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Week 43 · Apologies and Thanks

Entschuldigungen und Dank

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 295

Tut mir leid, dass ich so spät antworte.

Sorry for taking so long to reply.

Tuesday · day 296

Das war keine Absicht.

I didn't mean to do that.

Wednesday · day 297

Vielen Dank für Ihre Geduld.

Many thanks for being so patient.

Thursday · day 298

Das ist wirklich nett von dir.

That's really kind of you.

Friday · day 299

Kein Problem, das kann jedem passieren.

No problem, that can happen to anyone.

Saturday · day 300

Ich möchte mich für gestern entschuldigen.

I'd like to apologise for yesterday.

Sunday · day 301

Danke, dass du mir beim Umzug geholfen hast.

Thanks for helping me with the move.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 295): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “house move” and there are 5 bricks. The word is UMZUG; you met it in week 43, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to park” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PARKEN; you met it in week 36, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “intention” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ABSICHT; you met it in week 43, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “really, truly” and there are 8 bricks. The word is WIRKLICH; you met it in week 43, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, A, I, L → MAIL, which means “email (short)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 296): 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 “wood (material)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HOLZ; you met it in week 41, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to peel” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SCHÄLEN; you met it in week 28, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “helped (past participle)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GEHOLFEN; you met it in week 43, Sunday.
  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.
Wednesday (day 297): 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 “patience” and there are 6 bricks. The word is GEDULD; you met it in week 43, 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.
Thursday (day 298): 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 “to jog” and there are 6 bricks. The word is JOGGEN; you met it in week 31, Tuesday.
  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 “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: T, O, L, L → TOLL, which means “great, fantastic”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 299): 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 “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 “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, A, L, S → HALS, which means “throat, neck”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 300): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “March” and there are 4 bricks. The word is MÄRZ; you met it in week 3, Thursday.
  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 “children” and there are 6 bricks. The word is KINDER; you met it in week 18, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “having a cold” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ERKÄLTET; you met it in week 17, Friday.
  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 301): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “few (ein paar)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is PAAR; you met it in week 17, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “rather, better” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LIEBER; you met it in week 13, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “bicycle” and there are 7 bricks. The word is FAHRRAD; you met it in week 22, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “towel” and there are 8 bricks. The word is HANDTUCH; you met it in week 12, Thursday.
  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.

Printable review cards

Print, cut along the lines and fold each card in half: English on the front, German on the back.

W43 · 1Sorry for taking so long to reply.
Tut mir leid, dass ich so spät antworte.
W43 · 2I didn't mean to do that.
Das war keine Absicht.
W43 · 3Many thanks for being so patient.
Vielen Dank für Ihre Geduld.
W43 · 4That's really kind of you.
Das ist wirklich nett von dir.
W43 · 5No problem, that can happen to anyone.
Kein Problem, das kann jedem passieren.
W43 · 6I'd like to apologise for yesterday.
Ich möchte mich für gestern entschuldigen.
W43 · 7Thanks for helping me with the move.
Danke, dass du mir beim Umzug geholfen hast.