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Week 42 · Neighbors, Recycling and Quiet Hours

Nachbarn, Mülltrennung und Ruhezeiten

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 288

Ich bin neu hier und wohne im zweiten Stock.

I'm new here and live on the second floor.

Tuesday · day 289

Gehört das Papier in die blaue Tonne?

Does the paper go in the blue bin?

Wednesday · day 290

Die gelbe Tonne ist für Verpackungen.

The yellow bin is for packaging.

Thursday · day 291

Ab zweiundzwanzig Uhr ist Nachtruhe.

Quiet hours start at ten at night.

Friday · day 292

Könnten Sie die Musik bitte etwas leiser machen?

Could you please turn the music down a little?

Saturday · day 293

Ich habe Ihr Paket angenommen.

I took in your parcel for you.

Sunday · day 294

Stört es Sie, wenn wir am Samstag feiern?

Would it bother you if we had a party on Saturday?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 288): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “o'clock” and there are 3 bricks. The word is UHR; you met it in week 42, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “wheelie bin” and there are 5 bricks. The word is TONNE; you met it in week 42, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to fill (infinitive)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is FÜLLEN; you met it in week 38, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “second (with -en)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ZWEITEN; you met it in week 42, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, O, L, E → HOLE, which means “I fetch, I get”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 289): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “yellow (with -e)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is GELBE; you met it in week 42, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “paper” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PAPIER; you met it in week 42, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “twelfth” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ZWÖLFTE; you met it in week 38, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “changed (past part.)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GEÄNDERT; you met it in week 38, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, A, L, D → BALD, which means “soon”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 290): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “plan (noun)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is PLAN; you met it in week 40, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “mood (noun)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LAUNE; you met it in week 40, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “quieter” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LEISER; you met it in week 42, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to mend, patch” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FLICKEN; you met it in week 26, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: P, A, R, K → PARK, which means “park (noun)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 291): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “money” and there are 4 bricks. The word is GELD; you met it in week 35, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “exactly” and there are 5 bricks. The word is GENAU; you met it in week 38, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to rain” and there are 6 bricks. The word is REGNEN; you met it in week 13, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “passport photo” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PASSFOTO; you met it in week 38, 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.
Friday (day 292): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “came (he, she)” and there are 3 bricks. The word is KAM; you met it in week 37, Thursday.
  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 “expensive” and there are 5 bricks. The word is TEUER; you met it in week 40, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “whole (with -en)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is GANZEN; you met it in week 13, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: K, U, R, Z → KURZ, which means “briefly, short”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 293): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “good, well” and there are 3 bricks. The word is GUT; you met it in week 23, 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 “running (noun)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LAUFEN; you met it in week 31, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “address” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ADRESSE; you met it in week 38, Friday.
  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.
Sunday (day 294): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “great, fantastic” and there are 4 bricks. The word is TOLL; you met it in week 33, Sunday.
  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 “to celebrate” and there are 6 bricks. The word is FEIERN; you met it in week 42, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “lost (past part.)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is VERLOREN; you met it in week 39, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: L, E, E, R → LEER, which means “empty”. 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.

W42 · 1I'm new here and live on the second floor.
Ich bin neu hier und wohne im zweiten Stock.
W42 · 2Does the paper go in the blue bin?
Gehört das Papier in die blaue Tonne?
W42 · 3The yellow bin is for packaging.
Die gelbe Tonne ist für Verpackungen.
W42 · 4Quiet hours start at ten at night.
Ab zweiundzwanzig Uhr ist Nachtruhe.
W42 · 5Could you please turn the music down a little?
Könnten Sie die Musik bitte etwas leiser machen?
W42 · 6I took in your parcel for you.
Ich habe Ihr Paket angenommen.
W42 · 7Would it bother you if we had a party on Saturday?
Stört es Sie, wenn wir am Samstag feiern?