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Week 36 · Driving, Cycling and Renting a Car

Auto, Fahrrad und Mietwagen

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 246

Wir möchten ein Auto fürs Wochenende mieten.

We'd like to rent a car for the weekend.

Tuesday · day 247

Ist die Versicherung im Preis inbegriffen?

Is insurance included in the price?

Wednesday · day 248

Wo ist hier die nächste Tankstelle?

Where's the nearest petrol station around here?

Thursday · day 249

Darf man hier eine Stunde parken?

Can you park here for an hour?

Friday · day 250

Mit dem Fahrrad bin ich schneller.

I'm quicker by bike.

Saturday · day 251

Mein Hinterreifen hat zu wenig Luft.

My back tire needs more air.

Sunday · day 252

Fahr bitte langsam, die Straße ist glatt.

Please drive slowly, the road is icy.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 246): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “time (occasion)” and there are 3 bricks. The word is MAL; you met it in week 17, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “car” and there are 4 bricks. The word is AUTO; you met it in week 36, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “drips (it drips)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is TROPFT; you met it in week 21, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “nearest (with -e)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is NÄCHSTE; you met it in week 36, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: L, U, F, T → LUFT, which means “air”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 247): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “aisle” and there are 4 bricks. The word is GANG; you met it in week 11, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “price” and there are 5 bricks. The word is PREIS; you met it in week 36, Tuesday.
  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 “constantly” and there are 7 bricks. The word is STÄNDIG; you met it in week 34, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: G, E, L, D → GELD, which means “money”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 248): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “air” and there are 4 bricks. The word is LUFT; you met it in week 36, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “game, match” and there are 5 bricks. The word is SPIEL; you met it in week 31, Saturday.
  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 “slowly” and there are 7 bricks. The word is LANGSAM; you met it in week 36, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: F, I, L, M → FILM, which means “film, movie”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 249): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “days” and there are 4 bricks. The word is TAGE; you met it in week 25, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “little (not much)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is WENIG; you met it in week 36, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to park” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PARKEN; you met it in week 36, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “restart (noun)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is NEUSTART; you met it in week 34, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: G, E, R, N → GERN, which means “gladly”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 250): 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 “new one (woman)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is NEUE; you met it in week 22, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “guitar” and there are 7 bricks. The word is GITARRE; you met it in week 32, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “password” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PASSWORT; you met it in week 34, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, U, T, O → AUTO, which means “car”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 251): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I stretch” and there are 5 bricks. The word is DEHNE; you met it in week 31, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “coffee” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KAFFEE; you met it in week 5, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I need” and there are 7 bricks. The word is BRAUCHE; you met it in week 6, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “photo class” and there are 8 bricks. The word is FOTOKURS; you met it in week 32, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: D, A, R, F → DARF, which means “I may (am allowed)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 252): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “year” and there are 4 bricks. The word is JAHR; you met it in week 32, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “look for (Sie)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SUCHEN; you met it in week 25, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to play” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SPIELEN; you met it in week 31, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “tuesday” and there are 8 bricks. The word is DIENSTAG; you met it in week 32, 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.

W36 · 1We'd like to rent a car for the weekend.
Wir möchten ein Auto fürs Wochenende mieten.
W36 · 2Is insurance included in the price?
Ist die Versicherung im Preis inbegriffen?
W36 · 3Where's the nearest petrol station around here?
Wo ist hier die nächste Tankstelle?
W36 · 4Can you park here for an hour?
Darf man hier eine Stunde parken?
W36 · 5I'm quicker by bike.
Mit dem Fahrrad bin ich schneller.
W36 · 6My back tire needs more air.
Mein Hinterreifen hat zu wenig Luft.
W36 · 7Please drive slowly, the road is icy.
Fahr bitte langsam, die Straße ist glatt.