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Week 24 · Emails and Messages

E-Mails und Nachrichten

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 162

Sehr geehrter Herr Wolf, vielen Dank für Ihre Mail.

Dear Mr Wolf, thank you very much for your email.

Tuesday · day 163

Im Anhang finden Sie das ausgefüllte Formular.

Please find the completed form attached.

Wednesday · day 164

Entschuldige die späte Antwort!

Sorry for my late reply!

Thursday · day 165

Hast du meine Sprachnachricht schon gehört?

Have you listened to my voice message yet?

Friday · day 166

Bin in zehn Minuten da, bis gleich!

Be there in ten minutes, see you soon!

Saturday · day 167

Schicken Sie mir bitte die Unterlagen bis Mittwoch.

Please send me the documents by Wednesday.

Sunday · day 168

Liebe Grüße, auch an deine Schwester!

Best wishes, and say hi to your sister too!

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 162): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “email (short)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is MAIL; you met it in week 24, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “late (with -e)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is SPÄTE; you met it in week 24, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to take” and there are 6 bricks. The word is NEHMEN; you met it in week 18, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “form (to fill in)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is FORMULAR; you met it in week 24, Tuesday.
  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.
Tuesday (day 163): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “when (question)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is WANN; you met it in week 12, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “attachment (in an email)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is ANHANG; you met it in week 24, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “reply, answer” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ANTWORT; you met it in week 24, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “Wednesday” and there are 8 bricks. The word is MITTWOCH; you met it in week 24, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: W, A, R, M → WARM, which means “warm”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 164): 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 “to wait” and there are 6 bricks. The word is WARTEN; you met it in week 17, Saturday.
  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: M, A, I, L → MAIL, which means “email (short)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 165): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “train” and there are 3 bricks. The word is ZUG; you met it in week 10, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “dear (with -e)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LIEBE; you met it in week 24, Sunday.
  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 “to send” and there are 8 bricks. The word is SCHICKEN; you met it in week 24, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: Z, E, H, N → ZEHN, which means “ten”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 166): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “here” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HIER; you met it in week 5, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “comes (it comes)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KOMMT; you met it in week 20, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “umbrella” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SCHIRM; you met it in week 13, Tuesday.
  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: H, O, C, H → HOCH, which means “high”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 167): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “nine” and there are 4 bricks. The word is NEUN; you met it in week 3, Tuesday.
  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 “school” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SCHULE; you met it in week 4, Friday.
  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: N, E, U, E → NEUE, which means “new one (woman)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 168): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “throat, neck” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HALS; you met it in week 17, Thursday.
  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 “cellar” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KELLER; you met it in week 20, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “Friday” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FREITAG; you met it in week 23, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, I, E, R → HIER, which means “here”. 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.

W24 · 1Dear Mr Wolf, thank you very much for your email.
Sehr geehrter Herr Wolf, vielen Dank für Ihre Mail.
W24 · 2Please find the completed form attached.
Im Anhang finden Sie das ausgefüllte Formular.
W24 · 3Sorry for my late reply!
Entschuldige die späte Antwort!
W24 · 4Have you listened to my voice message yet?
Hast du meine Sprachnachricht schon gehört?
W24 · 5Be there in ten minutes, see you soon!
Bin in zehn Minuten da, bis gleich!
W24 · 6Please send me the documents by Wednesday.
Schicken Sie mir bitte die Unterlagen bis Mittwoch.
W24 · 7Best wishes, and say hi to your sister too!
Liebe Grüße, auch an deine Schwester!