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English hint → Indonesian answer

a daffodil

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narsis

/ˈnarsis/

nounB1

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daily

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harian

/haˈrian/

adjectiveA2

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daily life

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kehidupan sehari-hari

/kəhiˈdupan səhariˈhari/

nounA2

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a daisy

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bunga aster

/ˈbuŋa ˈaster/

nounB1

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a dam

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bendungan

/bənˈduŋan/

nounC1

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to damage

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merusak

/məˈrusak/

verbB1

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damn

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sial

/siˈal/

interjectionB2

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a dance

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tari

/ˈtari/

nounA1

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a dancer

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penari

/pəˈnari/

nounA1

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dancing

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menari

/məˈnari/

nounA1

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a dandelion

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randa tapak

/ˈran.da ˈta.pak/

nounB2

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danger

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bahaya

/baˈhaja/

nounA2

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dangerous

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berbahaya

/bərbaˈhaya/

adjectiveA1

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to dare

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berani

/bəˈrani/

verbB2

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daring

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berani

/bɛˈrani/

adjectiveB2

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dark

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gelap

/ɡəˈlap/

adjectiveA1

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dark blue

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biru tua

/ˈbiru ˈtua/

adjectiveA1

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dark gray

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abu-abu tua

/ˈabu ˈabu ˈtua/

adjectiveA1

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darkness

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kegelapan

/kəgəˈlapan/

nounB2

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dark red

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merah tua

/ˈmerah ˈtua/

adjectiveA1

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a dashboard

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dasbor

/ˈdasbor/

nounB1

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data

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data

/ˈdata/

nounA2

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a database

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basis data

/ˈbasis ˈdata/

nounB2

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a date

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kencan

/ˈkəncan/

nounA1

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