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Week 26 · Volunteering

Ehrenamt

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 176

Ich möchte mich ehrenamtlich engagieren.

I'd like to do some volunteering.

Tuesday · day 177

Wo werden noch Helfer gesucht?

Where are helpers still needed?

Wednesday · day 178

Samstags pflanzen wir Blumen im Park.

On Saturdays we plant flowers in the park.

Thursday · day 179

Ich helfe Kindern bei den Hausaufgaben.

I help children with their homework.

Friday · day 180

Im Reparaturcafé flicken wir alte Hosen.

At the repair café we patch up old pants.

Saturday · day 181

Ich habe zwei Stunden pro Woche Zeit.

I have two hours a week to spare.

Sunday · day 182

Es macht Spaß, zusammen etwas zu bewegen.

It's fun to make a difference together.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 176): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “bus” and there are 3 bricks. The word is BUS; you met it in week 10, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “more, any more” and there are 4 bricks. The word is MEHR; you met it in week 21, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I come” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KOMME; you met it in week 9, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “wanted, sought” and there are 7 bricks. The word is GESUCHT; you met it in week 26, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, R, O, T → BROT, which means “bread”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 177): 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 “helper” and there are 6 bricks. The word is HELFER; you met it in week 26, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “together” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ZUSAMMEN; you met it in week 8, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, Ä, R, Z → MÄRZ, which means “March”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 178): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “new one (woman)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is NEUE; you met it in week 22, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I help” and there are 5 bricks. The word is HELFE; you met it in week 26, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “flowers” and there are 6 bricks. The word is BLUMEN; you met it in week 26, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “hours” and there are 7 bricks. The word is STUNDEN; you met it in week 26, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: N, E, U, N → NEUN, which means “nine”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 179): 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 “does, makes” and there are 5 bricks. The word is MACHT; you met it in week 22, Wednesday.
  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 “to mend, patch” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FLICKEN; you met it in week 26, 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.
Friday (day 180): 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 “much (wie viel)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is VIEL; you met it in week 20, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “dear (with -e)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LIEBE; you met it in week 24, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “canteen” and there are 7 bricks. The word is KANTINE; you met it in week 22, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: Z, E, I, T → ZEIT, which means “time”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 181): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “time” and there are 4 bricks. The word is ZEIT; you met it in week 26, Saturday.
  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 “weather” and there are 6 bricks. The word is WETTER; you met it in week 13, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “bicycle” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FAHRRAD; you met it in week 22, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: E, T, W, A → ETWA, which means “about, roughly”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 182): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “few (ein paar)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is PAAR; you met it in week 17, Friday.
  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 “really, correct” and there are 7 bricks. The word is RICHTIG; you met it in week 22, Sunday.
  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: P, A, R, K → PARK, which means “park (noun)”. 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.

W26 · 1I'd like to do some volunteering.
Ich möchte mich ehrenamtlich engagieren.
W26 · 2Where are helpers still needed?
Wo werden noch Helfer gesucht?
W26 · 3On Saturdays we plant flowers in the park.
Samstags pflanzen wir Blumen im Park.
W26 · 4I help children with their homework.
Ich helfe Kindern bei den Hausaufgaben.
W26 · 5At the repair café we patch up old pants.
Im Reparaturcafé flicken wir alte Hosen.
W26 · 6I have two hours a week to spare.
Ich habe zwei Stunden pro Woche Zeit.
W26 · 7It's fun to make a difference together.
Es macht Spaß, zusammen etwas zu bewegen.