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Week 22 · Your First Day at Work

Der erste Arbeitstag

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 148

Hallo, ich bin die Neue in der Buchhaltung.

Hi, I'm the new person in accounting.

Tuesday · day 149

Sagt man hier du oder Sie?

Do people here say du or Sie?

Wednesday · day 150

Wann macht ihr normalerweise Mittagspause?

When do you all usually have your lunch break?

Thursday · day 151

Wo kann ich mein Fahrrad abstellen?

Where can I leave my bike?

Friday · day 152

Wer kann mir den Drucker erklären?

Who can show me how the printer works?

Saturday · day 153

Mahlzeit! Kommst du mit in die Kantine?

Lunchtime! Are you coming to the canteen?

Sunday · day 154

Danke, der erste Tag war richtig schön.

Thanks, my first day was really lovely.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 148): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “long (time)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LANGE; you met it in week 17, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “rather, better” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LIEBER; you met it in week 13, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “printer” and there are 7 bricks. The word is DRUCKER; you met it in week 22, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “mealtime (greeting)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is MAHLZEIT; you met it in week 22, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: N, E, U, E → NEUE, which means “new one (woman)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 149): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “does, makes” and there are 5 bricks. The word is MACHT; you met it in week 22, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “coins” and there are 6 bricks. The word is MÜNZEN; you met it in week 19, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “canteen” and there are 7 bricks. The word is KANTINE; you met it in week 22, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to explain” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ERKLÄREN; you met it in week 22, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, Ü, T, E → TÜTE, which means “shopping bag”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 150): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “comes (it comes)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KOMMT; you met it in week 20, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “right away” and there are 6 bricks. The word is GLEICH; you met it in week 16, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “bicycle” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FAHRRAD; you met it in week 22, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “roughly, about” and there are 8 bricks. The word is UNGEFÄHR; you met it in week 17, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: K, L, A, R → KLAR, which means “clear (water)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 151): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “juice, syrup” and there are 4 bricks. The word is SAFT; you met it in week 18, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “first (with -e)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is ERSTE; you met it in week 22, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “autumn” and there are 6 bricks. The word is HERBST; you met it in week 13, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “really, correct” and there are 7 bricks. The word is RICHTIG; you met it in week 22, 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.
Friday (day 152): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “bread” and there are 4 bricks. The word is BROT; you met it in week 5, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “lies, is located” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LIEGT; you met it in week 20, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to drive, ride” and there are 6 bricks. The word is FAHREN; you met it in week 11, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “pack, packet” and there are 7 bricks. The word is PACKUNG; you met it in week 18, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, L, A, U → BLAU, which means “blue”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 153): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “day” and there are 3 bricks. The word is TAG; you met it in week 22, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “new one (woman)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is NEUE; you met it in week 22, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “later” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SPÄTER; you met it in week 15, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to open (account)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ERÖFFNEN; you met it in week 19, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: G, E, R, N → GERN, which means “gladly”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 154): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “rent (noun)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is MIETE; you met it in week 20, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “clean” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SAUBER; you met it in week 12, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “speaks (she speaks)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SPRICHT; you met it in week 15, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “exciting” and there are 8 bricks. The word is SPANNEND; you met it in week 14, Thursday.
  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.

Printable review cards

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

W22 · 1Hi, I'm the new person in accounting.
Hallo, ich bin die Neue in der Buchhaltung.
W22 · 2Do people here say du or Sie?
Sagt man hier du oder Sie?
W22 · 3When do you all usually have your lunch break?
Wann macht ihr normalerweise Mittagspause?
W22 · 4Where can I leave my bike?
Wo kann ich mein Fahrrad abstellen?
W22 · 5Who can show me how the printer works?
Wer kann mir den Drucker erklären?
W22 · 6Lunchtime! Are you coming to the canteen?
Mahlzeit! Kommst du mit in die Kantine?
W22 · 7Thanks, my first day was really lovely.
Danke, der erste Tag war richtig schön.