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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

hiburan

→

der Zeitvertreib

[ˈtsaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaɪ̯p]

nounB2

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pendeta

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der Pastor

/pastoːɐ̯/

nounC1

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tambalan

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der Flicken

[ˈflɪkn̩]

nounC1

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jalan setapak

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der Weg

[veːk]

nounB1

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sabar

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geduldig

/ɡəˈdʊldɪç/

adjectiveB2

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patroli

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die Patrouille

/paˈtʁuːjə/

nounC1

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pelanggan

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der Stammkunde

[ˈʃtamˌkʊndə]

nounC1

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pola

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das Muster

[ˈmʊstɐ]

nounA2

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jeda

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die Pause

[ˈpaʊ̯zə]

nounB2

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kaki

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die Pfote

[ˈpfɔtə]

nounA2

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membayar

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zahlen

[ˈtsaːlən]

verbA1

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membayar dengan kartu kredit

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mit Kreditkarte bezahlen

/mɪt kʁeˈdiːtˌkaʁtə bəˈtsaːlən/

phraseA2

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pembayaran

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die Zahlung

[ˈtsaːlʊŋ]

nounB1

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membayar dengan kartu

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mit Karte zahlen

[mɪt ˈkaʁtə ˈtsaːlən]

phraseA2

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der PC

/peːt͡seː/

nounA2

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kacang polong

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die Erbse

[ˈɛʁpsə]

nounA2

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perdamaian

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der Frieden

[ˈfʁiːdn̩]

nounA2

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tenang

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friedlich

[ˈfʁiːtlɪç]

adjectiveB1

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persik

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der Pfirsich

[ˈpfɪʁzɪç]

nounA1

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puncak

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der Gipfel

/ˈɡɪpfl̩/

nounC1

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kacang tanah

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die Erdnuss

[ˈeːɐ̯tnʊs]

nounB1

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pir

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die Birne

[ˈbɪʁnə]

nounA2

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kacang polong

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die Erbsen

[ˈɛʁpsən]

nounA1

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petani

→

der Bauer

/ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/

nounC1

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