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Card direction

English hint → Indonesian answer

catch up (with)

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mengobrol lagi dengan

/məŋoˈbrol laˈɡi dəˈŋan/

phraseB1

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a category

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kategori

/kateˈɡori/

nounB1

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caterpillar

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ulat

/ˈulat/

nounA2

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Catholic

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Katolik

/kaˈtolik/

adjectiveB1

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to cause

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menyebabkan

/məɲəˈbabkan/

verbA2

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caution

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kehati-hatian

/kəˈhati hatiˈan/

nounC1

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a cave

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gua

/ˈgua/

nounB2

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a ceiling

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langit-langit

/ˈlaŋit-ˈlaŋit/

nounB1

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to celebrate

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merayakan

/məraˈjakan/

verbA2

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a celebration

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perayaan

/pə.raˈja.an/

nounB1

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a cell

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sel

/sel/

nounB2

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a cellar

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ruang bawah tanah

/ˈruaŋ ˈbawah ˈtanah/

nounB2

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a cent

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sen

/sen/

nounA1

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a center

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pusat

/ˈpusat/

nounA2

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central

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sentral

/ˈsɛntral/

adjectiveB1

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century

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abad

/aˈbad/

nounA1

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a CEO

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CEO

/ˌsiː iː ˈoː/

nounB1

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ceremony

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upacara

/upaˈt͡sara/

nounB1

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certain

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tertentu

/tərˈtəntu/

adjectiveA2

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certainly

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tentu saja

/tɛnˈtu ˈsaja/

adverbA2

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a chain

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rantai

/ˈrantai/

nounB1

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a chain hotel

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hotel jaringan

/hoˈtɛl dʒaˈri.ŋan/

nounB1

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a chair

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kursi

/ˈkursi/

nounA1

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a chairman

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ketua

/kəˈtua/

nounB2

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