREN; you met it in week 11, Sunday.
  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: E, U, R, O → EURO, which means “euro”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 104): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “battery (phone)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AKKU; you met it in week 15, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “town, city” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is STADT; you met it in week 11, Sunday.
  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 “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: K, A, U, M → KAUM, which means “hardly, barely”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 105): 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 “empty” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LEER; you met it in week 15, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: 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.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “later” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SPÄTER; you met it in week 15, 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.

Printable review cards

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

W15 · 1Hello, this is Emma Clark speaking.
Guten Tag, hier spricht Emma Clark.
W15 · 2I'm calling about your email.
Ich rufe wegen Ihrer E-Mail an.
W15 · 3One moment, I'll put you through.
Einen Moment, ich verbinde Sie.
W15 · 4Sorry, I can hardly hear you.
Entschuldigung, ich höre Sie kaum.
W15 · 5Shall I pass a message on to her?
Soll ich ihr etwas ausrichten?
W15 · 6What number can I reach you on?
Unter welcher Nummer erreiche ich Sie?
W15 · 7My battery is nearly dead, I'll get back to you later.
Mein Akku ist fast leer, ich melde mich später.