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Week 18 · At the Pharmacy

In der Apotheke

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 120

Ich möchte dieses Rezept einlösen.

I'd like to have this prescription filled.

Tuesday · day 121

Haben Sie etwas gegen Husten?

Do you have anything for a cough?

Wednesday · day 122

Ich hätte gern eine Packung Pflaster.

I'd like a pack of plasters, please.

Thursday · day 123

Gibt es das auch als Saft für Kinder?

Does this also come as a syrup for children?

Friday · day 124

Muss ich das vor dem Essen nehmen?

Do I take this before meals?

Saturday · day 125

Welche Apotheke hat heute Abend Notdienst?

Which pharmacy is on duty this evening?

Sunday · day 126

Können Sie mir das bitte aufschreiben?

Could you write that down for me, please?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 120): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I look for” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SUCHE; you met it in week 9, Sunday.
  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 “pack, packet” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PACKUNG; you met it in week 18, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “plaster, band-aid” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PFLASTER; you met it in week 18, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, A, U, S → HAUS, which means “house (building)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 121): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “grandma” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, O, is already printed). The word is OMA; you met it in week 4, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: 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.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “suits (it suits)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PASST; you met it in week 16, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “cough” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HUSTEN; you met it in week 18, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, U, S, S → MUSS, which means “I must, have to”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 122): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “juice, syrup” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SAFT; you met it in week 18, 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 “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 “to redeem (prescription)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is EINLÖSEN; you met it in week 18, mind map.
  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 123): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “time (occasion)” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MAL; you met it in week 17, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “meal, food” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ESSEN; you met it in week 18, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “children” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KINDER; you met it in week 18, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “calendar” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KALENDER; you met it in week 16, Wednesday.
  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.
Friday (day 124): 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 “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 “to take” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NEHMEN; you met it in week 18, Friday.
  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: K, I, N, O → KINO, which means “cinema”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 125): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “corner” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ECKE; you met it in week 9, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “appointment” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TERMIN; you met it in week 16, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: 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.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “roughly, about” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, U, is already printed). The word is UNGEFÄHR; you met it in week 17, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: K, E, I, N → KEIN, which means “no (not a)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 126): 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 “hardly, barely” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KAUM; you met it in week 15, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “vegan” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VEGAN; you met it in week 5, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: 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.
  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.

Printable review cards

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

W18 · 1I'd like to have this prescription filled.
Ich möchte dieses Rezept einlösen.
W18 · 2Do you have anything for a cough?
Haben Sie etwas gegen Husten?
W18 · 3I'd like a pack of plasters, please.
Ich hätte gern eine Packung Pflaster.
W18 · 4Does this also come as a syrup for children?
Gibt es das auch als Saft für Kinder?
W18 · 5Do I take this before meals?
Muss ich das vor dem Essen nehmen?
W18 · 6Which pharmacy is on duty this evening?
Welche Apotheke hat heute Abend Notdienst?
W18 · 7Could you write that down for me, please?
Können Sie mir das bitte aufschreiben?