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English hint → Indonesian answer

a beard

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janggut

/ˈdʒaŋ.gut/

nounB1

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to beat

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mengalahkan

/mə.ŋaˈlah.kan/

verbB1

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be at home

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berada di rumah

/bəˈrada di ˈrumah/

phraseA1

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beautiful

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indah

/ˈindah/

adjectiveA1

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beauty

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keindahan

/kəindaˈhan/

nounB1

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be back

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kembali

/kəmˈbali/

phraseA1

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be born

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lahir

/laˈhir/

phraseA1

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because

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karena

/kaˈrɛna/

conjunctionA1

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to become

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menjadi

/mənˈjadi/

verbA1

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be cool

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tenang

/təˈnaŋ/

phraseA2

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a bed

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tempat tidur

/təmˈpat tiˈdur/

nounA1

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be delayed

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tertunda

/tərˈtunda/

phraseA2

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a bedroom

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kamar tidur

/ˈkamar ˈtidur/

nounA1

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a bed sheet

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seprai

/səpˈrai/

nounA2

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a bee

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lebah

/ləˈbah/

nounB1

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beef

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daging sapi

/ˈdaging ˈsapi/

nounA2

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beer

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bir

/bir/

nounA1

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a beet

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bit

/bit/

nounB1

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a beetle

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kumbang

/ˈkumbaŋ/

nounA2

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before

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sebelum

/səbəˈlum/

prepositionA1

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be freezing

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kedinginan

/kədiŋiˈnan/

phraseA1

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to begin

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mulai

/muˈlai/

verbA1

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a beginner

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pemula

/pəˈmula/

nounA2

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beginning

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awal

/aˈwal/

nounA1

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