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Week 28 · Cooking at Home

Kochen zu Hause

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 190

Was kochen wir heute Abend?

What shall we cook tonight?

Tuesday · day 191

Kannst du bitte die Kartoffeln schälen?

Could you peel the potatoes, please?

Wednesday · day 192

Der Reis ist in zehn Minuten fertig.

The rice will be ready in ten minutes.

Thursday · day 193

Schneide bitte die Paprika in kleine Stücke.

Please cut the bell pepper into small pieces.

Friday · day 194

Wo stehen bei dir die Gewürze?

Where do you keep your spices?

Saturday · day 195

Das Rezept ist von meiner Oma.

The recipe is from my grandma.

Sunday · day 196

Ich spüle ab und du trocknest ab.

I'll wash up and you dry.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 190): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “rice” and there are 4 bricks. The word is REIS; you met it in week 28, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I rinse (dishes)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is SPÜLE; you met it in week 28, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to peel” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SCHÄLEN; you met it in week 28, Tuesday.
  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: S, P, Ä, T → SPÄT, which means “late”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 191): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “vegan” and there are 5 bricks. The word is VEGAN; you met it in week 5, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “ready, done” and there are 6 bricks. The word is FERTIG; you met it in week 28, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “spices” and there are 7 bricks. The word is GEWÜRZE; you met it in week 28, Friday.
  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: V, I, E, L → VIEL, which means “much (wie viel)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 192): 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 “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 “again” and there are 6 bricks. The word is WIEDER; you met it in week 25, Sunday.
  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: R, E, I, S → REIS, which means “rice”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 193): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I help” and there are 5 bricks. The word is HELFE; you met it in week 26, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “pieces” and there are 6 bricks. The word is STÜCKE; you met it in week 28, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “bell pepper” and there are 7 bricks. The word is PAPRIKA; you met it in week 28, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “we plant” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PFLANZEN; you met it in week 26, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: E, C, K, E → ECKE, which means “corner”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 194): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “park (noun)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is PARK; you met it in week 26, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “takes (time), lasts” and there are 6 bricks. The word is DAUERT; you met it in week 25, Friday.
  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 “dishes (meals)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GERICHTE; you met it in week 27, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: P, A, A, R → PAAR, which means “few (ein paar)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 195): 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 “to wait” and there are 6 bricks. The word is WARTEN; you met it in week 17, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to mend, patch” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FLICKEN; you met it in week 26, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “onions” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ZWIEBELN; you met it in week 27, Saturday.
  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.
Sunday (day 196): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “dear (with -e)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LIEBE; you met it in week 24, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “flowers” and there are 6 bricks. The word is BLUMEN; you met it in week 26, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “special offer” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ANGEBOT; you met it in week 6, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to chat” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PLAUDERN; you met it in week 14, mind map.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, U, N, D → BUND, which means “bunch (of herbs)”. 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.

W28 · 1What shall we cook tonight?
Was kochen wir heute Abend?
W28 · 2Could you peel the potatoes, please?
Kannst du bitte die Kartoffeln schälen?
W28 · 3The rice will be ready in ten minutes.
Der Reis ist in zehn Minuten fertig.
W28 · 4Please cut the bell pepper into small pieces.
Schneide bitte die Paprika in kleine Stücke.
W28 · 5Where do you keep your spices?
Wo stehen bei dir die Gewürze?
W28 · 6The recipe is from my grandma.
Das Rezept ist von meiner Oma.
W28 · 7I'll wash up and you dry.
Ich spüle ab und du trocknest ab.