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Week 9 · Asking for Directions

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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 57

Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zum Bahnhof?

Excuse me, how do I get to the station?

Tuesday · day 58

Gehen Sie geradeaus bis zur Ampel.

Keep going straight until the traffic lights.

Wednesday · day 59

Dann die zweite Straße links.

Then it's the second street on the left.

Thursday · day 60

Ist das zu Fuß weit?

Is it a long walk?

Friday · day 61

Sie sind gleich da, nur noch um die Ecke.

You're nearly there, it's just round the corner.

Saturday · day 62

Können Sie mir das auf der Karte zeigen?

Could you show me that on the map?

Sunday · day 63

Ich suche die Gartenstraße.

I'm looking for Gartenstraße.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 57): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “corner” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ECKE; you met it in week 9, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I come” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KOMME; you met it in week 9, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “second (with -e)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZWEITE; you met it in week 9, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “could (Sie form)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KÖNNTEN; you met it in week 2, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: K, E, I, N → KEIN, which means “no (not a)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 58): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “bunch (of herbs)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BUND; you met it in week 6, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “traffic lights” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AMPEL; you met it in week 9, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “is right, correct” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is STIMMT; you met it in week 8, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “tomatoes” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TOMATEN; you met it in week 6, Tuesday.
  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.
Wednesday (day 59): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “very” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SEHR; you met it in week 2, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “left” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LINKS; you met it in week 9, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “coffee” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KAFFEE; you met it in week 5, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: 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.
  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 60): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “far” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, W, is already printed). The word is WEIT; you met it in week 9, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “I look for” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SUCHE; you met it in week 9, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to pinch, press” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DRÜCKEN; you met it in week 7, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “together” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZUSAMMEN; you met it in week 8, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: E, C, K, E → ECKE, which means “corner”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 61): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “long” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LANG; you met it in week 7, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to go (on foot)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GEHEN; you met it in week 9, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “size, number” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NUMMER; you met it in week 7, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “train station” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BAHNHOF; you met it in week 9, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: N, E, U, N → NEUN, which means “nine”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 62): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “pants” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HOSE; you met it in week 7, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “apples” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, Ä, is already printed). The word is ÄPFEL; you met it in week 6, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to show” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, Z, is already printed). The word is ZEIGEN; you met it in week 9, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: 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.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: S, E, I, T → SEIT, which means “since (time)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 63): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “kilo” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KILO; you met it in week 6, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “jacket” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, J, is already printed). The word is JACKE; you met it in week 7, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “can (Sie form)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, K, is already printed). The word is KÖNNEN; you met it in week 2, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “special offer” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ANGEBOT; you met it in week 6, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: L, A, N, G → LANG, which means “long”. 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.

W9 · 1Excuse me, how do I get to the station?
Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zum Bahnhof?
W9 · 2Keep going straight until the traffic lights.
Gehen Sie geradeaus bis zur Ampel.
W9 · 3Then it's the second street on the left.
Dann die zweite Straße links.
W9 · 4Is it a long walk?
Ist das zu Fuß weit?
W9 · 5You're nearly there, it's just round the corner.
Sie sind gleich da, nur noch um die Ecke.
W9 · 6Could you show me that on the map?
Können Sie mir das auf der Karte zeigen?
W9 · 7I'm looking for Gartenstraße.
Ich suche die Gartenstraße.