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Week 4 · Talking About Yourself and Family

Über sich und die Familie sprechen

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 22

Ich arbeite als Krankenpflegerin.

I'm a nurse.

Tuesday · day 23

Mein Bruder studiert in Köln.

My brother goes to university in Cologne.

Wednesday · day 24

Hast du Geschwister?

Do you have brothers or sisters?

Thursday · day 25

Meine Eltern leben auf dem Land.

My parents live out in the country.

Friday · day 26

Unsere Tochter geht schon zur Schule.

Our daughter already goes to school.

Saturday · day 27

Mein Partner kommt aus Österreich.

My partner is Austrian.

Sunday · day 28

Am Sonntag besuchen wir meine Oma.

We're going to see my grandma on Sunday.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 22): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “parents” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ELTERN; you met it in week 4, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I work” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ARBEITE; you met it in week 4, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to visit” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BESUCHEN; you met it in week 4, Sunday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: N, E, U → NEU, which means “new (basic form)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 23): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “grandma” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, O, is already printed). The word is OMA; you met it in week 4, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “land, countryside” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LAND; you met it in week 4, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “please” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BITTE; you met it in week 1, Tuesday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, A, I → MAI, which means “May (month)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 24): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I may (am allowed)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DARF; you met it in week 2, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “school” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SCHULE; you met it in week 4, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “Sunday” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SONNTAG; you met it in week 4, Sunday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, L, T → ALT, which means “old (age)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 25): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “kind (person)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NETT; you met it in week 2, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “brother” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BRUDER; you met it in week 4, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “partner (male)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PARTNER; you met it in week 4, Saturday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, E, E → TEE, which means “tea”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 26): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “new (basic form)” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NEU; you met it in week 1, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “soon” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BALD; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to help” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HELFEN; you met it in week 2, Monday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: E, L, F → ELF, which means “eleven”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 27): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “nine” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NEUN; you met it in week 3, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I live (reside)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WOHNE; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “daughter” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TOCHTER; you met it in week 4, Friday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: U, H, R → UHR, which means “o'clock”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 28): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “grandma” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, O, is already printed). The word is OMA; you met it in week 4, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “evening” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ABEND; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “problem” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PROBLEM; you met it in week 2, Friday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, A, L → MAL, which means “time (occasion)”. 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.

W4 · 1I'm a nurse.
Ich arbeite als Krankenpflegerin.
W4 · 2My brother goes to university in Cologne.
Mein Bruder studiert in Köln.
W4 · 3Do you have brothers or sisters?
Hast du Geschwister?
W4 · 4My parents live out in the country.
Meine Eltern leben auf dem Land.
W4 · 5Our daughter already goes to school.
Unsere Tochter geht schon zur Schule.
W4 · 6My partner is Austrian.
Mein Partner kommt aus Österreich.
W4 · 7We're going to see my grandma on Sunday.
Am Sonntag besuchen wir meine Oma.