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Week 23 · Meetings and Schedules

Besprechungen und Zeitpläne

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 155

Die Besprechung fängt um Viertel nach neun an.

The meeting starts at a quarter past nine.

Tuesday · day 156

Ist der kleine Raum ab elf frei?

Is the small room free from eleven?

Wednesday · day 157

Wer schreibt heute das Protokoll?

Who's taking the minutes today?

Thursday · day 158

Ich arbeite diese Woche in der Frühschicht.

I'm on the early shift this week.

Friday · day 159

Wir liegen gut im Zeitplan.

We're well on schedule.

Saturday · day 160

Ich muss heute pünktlich los, tut mir leid.

I have to leave on time today, sorry.

Sunday · day 161

Können wir das am Freitag kurz besprechen?

Can we quickly go over this on Friday?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 155): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “hardly, barely” and there are 4 bricks. The word is KAUM; you met it in week 15, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “cough” and there are 6 bricks. The word is HUSTEN; you met it in week 18, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “Friday” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FREITAG; you met it in week 23, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “schedule” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ZEITPLAN; you met it in week 23, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: K, U, R, Z → KURZ, which means “briefly, short”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 156): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “room, space” and there are 4 bricks. The word is RAUM; you met it in week 23, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “kitchen” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KÜCHE; you met it in week 21, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “small (with -e)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KLEINE; you met it in week 23, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “drain (noun)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ABFLUSS; you met it in week 21, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, K, K, U → AKKU, which means “battery (phone)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 157): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “high” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HOCH; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “works out (it)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KLAPPT; you met it in week 16, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “doorbell” and there are 7 bricks. The word is KLINGEL; you met it in week 21, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “writes (he writes)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is SCHREIBT; you met it in week 23, Wednesday.
  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.
Thursday (day 158): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “meal, food” and there are 5 bricks. The word is ESSEN; you met it in week 18, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “unfortunately” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LEIDER; you met it in week 16, Thursday.
  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 “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: N, E, U, E → NEUE, which means “new one (woman)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 159): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “good, well” and there are 3 bricks. The word is GUT; you met it in week 23, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “few (ein paar)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is PAAR; you met it in week 17, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “bank account” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KONTO; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “Monday” and there are 6 bricks. The word is MONTAG; you met it in week 19, Sunday.
  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.
Saturday (day 160): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “battery (phone)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is AKKU; you met it in week 15, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “suits (it suits)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is PASST; you met it in week 16, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “size, number” and there are 6 bricks. The word is NUMMER; you met it in week 7, Monday.
  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: K, A, U, M → KAUM, which means “hardly, barely”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 161): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “would be” and there are 4 bricks. The word is WÄRE; you met it in week 20, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “evening” and there are 5 bricks. The word is ABEND; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  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 “possible” and there are 7 bricks. The word is MÖGLICH; you met it in week 20, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: R, A, U, M → RAUM, which means “room, space”. 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.

W23 · 1The meeting starts at a quarter past nine.
Die Besprechung fängt um Viertel nach neun an.
W23 · 2Is the small room free from eleven?
Ist der kleine Raum ab elf frei?
W23 · 3Who's taking the minutes today?
Wer schreibt heute das Protokoll?
W23 · 4I'm on the early shift this week.
Ich arbeite diese Woche in der Frühschicht.
W23 · 5We're well on schedule.
Wir liegen gut im Zeitplan.
W23 · 6I have to leave on time today, sorry.
Ich muss heute pünktlich los, tut mir leid.
W23 · 7Can we quickly go over this on Friday?
Können wir das am Freitag kurz besprechen?