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English hint → Indonesian answer

a booking

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pemesanan

/pəməˈsanan/

nounB2

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a bookshelf

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rak buku

/rak ˈbu.ku/

nounA2

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a boom

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dentuman

/dənˈtuman/

nounC1

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to boost

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mendongkrak

/mən.dɔŋˈkrak/

verbC1

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a boot

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sepatu bot

/səˈpatu bot/

nounA1

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a booth

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bilik

/ˈbilik/

nounB2

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boots

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sepatu bot

/səˈpatu ˈbot/

nounA1

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a border

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perbatasan

/pərbaˈtasan/

nounB1

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to bore

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membosankan

/məmboˈsankan/

verbB1

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boredom

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kebosanan

/kəboˈsanan/

nounB1

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boring

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membosankan

/məmboˈsankan/

adjectiveA1

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to born

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lahir

/laˈhir/

verbA1

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to borrow

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meminjam

/məminˈdʒam/

verbA2

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a boss

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bos

/ˈbos/

nounA2

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both

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keduanya

/kəˈduanya/

determinerA1

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to bother

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mengganggu

/məŋˈgaŋgu/

verbB1

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a bottle

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botol

/ˈbotol/

nounA1

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bottled water

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air kemasan

/aˈir kəˈmasan/

phraseA1

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a bottle of water

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botol air

/ˈbotol ˈair/

nounA1

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a bottom

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bagian bawah

/baˈgian ˈbawah/

nounA2

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a boundary

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batas

/ˈbatas/

nounC1

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a bouquet

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karangan bunga

/karaŋan ˈbuŋa/

nounC1

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a bow

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pita

/ˈpita/

nounC1

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a bowl

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mangkuk

/ˈmaŋkuk/

nounA2

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