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Week 21 · Problems at Home and Repairs

Probleme zu Hause und Reparaturen

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 141

Die Heizung im Schlafzimmer wird nicht warm.

The heating in the bedroom won't get warm.

Tuesday · day 142

Der Wasserhahn in der Küche tropft.

The tap in the kitchen is dripping.

Wednesday · day 143

Der Abfluss in der Dusche ist verstopft.

The shower drain is blocked.

Thursday · day 144

Unsere Klingel funktioniert nicht mehr.

Our doorbell doesn't work any more.

Friday · day 145

Der Hausmeister weiß es schon.

The caretaker already knows.

Saturday · day 146

Wann kann der Handwerker vorbeikommen?

When can the repair person come round?

Sunday · day 147

Morgen bin ich ab zwei Uhr zu Hause.

Tomorrow I'm home from two o'clock.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 141): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “kitchen” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KÜCHE; you met it in week 21, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “balcony” and there are 6 bricks. The word is BALKON; you met it in week 20, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “drain (noun)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ABFLUSS; you met it in week 21, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “plaster, band-aid” and there are 8 bricks. 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 142): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “empty” and there are 4 bricks. The word is LEER; you met it in week 15, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “buses” and there are 5 bricks. The word is BUSSE; you met it in week 11, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “drips (it drips)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is TROPFT; you met it in week 21, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “doorbell” and there are 7 bricks. The word is KLINGEL; you met it in week 21, Thursday.
  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.
Wednesday (day 143): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I must, have to” and there are 4 bricks. The word is MUSS; you met it in week 10, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “meal, food” and there are 5 bricks. The word is ESSEN; you met it in week 18, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “shower (noun)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is DUSCHE; you met it in week 21, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “fees, charges” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GEBÜHREN; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, E, H, R → MEHR, which means “more, any more”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 144): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “more, any more” and there are 4 bricks. The word is MEHR; you met it in week 21, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “bank account” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KONTO; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “shoes” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SCHUHE; you met it in week 7, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to withdraw (money)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ABHEBEN; you met it in week 19, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, O, C, H → HOCH, which means “high”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 145): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “cinema” and there are 4 bricks. The word is KINO; you met it in week 16, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “platform, track” and there are 5 bricks. The word is GLEIS; you met it in week 10, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “sounds (it sounds)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KLINGT; you met it in week 14, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “Sunday” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SONNTAG; you met it in week 4, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: K, I, L, O → KILO, which means “kilo”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 146): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “house (building)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HAUS; you met it in week 14, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “doctor's practice” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PRAXIS; you met it in week 17, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “possible” and there are 7 bricks. The word is MÖGLICH; you met it in week 20, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “a little (ein ___)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is BISSCHEN; you met it in week 7, Sunday.
  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.
Sunday (day 147): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “week” and there are 5 bricks. The word is WOCHE; you met it in week 16, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “midday, noon” and there are 6 bricks. The word is MITTAG; you met it in week 12, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “apartment” and there are 7 bricks. The word is WOHNUNG; you met it in week 20, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to redeem (prescription)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is EINLÖSEN; you met it in week 18, 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.

Printable review cards

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

W21 · 1The heating in the bedroom won't get warm.
Die Heizung im Schlafzimmer wird nicht warm.
W21 · 2The tap in the kitchen is dripping.
Der Wasserhahn in der Küche tropft.
W21 · 3The shower drain is blocked.
Der Abfluss in der Dusche ist verstopft.
W21 · 4Our doorbell doesn't work any more.
Unsere Klingel funktioniert nicht mehr.
W21 · 5The caretaker already knows.
Der Hausmeister weiß es schon.
W21 · 6When can the repair person come round?
Wann kann der Handwerker vorbeikommen?
W21 · 7Tomorrow I'm home from two o'clock.
Morgen bin ich ab zwei Uhr zu Hause.