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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

semak

→

der Busch

[bʊʃ]

nounB2

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bisnis

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das Geschäft

[ɡəˈʃɛft]

nounA1

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jam buka

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die Geschäftszeiten

/ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌtsaɪ̯tn̩/

nounA2

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pengusaha

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der Geschäftsmann

[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌman]

nounA2

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halte bus

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das Wartehäuschen

[ˈvaʁtəˌhɔʏ̯çən]

nounA2

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ramai

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belebt

[bəˈleːpt]

adjectiveA1

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tetapi

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aber

[ˈaːbɐ]

conjunctionA1

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pantat

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der Hintern

[ˈhɪntɐn]

nounB2

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mentega

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die Butter

[ˈbʊtɐ]

nounA1

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kupu-kupu

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der Schmetterling

[ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋ]

nounA1

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kancing

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der Knopf

[knɔpf]

nounA2

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membeli

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kaufen

[ˈkaʊ̯fən]

verbA1

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pembeli

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der Käufer

/ˈkɔʏ̯fɐ/

nounB1

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berdengung

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surren

[ˈzʊʁən]

verbC1

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di dekat

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bei

[baɪ̯]

prepositionA1

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saat ini

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inzwischen

[ɪnˈtsvɪʃn̩]

adverbA2

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sendirian

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allein

/aˈlaɪn/

phraseA2

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taksi

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das Taxi

/ˈtaksi/

nounA2

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kubis

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der Kohl

[koːl]

nounB1

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pengemudi taksi

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der Taxifahrer

/ˈtaːksiˌfaːʁɐ/

nounA2

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lemari

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der Schrank

[ʃʁaŋk]

nounC1

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kabel

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das Kabel

/ˈkaːbl̩/

nounB2

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kaktus

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der Kaktus

[ˈkaktʊs]

nounA2

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kafe

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das Café

[kaˈfeː]

nounA1

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