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Week 30 · Birthdays and Get-Togethers

Geburtstage und Feiern

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 204

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, liebe Mia!

Happy birthday, dear Mia!

Tuesday · day 205

Wie alt wirst du denn?

So how old are you turning?

Wednesday · day 206

Ich feiere am Samstag bei mir im Garten.

I'm having a party in my garden on Saturday.

Thursday · day 207

Der Kuchen ist vegan, greif zu!

The cake is vegan, help yourself!

Friday · day 208

Möchtest du Apfelsaft oder Tee?

Would you like apple juice or tea?

Saturday · day 209

Wir haben ein kleines Geschenk für dich.

We've got a little present for you.

Sunday · day 210

Danke, dass ihr alle gekommen seid!

Thank you all for coming!

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 204): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “you become” and there are 5 bricks. The word is WIRST; you met it in week 30, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “garden” and there are 6 bricks. The word is GARTEN; you met it in week 30, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “little (with -es)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is KLEINES; you met it in week 30, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “come (past participle)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GEKOMMEN; you met it in week 30, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: W, A, N, N → WANN, which means “when (question)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 205): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “old (age)” and there are 3 bricks. The word is ALT; you met it in week 30, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “about, roughly” and there are 4 bricks. The word is ETWA; you met it in week 25, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “children” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KINDER; you met it in week 18, Thursday.
  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: L, A, N, D → LAND, which means “land, countryside”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 206): 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 “goes (by vehicle)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is FÄHRT; you met it in week 10, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I celebrate” and there are 6 bricks. The word is FEIERE; you met it in week 30, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “spices” and there are 7 bricks. The word is GEWÜRZE; you met it in week 28, Friday.
  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.
Thursday (day 207): 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 “platform, track” and there are 5 bricks. The word is GLEIS; you met it in week 10, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “cake” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KUCHEN; you met it in week 30, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “simply, just” and there are 7 bricks. The word is EINFACH; you met it in week 29, Sunday.
  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 208): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “tea” and there are 3 bricks. The word is TEE; you met it in week 30, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “table (furniture)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is TISCH; you met it in week 27, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “water” and there are 6 bricks. The word is WASSER; you met it in week 27, Friday.
  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, T, W, A → ETWA, which means “about, roughly”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 209): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “seat, place” and there are 5 bricks. The word is PLATZ; you met it in week 11, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “cellar” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KELLER; you met it in week 20, Saturday.
  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 “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: Z, E, I, T → ZEIT, which means “time”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 210): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “jacket” and there are 5 bricks. The word is JACKE; you met it in week 7, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “shower (noun)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is DUSCHE; you met it in week 21, Wednesday.
  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: J, U, L, I → JULI, which means “July”. 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.

W30 · 1Happy birthday, dear Mia!
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, liebe Mia!
W30 · 2So how old are you turning?
Wie alt wirst du denn?
W30 · 3I'm having a party in my garden on Saturday.
Ich feiere am Samstag bei mir im Garten.
W30 · 4The cake is vegan, help yourself!
Der Kuchen ist vegan, greif zu!
W30 · 5Would you like apple juice or tea?
Möchtest du Apfelsaft oder Tee?
W30 · 6We've got a little present for you.
Wir haben ein kleines Geschenk für dich.
W30 · 7Thank you all for coming!
Danke, dass ihr alle gekommen seid!