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Week 52 · Goals and the Future

Ziele und Zukunft

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 358

Nächstes Jahr möchte ich fließend Deutsch sprechen.

Next year I'd like to speak German fluently.

Tuesday · day 359

Mein Ziel ist es, ein Buch auf Deutsch zu lesen.

My goal is to read a book in German.

Wednesday · day 360

Irgendwann will ich in Hamburg arbeiten.

Some day I want to work in Hamburg.

Thursday · day 361

Was hast du dir für das neue Jahr vorgenommen?

What resolutions have you made for the new year?

Friday · day 362

Ich will jeden Tag ein bisschen besser werden.

I want to get a little better every day.

Saturday · day 363

Schritt für Schritt komme ich ans Ziel.

Step by step, I'll get there.

Sunday · day 364

Wer weiß, vielleicht wohne ich bald hier.

Who knows, maybe I'll be living here soon.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 358): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “every (with -en)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is JEDEN; you met it in week 52, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “right now” and there are 6 bricks. The word is GERADE; you met it in week 25, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “step (noun)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SCHRITT; you met it in week 52, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to work” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ARBEITEN; you met it in week 52, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: J, A, H, R → JAHR, which means “year”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 359): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “eleven” and there are 3 bricks. The word is ELF; you met it in week 48, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “goal” and there are 4 bricks. The word is ZIEL; you met it in week 52, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “is worth it” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LOHNT; you met it in week 47, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “museum” and there are 6 bricks. The word is MUSEUM; you met it in week 46, Monday.
  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.
Wednesday (day 360): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “fruit” and there are 4 bricks. The word is OBST; you met it in week 48, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “sense of humour” and there are 5 bricks. The word is HUMOR; you met it in week 50, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “hard, difficult” and there are 6 bricks. The word is SCHWER; you met it in week 49, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “same (with -en)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GLEICHEN; you met it in week 50, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, U, C, H → BUCH, which means “book (noun)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 361): 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 “room” and there are 6 bricks. The word is ZIMMER; you met it in week 12, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to hike” and there are 7 bricks. The word is WANDERN; you met it in week 50, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “less often” and there are 8 bricks. The word is SELTENER; you met it in week 48, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: Z, I, E, L → ZIEL, which means “goal”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 362): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “round, lap” and there are 5 bricks. The word is RUNDE; you met it in week 48, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to become, get” and there are 6 bricks. The word is WERDEN; you met it in week 52, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “contact (noun)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is KONTAKT; you met it in week 51, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “usually, mostly” and there are 8 bricks. The word is MEISTENS; you met it in week 48, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: N, E, T, T → NETT, which means “kind (person)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 363): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I paint” and there are 4 bricks. The word is MALE; you met it in week 32, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “people” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LEUTE; you met it in week 50, Wednesday.
  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 “slowly” and there are 7 bricks. The word is LANGSAM; you met it in week 36, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, U, S, S → MUSS, which means “I must, have to”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 364): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “kilo” and there are 4 bricks. The word is KILO; you met it in week 6, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “in the evening” and there are 6 bricks. The word is ABENDS; you met it in week 47, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “German (language)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is DEUTSCH; you met it in week 49, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “English (language)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ENGLISCH; you met it in week 46, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: O, B, E, N → OBEN, which means “up, at the top”. 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.

W52 · 1Next year I'd like to speak German fluently.
Nächstes Jahr möchte ich fließend Deutsch sprechen.
W52 · 2My goal is to read a book in German.
Mein Ziel ist es, ein Buch auf Deutsch zu lesen.
W52 · 3Some day I want to work in Hamburg.
Irgendwann will ich in Hamburg arbeiten.
W52 · 4What resolutions have you made for the new year?
Was hast du dir für das neue Jahr vorgenommen?
W52 · 5I want to get a little better every day.
Ich will jeden Tag ein bisschen besser werden.
W52 · 6Step by step, I'll get there.
Schritt für Schritt komme ich ans Ziel.
W52 · 7Who knows, maybe I'll be living here soon.
Wer weiß, vielleicht wohne ich bald hier.