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Week 41 · Describing People and Things

Menschen und Dinge beschreiben

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 281

Meine Schwester hat lockige, dunkle Haare.

My sister has dark, curly hair.

Tuesday · day 282

Er ist groß und trägt eine Brille.

He's tall and wears glasses.

Wednesday · day 283

Die Tasche ist klein, aber sehr praktisch.

The bag is small but very handy.

Thursday · day 284

Wie sieht dein neuer Kollege aus?

What does your new coworker look like?

Friday · day 285

Sie ist sehr geduldig und lacht viel.

She's very patient and laughs a lot.

Saturday · day 286

Der Tisch ist aus hellem Holz.

The table is made of light-colored wood.

Sunday · day 287

Mein Rucksack ist rot und ziemlich alt.

My backpack is red and fairly old.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 281): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “wood (material)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HOLZ; you met it in week 41, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “hair (plural form)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is HAARE; you met it in week 41, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “neighbor (male)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is NACHBAR; you met it in week 37, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “patient (adjective)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GEDULDIG; you met it in week 41, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, A, B, E → HABE, which means “I have”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 282): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “nearness, vicinity” and there are 4 bricks. The word is NÄHE; you met it in week 39, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “electric power” and there are 5 bricks. The word is STROM; you met it in week 39, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “ankle” and there are 7 bricks. The word is KNÖCHEL; you met it in week 39, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “fairly, quite” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ZIEMLICH; you met it in week 41, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, O, L, Z → HOLZ, which means “wood (material)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 283): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I fetch, I get” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HOLE; you met it in week 39, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “small” and there are 5 bricks. The word is KLEIN; you met it in week 41, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “bag (noun)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is TASCHE; you met it in week 41, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “backpack” and there are 8 bricks. The word is RUCKSACK; you met it in week 41, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, I, E, R → HIER, which means “here”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 284): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “tired” and there are 4 bricks. The word is MÜDE; you met it in week 31, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “laughs (she, he)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LACHT; you met it in week 41, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “glasses (spectacles)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is BRILLE; you met it in week 41, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “small parcel” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PÄCKCHEN; you met it in week 37, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, A, L, E → MALE, which means “I paint”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 285): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “help (noun)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is HILFE; you met it in week 39, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “online” and there are 6 bricks. The word is ONLINE; you met it in week 38, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “ID card” and there are 7 bricks. The word is AUSWEIS; you met it in week 37, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “training (sport)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is TRAINING; you met it in week 31, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: F, L, U, G → FLUG, which means “flight”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 286): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “breakdown (car)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is PANNE; you met it in week 39, mind map.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I collect” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SAMMLE; you met it in week 32, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “bags” and there are 7 bricks. The word is TASCHEN; you met it in week 12, Saturday.
  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, L, A, N → PLAN, which means “plan (noun)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 287): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “letter (mail)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is BRIEF; you met it in week 37, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “update (noun)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is UPDATE; you met it in week 34, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “opinion” and there are 7 bricks. The word is MEINUNG; you met it in week 40, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “exciting” and there are 8 bricks. The word is SPANNEND; you met it in week 14, Thursday.
  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.

W41 · 1My sister has dark, curly hair.
Meine Schwester hat lockige, dunkle Haare.
W41 · 2He's tall and wears glasses.
Er ist groß und trägt eine Brille.
W41 · 3The bag is small but very handy.
Die Tasche ist klein, aber sehr praktisch.
W41 · 4What does your new coworker look like?
Wie sieht dein neuer Kollege aus?
W41 · 5She's very patient and laughs a lot.
Sie ist sehr geduldig und lacht viel.
W41 · 6The table is made of light-colored wood.
Der Tisch ist aus hellem Holz.
W41 · 7My backpack is red and fairly old.
Mein Rucksack ist rot und ziemlich alt.